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Afghanistan: Weighing Risk and Reward
Dispatch: The Rising Risks in Afghanistan
Dispatch: A Tour of Bolivia’s Beauty, Hurt & Hope
ASIA
At the Edge of Civil War, An Outpouring of Love
At the edge of Myanmar’s civil war, Ray and Candace Ward find more love.
From the Front Line: Hong Kong Protests Photo Essay
“The church is learning to become more socially conscious, and trying to discern the use of violence and why it started and how it will end.”
Historical Reformer: Pandita Ramabai
The women’s liberation movement in India owes its beginnings to one woman, and the redeeming power of Christ in her life.
“Wherever I go, persecution follows me”
In the face of ongoing attacks, an Indian pastor continues to preach healing in India’s second-largest state.
Fortitude in the Face of Persecution
In the midst of loss and grief, God helped Areefa to stand up and walk.
Photo Essay: The Settling Dust of War in Sri Lanka
How does a culture that’s experienced great amounts of unpredictable violence gain assurance in safety and stability?
AFRICA
Moving Into the Neighborhood
To know Manenberg is to know a renewed world is on her way, told best by those who belong not only to her, but to one another.
Historical Reformer: Lilias Trotter
In pursuing missions work, she gave up a future as England’s greatest painter. But however strong the call to artistic endeavors was, the call to ministry
Eric Idehen’s Legacy of Hope
By Kayla Craig“Welcome, welcome,” he says, ushering me into his home, his shoulder cradling an iPhone to his ear. He gives me a hug and I sling my bag on the floor, overhearing a thick Nigerian accent on the other side of the phone conversation. I look around at his...
An Interview with Esther Havens, Humanitarian Photographer
By Nations MediaBack in Nations Journal Volume 2, we chatted with renowned humanitarian photographer Esther Havens about photography that honors the God-given identity and dignity of its subject. Havens is an exemplar in the industry as she continues to take...
Creative Advocate Spotlight: Chandler Dixon
By Nations MediaBy day, Chandler Dixon works as an echocardiogram technician at Rady Childrenʼs Hospital in San Diego. “Essentially, I take photos with sound waves of kids’ hearts,” he explains. “In high school I picked up a camera and started taking photos for fun....
“It’s My Story:” Dispatch from a Moroccan Migrant Center
By Elizabeth Pennington*All the names in this article have been changed to protect the individuals identity. RABAT, Morocco — Maria was 28 years old when she fled war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with her two children. The drawing she showed me at the...
EUROPE
At Home in Athens
GREECE In Greece’s only long-term safehouse for exploited women, staff and residents recover togetherWritten by Annelise JolleyPhotos by Easton Kawawaki Mar 26, 2019Every morning, Dina walks down the path that leads from her house to the sea and swims in the Aegean....
Photo Essay: Varvakios Agora, Athens
By Easton Kawawaki After exiting the downtown metro stop, walk into the heart of Athens until you arrive at Varvakios Agora: the city’s central market. Your vision is painted by the varying displays of fruits, nuts, fresh olives, and spices. Rows upon rows of lamb...
Mountains of Silence
Germany By Derrick BillsMar 5, 2019Fog and silence crawl along the landscape of wide plains and lonely trees. My eyes run through the hills to the singular trees standing out in seas of green, looking forlorn yet stalwart. I try my best to imitate them, mimicking...
A Case for Contemplation
By Brianna LantzWhen I called my friend Eduardo Santo for this interview on a Friday morning in September, I had just seen the news that a terror attack had struck his home city of London. 29 people were injured after a bomb detonated in the Underground. I held my...
Courage to Witness
By Brianna LantzIn Volume Two we introduced you to Jacqueline Isaac, a California-based attorney and human rights advocate who defends persecuted Christians and Yazidis. For nearly two years Jacqueline has advocated for the establishment of an international court to...
Stubborn Hope
By Brianna Lantz How does a man go from the intent to kill a pastor and burn a church to the ground, to caring for orphans and seeking spiritual revival? What makes him stick around for the long haul when everyone else is fleeing the nation? What compels a person to...
MIDDLE EAST
The Growing Witness in Iran: Pastor Wahid’s Story
Even though Wahid’s imprisonment and the subsequent pressure forced him out of his home country, the church in Iran continues to grow.
Giving Work and Waging Peace: An Interview with Jessica Courtney
Jessica Courtney shares how digital work opportunities for displaced people in Iraq provides a powerful interception point for peace.
Remembering Sinjar
In remembrance of the Sinjar massacre, we checked in with reformer Dave Eubank about the hope he sees in Iraq.
Iran to Cyprus: A Journey of Faith
Young Iranian men who arrived on Cyprus as asylum seekers share their stories of coming to faith.
Fighting the Gates of Hell: The Hope for Christians in Iraq
She took with her a few family pictures and left behind a cross on the wall, a symbol of hope that ISIS might spare her home.
Of Love and Baklava
Despite the persecution and isolation they experienced, Manar and Nael’s bakery is a physical representation of Christ’s expansive, all-inclusive love.
NORTH AMERICA
Historical Reformer – Lemuel Haynes
Lemuel Haynes, America’s first ordained black pastor, a reformer and abolitionist.
The Uncommon Life of Lucia Da Silva
In Amman, Jordan, reformer Lucia Da Silva’s extraordinary life with Jesus bridges the divide between Islam and the Christian faith.
May We Become What We Receive
By Rylie ShoreA few cracks are hammered into my spirituality every time the devastation of another hurricane is met with, “This is all in God’s plan.” A few scabs are picked in my faith journey every time a mass shooting is smoothed over with, “God planned for this...
This is God’s Table
By weaving corporate worship into rhythms of farming and feeding, the Garden Church re-imagines church as a force for nourishment and healing.
“America is Like Heaven”
Displaced by violence, Missoula’s Congolese community fights to honor their culture while adjusting to life on a new continent.
Improbable Joy: Jeanelle Austin speaks about George Floyd, racial justice, and the discipline of hope
Reformer Jeanelle Austin invites us to build a foundation of joy to support the long work of justice and healing
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
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