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When a gang leader showed up at an evangelical campaign happening in a village in Siberia, the prayers of the church outreach team were answered in a spectacular way. Before the four-day campaign, the youth of Zakaltus village had feared a ruthless man who controlled two local gangs – but then they were amazed to see… Read More…

In Papua New Guinea, pioneer missionaries have been going to great lengths to share the Good News. A team of 10 EHC workers recently set out for the remote district of Bialla, where communication with the outside world is completely cut off.

Meeting Neighbours in the Summer or Fall Some Canadian neighbourhoods may slow down in the summertime, but not those where Finding the Hope campaigns are underway. Summer or Fall can be a great time of year to meet your neighbours!  In Winnipeg, the Filipino United Community Church,

Symptoms are never the actual problem. They only point to a deeper and more critical issue. Imagine that Joe has a recurring pain in his left shoulder and arm. He may take a regular dosage of Tylenol, but is he really dealing with the cause of his pain?

Sometimes, evangelism looks a lot like frontier work. For many EHC workers, it’s an arduous uphill climb, literally! This story, from Papua New Guinea, recently came across my desk. Lai valley area is one of the most rugged places in Mendi, Munhiu district.

Siberia is vast, difficult to navigate. The people are isolated. Over the past months, Sergey, EHC’s Area Coordinator, has led his team to steadily work to reach every home in several regions of Siberia, including Buryatia and Irkutsk.

The Soviet official was boasting to a Christian leader at the height of communism’s brutal reign several decades ago. He was proud and blunt. They had converted an entire nation to communism by sowing their message like seeds across the vast Union. The propaganda was brilliantly planned. And it worked superbly.

In the city of Angarsk, a newly formed church recently visited 1000 homes and led 16 people to the Lord. “We visited one girl who has three kids and a sick grandma. It was obviously understood from the very beginning that she was in a deep depression;

Daniel, from Indonesia, converted from Islam after reading a single 12-page gospel booklet. Transformed by the power of that simple message and mentored by EHC church planters,

Daiselys was born in a prison – her mother serving a second sentence, her father an alcoholic. A troubled student, she seriously hurt a boy’s arm and cut another in the ankle with a knife. Then one day, a miracle happened. Daiselys was given a little book. She read the story of Daniel, but what… Read More…

[quote]What if we were to reach the entire world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ in OUR lifetime…[/quote] Seeds are a wonder. When you think about how one tiny apple seed has the potential to grow into a big tree that will produce apples, more seeds and more trees, you begin to see the power of… Read More…

Lilly Seifert, who turned 100 this year, made an important decision decades ago — a commitment that eventually blessed tens of thousands of people worldwide and established an example of faithful giving for her own children and grandchildren.