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Alliance international workers Mark and Pattie Brinkman have served in Hong Kong and in the Balkans. Today, they are the pastoral couple at Trinity International Church of Strasbourg, France. The following is Pattie’s reflection of Trinity’s “way-station” ministry to a continually changing congregation of multinationals.    
The coffee and tea are ready on the back tables, [...]

The roar of revved up motorcycles is deafening. A few dozen men, adorned in leathers and bandanas, are primed for a ride on their hogs. Curious residents in Hawley, Minnesota-a quiet bedroom community of 2,000 just 22 miles from Fargo, North Dakota-peek through blinds and step out on porches to see the cause of the [...]

The Alliance family gives praise and thanks to God, who has graciously protected Alliance national and international workers throughout the conflict in Bangkok. They are “lying low” during times of curfew while awaiting opportunities to minister to those affected by the unrest. Read how you can pray for Alliance workers during this crisis.

About 5,000 protesters remained on the streets in downtown Bangkok despite a government deadline to evacuate the area. The U.S. State Department issued a travel warning for Thailand, advising American citizens to defer all travel to Bangkok. Read about how Alliance missionaries are faring amid this tumultuous situation.

Last night hundreds of people came to five different events that marked the beginning of Share Jesus Internationals Pentecost Festival

Check out a four-year anniversary update about exciting new developments at the Koutiala Hospital for Women and Children in Mali.

Missionaries in training with Gospel for Asia have spoken of the privilege they felt in suffering for Christ after being attacked on their Bible college campus in Mumbai India earlier in the month

A prominent Japanese church leader appealed for forgiveness on behalf of his country in the emotional final day of the Tokyo 2010 Global Missions Consultation on Friday

Learn how God is leading the Davis family to minister to the great needs of young boys living in Pikine, a destitute community in Saint Louis, Senegal, desperate to experience God’s loving redemption.

Editor’s Note: On November 4, 2009, Asia Pacific Regional Director Richard Herring and Mongolia Field Director Pieter Theron were seriously injured in a freak elephant accident. The following is an excerpt from Richard’s April 29, 2010, chapel message at the U.S. C&MA National Office. Read about God’s faithfulness in the midst of this ordeal.