Gospel Reaches Cambodian Trying to Bargain with God
A Cambodian accustomed to getting drunk on beer with his wife had been listening to a native missionary’s talk radio program for about a month when he called in with a dilemma.
Filipino Journeys from Drug Fun to Clean in Christ
When he turned 18 last year, Manong still had his childhood habit of stealing money from his mother for liquor, cigarettes and drugs. He survived his childhood in a rough-and-tumble slum of the Philippines and feared nothing, including the effects of the drugs he was taking. His haughtiness had alienated his friends, and he had cut off contact with what little family he had when he found himself facing a life-threatening injury.
Christians Withstand Intense Pressures in Indonesia
The head of a village in Indonesia spent a lot of time driving out people who had left Hinduism to become Christians.
Merchant in Laos Makes Christ Known Despite Opposition
The way a businesswoman in Laos drew people to Christ was the way the salvation message often spread in the first century: redeemed merchants and traders planting gospel seeds as they went about their everyday business.
Christian Boy in Laos Driven from Home for His Faith
The parents of Kimsan, a 15-year-old boy in Laos, gathered up all his belongings, stuffed them into a bag and threw it at his face.
Drug Addict in Burma Receives Hope and Healing
Aung Myint, addicted to drugs since his youth, was a Buddhist in Burma who had never heard the gospel before he went to prison for using drugs.
Poor Tribesman Brings Transformation to His People
Justin Galang assumed God must care only about heavenly things and whether people were moral or not.
Gospel Overcomes Pandemic, other Obstacles in Philippines
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, highway patrolmen at a checkpoint in the Philippines stopped a local ministry leader and three co-workers as they traveled together.
Sudden Swing in Pandemic Hammers Burma’s Poor
Burma (Myanmar) saw a dramatic upswing in COVID-19 cases in September, and the ensuing lockdowns further hammered the poor and the local missionaries serving them – even as workers were bringing more people to faith in Christ.
Demonic Force Locks Lao Man in Despair
Filled with sorrow that his wife had left him, a young man in Laos was walking through Buddhist temple grounds when he felt something like a small bird hit him in the chest.
A strange strength came over him, and relatives said that later he became violent and unable to communicate coherently.
His parents and other villagers were unable to calm or communicate with him; they built a cage and locked him inside.
