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Air Calvary’s Cessna 207 aircraft, based in Gabon, Africa, made a forced landing in the village of Owendo, just south of the city of Libreville, the West African nation’s capital city.

In 2004, the first International Day of Prayer for the Isaan people was held. “Today, we stand amazed at what God has done, and we are confident that this is just the beginning of even greater things to come,” wrote Alliance workers among the Isaan. Learn how you can intercede for this unreached group.

By Leah Long, missionary appointee to Mali
Appointed to be church planters, Leah and Mark Long are headed to Albertville, France, in August 2010, where they will attend French language study for a year before traveling to Ségou, Mali, in summer 2011. Their daughter, Anastasia (Ana), will accompany them.
Children: their smiles, their ability to make instant friends, [...]

Many people in Chile are still in desperate need after the devastating earthquake that struck February 27. Read about the progress being made and how to pray for Alliance churches as they reach out to their countrymen with the love of Jesus during these difficult days.

By Adriaan Overbeeke, pastor, Cody Alliance Church, Wyoming, and LIFE sponsor
Youth groups in Alliance churches across the United States are ramping up fund-raising efforts so that they can join thousands who will attend LIFE 2010 in Louisville, Kentucky, July 6-10.
I will never forget the incredible giving that took place to bless ministries in Africa at [...]

Stephen and Robin Boda planted Bridge of Hope Community (Alliance) Church in the heart of St. Louis, Missouri. Robin works full time as an education director for a local learning center. Stephen-who is full-time pastor, teacher, mentor, and outreach director- also works part-time as a janitor.

Its not quite the Robin Hood legend but recently in Sherwood Forest there was a band of merry men and women helping those less fortunate

More than 100 churchbased relief and development organisations worldwide including Christian Aid in the UK have formally united under an umbrella group

The Alliance is sending a team to western Mongolia (March 23-30)where the worst winter in some 20 years has killed millions of livestock, leaving herders destitute. Compassion and Missionary Associates (CAMA), the relief and development arm of the C&MA, plans to assist the most needy families and establish relationships that will bear spiritual fruit in due season.

Vietnamese pastors have invited globetrotting evangelist Luis Palau to lead the first foreign mission to the country since the fall of Saigon in 1975