Category Archives: Asia

23 Aug, 2007

China Gender Gap and Abortion

It’s been pretty well known that China has had some fairly serious social problems since Mao Zedong instituted the one-child policy back in 1949. It was heavily enforced for awhile, but in recent times the policy has relaxed for certain cases.
Apparently the number of males out-number females by 18 million. Experts are now saying that [...]

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21 Aug, 2007

China Prayer Countdown – OpenDoors

Brother Andrew and Open Doors have organized a prayer countdown for the China Olympic Games taking place next year August 8-24, 2008 in Beijing. Go there >>

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18 Aug, 2007

Fear Enforced Religion in Malaysia

Reading an article about some of the current events in Islam in Malaysia today, I found it worth while to relate one of the interesting points the stood out to me.
The article, “Islam’s war on sin dims bright lights in a nation torn between cultures” posted at UK-based Times Online reported on the actions of [...]

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16 May, 2007

Christians in Pakistan Threatened by Islamists

News appeared today of a tiny Christianity minority in North West Pakistan that has been recently threatened by militant Islamists. The Christian community received a letter stating that they have to convert to Islam by Thursday or face the consequences. It was stated that some have left but that the 500 families, currently living in [...]

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18 Apr, 2007

Superiority and Pride

“You are a stiff-necked people; if for a single moment I should go up among you, I would consume you. So now take off your ornaments, that I may know what to do with you.” (Exodus 33:5)
Because of pride, one is unable to see their sinfulness. Pride completely blinds us to our sin.
Pride is so [...]

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08 Jan, 2007

The Mt. Meili Trip

Kawagebo
Praise to the living God who is above all gods including Kawagebo of the Meili mountain range. Not even he could keep the living word from coming to his grounds. As difficult as it was, we finally found ourselves in Deqin which is a small town deep in the Yunnan Province cradled in a steep [...]

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19 Nov, 2006

Mount Meili Mission Trip

The prayers are prevailing! Matt Donohue’s arm has feeling again!
Thanks so much for those prayers, keep bringing those requests to God–remember it takes persistence. As Isaiah said, “Keep not silence…give God no rest…”
I’d like to now share the details of the mission in China I will be on in December.
Near the town of Deqin, deep [...]

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15 Mar, 2004

China

February 2004
Dear Friends,
Its been a long while since I’ve sent any news of my mission endeavors to those on my list, but the season is yet here again. As of February 7th I shall be in China backpacking for 3 weeks, and hopefully getting in contact with Wayne Schock from Valley View. There is also [...]

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18 Feb, 2004

Lost in China

Out in the boonies of China I thought I was on my way to a certain town, when I was suddenly told that this was my stop. Apparently I had bought the wrong ticket… Nobody was in sight, and all was rather quiet here. Fortunately I was able to hitchhike out of there with [...]

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10 May, 2002

China House Church Confession of Faith

November 26, 1998
Introduction:
In order to establish a common, legitimate criteria of faith for house churches in China, in order to lay a foundation on which overseas Christians churches can enjoy fellowship with us in unity, in order to help our government and people to understand our faith, and in order to draw a clear distinction [...]

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