// archives

Missions

RSS feed for this section
This category contains 764 posts

Disclaimer

‘Let no one who is not eager for truth and peace enter here’ (Plato)

Articles on this site express varying points of view, to encourage mature thinking on serious issues. The assumption is that you will want to study a controversial topic from various angles before you arrive at a conclusion, rather than simply believe what someone told you when you were impressionable! (So some stuff here is ‘hot’. Proceed at your own risk!). See the Statement of Faith for John Mark Ministries' theological stance.

Iranian Christian Family’s Story

By and others ⋅ January 3, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

FLASH NEWS from COMPASS DIRECT Global News from the Frontlines ********** CANADA RECONSIDERS IRANIAN CHRISTIAN FAMILY Converts’ Immigration Appeal Based on New Evidence by Barbara G. Baker ISTANBUL, July 30 (Compass) — The Canadian Embassy in Ankara summoned an Iranian Christian family stranded in central Turkey for a second immigration interview today, igniting hopes that […]

Zimbabwe

By and others ⋅ January 3, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Here is an interesting take on the political situation in Zimbabwe From http://www.monbiot.com/dsp_article.cfm?article_id=525 , and it appeared in The Age on 15-Aug-02. I can’t vouch for all the details, though I suspect they are basically true: ——————————————————– Our Racist Demonology Robert Mugabe is portrayed as the prince of darkness, but when whites expel black people […]

Poor Arab World

By and others ⋅ January 3, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

1st August 2002 Arab countries suffer poverty because of three lacks: freedom, knowledge and womanpower, according to a study completed by the United Nations Development Program. The Arab world-meaning the 22 members of the Arab League-accounts for 280 million people, roughly the same as the United States. They range from the 68 million population of […]

Tracking Freedom In Hong Kong

By and others ⋅ January 3, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

The eroding of freedom in Hong Kong has been done so gently and slowly that it has scarcely attracted any attention, like a burglar tiptoeing so quietly that he manages to steal without setting off any alarm bells. However, Beijing’s insistence that Hong Kong start enacting controversial anti-subversion legislation just might trigger the sensors, especially […]

If The World Were A Village

By and others ⋅ January 3, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

If the world were a village of 1000 people, next year’s population would be 1018. Twenty-eight people would be born, but 10 would die: three from lack of food, one from cancer, two in birth, one from war or crime, and three from natural causes. Two-hundred people from this village would receive 75% of its […]

Uzbekistan: Protestant Church Too Small To Register

By and others ⋅ January 3, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

SOURCE: KESTON INSTITUTE KESTON INSTITUTE, OXFORD, UK ______________________________________ KESTON NEWS SERVICE, 11.00, 20 September 2002. Reporting on violations of religious liberty and on religion in communist and post-communist lands. ______________________________________ UZBEKISTAN: TOO SMALL TO REGISTER, BANNED FROM MEETING. The Protestant Church of Jesus Christ in the town of Gazalkent, like many other small religious communities, […]

Prayer For The Persecuted Church: July 31, 2002

By and others ⋅ January 3, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

SHATTER THE SILENCE July 31, 2002 VOLUME 6, ISSUE #5 ********************************* PRAYER FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH ********************************* Our mission is to awaken followers of Christ and concerned others to the plight of persecuted Christians, calling the Church to compassionate prayer and action. Contents: 1. AN INTERVIEW WITH BROTHER ANDREW 2. WORLD HELP PRESENTS CHILDREN OF […]

Israel-Palestine Confict

By and others ⋅ January 3, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

The figures below would suggest that the most likely candidate for the descriptor “terrorist” in the middle-east would be Prime Minister Sharon. _________________________ ISRAELIS KILLED * Number of Israelis killed by Palestinians from Sept. 29, 2000 to August 19, 2002: 619 * Number of Israeli children killed: 72 * Israelis killed outside the green line […]

Conditions In Gaza

By and others ⋅ January 3, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Wednesday, July 31, 2002 6:09 AM The following is an interview with one of the International Solidarity Mission people who have been serving in Gaza A Conversation with Justin Podur in Gaza Tell me about Gaza. During my first few hours here in Gaza, just after I crossed the Erez checkpoint, I passed an orange […]

Christian Agencies Launch Persecuted Religious Minorities Forum

By and others ⋅ January 3, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

CHRISTIAN FORUM IN SUPPORT OF PERSECUTED RELIGIOUS MINORITIES WORLDWIDE 2nd August 2002 For immediate Release CHRISTIAN AGENCIES LAUNCH PERSECUTED RELIGIOUS MINORITIES FORUM Support for persecuted religious minorities around the world has received new impetus this month following the inauguration of a strategic new network of UK Christian agencies. The Christian Forum in Support of Persecuted […]

« Previous — Next »