March 9, 2010 - The following report was sent to Rae Burnett, Africa Director for Christian Aid Mission, by Gabriel Barau, the leader of Missionary Crusaders Ministries in Nigeria. The Jos community, still in recovery mode from Januarys violence, was awakened at 2 a.m. on March 7 by Fulani Muslims who set fire to houses and vehicles, and butchered or shot those who tried to escape. They killed over 500 people, mostly women and children. Read more.

March 2, 2010 - Some 2 million people in Chile were affected in one way or another by the fifth most powerful earthquake in the last 100 years. The strong tremors began early Saturday morning with an 8.8 magnitude quake followed by more than 90 aftershocks. As of Monday, March 1 over 700 people were reported dead, with more than 540 deaths in the Maule region, along the southern coast. It was reported that over 500,000 homes sustained considerable damage. Read more.

February 23, 2010 - Beginning with the Apostle Paul's use of the Roman highway networks, Christians throughout history have commonly employed the latest technology of their times to proclaim the Word of God. From the Gutenberg Printing Press to "YouTube", Christian missionaries have been quick to seize upon new mass media to make our Lord known. Today, broadcasting and the Internet are helping native missionaries break down barriers with the gospel as they obey the Lord's command to reach all nations. Read more.

February 9, 2010 - 48 Laotian Christians, marched from their village at gunpoint, have been abandoned on the roadside three miles from their homes. Their return to home and family is blocked by armed police squads. Read more.

February 8, 2010 - Flooding and drought have resulted in famine conditions for millions in this desperately poor West African country. Children are especially at risk. Christian Aid’s Africa Director Rae Burnett, travelling in Central and West Africa, received this urgent cry for help from indigenous missionaries helped by Christian Aid in Niger. Read more.

February 8, 2010 - Thanks to gifts from concerned friends in the United States, construction has begun on replacement housing in some flood-ravaged villages of South India. The aid was given as Christian Aid supporters responded to appeals for help during terrible flooding there last fall. Read more.

February 5, 2010 - People who give to charities providing earthquake relief in Haiti may claim these donations on their 2009 tax returns, according to the Internal Revenue Service. Read more.

February 4, 2010 - Rae Burnett, Africa Director for Christian Aid, sends the following report directly from her travels in West Africa where she has remained in close touch with ministry leaders in Jos, Nigeria. Read more.

January 29, 2010 - Read this urgent appeal for prayer and support to the international community from survivors of last week’s horror in Nigeria. Over 500 were killed in Muslim/Christian massacres. Read more.

January 26, 2010 - The homeless and injured need our prayers and compassionate aid as another wave of Muslim/Christian violence sweeps the city of Jos in central Nigeria. Muslims burned churches with worshippers inside. Gun battles kill hundreds. Native missionaries share God’s love and the gospel in a time of terror and crisis. Read more.

January 19, 2010 - Modern technology is speaking the Gospel and teaching the Word of God to oral cultures in the Middle East. Media players have become much more than entertainment toys. Indigenous missionaries are creating programs for these hand-held devices. Read more.

January 19, 2010 - Slavik Radchuk is helping local mission and church leaders train the next generation of indigenous missionaries in the former USSR. Through mission’s mobilization conferences, practical evangelistic outreaches and Video Bible Schools, he hopes to be able to mobilize another 3000 native missionaries in Eurasia. Read more.

January 19, 2010 - Haitian officials estimate that 100,000 may have been killed in the monster quake that hit the island Tuesday. The death toll is climbing by the hour in the wake of the magnitude 7.0 quake that tore through the capital of Port-au-Prince. Read more.

January 13, 2010 - Haitian officials estimate that 100,000 may have been killed in the monster quake that hit the island Tuesday. The death toll is climbing by the hour in the wake of the magnitude 7.0 quake that tore through the capital of Port-au-Prince. Read more.

November 24, 2009 - A century ago there were hardly any indigenous missions in all of India. Today more than 3000 of them deploy over 100,000 native missionaries who are winning souls and planting churches among the 1600 different tribes and nations scattered throughout that vast subcontinent. Read more.

November 20, 2009 - "We are very thankful for your help these many years for homeless children in Ukraine. Praise God, we are now caring for 1200 children in 20 homes." Read more.

November 20, 2009 - Believers in the Philippines are constantly assaulted by two forces: natural disaster and human cruelty. Read more.

November 19, 2009 - This is to help us pray with knowledge for those who are suffering in Africa as we thank the Lord for our abundant blessings and prosperity. Donations for famine relief will be used 100% by indigenous missionaries to minister physical help in Jesus’ name. Read more.

November 18, 2009 - On your birthday, do your friends and family send gifts to one another? Of course not. Birthday gifts celebrate the one who was born that day. So how should we celebrate the birth of our Saviour? By exchanging presents with loved ones who already have what they need? Why not rather give to our Lord Himself? Read more.

October 28, 2009 - Examining the lives of believers in Vietnam, Laos, and Burma, we can begin to understand the nature and cause of persecution many Christians experience. All three countries have military dictatorships at the helm of government. Both human rights and religious rights are often trampled. Read more.

October 23, 2009 - An indigenous ministry in India sent these photos taken by a native missionary visiting the affected areas and seeking to help those in need. See the photos.

October 13, 2009 - "The rain of this year has destroyed many roads, farms, and houses. Until now, the vehicle you bought for us has always been very useful to reach the town, but it cannot now pass because the road from the mission school is destroyed." Read more.

October 12, 2009 - Kroo Bay sits on the ocean and below sea level. Recent flooding has devastated the community and caused the loss of lives. TGM’s worship service was interrupted when water began flowing into the church building. Read more.

October 11, 2009 - Ministry leaders have asked Christian Aid for help to use this crisis to open doors for the gospel as they feed, clothe, and temporarily house those who have lost crops and possessions. Read more.

October 6, 2009 - On Saturday, September 26, Tropical Storm Ketsana, known as Typhoon Ondoy, dropped 16 inches of rain in 12 hours, flooding parts of the Philippines, leaving hundreds are dead or missing and more than a million homeless. On Wednesday, September 30, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit the Indonesian city of Padang, trapping thousands under debris, with more than a thousand dead and perhaps 90,000 homes destroyed. As of October 6, 2009, it is estimated that 270 people were killed due to flooding in the southern Indian States of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra. Another 2.5 million are homeless seeking refuge in government-run relief camps. Read more.

September 29, 2009 - As more and more countries close their doors to the gospel (and foreign missionaries), the presence of native missionaries becomes even more significant. Read more.

September 28, 2009 - On Thursday, September 3, 2009, three Lao officials, one from the village of Liansai, the sub-district of Saybouthong, and sub-district Ad-Sapangthong, arrested Thao Oun, elder of the Boukham Church. They forced him at gunpoint to go to the police chief, Thao Somphet. Read more.

September 11, 2009 - Thirty native believers, exposed by American missionaries within the same North African country, were recently arrested by local police, tortured through electrocution and beatings, and put into prison. Read more.

September 10, 2009 - As July came to a close, violence erupted in northern Nigeria, a hotbed of Muslim/Christian tension. More than 700 have been killed, 2,000 arrested, and six churches destroyed by members of a Muslim terrorist group known as Boko Harem, which means “western education is sin.” Read more.

August 14, 2009 - A Christian family in Pakistan cut up pieces of paper to be used as confetti in an upcoming wedding. Out of this innocent act, a ridiculous rumor spread saying that the pieces of paper were really pages ripped out from the Koran and shredded. Read more.

August 13, 2009 - In most cultures, deaf and/or otherwise impaired individuals are a neglected segment of society. Some mission agencies list the deaf population in about 40 countries as being an Unreached People Group. Read more.

August 10, 2009 - Earlier this year, Christian Aid reported that Christians were suffering abuse in Vietnam. It has been especially prevalent in rural areas where the persecutors avoid scrutiny from the outside world. In one remote area, various acts of violence include the destruction of homes and tortures have been going on for the last five years. Read more.

August 7, 2009 - The Laotian Constitution states: Lao citizens have the right and freedom to believe or not to believe in religions. Yet Christian believers’ rights were once again violated by local officials of Katin Village in the Ta-Oyl District of Saravan Province. Read more.

July 31, 2009 - In a period of just eight months, Christians in the State of Orissa, India, suffered two waves of persecution and a major flood. The first crisis began on Christmas Eve day in 2007, now referred to as "Black Christmas." Next, in June of 2008 incessant rains flooded the already devastated areas in Orissa. Read more.

July 14, 2009 - For over 50 years Christian Aid has been assisting indigenous missionaries in seeking out unreached people groups for the kingdom of God. Generally, these people groups are hidden in the remote villages of various lands throughout the 2/3 World. Read more.

July 13, 2009 - Devastating cyclones, bitter ethnic wars, and human rights abuses have all had a part in contributing to the poverty and spiritual darkness that characterizes Burma today. Despite this opposition, the church in Burma is gaining ground against principalities, powers, rulers of darkness and spiritual wickedness in high places. Read more.