Missions Stories from Around the World
About a month ago, we reported to you that Afghan women, who have suffered so much under Taliban rule, are now having to contend with a new law that closed all midwifery programs. That was the one area in the… Read moreHolding Fast To Hope: Afghanistan Update
You still have time to pray for Muslims during their holiest month of Ramadan, because you can still order your copy of the “30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World” online in time from Bibles For the World (biblesfortheworld.org)…. Read more“If I wait, will God stop knocking?”
This story is from Mission Network News (mnnonline.org) on 12/26/24 — “The Taliban in Afghanistan recently came out with another harsh restriction. Afghan women are now banned from education in nursing and midwifery – the last open door for women’s… Read moreLast Door Closes For Women In Afghanistan
(From The Crescent Project, and was written by Dan Torres. This article is in followup to our previous post, on 10/27, about the need for English teachers. Thanks to Bevin Ginder and The Joshua Project for the above photo.) “When… Read moreHope For Afghan Refugees in L.A.
Here at The Waiting World, besides having produced videos, prayer slides, and this blog, we are engaging in conversations with Muslims from different parts of the world. Three of our students are currently reading short stories from “Aesop’s Fables”. It’s… Read moreA Hard Lesson From Afghanistan…and Aesop’s Fables
(From Morningstar Development, www.msdev.org) – It has been 3 years since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the City of Kabul fell to the Taliban on August 15, 2021. Before that day, Morning Star Development, a Christian organization, based in… Read moreThree Years After The Fall Of Kabul …
The stories you’ve heard about the women of Afghanistan suffering under the harsh rule of the Taliban are true. Before the Taliban, women were educated and they had wonderful opportunities to go to college and become doctors, lawyers, and educators…. Read morePray for the Women of Afghanistan
(From Mission Network News) As Afghanistan worsens for women who are forced to stay in their homes, the digital church offers them hope! Even though the United States has taken in many Afghan refugees after the fall of that nation… Read moreA Digital Lifeline of Hope For Afghan Women
(Portions of this post are taken from the Morning Star Development August, 2023 Newsletter. The above photo from Unsplash shows Afghan women refugees protesting the Taliban in another country.) Recently I was sitting with an Afghan friend, and she showed… Read moreLife For Women In Afghanistan Is Bleak
Tragic news reports from this nation about the extreme cold weather and it’s impact on people and animals require our urgent prayers! With temperatures hovering around -33 degrees Celsius (-18 to -27 degrees Fahrenheit), at least 153 people had died… Read morePray For Afghanistan!