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News of China…..

Posted by Bessie on September 2nd, 2007

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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Simple church article on U.S. web site….

Posted by Bessie on August 28th, 2007

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 […]

FRESH EXPRESSIONS OF CHURCH EMERGING IN GREAT BRITAIN

Posted by Bessie on August 27th, 2007

From the Australian Prayer Network  http://www.ausprayernet.org.au:80/
“All over the United Kingdom something new is happening in the country’s churches. Christians are stepping out in faith and starting new initiatives for people who are right outside the church as it is currently. Known as Fresh Expressions, the new outreach is a Church of England and Methodist Church […]

House Churches Take Off in USA

Posted by Bessie on August 19th, 2007

A new study, based on interviews with more than five thousand randomly selected adults from across the nation, found that 9% of adults attend a house church during a typical week. That is remarkable growth in the past decade, shooting up from just 1% to near double-digit involvement. In total, one out of five adults […]

Latest news from Venezuela

Posted by Bessie on August 2nd, 2007

Greetings all, thanks for praying with me on the Venezuela opportunity.  God is working there in an extraordinary way.  Introducing a nation to simple church life is exciting.  Now here is a project worth working on.  I have never been in a situation where so many are so open to house church core
values.  I am […]

Motivation for Africa

Posted by Bessie on July 9th, 2007

By Rolland and Heidi Baker
Iris Ministries, Inc.
Pemba, Mozambique
6 July 2007
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What motivates us to keep going? What puts energy into our spirits when we run out of answers and resources? How do we stay patient and upbeat when the outlook seems bleak, yet again? Where does our power to live, serve and give come from? […]

Update re Venezuela

Posted by Bessie on July 9th, 2007

Greetings all from Boise, Idaho USA.  Thank you so much for praying with me on the Venezuela adventure.  The reception to simple church core values continued through the entire trip.  As the adventure continued to Porte Ayacucho (over 100k pop, gate way to the Amazon rain forests, roads end just south of here and it […]

From Tony Dale, House2House, U.S.A.

Posted by Bessie on July 6th, 2007

Felicity and I have just returned from a wonderful Regional Conference in Vancouver, WA, followed by an equally stimulating day with George Paterson, one of the “Grandfathers” to the modern house church movements around the world. George and some of his team had gathered with Hamilton Filmalter and his team to discuss the role of […]

Unofficial numbers - 130 million Christians in China

Posted by Bessie on July 4th, 2007

From the Australian Prayer Network -www.ausprayernet.org.au
According to China Aid Association (CAA), the local police in Baoding city, recently attacked a Christian Bible Study held in a Communist Party School. CAA reported, a group of Christians had gotten together in an office in the Party School (where key members of the Communist Party in the area […]