“Secret police sat on the front row. I had to be careful. They were listening intently, for we had called this meeting without permission.” Hala* stood before 200 fully-covered Muslim women in a meeting room in the Middle East. She told them, “I know how devoted you are to Islam …You fast and pray. But on […]
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Elijah 21 is an organization reaching out with Christ’s love, specifically to Muslim refugees in Europe. Andrew*, director of Elijah 21, says, “We invite Muslim refugees at refugee camps to a church for a meal, to receive aid, and to see a movie about ‘The Great Prophet Isa’ (Jesus). We provide transportation from the camp
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These are the beautiful and talented women I (Amy) get to work with every day. They come from all over the country and have served Cru in many different capacities, from Campuses here in the US to quite a few different countries. Some have been in ministry for 10 years, some for 30 and even
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Karan Bahadur, from India, explains in this video how God used even a sick buffalo to lead people to Himself and build a church multiplication network. I (Mike) am currently in India working on a project with several other organizations to map out which villages in India still need a church. This is a great
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Last year our ministry in Ethiopia helped to start 302 churches and faith communities. We keep track of where these groups of believers are located and how they are doing over time. It is a complex process to keep up with all this information year after year. But God has raised up men like Leulseged
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We made a special video to express our thanks to you. It is a bit of a tour of our office, plus an update on our family and ministry. We are grateful for all the prayers, financial support and notes you send to us. You are a part of everything we do and we want
Daniel Osu felt discouraged. Sitting under a tree in his front yard in Craiova, Romania, he prayed, “Lord, I feel like You have nothing for me. I have no place in the church.” He considered returning to his former life of drinking and gambling. And then he fell asleep. Daniel, a Gypsy, as many in
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Two ministry with whom we partner in many paces around the world (New Covenant Missions and Horn of Africa Mission) recently began a partnership in the South Omo region of Ethiopia. They followed the steps of evangelism and church multiplication, and the Holy Spirit moved in the hearts of those who heard the good news.
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“Don’t waste your time on Khalid!*” Mark’s* co-workers warned him. Khalid was known in his workplace as a proud atheist, while Mark, the new hire, was quickly gaining a reputation as someone who liked to talk about his relationship with God. Mark had recently participated in Cru’s Multiplying Churches and Communities training in the Middle
God has given Global Church Movements a breathtaking vision: Plant a church for every 1,000 people. With some 5 billion non-Christians in the world, this means we need at least five million new churches. But a vision without a plan goes nowhere. So GCM developed a simple but powerful training process known as MC2 which
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