Lyndsey Koh, Mission Network News

On Monday in Burkina Faso, shopkeepers near the Togolese border were returning from a day at the market. But their journey was cut short when suspected jihadists attacked, killing at least 20 people.

It’s a disturbing trend in Burkina Faso. Terror attacks in the West African country have killed over 5,000 people so far this year.

Helen Williams with World Missionary Press says in this context, their local ministry partners are being cautious.

Nigerian Christians in Plateau State have received letters from extremists threatening attack, and they’re taking it seriously.

Since May, over 450 believers have been killed in targeted attacks across northern Nigeria. Yet, Greg Kelley with World Mission says these threats stand out.

“The thing that’s most concerning to me is the location of it,” Kelley says. “Plateau State is very much in the center of Nigeria.

 The Deaf in Uganda are often kept on the margins of society. Employment with accommodations is hard to come by and, unfortunately, the Deaf are not always met with kindness in Ugandan culture.

However, with God’s leading, one Deaf girl in Uganda went from hidden at home to finding the joy of employment and Christian community.

Grace and her older brother were both orphaned at a young age. Grace is Deaf and her older brother kept her at home for safety while he worked to provide for them.

Cyclone Freddy has been playing a game of pinball between Mozambique, Madagascar, and Indonesia, zig-zagging across the Indian Ocean.

It’s on track to become the world’s longest-running tropical cyclone this weekend. The last record-holder was Typhoon John which churned through the Pacific Ocean for 30 days in 1994.

Today is International Women’s Day, and Bethlehem Bible College has been featuring women among their staff and students over the last few weeks with a campaign called “Celebrating the Lives of Ordinary Women.”

The reality is Palestinian women in Arabic culture are not often celebrated. In fact, women tend to be treated as second-class citizens.

The Voice of the Martyrs Korea is sharing the gospel with North Korean workers who are stuck abroad and currently unable to return home.

Pre-Covid, North Korea would allow a select few of its citizens to travel outside the country for work.

A Barna study released on February 1st reveals 77 per cent of Generation Z teens are motivated to learn about Jesus Christ in their lifetime.

One week after this report came out, 'spiritual revival' broke out at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky.

A judge has denied bail for American missionary pilot Ryan Koher detained in Mozambique. We’re coming up on four months since he was wrongfully arrested, along with two South African believers, while preparing to transport orphanage supplies.

Which generation do you think gives most frequently to support Gospel missions? Boomers? Generation X? The answer is actually Millennials!

Mission India recently partnered with Barna Group on a report called The Great Disconnect. The report shares research on the American Church’s current views regarding missions.