The people of North Korea can now hear the Good News on the radio! At the end of 2020, on the island of Daebu, South Korea, FEBC completed the construction of a powerful new AM station to reach the people of North Korea. This new station puts the Gospel within earshot of every person in North Korea, which remains one …
Buddhist Monk Becomes Christian Pastor
During a recent 3-day, 360 mile trip to distribute radios to distant towns bordering Laos and Vietnam, our Cambodia team met a man who introduced himself as Pastor Sam Em. The team was surprised to meet him for two reasons: (1) it is rare to meet a Christian pastor in this area, and (2) Pastor Sam Em was once a …
The Teaching that Doesn’t Lead to Death
Mu-Ling was desperately seeking for truth. Like the rest of the Shan people—an ethnic group in northern Thailand and Myanmar—he was Buddhist and his home was filled with idols. Yet he knew there had to be more. In his own words, he was seeking “the teaching that doesn’t lead to death.” These are people who may live their entire lives …
Reaching the Unreached
There are certain places in the world—even entire countries—with so few Christians that they have a special status: Unreached. These are people who may live their entire lives never meeting a single Christian … right now, there are 3.2 billion of them. How are they going to hear what Jesus has done for them? Who is going to reach them? Your gift …
Where Roads are Scarce
Roads are scarce in Cambodia’s borderlands, but access to the Gospel is even more scarce. That’s why, when families in the remote western province of Mondulkiri saw Makara and his team arriving with radios, they were overjoyed… Incredibly, one radio given out to a family in this region can reach 25 people with the Gospel. This is because rural communities …
Rica Rahim’s Testimony
In Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim country, Rica Rahim’s Christian friend stood out. He had “a life of peace” and was so happy—so at ease. Rica wanted to know why. Maybe it could help temper the anxiety and fear she felt stirring in herself… Rica’s story of finding Christ shows just how powerful one Christian witness can be, even in …
Ministering to Buddhists in Thailand
Thailand has a saying which goes, “To be Thai, is to be Buddhist.” For many Thai people, their sense of cultural identity feels inseparable from Buddhism, and they’ve never questioned whether its teachings are true. That’s why it came as a great surprise when the principal of a respected public school in the Buddhist-dominant region of Nakhon Ratchasima invited an …
Feedback from Listeners: November 2020.
2020 has been an extraordinary year. If you only listen to the headlines, it probably seems like the news couldn’t get any worse – but but there is another story unfolding – a God story. All of the unrest has prompted people to seek God and find their hope and strength in His unconditional love through Jesus Christ. Lives are …
God at Work in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan is a relatively small nation nestled on the border of China in the heart of Asia. Less than 1% of this culturally Muslim nation profess Christian faith. With a population of 6.3 million, it is one of the least reached countries in the world. Yet God is at work in Kyrgyzstan in surprising ways. People are hungry for …
Kyrgyzstan: From Chaos to Christ
Breaking news out of Kyrgyzstan made international headlines earlier this week. On October 6, thousands of anti-government protestors and vigilante groups stormed the main political building in response to what many believe was a rigged election. Hours later the parliament voted to annul the recent election results and installed an interim prime minister until new elections can be held. Many …