November 26, 2008
Editor’s Note: Chris Braun, regional director for Africa, sends a special Thanksgiving greeting that reflects the sentiments of Alliance workers worldwide. From our homes to yours, may your Thanksgiving be filled with the wonder of God’s blessings in your lives. Our hearts are sobered as we look at the worldwide economic crisis and its [...]
November 24, 2008
Darolyn Irvin, wife of a former editor of Alliance Life magazine, Dr. Maurice Irvin, died November 18, 2008. Darolyn was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and was a member of First Alliance Church there. She graduated in 1951 from the Missionary Training Institute (now Nyack College), was married that year to Dr. Irvin and served with [...]
November 17, 2008
Rev. Joseph Paul Ellison, former missionary to Cambodia and Vietnam, entered into the presence of the Lord on Wednesday, November 12, 2008, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He was 79. As a child of Alliance missionaries, Paul spent most of his younger years in Cambodia and saw the need of lost people at a young age. [...]
Bill Keller, Pastor of Missionary Alliance Church, Blairsburg, IA, passed on to his home in Heaven on Saturday, November 15, after a long battle with cancer. Bill has served as pastor in Blairsburg for 10 years, and during that time, the church has doubled in size. Bill was a man of God who exercised [...]
On November 14, Alliance Radio in Hong Kong, a ministry of The Alliance, celebrated its 30th anniversary. “Throughout all these years, our gospel radio has become a vital spiritual mentor for many followers [of Jesus], especially those in remote areas,” said Lillian Lau, executive director for Alliance Radio. After China was closed to [...]
November 14, 2008
On November 14, 2008, Alliance Radio in Hong Kong, a ministry of The Alliance, celebrated its 30th anniversary. “Throughout all these years, our gospel radio has become a vital spiritual mentor for many followers [of Jesus], especially those in remote areas,” said Lillian Lau, executive director for Alliance Radio. After China was closed [...]
November 12, 2008
Dr. Richard A. Mirpuri, pastor of Word of Grace (Alliance) Family Christian Fellowship in Chicago, Illinois, received a personal phone call from Philippine Consul General Blesila Cabrera requesting that he and his wife, Lillian, attend a meeting to pray for Philippine President Gloria Arroyo on her way to a session of world leaders at the [...]
Inca Link Peru, a compassionate outreach started by Alliance missionaries Rich and Lisa Brown, is celebrating one year of government recognition and an all-Peruvian board. This ministry was established to bring relief to families living in a local garbage dump near Trujillo. “We have a day-care center that cares for the kids while their parents [...]
November 11, 2008
By Brenda Boston, Alliance missionary to Paraguay Compassion happens in out-of-the-way places by people virtually unknown to the rest of the world. People whose lives emulate the love of Jesus. People like Ignacio and his wife. They run a small cafeteria in the market section of San Lorenzo, where occasionally children will beg for [...]
By Rich and Lisa Brown, Alliance missionaries to Ecuador With all the countries we represent as Alliance missionaries, we have seen so many injustices that we could no longer turn a blind eye. We wanted to do justice and love mercy. Thanks to the vision of Alliance churches in Trujillo, Inca Link Peru was [...]