May 15, 2012
One in three children does not reach the age of 10 in Burkina Faso, mostly due to waterborne illnesses. Envision Culture—a movement to mobilize Alliance young adults to serve God on a global scale—is partnering with like-minded groups to dig wells in Burkina.
Cambodian farmers sow community development By David Strong We know how to farm rice, but we don’t have access to land. We could help many poor families if only there was a field. Can CAMA help us?” These were the words Pastor Joseph and the elders from Nazareth church shared with us in 1997. My family had [...]
April 24, 2012
Malaria wipes out a million each year By Peggy Drake What do you think of when you hear the word “Africa”—picturesque villages, elephants and lions or maybe poverty, famine and AIDS? As terrifying as AIDS is, there is another plague that can kill through a single mosquito bite. In 1890 the first seven C&MA missionaries [...]
By Brett MacLean, MD, pediatrician in Mali, West Africa One million. That’s about the number of people in the world who die from malaria-related causes each year. I used to think it was an exaggeration. That was before I survived my first malaria season at Koutiala Hospital for Women and Children in Mali. After admitting [...]
April 20, 2012
A global disease requires a global response By Tim Ziemer Every 30 seconds, an African mother watches helplessly as her child dies of malaria. This adds up to about 3,000 children a day, making malaria one of the world’s deadliest diseases. The World Health Organization reports that for about half the world’s population, this mosquito-borne [...]
April 10, 2012
An overflow crowd of more than 100 people attended the dedication of the New Life Center in Ishinomaki, Japan, March 29, 2012. “There was an overwhelming sense of thankfulness for God’s provision of this house, once flooded through the second floor by the tsunami,” said David and Evangeline Kindervater
March 22, 2012
World Water Day, March 22, was set aside by the United Nations nearly 20 years ago to remind us that many in the world face a clean water crisis.
Unclean water is one of the world’s biggest child killers. But this year there’s good news.
March 10, 2012
On March 11, 2011, Japan suffered the greatest destruction and loss of life since World War II. A 9.0- magnitude earthquake, followed by a devastating tsunami and nuclear reactor accident, created a “triple disaster.”
One year later, Alliance workers are bringing help and hope to the people of Ishinomaki, one of the hardest-hit areas of the catastrophe, located in Japan’s spiritually “dark region.”
February 17, 2012
“Two of the Tuareg women had come to church. I never imagined they would walk the distance to find us,” exclaims Alliance worker Esther Schaeffer from Burkina Faso. She and her colleagues are taking every opportunity to share Christ’s love, through word and deed, with Tuareg refugees forced to flee northern Mali due to unrest.
February 16, 2012
“About 8,000 Tuareg (an Arabic term meaning “abandoned by God”) have recently fled to Burkina Faso from Mali; more are arriving daily,” wrote Andrew and Esther Schaeffer from Burkina in mid-February. “We have an opportunity to share the love and compassion of Christ with this people who have historically been staunch adherents of the region’s predominant religion.”
The Alliance believes wholeheartedly in the power and necessity of prayer. We cannot “Live the Call Together” unless prayer is central to all we do—as a denomination, as churches, and as individuals.
You can help build Christ’s Church around the world by donating online to the Great Commission Fund. This fund finances our missionaries, allowing them to focus on ministry rather than raising their own support.
Is God calling you to full-time service? Do you want to experience missions firsthand by participating in a short-term missions trip? We want to help you connect your passion with God’s purpose.
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