missions

Persecuted but Not Abandoned

Andreas Steffensen

An Afghan Christian family flees from the Taliban and finds hope in a new place, thanks to World Challenge’s partners in the Middle East.

When Nelum* discovered that her husband, Amjad*, an Afghan worker and father of three, secretly was reading the Bible every day after work, she was shocked and frightened. How could he risk their future and their very lives studying the book of a banned, foreign religion?

An Honest Assessment of ‘Good’ People

World Challenge Staff

Although they obviously never met, Sigmund Freud, agnostic and slightly demented psychologist, agreed on one point with the eminent theologian John Wesley: people are terrible.

Freud made an admirable, life-long habit of responding personally in letters to anyone who wrote him, even if they were not a fan. Pastor Oskar Pfister was a friend of Freud’s, but he also qualified as a critic. While he agreed with some of Freud’s psychoanalytic philosophies, others disturbed him.

Blood Given in Love

World Challenge Staff

The church in eSwatini rallied to save a girl’s life and then continued to meet a grave need in their nation. 

Timothy Myeni, the Nkilongo Member of eSwatini’s parliament, bluntly stated to their prime minister on March 31st, “We are living in fear, violence is escalating in this country and we don’t know what will happen tomorrow.”

Celebrating the Lord’s Goodness

World Challenge Staff

God is blessing our partner in India despite hardships, and they are raising their hands in praise for the lives that he is mending and stitching together. 

We celebrated with one of our partners in India when he got married at the very beginning of last year. His wife is lovely and a little shy, and they are very happy together.

Women in a Garden of Life

World Challenge Staff

God is using a Bible school and widows to bring healing, new businesses and renewed life to communities in Uganda. 

“Due to years of war and disease, the number of widows and fatherless children in Northern Uganda is extremely high,” the ministry team at Terebinth shared.

The Divine Healer Is Moving

World Challenge Staff

Pastors and church leaders in India are witnessing God’s miraculous works as World Challenge teams help them disciple new believers. 

Rabhya* was confronting with a terrible possibility in her life. Her husband had been diagnosed with tuberculosis and had become very ill.