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Church PlantingSpiritual Development

The Future Looks Bright

Imagine you are walking down a narrow street. You hear the sound of an engine behind you, so you step to the side just in time for a retro-style car to drive by. As it disappears around a corner, you hear another, more unfamiliar sound behind you. You turn to…

World Compassion StaffMarch 2, 2018

ChinaSpiritual DevelopmentTraining

The Power of Discipleship

Even though the Chinese church is growing rapidly, heavy government restrictions are forcing it to remain underground and believers to meet in secret. These restrictions have increased in the last year, isolating Chinese pastors even more. This difficulty, combined with an estimated 10,000 believers for every one trained pastor, puts…

World Compassion StaffJanuary 24, 2018

Bibles for IranIranSpiritual Development

A Risk Worth Taking

The Bible is the number one best-selling book of all time. In America, churches are often full of them, schools and libraries stock them, and even hotel rooms often have one sitting in a drawer somewhere. Countless lives have been changed by the Word of God, whether someone intentionally reads…

World Compassion StaffJanuary 24, 2018

Kurdistan Freedom Project

UPDATE: Advocating for Religious Freedoms in the Middle East

In the Middle East alone, there are more than 1.6 billion Muslims who have never heard the loving and life changing Gospel of Jesus. For this reason, World Compassion is committed to creating and facilitating a religious safe haven for Christians, fighting for Christians to remain in the Kurdish region…

World Compassion StaffNovember 9, 2017

Bibles for IranIranSpiritual Development

A Nation Transformed by God’s Word

World Compassion is committed to bringing the Gospel to the outermost parts of the world - nations that have limited to no access to the Word of God. This month we are excited about continuing to partner with our contact in Iran who is helping to operate and coordinate the…

World Compassion StaffSeptember 27, 2017

IraqNewsRefugee ReliefSpiritual Development

‘We Drank Our Tears’ – A True Story from ISIS Enslavement

*Below is a true story from a young Yazidi woman named Sazan. Sazan was trafficked and a former sex slave to ISIS soldiers. She has communicated her story to the director of the Safe House that World Compassion is helping to operate in Kurdistan, Iraq. Aside from translating, the only…

World Compassion StaffSeptember 21, 2017

IraqRefugee ReliefSpiritual Development

Devastation in Mosul

*UPDATE: the city of Mosul has since been liberated from ISIS control on Sunday, July 9th, 2017. Iraqi forces and Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared the city free from the grip of ISIS after three years.   ___________ Above, two young boys comfort each other after seeing the collapse of their…

World Compassion StaffJuly 6, 2017

IraqSpiritual Development

From ISIS Slavery, to the Safe House

Enslaved and Held Captive by ISIS Mothers. Young women. And girls have become slaves as a result of ISIS and their extreme interpretation of Islam. This is not just a label, it’s real bondage - human beings as objects to be bought and sold like property. They are forced to…

World Compassion StaffMay 27, 2017

ChinaSpiritual Development

One Story. Millions of Books.

  Can you imagine what it would be like to be handed a copy of the story of the Gospel of Jesus Christ the moment you stepped foot into a new country? Gets off train. Greeted by locals. Handed copy of the Story of Jesus. Gets luggage. Christian or non-Christian,…

World Compassion StaffMay 22, 2017

BurmaChurch PlantingSpiritual Development

On The Front Lines of Missions

On the Front Lines There are times when our mission to reach countries hostile to the gospel leads us to be the first on the ground in cities like Khamti. A small village in the northern part of Myanmar in a country that is 90% Buddhist, Khamti is far from…

World Compassion StaffMay 19, 2017

NewsRefugee ReliefSyria

A Mother In Aleppo: Her Story

New Doorways In January of this year, God opened a doorway for our organization in Aleppo. Our team is partnering with churches and carrying out distributions of aid to hundreds of families both Muslim and Christian inside the city. Aid is being given out from the hands of believers and…

World Compassion StaffMarch 16, 2017

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No One Leaves Home Unless…

Millions of men, women and children’s lives have been interrupted, not by choice but by force. Mothers have been robbed of the daily routine of making a home for their children, and fathers have lost the opportunity to provide food and a safe environment for their family. Children lack proper…

World Compassion StaffMarch 10, 2017

ChinaTraining

A New Year in China

On January 27th the people of China began a week-long celebration of the Chinese New Year. It’s a time of festivals when people return to their hometowns and reconnect with family - setting off fireworks, decorating with red lanterns, exchanging gifts and attending lion and dragon dances. It’s also a…

World Compassion StaffFebruary 1, 2017

BurmaChurch Planting

Church Planting in Burma

For eight years, World Compassion and our partners have supported a pastor in Myanmar with a passion and vision to reach his nation for Christ- and this year we are seeing that vision take incredible new ground in the country. Eight years ago when our team met Pastor Tun Baw…

World Compassion StaffJanuary 6, 2017

Bibles for IranBurmaChinaChurch PlantingIranIraqRaising Orphans

Savior of the World

Typically we focus on one project or country each month, but as we round out another year, we want to highlight two of the regions you have helped make a substantial impact in throughout 2016: The Middle East and China. Iraq: The Church in the Middle East is in the…

World Compassion StaffDecember 1, 2016

IraqRefugee Education

Refugee Children: Lost & Now Found

 Over 1 million Syrian children have fled their war-torn country and live in poverty and constant need. Many of them have gone without education, some for as many as five years, and aid and outreach have struggled to address this growing issue. These children have lost their futures. But Christ…

World Compassion StaffSeptember 13, 2016

IraqRefugee Education

Seek and Save The Lost

Although the crisis in the Middle East has almost become an afterthought in our world today, the difficulties remain and have in cases amplified for thousands of families in Iraq. It's estimated that there are over 1 million school-aged girls and boys who are currently displaced in Iraq. Roughly 70…

World Compassion StaffAugust 31, 2016

ChinaChurch PlantingTraining

Play Your Part in Building the Underground Church

We consider it such an honor to work with the underground pastors and network leaders in China. It's humbling to see what the Lord has built through these brave men and women inside the underground church. Possibly the largest church in the world, yet still under oppression, they work to…

World Compassion StaffAugust 12, 2016

ChinaChurch PlantingTraining

World Compassion Team Avoids Arrest

Under the cover of darkness our team hurriedly entered the facility in China in preparation for the two-day pastors and leadership conference hosted by World Compassion. This specific city of nearly 30 million people, has a network of believers standing 150,000 strong in the underground church. Their top 50 leaders…

World Compassion StaffJuly 29, 2016

Bibles for IranIranSpiritual Development

We Have The Green Light To Ship Bibles Into Iran

Imagine feeling like you live on an island, isolated from others because of the persecution you are enduring. This is how our brothers and sisters in Iran feel. Cut off from the rest of Christianity, they daily risk their lives when they act on their faith and share a message…

World Compassion StaffJune 21, 2016

ChinaChurch PlantingTraining

Continuing Discipleship in the Church of China

"By experiencing so many difficult times in the past, the churches in China are becoming mature in the spiritual ways and have already started to take the responsibility of preaching the gospel and also to the minority groups. The vision is even clearer to join world missions. In fact some…

World Compassion StaffMay 27, 2016

ChinaChurch PlantingTraining

Mission Training Despite Persecution

The nation of China is still a difficult place to share the gospel, and yet despite the ongoing persecution, the church is continuing to flourish. Living under the radar of government monitoring and having weekly services in cramped apartments, the Chinese church is growing at an extremely fast pace, but…

World Compassion StaffMay 27, 2016

IraqRefugee Relief

It’s Time for the Church to Rise Up

The gift of food given in the name of Jesus Christ does so much more than just fill an empty stomach... You can tell when you hear the testimony of Arman, a dear friend of ours. Arman, the father of 6 children, left Syria for what he thought would be…

World Compassion StaffMay 12, 2016

BurmaTraining

ABC Growth in Myanmar

We had the chance while in Myanmar to visit a house church during their weekly ABC class. ABC Bible Curriculum is a 2-year program that we use to train believers, making them strong in their faith and preparing them to share the Word of God with others. Like the parable…

World Compassion StaffApril 14, 2016