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Why Am I Here?

I walked over to the sliding glass doors that have a view of our neighborhood and joined God in a conversation. Lately that conversation has been circling back to one question: “Why am I here?” It’s not an angry question. It’s an honest one. And last night, God honored it with an honest answer.

Is God Calling You?

What does the Great Commission mean to you? People just like you have answered the call to “Go” and are currently serving overseas right now.

Raising the Bar

When Peter began his role in 2002, “about 10 students made up our small youth ministry,” he says. “As a growing number of students joined the group, I sensed God’s nudging to establish a proactive outreach to area youth—one that would be conducive to student culture, not a ‘churchy’ building, which might be a deterrent to joining the group.

Dogon Bible Translation Dedication Draws 5,000

Alliance missionaries brought the good news to the Dogon, a tribal people in Mali bound by ancestor and spirit worship, in 1931. Today, there are an estimated 15,000 Dogon believers, celebrating the culmination of decades of work—the translation of the Bible into their heart language.

Lessons in Humility

“Teresa and I thank God for individuals, like 18-year-old Marivia, who show us that through a new birth and a humble heart, nothing is impossible with God,” says Dave Bill, an Alliance worker serving in the Republic of the Congo.

From Prison to Praise

Swerving to miss an old man on a scooter, Jonathan intentionally drove his car into a field. The car rolled over and over again as it crashed through the field.

Flood-Ravaged Believers Glorify God

By Alan Lee, San Jose Christian Alliance Church pastor, serving on a short-term missions trip to flood-ravaged Cambodia. As the plane was preparing to land in Phnom Penh International Airport, I peeked outside the window to see the flooding firsthand. What I witnessed was truly unbelievable—acre after acre of rice fields and houses literally submerged [...]

Alliance Worker Shares Jesus with Machete-Wielding Burglar

An armed robbery leads to unexpected blessing for an Alliance worker seeking to connect with her neighbors.

Someone’s Praying, Lord

The following is an adapted excerpt from a prayer update by Todd and Debbie Adams, Alliance field workers in Indonesia. This past Sunday we attended a church service where Todd was asked to speak and lead communion. In January 2009, while this Body of believers was gathered together, a group from a breakaway movement came [...]

Woman to Woman

By an Alliance international worker in Kosovo “I have been a believer for 18 years and have served in the church most of that time,” says Beki*, a young pastor’s wife whose ministry has impacted hundreds of people in Kosovo. “This is the first time I have had the opportunity to receive training for the [...]

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