{"id":5804,"date":"2015-08-19T08:52:22","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T15:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=5804"},"modified":"2015-08-19T08:53:23","modified_gmt":"2015-08-19T15:53:23","slug":"5804","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=5804","title":{"rendered":"World News Briefs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Missions-Catalyst-no-tagline_large\"<\/a>Missions Catalyst News Briefs 8.19.15<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. EAST AFRICA: Muslim Imam Risks Life to Become Christian<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. TURKEY: Kurdish Pilgrim Touched by Jesus in Mecca<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. CENTRAL ASIA: Thirsty for God\u2019s Word<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. ALGERIA: \u201cNo Competition\u201d between Churches<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    For additional news, see our Twitter feed<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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    Image: United Bible Societies (from Algeria story below).<\/p>\n

    Dear Readers,<\/strong><\/p>\n

    While we usually aim for a balance of personal stories, traditional \u201cnews,\u201d and broader analysis, today\u2019s edition has a bumper crop of personal testimonies and encounters with Christ. As you skim them, you might pause to praise God for his work in the lives of individuals all over the world and linger to read the rest of the stories that catch your interest.<\/p>\n

    Reports like these bring several thoughts to mind. I\u2019m skeptical enough to question how some of them are told; have others pressured storytellers to frame their testimonies in certain ways? As I pick and choose, cut and paste, am I doing the same thing? Yet I also ask myself if I am as faithful in seeking God in impossible situations and telling others how he has been at work close to me.<\/p>\n

    As you read, ask God to sustain those he has called to himself as he builds his kingdom worldwide. Seek the Lord to open doors to share these stories (and your own) with others so that they might give him glory and grow in their knowledge of him.<\/p>\n

    Blessings,<\/strong>
    \nPat<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Missions Catalyst News Briefs 8.19.15 EAST AFRICA: Muslim Imam Risks Life to Become Christian TURKEY: Kurdish Pilgrim Touched by Jesus in Mecca CENTRAL ASIA: Thirsty for God\u2019s Word ALGERIA: \u201cNo Competition\u201d between Churches For additional news, see our Twitter feed. Image: United Bible Societies (from Algeria story below). Dear Readers, While we usually aim for … Continue reading World News Briefs<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-briefs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5804"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5804\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5807,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5804\/revisions\/5807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}