Mission Network NewsNews Worth Listening ToHatred divides, Gospel heals an island nation- August 15, 2008 Papua New Guinea (MNN) -- Hatred formerly fueled the division of people groups in Papua New Guinea, resulting in isolation and the development of over 800 language groups. Thankfully, the knowledge of the Gospel has begun healing the people and the divisions, and Wycliffe Associates is an important part of that work. With every new translation, more healing takes place. But translators are spread thin. There's only one support staff worker for every four translators. Many available volunteer...http://mnnonline.org/article/11556 American evangelist heads to Sudan for outreach- August 15, 2008 Sudan (MNN) -- Next, while U.S. President George W. Bush pressed Chinese President Hu Jintao to use his influence in the region to end the Darfur crisis, relative peace has come to Southern Sudan. Years of civil war left many without hope. This peace is allowing for something historic, says American Evangelist Sammy Tippit. "The people of Southern Sudan have been just devastated by the Islamic government of the north. So freedom has come to some extent. And so for the first time in many, many...http://mnnonline.org/article/11557 Churches reaching out in RussiaGeorgia conflict- August 15, 2008 Russia (MNN) -- The RussiaGeorgia conflict continues to fester, threatening relationships that go beyond the region. The spewing rhetoric may cause even more damage. As the saber rattling continues, thousands of people are in need. Joel Griffith with Slavic Gospel Association has been in contact with pastors in North Ossetia. They report: "The hostilities between the Georgian and Russian armies have already resulted in several thousand civilians being killed and an estimated 100,000 people...http://mnnonline.org/article/11559 God provides beyond ministry's belief- August 15, 2008 Myanmar (MNN) -- Cyclone Nargis swept away everything in Burma, including Bibles. Requests coming into World Bible Translation Center for New Testaments totaled at least half a million. John Anderson with WBTC says, "People who had been affected by Cyclone Nargis were coming and asking for Scriptures. They even had some Buddhist monks who were asking for Scriptures to help them to understand what was going on in their situation in the world, and they felt like the Scriptures would give them...http://mnnonline.org/article/11560 Seminar bears fruit in unreached people group- August 15, 2008 India (MNN) -- When Mutha heard knocks on her door around midnight, she feared it might be Orissa state's Naxalite rebel group. But she opened her door anyway. It was a neighbor needing prayer, and Mutha was able to employ what she learned at a Partners International "Scriptures in Use" seminar. As a result of what happened that night with her neighbor, people in the village go to Mutha for prayers of healing. She and her husband have put into practice what they learned at the seminar and have..http://mnnonline.org/article/11558 |