Missions Stories from Around the World
(From God Reports, Godreports.com, December 31, 2024) Evangelizing is prohibited in Bhutan. Being a Christian is also illegal in the Buddhist nation. But Pastor Rajiv, who lives outside the country on a border town, has been reaching Bhutanese for Christ… Read moreBhuddist Nations Also Oppress Christians
(This true story is from the Bible translators, Wycliffe Associates in their January, ’25 letter. Check out their website at https://wycliffe.org/monthly For security reasons, actual nations are not referenced.) They were offered bribes to convert to Islam, but their love… Read moreOffering Bribes To Convert To Islam
This story is from Mission Network News (mnnonline.org) on 12/26/24 — “The Taliban in Afghanistan recently came out with another harsh restriction. Afghan women are now banned from education in nursing and midwifery – the last open door for women’s… Read moreLast Door Closes For Women In Afghanistan
(From Pray4SouthAsia.com). “As we begin the new year, let us pray for God’s Kingdom to come in power across South Asia’s seven countries: India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. These nations are filled with diversity, beauty,… Read moreCovering Every Area of Asian Society in Prayer
(Editor’s Note: As other religions/cultures have moved into America, they tend to bring the ways of their home cultures with them. Sadly, this includes persecution against family members who wish to convert to Christianity. This story was first reported by… Read moreThey Beat Their Son For Accepting Jesus
(From the Christian Post, christianpost.com, 12/20/24) After a two-and-a-half-year legal battle that saw her imprisoned for 19 months in Nigeria, Rhoda Jatau, a Christian mother of five, has been fully acquitted of blasphemy charges. (She is pictured above with her… Read moreA Mom of 5 Finally Acquitted in Nigeria
(From christianpost.com and Morning Star News – 12/7/24) – SURABAYA, Indonesia — Muslims in a village in Indonesia stopped a church choir from rehearsing on Sunday evening for a Christmas service on the false premise that the Christians needed permission from… Read moreThis Christmas, Pray For Persecuted Christians!
The Waiting World is not endorsing any particular one of the several organizations working on getting Bibles out to people in closed nations, but we will recommend you contact one of the following groups: opendoorsus.org biblesfortheworld.org GlobalChristianRelief.org And if you… Read moreA Strategic Need in China
(From Pray4SouthAsia.com). A popular movement in Islam, Sufism, emphasizes worship out of love, not fear, of Allah. Often referred to as “mystical Islam”, over 30 million Bengali-speaking Muslims of Bangladesh identify with it. Sufism emphasizes the inward search for God… Read moreSufi Muslims Desire To Know God
Recently, a family member sent a text on a Friday and asked us to pray for a 16-year-old Pakistani boy the person had heard about through her church who was scheduled to be executed the following Monday evening. His crime,… Read morePrayer Still Works!