Long ago, the 14th century Mongol empire was the largest territorial empire in history. Storied names like Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan established reigns of both terror and peace. Genghis Khan was the warrior khan who united the tribes of the steppe and then pushed west into China and east... read more →
Oct
18
Sep
22
My August travels took me to three countries: Russia, Mongolia and China. I visited hoping to gain glimpses of how God is working among churches and ministries in these nations that have spent many years under Communist rule and closed to the Gospel. I traveled first to Russia with several... read more →
Aug
31
Finally Hurricane Harvey, now a tropical depression, is moving away from Houston and heading north. Yet Americans still watch and pray as the extent of the damage becomes more clear. An enormous flood produced by an unheard of 50+ inches of rain is scarcely imaginable. People have lost homes and... read more →
Aug
15
We sat down with Associate Director (and Frontier Fellowship veteran) Cody Watson to hear his reflections from the New Wilmington Mission Conference last month. Which speaker or topic struck you in a particular way? What idea has stayed with you since being at the conference? Two of the speakers stuck with me.... read more →
Jul
31
Last week I had the privilege of attending the 112th annual New Wilmington Mission Conference in Pennsylvania. It was a rich time of reuniting with colleagues and friends, making new connections and hearing stories of God at work. This year’s conference featured several speakers whose ministry is focused on the Muslim world. Sunday... read more →
Jul
21
How in the world did a Lutheran pastor in Khartoum, Sudan, a man from Darfur and a Presbyterian woman from New Wilmington, Pennsylvania become coworkers in God’s mission? God has a beautiful way of weaving together the most unlikely partnerships to share the Good News of Jesus. I live in... read more →
Jun
29
I spent the month of May in northern Thailand, drawn by a teaching opportunity through Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. I joined my friend, Todd Johnson, in Chiang Mai for two weeks as we helped six students study global development. The students are enrolled in Gordon-Conwell’s Doctor of Ministry program on Global Christianity.... read more →
Jun
15
Since returning from South Asia, where I visited with believers in the foothills of the Himalayas, I’ve pondered a question posed to the attendants of the Call2All conference for mobilizing Asian outreach to the unengaged. What does Good News look like? Asian evangelists at the conference listed mosquito nets, midwifery... read more →
May
25
People often ask me, “Why don’t moderate Muslims speak up more? If they’re truly against what radical or fundamentalist Muslims are doing, why don’t they grab the world stage and denounce them?” The silence of moderate Muslims is hard for many people to understand. Meanwhile, there has been great disagreement... read more →
May
04
I have a confession to make. Although I was born and raised in South Korea, I didn't really know much about North Korea other than hearing occasionally about its dictatorship and poverty. When I was a child, I even thought North Koreans were a group of monster-like, brainwashed maniacs. In... read more →