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China Church Planting Training

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

Bibles for Iran Iran Spiritual 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

China Church Planting Training

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

China Church Planting Training

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

Iraq Refugee 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

Burma Training

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

Burma Church Planting Training

The Dawn of a New Era

On May 2nd of 2008, the beautiful nation of Myanmar (also called Burma) was hit by the deadly Cyclone Nargis. More than 138,000 people were killed and 2 million were left homeless. The task of rebuilding the nation was daunting. We did not know exactly what God had in store…

World Compassion StaffMarch 31, 2016

China Church Planting Training

The Cost of Discipleship

“Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again and again, the gift which must be asked for, the door at which a man must knock. Such grace is costly because it calls us to follow, and it is grace because it calls us to follow Jesus…

World Compassion StaffFebruary 9, 2016

Bibles for Iran Iran Spiritual Development

Skype with Sarah

Today, right now, there is someone in Iran, desperately seeking a Bible. A book that has been forbidden for over 30 years. About 90 percent of the under-30 generation is searching for something other than Islam to believe in. (more…)

World Compassion StaffJanuary 9, 2016

Bibles for Iran Iran Spiritual Development

A Nation Hungry for Change

We recent interviewed one of the members from the daily TV program. The cry for help was not new; it was simply, "We need more Bibles"! She is believing with us that partners like you will respond to the call and help us continuing smuggling the thousands of Bibles that…

World Compassion StaffJanuary 4, 2016

Bibles for Iran Burma China Church Planting Iran Iraq Refugee Relief Training

Take an Inside Look at World Compassion

As the Church, we are the vessel that co-labors with God to deliver the loving and hope-filled message of Jesus Christ to the world. Our mission at World Compassion is to equip and train the local indigenous church living in hostile and restricted environments around the world to reach their…

World Compassion StaffAugust 24, 2015

Burma Church Planting Spiritual Development Training

Burma Update

EQUIPPING LEADERS… This spring we celebrated the first graduating class of 40 students from the new World Compassion Ministry Training Center (MTC) in southern Burma (Myanmar). Our mission is to help train and equip the local church in the nations where we work, and this new training program…

World Compassion StaffJuly 16, 2015

Bibles for Iran Iran

Bibles for Iran

At the start of the year, we set a goal for 2015 to smuggle over 30,000 Bibles into the nation of Iran, one of the most hostile nations towards Christianity. This is a big goal for us and a huge step toward our 100,000 Bible target. (more…)

Jason LawJune 15, 2015

China Church Planting Training

How do you train 15,000 new believers a day?

Our team just returned from an impactful week of ministry, training over 200 Chinese pastors at our two leadership conferences in China last week. As you know, our conferences were cut short by police raids last year, so we are incredibly grateful we were able to return again and host…

Jason LawMay 28, 2015

China Church Planting Training

Incredible Growth – What’s the Problem?

The Chinese church is experiencing growth on such an incredible scale, it is hard to comprehend. Experts estimate the Christian church in China will grow by 55 million new believers by 2025 – that’s 15,000 new converts every single day! But the Church in China is already crippled by a…

World Compassion StaffMay 11, 2015

Spiritual Development

Reaching Our Nineveh

When God called his servant Jonah to go to Nineveh and cry against the great city, Jonah fled to Tarshish seeking to escape God’s instruction. Jonah recognized the voice of God, a voice he had surely heard in times past. Whether for fear of his own safety or disregard for…

Terry LawJanuary 29, 2015

Spiritual Development

Unity Is Found In Humility

Unity is not uniformity. Unity is different; it simply means conforming to one purpose without sacrificing individuality. Unity is only possible where humility exists. It can manifest itself in acts of service not just for one another, but with one another. Churches linking arms to serve together for a common…

Jason LawDecember 15, 2014

China Church Planting Training

50 Million Converts – Who Will Lead Them?

Training Christian leaders in China has never been more important. Severe persecution and strict regulations from the Communist government have forced the Chinese church underground. The attempts of the regime over the last five decades to snuff out the flame for Christ in China has instead caused the underground house…

World Compassion StaffOctober 22, 2014

Spiritual Development

Hold Onto Hope

Life can be tough, but there’s no shortage of God’s grace and goodness in hard times. You might think the Bible is a book about heroes and holy men, super-spiritual people who never failed and always did the right thing. But the truth is, it features an all too human…

Terry LawJuly 3, 2014

Bibles for Iran Iran Spiritual Development

An Undeniable Miracle

Last month, we met with church leaders from Iran to discuss how World Compassion can serve the Church in Iran. The conclusion? Bibles and prayer. One of the leaders made this point by telling us his powerful first-hand journey with a woman whose life was transformed by a Bible. Mira…

World Compassion StaffJune 16, 2014

Bibles for Iran Iran News Spiritual Development

A Muslim Generation Seeking Truth

Just a few days ago while in the Middle East, we had the chance to sit and talk with several young believers from Iran. Listening to their stories was like a breath of fresh air. Ali, one of the leaders, confirmed the existence of a movement taking place in Iran…

World Compassion StaffJune 1, 2014

Spiritual Development

Silence Your Anxiety

A high level anxiety is a good indicator that we're not in a position of faith. Anxiousness causes us to force things and make rash decisions. It gets us away from following the leading of the Holy Spirit and the peace of God. (more…)

Jason LawMay 5, 2014

China Church Planting Training

I Am Full of Joy

The following encouragement is a testimony from an ABC student in China. By studying this course , I understand that every Word from God is true and real. (more…)

World Compassion StaffApril 24, 2014

Spiritual Development

4 Disciplines For Intimacy with God

Why is it so difficult to feel God near sometimes? Our hectic schedules and hand-held distractions, so often glorified in our modern culture, dull our senses— making it difficult to hear His voice or feel His supernatural touch. (more…)

World Compassion StaffMarch 17, 2014