Elisabeth Farrell
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How Christian Women Marry Muslim Men
Stories of love and romance sometimes turn into nightmarish tales of brutality done in the name of Allah. You’ve seen her—the veiled, dark-robed woman in the checkout line at Wal-Mart or Target. She’s Muslim, you think to yourself, probably from the Middle East or Asia. But on closer inspection, you discover that she has blue …
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When Christian Women Marry Muslim Men
You’ve seen her—the veiled, dark-robed woman in the checkout line at Wal-Mart or Target. She’s Muslim, you think to yourself, probably from the Middle East or Asia.But on closer inspection, you discover that she has blue eyes. A few strands of sandy blond hair peek out from her head veil. Or perhaps she’s black and speaks with a distinctly American accent.
She’s not from the Middle East, you realize, but from your own backyard! In fact, she could be someone you went to high school with.
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Love on the Front Lines
Justin and Michelle Erb were 20-something newlyweds when God sent them to the Philippines as missionaries.
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Praise Can Tear Down The Walls
Last fall thousands of Christians gathered in the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea to pray for a miracle. They expect the world's most repressive communist country to open to the gospel soon.
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How Much for this Girl?
Slavery was outlawed in America, but in lands where ther is only minimal exposure to christianity, women and girls are bought and sold every day.
Calcutta, India, has the lowest standard of urban living on the planet--and it's no wonder. Calcutta is named after Kali, the goddess of destruction, the most feared and most loved of Hinduism's 300 million gods.In Women of the 10/40 Window, Lorry Lutz describes the statue of Kali that stands in a temple in Calcutta. The statue wears a garland of skulls and serpents. Her four arms hold an axe, a trident and a severed human head. Blood flows from her tongue as she stands astride the corpse of her consort, Shiva. Devotees cast garlands at her feet, pleading for her favor and protection.
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Modern-Day Martyrs: Women Endure Torture, Rape and Losing Family to Follow Christ
What happens when a woman decides to follow Christ? In the United States, it can mean peace, joy and freedom. In other countries, it can mean arrest, torture, rape—even death. As a journalist, I’ve had wonderful opportunities to travel around the world and write about the amazing things the Lord is doing. What stands out …
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Journey To The Secret Kingdom
There are 1.3 billion people in China today, and most of them don't know Jesus Christ. Charisma sent a reporter there to learn how much work we must do to reach the world's most populous nation.
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Touching The World From Her Own Backyard
MYRTLE AMUNDSON DISCOVERED THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY TO BE A MISSIONARY. GOD CAN BRING THE WORLD'S UNCHURCHED TO YOU.
Lord, cause me to hear Your prophetic Word for my life today. And lead me to places and peoples who need to receive that Word--even at the risk of being thought a fool."
This prayer is tucked inside Myrtle Amundson's Bible. It's part of a list of prayers from The Calling, a book by Brother Andrew, founder of Open Doors ministry, and Myrtle has seen God answer it in her life. In fact, He's given her an unusual calling that enables her to touch many countries of the world without leaving her own backyard.
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Married to Muhammed
Christian Women who marry Muslim men often tell nightmarish tales of brutality done in the name of religion.
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Medical missionary Debbie Dortzbach
DEBBIE DORTZBACH, A MISSIONARY IN NAIROBI, KENYA, BELIEVES THE CHURCH HAS AN ANSWER TO THIS DEADLY EPIDEMIC.
Left: Dortzbach (right) with Ruth Calver, wife of World Relief President, Clive Calver, attends a Rwandan woman who later died of AIDS in 1999.
Could an AIDS-free generation be possible? Yes, says Debbie Dortzbach, who is already seeing progress in the midst of a staggering epidemic in Africa.
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Singing God’s Song in Cambodia
NOREN VANN KIM SAYS SHE HAS A "VOICE LIKEÂ A FROG," YET THE LORD IS USING HER TO BRING THE ARTS BACK TO THE CHURCH IN CAMBODIA.
The next time you're in a mall or grocery store, look around you. Imagine that every woman over the age of 25 has lost a husband, brother, father or child.
That's the situation in Cambodia today, where death has touched every family because of the brutal regime of the communist Khmer Rouge during the 1970s. One of the millions of women affected by the holocaust is Noren Vann Kim. By the grace of God she has not only overcome immense tragedy, but also is helping others to find--and express--the joy of the Lord.
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