{"id":7034,"date":"2017-03-15T10:30:14","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T14:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=7034"},"modified":"2017-03-21T16:19:32","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T20:19:32","slug":"7034","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=7034","title":{"rendered":"World News Briefs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Missions-Catalyst-no-tagline_large\"In this issue: St Patrick, Captives freed, famines, and Jesus sightings
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  1. MIDDLE EAST: Jesus Appears to Jailer, Leading to Release of Imprisoned Pastors<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. BANGLADESH: Despite Persecution, Christianity Exploding<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. NIGERIA: Christians Cry Out as Authorities Begin Church Demolition<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. SUDAN: Czech Aid Worker Released, Two Sudanese Pastors Remain in Prison<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. MADAGASCAR: Witch Doctor Finds Peace in Christ<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. KOREA: The Blossoming of a Mission Movement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \"StGreetings,<\/p>\n

    We are just two days away from my favorite holiday celebrating a person: St. Patrick\u2019s Day. I\u2019m not Irish but I am named after him as I was born one day before his day. I\u2019ve come to think the March 17th revelry (which sometimes gets out of hand) as a Western version of India\u2019s Holi Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    If you\u2019ve been a Missions Catalyst reader for long, you may have noticed I like to leverage \u201choly days\u201d for the Great Commission. Could St. Patrick\u2019s Day be the least leveraged and most powerful holiday for mission mobilizers?<\/p>\n