Category: News Briefs

Missions Catalyst 11.02.11 – World News Briefs

In This Issue: Yee Peng, a Thai Festival of Lights

  • WORLD: Hajj and Yee Peng
  • ALGERIA: Protestant Churches Approved for Registration
  • EGYPT: A Call to Pray and Forgive
  • BURMA/MYANMAR: Army Targets Christian Civilians
  • CHINA: Orphans Arrive from North Korea

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Missions Catalyst 10.12.11 – World News Briefs

In This Edition: Brazil’s Mayors Dedicate Cities to Jesus

  • BRAZIL: 100+ Mayors Present City Keys to Jesus
  • EGYPT: Egyptians Mourn Massacre of Coptic Christians
  • PAKISTAN: Distributing Gifts during Ramadan
  • SOUTH ASIA: Missionary Attacked by Wild Elephant
  • ASIA: Crowd-sourcing Bible Translation

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Missions Catalyst 10.05.11 – World News Briefs

In This Issue: A Curse Becomes a Blessing

  • SOUTHEAST ASIA: Seeds of a Movement
  • INDIA: Muslims Helping to Rebuild Christian School
  • IRAN: No Annulment of Nadarkhani Death Penalty
  • SWITZERLAND: Visit to Mosque Improves Perceptions
  • SOMALIA: Christians Bear the Brunt of al-Shabaab’s Terror
  • USA: Merger Unites 35,000 Missionaries

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Missions Catalyst 09.21.11 – World News Briefs

In This Issue: The Government Shall Be upon His Shoulders

  • WORLD: Prayer Initiatives and Resources for Prayer
  • ISRAEL AND PALESTINE: Keys to Understanding
  • MADAGASCAR: A King Encounters the King of Kings
  • MEXICO: Protestant Christians Forced from Village
  • SOUTH SUDAN: Healing for the Sick
  • SYRIA: Free Bibles for Shopkeepers
  • EVENTS: New on the Missions Catalyst Calendar

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Missions Catalyst 09.07.11 – World News Briefs

In This Issue: Good News for the Poor, Captives Set Free, and More

  • MEXICO: Despite Freezing Temps, Many Blessed
  • MIDDLE EAST: Underground Bookstore Supplies Thousands
  • LIBYA: Winds of Change
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Muslims Interested in Christianity
  • AFGHANISTAN: Two Men Missing
  • TURKEY: Property Seizures Overturned

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Missions Catalyst 08.03.11 – World 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

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Missions Catalyst 07.20.11 – 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

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Missions Catalyst 07.06.11 – 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

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