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Most displaced families are living in very poor conditions. Their homes have been severely damaged or destroyed, and they have lost all or most of their possessions. Most of these Cambodians live an agrarian subsistence lifestyle, and their crops and orchards have been destroyed. With their source of income gone, their options are bleak.

Even though the water had risen above the stilts and the church’s floor was flooded, the believers had still come to worship—in boats. They tied them together in front of the church where they worshipped and shared communion.

“Several of our churches and members’ homes have water up to the top of their first floor,” reports an Alliance worker in Thailand. In Cambodia, there have been more than 200 flood-related deaths, and 13 percent of this year’s rice crop appears to be lost in the flooding that has hit Southeast Asia.

Cambodia has been enduring the worst flooding in more than 10 years. CAMA (Compassion and Mercy Associates) and several C&MA Cambodia team members have been responding with assistance in several hard-hit areas.

Papua is in turmoil. “During the last week, seven people have been found dead in a city just over 10 miles from where we live,” reports an Alliance worker. “Political divisions in Ilaga, where one of our Bible translators lives, have seen more than 35 people killed.” Read how you can pray.

An armed robbery leads to unexpected blessing for an Alliance worker seeking to connect with her neighbors.

A “chance” encounter results in a remarkable opportunity to show Jesus’ love to business owners and residents of Ishinomaki, a seaside city along the northeastern coast of Japan that was hit hard by the tsunami.

The following is an adapted excerpt from a prayer update by Todd and Debbie Adams, Alliance field workers in Indonesia. This past Sunday we attended a church service where Todd was asked to speak and lead communion. In January 2009, while this Body of believers was gathered together, a group from a breakaway movement came [...]

When Zac and Julie Stutler were called to serve in one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Caribbean, they dreamed of having a ministry center in this area where there was no evangelical church. In April 2011, Alianza opened its doors. Its mission: to equip families to live in authentic relationship with Jesus.

EQ and Jaeng were devastated when the doctor informed them that their unborn baby would be born deformed with many physical problems. He also told them that they would probably never have a healthy child together and advised them to abort. Read more. . .