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Refugees Obtain Miraculous Help in Europe

October 6, 2022

A Kurdish family recently fled from an oppressive government in Iran. After walking 37 nights in the mountains of Greece, the mother’s feet had swollen so much that they no longer in fit her shoes. She also had a skin infection, as did one of her children. “They had been walking at night and sleeping during the day, hiding in the mountains,” the leader of a ministry in Greece said. “They were told that if they got arrested, they would be pushed back into Turkey.”

Traumatized Refugees Taught to Rely on God

November 25, 2021

A Christian ministry in Greece helped a traumatized refugee mother from the Middle East obtain an appointment with a psychologist, but she also wanted to speak woman-to-woman with one of the ministry’s two directors. The refugee had left her four children, ages 4 to 13, behind. “She left her country running, trying to rescue herself,” the director said. “Her kids didn’t blame her.”

Tortured Refugee Finds Freedom amid Captivity

October 21, 2021

Armed men in a European capital tied up a Druze refugee from Saudi Arabia last year and were torturing him as they recorded videos demanding his family pay 25,000 euros (US$28,900) for his release. When Khaled cried out to God, his Muslim captors told him that if he was going to pray, he should pray like a Muslim to Allah. In the midst of his ordeal, Khaled found himself in an unexpected spiritual battle.

Syrian’s Life Takes New Direction as Refugee

August 26, 2021

Hasan Qasim was a young, well-off businessman in a major city of Syria when police stopped him at a checkpoint five years ago. The government wanted him to rejoin the Syrian army. Qasim had completed his mandatory military service 11 years before. “They pushed me to fight again,” Qasim said. “And I didn’t want to fight.”

Divine Encounters at EU Crossroads

June 17, 2021

Two Kurdish men who had fled hardships in southeastern Turkey surprised local missionaries in Greece when they eyed books on the refugee ministry’s shelves and asked, “What are these?” When workers answered that they were Bibles, one of the men asked if there were any copies in Turkish. “I am interested to know more about God,” the refugee said. “Can you teach me?”

God’s Comfort Reaches Refugee Suffering Seizure

November 19, 2020

Local missionaries in Greece tried to protect the head and tongue of a Kurdish refugee who was suffering a major epileptic seizure in their offices.

Kurdish Refugee in Greece Shocked by Prayer, Rocked by Dreams

June 4, 2020

Before the novel coronavirus struck, a Muslim refugee accepted an invitation to come to a native ministry’s Bible study at a home in Greece.

Refugee’s Odyssey Leads to Spiritual Riches in Greece

February 27, 2020

At a gathering of refugees in Greece, a native missionary’s message about hospitality and serving others struck a note with a new Christian sharing a large tent with 10 other families.

Greece Still Awash with War-Ravaged Refugees

June 13, 2019

Three years after Greece signed an agreement with Turkey to discourage refugees from trampolining off Turkey to Greece, Greek facilities for receiving them are still overwhelmed – prolonging the crisis. Many of the newcomers are disillusioned with Islam and open to the gospel. Most refugees in Greece today come from Afghanistan, including Muslims who must avoid hard-line neighbors finding out they are learning about Christ.

A Syrian Father’s Life-Changing Journey

October 4, 2018

A Muslim father of three in Syria, Achmed, dreamt that God told him He wanted him to know Him. It was unforgettable but left him uneasy, since he had no idea what the Almighty meant. Taking his family out of war-torn Syria, to Madrid, Spain, Achmed’s journey as a refugee was only beginning.

God Awakens Muslims to Christ in Turkey

October 14, 2022

A university student in Turkey often saw the cross on a native ministry’s church building while walking with her boyfriend, and a few months ago – though she was from a strict Muslim family – she suggested they check it out. Her boyfriend of three years, Ahmet Korkmaz*, saw no point in doing so. “There’s nothing in this church,” he told his girlfriend, Beyza Yavuz*.

Christ’s Wonders Advance Kingdom in Iraq

October 13, 2022

For 10 years a veteran of the Iraq-Iran war wondered how he could respond to Christ for having freed him from needing a wheelchair. Years after losing use of his legs, Mustafa Abbas* was watching a Christian progam on a satellite channel in 2011 when he followed the speaker’s encouragement to pray in Christ’s name for healing, he told ministry workers in his native Iraq. “I repeated those prayer words with all my heart and asked Christ to heal me, and I was healed,” he told the workers last year. “Christ healed me, and I am grateful to Him, and I know you are His followers – tell me how to return this favor to Him.”

God’s Kingdom Advances amid Dangers in Laos

October 10, 2022

The headman of a village in Laos summoned a local missionary to his office. “I heard that you are speaking to people in the village, and you are talking about Jesus, and now people told me that some of them are interested,” the headman told him. The local missionary, pastor of a house church, showed the headman a government booklet stating that Christianity was one of the officially accepted faiths in the country.

Refugees Obtain Miraculous Help in Europe

October 6, 2022

Salvation Message Shines in Burma’s Darkest Hour

January 27, 2022

Since a military coup plunged Burma (Myanmar) into chaos one year ago, the gospel has advanced even as violence and COVID-19 paralyzed the country. “COVID-19 killed 413 Christian ministers within four months, some of them close friends and relatives,” the leader said. “Among our missionaries, four caught COVID-19 and almost died, but they have been restored and have worked hard in soul-winning outreach.” One of the native missionaries nearly died in July, and since then he and his wife have planted a church, the leader said.

Leading Muslims to Christ in Syria Brings Challenges

January 20, 2022

Leading Muslims to faith in Christ in Syria brings the discipleship challenge of helping them to withstand persecution, among other issues. Recently local missionaries stood with a woman whose husband and son were killed for refusing to deny Christ. “That is a hard thing,” the ministry leader said. “She says, ‘Every time I close my eyes, I see my husband and my son in front of me, how they killed them.’”

Gospel Creates Lives Peruvians Never Imagined

January 13, 2022

At a small nightclub in rural Peru, the blaring music was drowning out the message a local missionary was giving nearby at a three-day gospel event. Villagers asked the nightclub owner to turn the music off, and he grudgingly consented. He was further annoyed when the preacher and other Christians visited him the next day and invited him to attend that night’s evangelistic event.

Tears of Desperate Mother in North Africa Turn to Joy

January 6, 2022

A single mother in North Africa phoned native missionaries, telling them the pandemic had left her without stable income – one of hundreds of such calls of desperation that local ministries receive. “But her voice, mixed with tears and moans, said this was not her biggest problem,” the leader of the native ministry said. The leader learned the woman’s husband had abandoned her eight years ago, leaving her so destitute that four years ago she had sold one of her kidneys to pay basic living expenses.

Dream Haunts, Helps Save Refugee in Middle East

December 30, 2021

Hala feared a dream about her feet bleeding meant she was going to fall ill. After several months as a refugee in a Middle Eastern country, the young woman from Syria had been learning about Christianity from a native missionary, and she called him after waking from the frightening dream. “When I woke up, I was afraid,” she said. “Was something bad going to happen to me?”

Widowed Christian in Africa Persecuted for Her Faith

December 23, 2021

Arafa had been in charge of teaching Islam to women in an African country when a native missionary led the recently widowed woman to receive Christ. Her Muslim in-laws not only beat her but began a campaign in the courts to deprive her and her family of their legal property rights, the leader of a native ministry said. The relatives were especially furious as her conversion led to her nine children and four grandchildren becoming Christians.

Schoolteacher in Vietnam Leaves Old Life Behind

December 16, 2021

“Because she was so desperate, she wanted to commit suicide by drinking insecticide,” a ministry leader said of a schoolteacher in Vietnam. She had a handsome young husband, was raising two young children and was in so much pain that she wanted to kill herself. “When holding the bottle of insecticide intending to drink it,” the leader said, “her two children were holding her and hugging her and crying.”

Gospel Moves in Kenya in Spite of COVID-19

December 9, 2021

The pastor of a native ministry’s church in Kenya was returning home from a visit with troubled villagers in the dark of night when four young men stopped him. He was known as the one people went to when they had any problem, but the four robbers who stopped him saw him only as a lone target in the dark. “Four young men ambushed him and wanted to rob him, but after one recognized him, he stopped the other three,” the director said.

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Refugees Obtain Miraculous Help in Europe

Traumatized Refugees Taught to Rely on God

Tortured Refugee Finds Freedom amid Captivity

Syrian’s Life Takes New Direction as Refugee

Divine Encounters at EU Crossroads

God’s Comfort Reaches Refugee Suffering Seizure

Kurdish Refugee in Greece Shocked by Prayer, Rocked by Dreams

Refugee’s Odyssey Leads to Spiritual Riches in Greece

Greece Still Awash with War-Ravaged Refugees

A Syrian Father’s Life-Changing Journey

God Awakens Muslims to Christ in Turkey

Christ’s Wonders Advance Kingdom in Iraq

God’s Kingdom Advances amid Dangers in Laos

Refugees Obtain Miraculous Help in Europe

Salvation Message Shines in Burma’s Darkest Hour

Leading Muslims to Christ in Syria Brings Challenges

Gospel Creates Lives Peruvians Never Imagined

Tears of Desperate Mother in North Africa Turn to Joy

Dream Haunts, Helps Save Refugee in Middle East

Widowed Christian in Africa Persecuted for Her Faith

Schoolteacher in Vietnam Leaves Old Life Behind

Gospel Moves in Kenya in Spite of COVID-19

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