INTERNATIONAL
Where Christians are Persecuted
Connecting to Jesus in Closed Countries
J
esus is intimately at work in each
A school in Asia serves street children. The
of our lives and communities,
principal is a local believer who shows the
including the hardest, most resistant
love of the one true God every day in ways
countries on our planet. Presence is powerful
that the children and their families can
in any context, but when there are significant
experience Jesus through him. The school
limitations to sharing the living Gospel,
is now also reaching out to parents. They
presence becomes even more important.
started classes for adults to learn new skills
At Southeast, we have the privilege of encouraging, praying for, and supporting partners and workers of many different
in order to better support their families. continued on page 90
nationalities who make up the global Church. For those in the hardest of places, we cannot share details of their stories for their own safety, but we know that God is at work!
Undercover Missionaries There is an amazing group of leaders in the Middle East who disciple and train young pastors in an underground church movement. It is risky and dangerous. They continually face the possibility of rejection, prison, and even death.
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We have the privilege of encouraging, praying for, and supporting partners and workers of many different nationalities who make up the global Church.