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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

A 360 Degree View of Refugee Relief in Iraq

Some children in Iraq only remember a life on the run from the Syrian Civil War. It’s been five years since the war broke out when pro-democracy demonstrations were violently suppressed by the government led by Bashar al-Assad. In the years that have followed, the rise of ISIS has caused…

World Compassion StaffMarch 18, 2016

Iraq Refugee Relief

The Syrian Refugee Crisis

For most of us, the Syrian refugee crisis is overwhelming, multifaceted, and hard to understand. Many people are filled with questions and a desire to help, but it can be hard figuring out exactly where to start. Perhaps one of the questions you have is, "Who are these refugees?" Refugees…

World Compassion StaffMarch 1, 2016

Iraq Refugee Relief

Fleeing Iraq

Would you put your family's life at risk if you knew it was the only way to help your daughter get the help she needed? Bilal emigrated from Syria to Koya in Northern Iraq some years ago. He served as a police officer in the city of Koya but had…

World Compassion StaffFebruary 24, 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

China Church Planting Training

Winning the Struggle

The winters can be cold and dreary in China. Every year about this time we shuttle in and out of communities throughout the country, under cloudy and rainy conditions, meeting pastors and believers in homes, offices, hotels and coffee shops. We huddle together with our Chinese team planning the expansion…

World Compassion StaffFebruary 9, 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

Iraq Refugee Relief

The Opportunity Ahead of Us

Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me. - Matthew 25:40 The actions Jesus is referring to in Matthew 25:40 are seeing the hungry and feeding them, giving the thirsty a drink, taking in strangers, clothing those without…

World Compassion StaffJune 10, 2015

Iraq Refugee Relief

A Mother’s Worst Nightmare

Ida and family 47-year-old mother Living in Ankawa Mall August 6th, 2014: ISIS Invades Karagosh. A woman and two girls die. The crisis causes a flurry of fear and much of the city packs whatever they can and flees. Today: Ida is 47 and is married to a 63-year-old man…

World Compassion StaffJune 5, 2015

China Church Planting Training

Finishing What We’ve Started

We have a team heading to China today to conduct the annual World Compassion Pastors Conference. This conference brings together many pastors who use our ABC Bible Training Curriculum to disciple their leaders within their house churches. (more…)

World Compassion StaffMay 4, 2015

News Spiritual Development

Ardi’s Story: An Uncovered Treasure

Several weeks ago, our team at World Compassion had the opportunity to Skype with a man named Ardi (we’ve changed his name for protection). Ardi is in his mid-30s and from Albania. He contacted us on our website and shared this amazing story - an uncovered treasure hidden for over…

World Compassion StaffMarch 23, 2015

Spiritual Development

Praying for Our Government

When you pray, you leverage the very power of Heaven. On your knees in prayer you can assist missionaries in the most remote corners of the world. You can dispatch help to prisoners behind bars, invoke peace in troubled neighborhoods, and seed the clouds over arid lands. And because there…

World Compassion StaffSeptember 25, 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

Iraq Refugee Relief

Why Kurdistan?

We are all familiar with the statistics from the ongoing Syrian civil war. Over 2 million Syrians have fled their country. These refugees now live in neighboring countries such as Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Kurdistan (northern Iraq). (more…)

Jason LawApril 5, 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

Spiritual Development

Effective Testimony

When you testify concerning the Word, the power of God goes forth. Have you ever watched a person give testimony in a court of law? They speak words – words that change the minds, thoughts, decisions, and actions of other people. (more…)

Terry LawFebruary 10, 2014

Spiritual Development

Fervent Prayer

Great men of God, pastors and teachers everywhere, are saying that God is using prayer – intercessory prayer – prayer like we have never known before as a mighty part of His arsenal in the Body of Christ. (more…)

Terry LawFebruary 3, 2014

Spiritual Development

Our Spiritual Weapons

2 Corinthians 10:4: For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds. Notice that we Christians are equipped with weapons, mighty weapons, which are able to tear down strongholds set up by the enemy, Satan. (more…)

Terry LawJanuary 27, 2014

Spiritual Development

The Language of Hope

Many Christians seek prayer and counsel because they “need a word from God,” yet they don’t realize that their desperation for a word comes from their deficit of the Word. They can read the Bible but choose not to. (more…)

Terry LawSeptember 17, 2013