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Prayer Updates
Discouraged Believers
People sometimes think that every Christian in China is on fire for God. But that is not true. For many, there are similar battles to those we face in other countries.
ASM Underway
As you read this, our Antioch School of Missions (ASM) 2010 will be underway. Following a year's break, we have now revamped the school and this year have students taking both the six-month and one-year courses.
A Month of Disasters
China struggled to clean up after what was described as the country's worst oil spill. Some 1,500 tons of crude spilled into the Yellow Sea when two pipelines belonging to the state-owned China National Petroleum Corp. exploded at the Xingang oil terminal on 16th July.
Bless the Children
Last month a team of people from around the world joined with some of our China-based co-workers to bless three different groups of children in central China.
Trusting in Christ
When 750 people were asked why they had come to faith in Christ, the most frequently stated reason was that they had observed the lifestyle of a true Christian.
Left-Behind Women
Tian Jinzhen's husband left home in 2002 to work as a miner in another area of China. Her son and daughter also live away from home in order to attend high school and college respectively.
From our International Director
"Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow." So said Jesus in Matthew 6:28.
AM-CCSM News
Please continue to lift up the short-term mercy team that is currently in China. The team members are serving with our China-based co-workers in three different projects. They are running a summer camp at a village school, organising some games and crafts for another large group of children from rural areas, and working in an orphanage.
Crackdown in Chongqing
Chongqing in western China is home to over 30 million people.
Not Enough Leaders
"Many of our practical needs... are not satisfied at official churches," said 38-year-old Jacob Sun, who now attends a house church.