It seems impossible that we stand at the brink of 2018! As 2017 draws to a close, our Eurasia team is reflecting on what has been accomplished and plotting our course for what lies ahead. We rejoice in what God has done—and how you have been part of the process through your gifts and prayers. Together we have shared the gospel with those who have never heard, given tangible help to people in great need, and taken the light of Christ’s love to areas of deep spiritual darkness. As a result, we are planting the Church in areas where Christ…
Thrive Saving Young lives in Southern Asia
Barsha*’s eyes fill with tears, but she has no strength left to cry. She gave birth two days ago, and now she has to make a decision: the businessman said that her baby girl would be fed daily if Barsha will just sell her to him. She knows she can’t afford to feed another mouth, and the sale will provide enough money to feed the rest of her family for several weeks. It sounds simple, but Barsha knows the businessman owns a brothel. This story plays out day after day in the poorest slums and ghettos of Southern Asia. Mothers…
MOST PEOPLE IN TURKEY HAVE NEVER SEEN A BIBLE BUT YOU CAN HELP CHANGE THAT!
Brad,* a Central Eurasia team member living in Turkey, met a young man, Cem, at a coffee shop in Istanbul. During the conversation, Brad told him a parable from the Bible. When Brad opened his Bible to show Cem the same parable he had just related, Cem’s eyes grew wide. “You actually have a Bible!” he exclaimed. “I’ve always wanted to read one of these!” That day Cem eagerly received his very first Bible. Across Turkey, the vast majority of people have never read God’s Word. Many of them have never even seen a Bible. Turkey has no official state…
WILL YOU SEND GOD’S WORD TO THE “LAND OF THE THUNDER DRAGON”?
Dear Friend of Eurasia: The nation of Bhutan is a remote, mysterious land. Few people can find it easily on a map, yet this land is of great importance to God. The problem is, the people of Bhutan don’t yet know it. Sandwiched between India and China, Bhutan is perched high in the Himalaya Mountains. When storms roll through its deep valleys, thunder bounces against the rugged mountainsides. In times past, this loud rumbling was thought to be the sound of a dragon flying overhead. People named the area Druk Yul, or Land of the Thunder Dragon. The treacherous terrain…
YOU CAN HELP BRING HOPE TO A CHILD IN LITHUANIA THIS FALL!
The fall season signals the return to school—both in the U.S. and in Eurasia! The thought of a new school year brings joy to some and dread for others. Parents feel rising stress as the cost of school supplies quickly adds up. But in Lithuania, children face a different kind of stress. For them, buying school supplies is an impossible dream. They worry more about daily life than they do about learning. For 50 years, Lithuania was part of the Soviet Union. When it declared its independence in 1989, it was left with a struggling economy and a sense of…