Missionary News
July 3, 2008 - "Through your support, missionaries, children and others have been blessed greatly. We have received means of transportation to reach the unreached people more easily. Your support has enabled us to build many houses for the needy people and reach many villages with the gospel." Read more.
June 30, 2008 - Christopher Djatta works to disciple and train new believers to become missionaries to their own tribes. He also helps them establish tent making projects that will allow them to support their own ministries, which are working among seven unreached tribes throughout the nation. Read more.
June 30, 2008 - Estimates are that nearly 700,000 people in the Balasore District have been stranded due to the heavy flooding caused by torrential rains. Read more.
June 24, 2008 - "We traveled 12 hours by truck over very bad roadways and then two more hours by rented boat to reach victims in SaaCin village and Cia Nay Kan, places hit hard by the cyclone. Read more.
May 22, 2008 - Advocate for Christian Aid raising funds for earthquake disaster victims. Dorothy Sun, Director of the China Division, received a call from a Christian Aid advocate. Read more.
May 22, 2008 - "Many who survived the cyclone are now on the verge of death because of a lack of food, water, or shelter from the wind, rain, and cooler weather," comes news from a ministry assisted through Christian Aid Mission. Read more.
May 22, 2008 - Christian Aid continually receives reports of native missionaries suffering from persecution in various states of India. These two are from Bihar: Read more.
May 16, 2008 - The masses continue to suffer as Chadian rebels, backed by Sudan, continue to fight against the Chadian government. Christian Aid received the following update from a ministry leader in Chad: Read more.
May 15, 2008 - On Monday, May 12, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in Sichuan Province in China. The earthquake shocks reached Beijing (3.8 in magnitude) and Taiwan, 1,000 miles away. Over 18,000 people died; many thousands more are feared dead. A Christian orphanage and several Bible schools were affected. Read more.
May 13, 2008 - Today the situation in Burma is even more horrifying than it was on May 2, just after being ravaged by Cyclone Nargis. In addition to those already dead from the storm, more are dying because of injuries, illness, and a lack of clean water, food and sanitation. Read more.
May 8, 2008 - As the death toll keeps increasing and the needs become even more desperate, the rulers of darkness and spiritual wickedness in high places hover over Burma like a swarm of locusts. Read more.
May 7, 2008 - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 we received the following information from another of our contacts in Burma: "We have churches in the following divisions: Yangon Division, Ayeyawady Division, Bago Division, Mon State, and Kayin State. We have not yet heard from the other churches we had planted." Read more.
May 6, 2008 - In the midst of the chaos wrought by Cyclone Nargis this weekend, it is estimated that the death toll has doubled since yesterday. Rangoon, the commercial capital of the country, was devastated by the storm. Hundreds of thousands of people in Burma are now without shelter or clean water to drink. Read more.
Apr. 24, 2008 - In four districts of Kenya, several thousand of our church members have been scattered throughout the country. This is all the members of 60 of our churches. We still do not know what has become of some of them. Many are living in camps. Three of our church buildings were looted and demolished. Read more.
Apr. 21, 2008 - Missionaries in Peru recently learned of a hidden tribe of people who have never been reached by anyone from the outside world. In order to reach them, they must travel in areas where they put themselves at great risk. Read more.
Apr. 21, 2008 - Consistently listed in the world’s 10 poorest nations, Chad must deal with Darfur refugees, Islamic extremists, unstable government, and as of late, war, as Sudan and Libya-backed rebel attacks have completely terrorized and destabilized the nation. Read more.
Mar. 27, 2008 - "We send our love and gratitude in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to the brethren of Christian Aid. Thank you so much for what you have done for us. All our indigenous missionaries and children do express their appreciation." Read more.
Mar. 18, 2008 - For many years Christian Aid has been helping over 12 ministries in Burma and has witnessed many wonderful reports from missionaries laboring in this troubled land. But this latest startling report tells of 4,700 Buddhist monks who accepted Christ as their Savior. Read more.
Mar. 17, 2008 - Just as Bolivians make some progress in their recovery from the February 2007 flooding, another blow is delivered and a second national disaster is declared as it receives even more flooding. Read more.
Feb. 5, 2008 - Despite many news reports that Kenya’s situation is improving, native missionaries write of terrible and increasing suffering from violence. Read more.
Jan. 31, 2008 - A letter to Christian Aid from Winnie Owiti of Ebenezer Life Center, Kenya: We were finally able to contact the Red Cross today, but they say they cannot help. These believers have experienced terrible violence--15 people were burnt alive in a house and 24 others were killed. Read more.
Jan. 25, 2008 - New Home Dedicated to the Lord’s People; Khokon, one of the believers receiving help from Christian Aid, says, "We are thankful to you for helping us rebuild our homes. My home will also serve as a house church for our Lord." Read more.
Jan. 18, 2008 - Christian Aid just received more grim news on the violence against Christians in the Kandhamal District of Orissa. Four different ministries supported by Christian Aid echo the tragic reports. Read more.
Jan. 11, 2008 - Estimates say 480 houses were completely burned and another 320 were "broken", meaning that believers were forced to tear down their own homes (or churches) or face torture or death. Read more.
Jan. 3, 2008 - Violence erupted throughout Kenya soon after incumbent president Mwai Kibaki of the Kikuyu tribe was declared the winner of the December 27th presidential election. Opposition challenger, Raila Odinga from the Luo tribe, claimed the poll was rigged in Kibaki’s favor. Read more.
Jan. 3, 2008 - On December 24, 2007, many Christians in the Kandhamal District of India were preparing for their usual Christmas festivities. A quarrel broke out after a group of people approached one of the tents voicing their disapproval of the decorations being used for the Christmas celebration. Within a short time, many churches, businesses, orphanages, schools and homes had been completely destroyed. Read more.
Dec. 13, 2007 - Radical Muslim missionaries to Central Asian countries are desperate to thwart the spread of Christianity. So desperate, they used the medium of television to spread the lie that Christians support Osama bin Laden and his ideology. Read more.
Dec. 07, 2007 - After working among the Fulani since 2002, Christian Aid-assisted Missionary Crusaders Ministries experienced a breakthrough in August when 12 Fulani accepted Christ as their Savior and expressed a desire for a church building and primary school. Read more.
Dec. 3, 2007 - A ministry in West Bengal that Christian Aid has been assisting since 1956 is still suffering from nature’s fury after this year’s monsoon season caused the worst damage and destruction in decades. Roads were destroyed, houses washed away, hospitals evacuated, and lives have been lost. Read more.
Sep. 6, 2007 - Gabriel Barau of Missionary Crusaders Ministries in Nigeria has sent Christian Aid an urgent plea for help. Muslim authorities have threatened to seize a piece of property bought by MCM for a school of missions and discipleship. Read more.
Aug. 27, 2007 - Beginning in 1990, five Burmese gospel workers began translating the Bible into the language spoken by the Ngawn tribe, an unreached people group of 20,000. Using only a manual typewriter, the workers completed 10 copies of the translation in 2006. These copies were kept in a safe location and loaned to native believers. Read more.
Aug. 20, 2007 - An earthquake of 8.0 magnitude occurred in Peru on August 15. It was one of the worst natural disasters to hit the South American country in the last century. There are ministries supported by Christian Aid located nearby and they are able to reach the areas affected by the earthquake with help. Read more.
Aug. 17, 2007 - With the help of Christian Aid supporters, Save Africa Project, an indigenous ministry in Chad, has found strategic methods of sharing the gospel with the Muslim majority. Read more.
Aug. 7, 2007 - This year, due to the Bible distribution efforts of a Christian Aid-supported ministry in Iraq, a former major in the late Saddam Hussein’s army accepted Christ as Savior. He and his wife have also led their entire family to Christ. Read more.
Aug. 6, 2007 - Sometimes big disasters in poorer countries are not mentioned very much in national newspapers or television and radio news broadcasts. Nevertheless you might have seen or heard a report about the floods in South Asia in recent weeks. Some of the countries hit were Pakistan, Nepal, India and Bangladesh. Read more.
July 20, 2007 - This year proved a turning point for native Christians living in Attapeu Province of southern Laos. After years of struggle, believers rejoiced as the government now recognizes Christianity as a legitimate religion. Read more.
July 10, 2007 - In contrast to its Middle Eastern neighbors, Jordan has traditionally maintained considerable tolerance toward minority groups. Millions of refugees seek sanctuary within its borders. Read more.
June 30, 2007 - Christian Aid-supported ministry leader, James Cuffee, has worked among his native people in the war-torn nation of Liberia since 1986. He established Christ Evangelical Fellowship Ministries as a way to bring hope to those trapped in false religions and plagued by Liberia’s many maladies. Read more.
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