In This Issue: Considering life after conversion
- ISRAEL/PALESTINE: May Muslims Become Christians?
- WEST AFRICA: Christian and Muslim Clerics Pledge to Tackle Insecurity
- NORTH AFRICA: A Fisher of Men
- SOUTH SUDAN: A Mother’s Story
Greetings!
This week’s stories cause me to think more deeply about conversion and the lives of those who convert. If only societal transformation followed as spontaneously as it did with the Koti people of Mozambique (World Outreach International). Often, though, things are more complicated, and in some places persecution seems the norm (see Christian Converts in Laos Told to Leave Faith or Face Expulsion, from Morning Star News).
But what about thinking beyond conversion? You can find lots to ponder in the most recent edition of St. Francis Magazine; see one story below. Also check out a report about Malaysia, Islam: Purchasing Converts (Voice of the Martyrs) and Five Reasons Muslims Convert (COMMA Network). And of course, pray for the young girls kidnapped in Nigeria, who are apparently facing forced conversion and marriage. May God bring them back.
Until All Hear,
Pat
Pat Noble has been the “news sleuth” for Missions Catalyst since 2004. In addition to churning out the news, she is working to create a SWARM (Serving World A Regional Mobilizers) in Northern New York using the NorthernChristian.org website. You can connect with her at www.whatsoeverthings.com.