One dark night, in a lonely field, shepherds were minding their sheep. Suddenly there was a great light – and they were afraid. The angels spoke to them, saying, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.”
WORLD WATCH LIST The World Watch List (WWL) is a ranking of the 50 nations with the worst record of persecution against Christians. The list includes Christians of all denominations in each country and focuses on persecution for reasons of a Christian faith, not for political, economic, social, ethnic or accidental reasons.
Bertrand is a purser on ferries operating from the seaports of Calais and Douvres on routes between France and England. Two decades ago, Bertrand had a life-changing encounter on one of those very ships. A regular passenger, a pastor from Ireland, was distributing the EHC booklet, Are You Happy?
PAKISTAN On Friday, Sept. 21, an angry mob torched St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pakistan’s Mardan district. Protestors destroyed not only the church building but a nearby school attended by Christian and Muslim children. “Nothing is left,” a St. Paul pastor said, sitting on a pile of rubble, turning a brick over in his hand.
It was an extraordinary privilege to participate in EHC’s International Leadership Conference this September. The conference is an annual event where leaders from every continent gather to report on what God is doing in cities, villages and remote places around the globe.
The plea of persecuted Christians around the world is simple and direct: “Pray for us!” In their times of distress they ask first not for deliverance but for strength to endure and honour the name of Christ at all costs.
The work of EHC in Papua New Guinea [PNG] is truly a frontline ministry! Our dedicated pioneer missionaries are enduring hardship and often taking great risks to spread the Good News of Jesus to the towns, villages and remote places of this diverse land.
Across Canada and Around the World! The Finding the Hope campaign that began in Canada continues to spread across our nation even as it gains momentum globally. People in places far and wide are hearing the message of hope and responding to the love of Christ!
It is the season of Thanksgiving and EHC’s faithful friends are in my thoughts and prayers. The older I get and the longer I serve the Lord in ministry, the more the words of the Apostle Paul resonate deeply within me: “I thank my God every time I remember you.”
Seeing God through our tears and struggles In preparing for a brief summer getaway and considering what portion of scripture I would focus on for that time, my attention was drawn to the book of Job. Of all the books to occupy heart and mind while on vacation! What was this about?
“One of the greatest church planting enterprises in modern history.” EHC Christ Groups Every Home for Christ is known worldwide as an evangelistic ministry. Considerably less known is the fact that EHC has established over 169,000 fellowships of new believers. A well known Christian leader recently remarked that
In his compelling new book, Penetrating the Darkness, Jack Hayford describes how the message of Jesus communicated hope at every point. He came to bring “life abundant”—life in a new dimension—both present and future. And He offered the gift of a Kingdom to all who would accept it—a dual offer of salvation,
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