World News Briefs

Missions-Catalyst-no-tagline_large

In This Issue:

  1. BURKINA FASO: Seven Servants Go Home
  2. IRAN: Prostitute Hired to Hear the Gospel
  3. NEAR EAST: 2015, the Year of Displacement
  4. WORLD: World Watch List 2016
  5. CENTRAL ASIA: Doing Business, Expanding the Kingdom

Greetings,

By now you have probably heard that Saeed Abedini has been freed. After more than three years in Iran he will soon be home with his wife and children.

You may know that another Christian brother, Michael Riddering, has “gone home” this week as well, but his wife is mourning. Will you rejoice with me that the Ridderings gave up leasing yachts in South Florida to serve the poor and sick in West Africa? I have a new hero in Mike. His story is not likely to inspire more workers in hard places, but it inspires me to live more purposefully and trust God to lead me, anywhere. Read on.

Rejoice in the Lord… always!

Pat

mike_riddering

Mike Riddering, 45, from Florida had been working as a missionary in Burkina Faso since 2011. (Mike Riddering/Facebook, via World Watch Monitor)

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Missions Catalyst welcomes comments, especially those that provide additional insights on a topic or story as a help to other readers. We reserve the right to screen comments and may provide light editing. Note that comments including links may be delayed so we can make sure they are not spam; we hope you will include relevant links, anyway!

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.