From John White, Denver, Colorado U.S. (A challenge to home churches in Australia also. Bessie)
All of us have been drawn into simple/house churches believing that Jesus had more in mind for church than what we had been experiencing in the institutional church. At this present moment, we have the opportunity to explore more deeply Jesus’ […]
Iris Ministries, Inc.
Pemba, Mozambique
22 January 2008
Once again Mozambique has been hit by severe flooding. Few countries in our modern world have been hit by disaster so often and devastatingly. Already one of the poorest countries of the world, it struggles without the mechanisms of modern countries that can deal to a great extent with regional […]
From http://www.simplechurchjournal.com/
There is real challenge here now that the post election violence continues. People continue to be killed, their houses burnt, and property destroyed. Several families have run to our home for refuge.
There is a woman who ran to us with 7 month twins. Her husband was hacked to death, her house burnt, she ran […]
Dear Bessie Pereira,
Was good hearing from you. Yes, I have learnt much from house church concept where relationship matters. at the moment in kenya we are experiencing the most trying times where tribe is turning against tribe and hundreds of people have so far been killed, at a refugee (camp) where more than 100 people […]
Greetings from Caracas, Venezuela. Please continue to pray. 100´s coming to Christ through youth baseball camps, traditional church evangelistic meetings, street evangelism, parks and schools. Our house church planters arrive tomorrow.
We are working with top government officials to establish a one on one meeting with Hugo Chavez.
Pray for our African travelers coming from Burundi. God […]
Felicity Dale
A few months ago I had the incredible privilege of visiting the Amazon jungle in Venezuela . Many of those living in the town of Puerto Ayacucho where we stayed were tribespeople recently out of the jungle. Those in the jungle still live very primitive lives. While there, I met a man named Ricardo […]
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From Gail Graves in Venezuela
Thank you so much for praying. In answer to prayer God gave us the opportunity to speak to hundreds of evangelical Christians concerning little churches that multiply. Tony and Felicity Dale lead six hour training sessions in six different areas of Caracas for all who wanted to start house churches. Team […]
Chinese Government launches nationwide campaign against uncontrolled religious activities - 8/28/2007
Massive arrests occur in Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Xinjiang, Jiangsu, Henan, Shandong, and Anhui - Some are still being detained for receiving bibles while some were persecuted by having their water and electricity cut off by the government. Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=17829&PN=1&TPN=1
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The number of Christians still attending traditional, legacy-type churches as their only expression of faith is rapidly declining. Followers of Jesus in the US who do not attend a local traditional church will grow from 30% to 70% in the next twenty years.
Alternative, organic fellowship forms (house churches/simple churches) currently home to 5% of US […]