February 16, 2012
While preparing their new home for occupancy, Alliance workers John and Lisa met Abraham and Louisa, who were hired to paint the their house. When Abraham mentioned his intense neck pain, John told him about God’s healing power and offered to pray for Abraham. “Abraham told me that while we were praying, he felt a warm peace flow through his head and that almost immediately after we left, his neck pain disappeared,” says John.
By an Alliance worker in Bosnia Herzegovina Ana was a shy, withdrawn girl when I met her in the summer of 2005 and began ministering to her. When I prepared to leave for home assignment in 2007, she had regular anxiety attacks because of her fear that I would not return. Now she is a [...]
February 9, 2012
Juan Jesús and his wife, Wilma, first came to ALIANZA (a new Alliance church in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic) after receiving an invitation under the front door of their apartment. A few weeks after the couple attended the church, Alliance workers Jeff and Deborah arranged to visit them in their home. Since his conversion, Juan has continued to grow and mature in Christ.
February 7, 2012
In Thailand, a local school has asked a Thai pastor to help with assemblies to improve the students’ English language abilities. This pastor has recruited Alliance workers Ed and Sue Danneker, who are the only American native English speakers in the area. “Understanding that we are Christians, the school will allow us to share about [...]
February 2, 2012
There were 1,606 births and a record breaking number of surgeries (610) during 2011, reported an international worker recently, who serves at Koutiala Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Mali, West Africa. More people than ever accepted the Lord through the hospital’s ministry, which is made possible because of generous giving to the GCF. Praise the [...]
January 12, 2012
Three small groups, including one for youth, are meeting regularly in Montevideo, Uruguay, as part of a church plant. These outreaches are led by Alliance workers who are supported by the GCF.
Friends of Isaan in Thailand is a GCF-supported Alliance church-planting initiative among the largely unreached Isaan people of northeast Thailand. A prison ministry has introduced Jesus to many incarcerated people, who have evangelized their home villages upon their release. EQ, a former gang member, gave his life to Jesus through the prison ministry. Since his [...]
A Madrid, Spain, suburb outreach that began initially with summer English camps has grown to include sports coaching and after school tutoring. City officials have encouraged the expansion of the project, noting that the outreach is meeting felt needs of the community. And in Granada, Alliance workers baptized nine people in the last month and [...]
Doors have opened in Dakar, Senegal, for Alliance international workers to teach business courses in local universities, giving them opportunity to build bridges into the community that will bear the weight of truth. Also, health care needs of Senegalese people are addressed through a church-run dispensary, which allows Alliance workers to demonstrate the love of [...]
In Moscow, Russia, a help center for Central Asian migrant workers began operations, aiding workers with registration of their temporary residence in the city and helping them in job hunting. This kind of help, enabled through GCF dollars, is offered to people trying to navigate the complexities of life in a foreign society that views them [...]
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