Category: News Briefs

In This Issue: Praying Expectantly

• LIBYA: Encounter with the People of Benghazi
• EGYPT: Signs of Hope in Court Battles
• TAJIKISTAN: Children May Lose Religious Rights
• SRI LANKA: Persecution on the Rise
• EDITOR’S NOTE: Spread the Word!

“The history of missions is the history of answered prayer.”  Samuel Zwemer

Continue reading Missions Catalyst 08.03.11 – World News Briefs

In This Issue: The Church That Keeps on Growing

• KAZAKHSTAN: “Absurd” Charges for Praying for the Sick
• IRAN: Christianity’s Appeal Rising
• WORLD: Baptists Embrace 3,800 People Groups
• BANGLADESH: Christians Cleared, Face New Charge
• IRAQ: The Church That Keeps on Growing
• NIGERIA: Seluja Church Targeted
• EVENTS: Support-raising Solutions

Continue reading Missions Catalyst 07.20.11 – World News Briefs

In This Issue: Praying for Vietnam, Pakistan, Nepal, Iran, and more

• VIETNAM: Christian Activists Convicted
• PAKISTAN: Documentary Honors Slain Government Minister
• NEPAL: New Criminal Code Forbids Evangelism
• SOUTHERN SUDAN: Newest Nation to Emerge amid Violence
• IRAN: Supreme Court Overturns Pastor’s Death Sentence

Continue reading Missions Catalyst 07.06.11 – World News Briefs

In This Issue: Spiritual Hunger in Hungary

• HUNGARY: Growing Spiritual Hunger
• ALGERIA: Christians Defy Order
• SYRIA: Conference for Women
• PAKISTAN: A Sleeping Giant
• ISRAEL: Messianic Jew Shares Jesus with Arab Youth

Continue reading Missions Catalyst 06.14.11 – World News Briefs

In This Issue: Araz Began Sharing What He Knew

• AZERBAIJAN: “Pray to Your God”
• SUDAN: Abyei Taken by North
• ALGERIA: Churches Ordered Closed
• MIDDLE EAST: Massive Revival Meeting
• SOUTH KOREA: Churches to Be Sued for Sending Aid to the North
• EGYPT: Church Restoration Ordered
• EVENTS: Missions Catalyst Calendar

Continue reading Missions Catalyst 06.01.11 – World News Briefs

In This Issue: Artists Respond to Egypt’s Revolution

• EGYPT: Arts Festival Features Works Created in Response to Revolution
• MALAYSIA: Christians Accused of Trying to Create a Christian State
• NIGERIA: Ecumenical Projects Unite Christians and Muslims
• PAKISTAN: Youth Fed Up with Image
• IRAN: An Intercessor’s Testimony
• EVENTS: New on the Missions Catalyst Calendar

Continue reading Missions Catalyst 05.18.11 – World News Briefs

In This Issue: “Because People Are Praying for You” – Nadia’s Testimony

• ALGERIA: Christians May Face Prison
• MIDDLE EAST: A “Warm” Testimony
• ZAMBIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: How the Other Half Lives
• IRAN: Activities against the Order
• CHINA: World’s Largest City

Continue reading Missions Catalyst 05.04.11 – World News Briefs

In This Issue: Stories from Algeria, Libya, Vietnam, and more

• ALGERIA: Eyes to Read
• LIBYA: Story of Hope
• VIETNAM: First Evangelism Festival Since the War
• NORTH KOREA: Freedom Week
• ISRAEL: A Palestinian Paradox

Continue reading Missions Catalyst 04.20.11 – World News Briefs

In This Issue: Praying with Believers in Mexico, Bangladesh, and Beyond

• NORTH AMERICA: Cinco de Mayo Prayer Initiative
• IVORY COAST: Christians Targeted
• NIGERIA: Muslim Cleric Assassinated for Speaking against Islamist Militia
• ISRAEL: Messianic Jews Persecuted
• IRAQ: American Pastor in Kurdistan
• BANGLADESH: Judge Exonerates Christian Bookseller

Continue reading Missions Catalyst 04.06.11 – World News Briefs

In This Issue: Stories from Japan, Burma, Ethiopia, and Azerbaijan

• JAPAN: Ways to Pray
• BURMA: Arab Protests Spark Online Uprising
• ETHIOPIA: Attacks on Churches
• AZERBAIJAN: Church Growing, Reaching Out

Continue reading Missions Catalyst 03.16.11 – World News Briefs