by Emily Stroble  |  February 16th, 2022 Whether you’re starting 2022 with a burst of excitement, or you need a little inspiration, we’ve gathered 22 words of Christian encouragement from your brothers and sisters in Christ around the world to uplift you today....

Tom’s mother came home and announced to her family, “I have heard the gospel, and I’ve learned how to pray in the name of Jesus.” It surprised Tom. In Spain, Tom and his family were surrounded by Christian tradition. His mother was a sincere Catholic. Weren’t they...

As a refugee from an Asian nation, Sonia felt uprooted and adrift in Cyprus. To her, the Mediterranean island was foreign, a strange land with strange people, but at least one thing was familiar. Sonia had her boyfriend with her. That lifeline was lost when Sonia...

Henri Bokali felt stuck. He had a wife and four children to support, and he had just lost his job at a mechanic’s garage in Cameroon. If he was honest, Henri knew that he only had himself to blame. He hadn’t been a good employee. At one point, he stole an expensive...

Lucky’s name didn’t feel particularly true. Lucky Muluusa was a cattle hustler. When his neighbors discovered that he’d been stealing from them, Lucky was forced to move his family out of the village of Kapete, in Zambia. He settled on the very edge of the community,...

Every region of the world presents new and ever-changing challenges to travel. In some regions, modern innovations empower believers to go farther, faster. In other areas, ancient modes of transportation still prove the best way to reach everyone with the gospel....

As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, we double-check grocery lists and carefully read the fading handwriting on family recipes. Have we forgotten anything? What is missing from the table? While traditions vary, harvest celebrations take place around the world....

The reports come from all over the world. Even in countries that forbid the gospel and silence Christians, people see him – a man in white.

The large windows of the church Smirnov Vyacheslav Mikhailovich attends with his wife and daughter look out on a construction site. During services that can stretch over four hours, Smirnov wonders what the crane operator working next-door thinks of the worship he...

The good news: they had a motorbike. The bad news: it had no brakes. Pastor Francisco Mendez and his wife, Clemencia, had embarked on a two-day journey from their home in Argentina to reach several remote Wichí villages in Paraguay.