Mongolia: Jesus and the final frontiers
Amid the rugged beauty and fascinating culture of Mongolia, there is a spiritual awakening taking place. People there are coming to Christ because people have prayed, worked and given to make Him known in a place where Communism once forbade the practice of religion. ‘Today,’ writes Wayne Pederson, President of Reach Beyond ‘there are about 40,000 believers worshipping in some 600 churches across the country. That’s the good news. The challenge is that the 40,000 believers represent only about 1.2 percent of the nation’s population.’ The project’s future goal is to work with local believers to put a Christian radio station in each of Mongolia’s 21 provinces, blanketing the nation with gospel broadcasts
British Citizen Award for CMS mission partner Ann-Marie Wilson
In recognition of her work researching and campaigning against female genital mutilation (FGM), 28 Too Many founder and executive director Dr Ann-Marie Wilson has been awarded a British Citizen Award. Ann-Marie, who is a CMS mission partner, is one of 28 people chosen from hundreds of nominations to receive the new awards, celebrating the selfless and often vital work they do for others. Each of them was presented with a medal at a ceremony in Westminster , 29 January. Ann-Marie first came across FGM whilst working in a refugee camp in Sudan in 2005 where she met survivors of this harmful practice. After hearing their heart-rending stories and learning more about FGM, Ann-Marie was shocked that so many people did not know about this widespread practice affecting over 140 million girls and women worldwide and which has devastating consequences.
Yemen: Al-Qaeda says France is top enemy
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) leader Ibrahim al-Rubaish announced last week that due to the ‘weakening’ of the US ‘war on Islam’ France is now their main target. AQAP also took responsibility for the January Charlie Hebdo attacks. Al-Rubaish, one of AQAP leaders, put a video on YouTube on Friday calling for attacks on the West, specifically naming France as a target. US officials consider AQAP the most dangerous branch of Al-Qaeda. It is a Sunni extremist group that has orchestrated numerous high-profile terrorist attacks globally. In 2010 they launched Inspire magazine, an AQAP-branded, English-language publication, followed by the establishment of AQAP’s Arabic-language al-Madad News Agency in 2011. For info to enable you to pray into the roots of AQAP go to: http://www.nctc.gov/site/groups/aqap.html
Yemen: Al-Qaeda says France is top enemy
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) leader Ibrahim al-Rubaish announced last week that due to the ‘weakening’ of the US ‘war on Islam’ France is now their main target. AQAP also took responsibility for the January Charlie Hebdo attacks. Al-Rubaish, one of AQAP leaders, put a video on YouTube on Friday calling for attacks on the West, specifically naming France as a target. US officials consider AQAP the most dangerous branch of Al-Qaeda. It is a Sunni extremist group that has orchestrated numerous high-profile terrorist attacks globally. In 2010 they launched Inspire magazine, an AQAP-branded, English-language publication, followed by the establishment of AQAP’s Arabic-language al-Madad News Agency in 2011. For info to enable you to pray into the roots of AQAP go to: http://www.nctc.gov/site/groups/aqap.html
