Missions Stories from Around the World
(From Change the Map: Prayer For the Buddhist World) Pray for the 71,000 Japanese in Thailand Approximately 0.5% follow Jesus. Many Japanese have moved to Thailand because it provides an offshore base for their export-oriented industries. The Japanese live in… Read moreDon’t Let This Minority Be Overlooked!
(From Pray4SouthAsia.com, pray4southasia.com) In 1950, the Chinese Communist Party invaded Tibet, ending its independence. After an unsuccessful revolt in 1959, the Dalai Lama, his family, and other officials fled to India, forming a government-in-exile in Dharamshala (North India). Thousands later… Read moreThe Dalai Lama Fled, and People Followed
(Pray4SouthAsia.com)-South Asia is one of the most diverse regions in the world. It is home to nearly one-fourth of the world’s population. People here speak over 650 languages from families such as Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, Tibeto-Burman, and Austroasiatic. There are more… Read moreSouth Asia’s Cultural Diversity
(From Pray For South Asia, pray4southasia.org) – According to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha was born in Lumbini in the southern plains of Nepal in 632 B.C. Understandably, it is an important pilgrimage site for Buddhists from around the world. Throughout… Read moreLumbini: Buddha’s Birthplace
From Mission Network News (www.mnnonline.org, 11/3/25) This is a frontline update from Myanmar and a call to prayer and action. Mike* with Global Catalytic Ministries says there’s a massive movement of God happening in Myanmar. But, “it’s hard to share these types of stories… Read moreMyanmar Frontline Report…And…A New Comic Book!
(From Pray4SouthAsia, pray4southasia.com) About 70% of the 22 million people of Sri Lanka are Buddhists belonging to the Theravada tradition*. It is in the country’s official religion. According to Sinhalese Tradition, Buddhism came to Sri Lanka from India about 200… Read moreBuddhism in Sri Lanka
The nation of Laos is the only landlocked nation in South East Asia. It is bordered by Vietnam, China, Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia. Theravada Buddhism is the predominant religion, practiced by about half of the population, largely among the Lowland… Read moreHungry For Jesus
Buddhism is the world’s 4th largest religion, and proponents claim it is 2,500 years old. Some say there were tenets of it in both the Greek and Roman empires. However, “The Buddha” or “The Enlightened One” was named “Siddhartha Gautama”… Read moreFew Have Turned To Christ In Spite of Years of Labor
(From persecution.com). Join Christians around the world who will be praying this coming Sunday, June 29 for the remembrance of “Day of the Martyr”. By visiting the Voice of the Martyrs website, you can download their specially produced video, bulletin… Read moreDay of The Martyr: Sunday, June 29, 2025
(From Pray4SouthAsia.com) Unreached People Groups (UPGs) are large ethnolinguistic communities with few or no followers of Jesus, and no self-propagating Christian movement. Frontier People Groups (FPGs) are a subset of UPGs with virtually no Christian adherents (0.1% or fewer) and… Read moreUnreached vs Frontier…There Is A Difference!