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More than 80 people in Japan heard the gospel, most for the very first time, during a Christmas outreach in a churchless mountain town. They sang Christmas carols, enjoyed a puppet show, and took home gifts of food and Christmas tracts. And they heard “Kentucky Santa”  tell them about the real meaning of Christmas. When Alliance [...]

More than 80 people in Japan heard the gospel, most for the very first time, during a Christmas outreach in a churchless mountain town. They sang Christmas carols, enjoyed a puppet show, and took home gifts of food and Christmas tracts. And they heard “Kentucky Santa” tell them about the real meaning of Christmas.

Serving in the Dominican Republic, Brad and Dorothy Wood witness stories from those who have been touched by God, including Carmen, whose husband was shot by car thieves—but not killed—in front of their apartment, and Merary, who comes from a country where less than half of 1 percent of the population is Christian.

When Mr. Tsai was in the last stages of lung cancer, Alliance workers in Taiwan visited him in the hospital and shared Jesus with him. They asked the Alliance family to pray for Mr. Tsai as he considered putting his trust in God. In answer to those prayers, the Lord used several Christians from different churches (including [...]

When Mr. Tsai was in the last stages of lung cancer, Alliance worker visited him in the hospital and shared Jesus with him. They asked the Alliance family to pray for him as he considered putting his trust in God, along with the ramifications of that decision.

The Alliance is starting a ministry center in Ishinomaki, Japan—one of the hardest-hit areas by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami—where more than 3,000 lives were lost. Some people, even after hearing the tsunami sirens, went home to retrieve personal belongings, only to be washed out to sea. “Through this center, we have a unique [...]

A house has been purchased for ministry in one of the hardest-hit areas by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Thousands died; some people, even after hearing the tsunami sirens, went home to retrieve personal belongings, only to be washed out to sea. Many in the region are traumatized, yearning for hope and peace.

At a Christmas party hosted by an Alliance overseas couple, the assistant principal of a national school asked the family to explain the true meaning of Christmas in a DVD presentation for the entire student body. Read how the couple’s children shared the story of Christmas with their classmates and teachers.

“Hundreds of cars were parked along elevated highways to escape the floods. People barricaded homes and businesses with sandbags or cinder blocks to keep the waters out,” write Ed and Sue Danneker. But the floods that ravaged Thailand have opened doors to a new ministry opportunity.

Swerving to miss an old man on a scooter, Jonathan intentionally drove his car into a field. The car rolled over and over again as it crashed through the field.