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Open Doors reports, "There is no freedom of religion in Turkmenistan. The dictatorial government uses a huge network of police, secret services, and local imams to closely monitor all religious activities." How will the gospel commission be completed in such a country? Here is one of God's plans—to use people like you and me.
God is constantly working to get His message out in every language. A few years ago, He sent an energetic man to an ASAP booth in Southern California, where he met me and took some My Language My Life cards.
How did a church with a budget consistently in the red for all but one month of the year suddenly begin meeting their financial goals - and also raise tens of thousands of dollars for missions? Simple answer: God's math.
The Lord amazed us with your tremendous response to the urgent, heartbreaking needs of your brothers and sisters in Christ, following the recent coup and Covid-19 outbreaks in Myanmar. Read to see how musicians, prayer partners, and Karen refugees answered God's call in unique ways.
Recent developments in Afghanistan might not affect you – until you realize your neighbors could be facing one of their lives' biggest crises. Read this story by Pr. Scott Griswold to learn how Reach the World Next Door is helping families of immigrants from Afghanistan.
On the steps of Pioneer Memorial Church, by the statue of John Andrews and his children staring off across the ocean to the mission field, she said, “We need someone in the Thailand refugee camps right now. Will you go?” Her passion, her prayers, and her invitation changed the course of our entire lives.
For ASAP Mission Advancement Officer Lisa Isensee, a Friday evening vespers with Karen refugees in St. Paul, Minnesota offered an unforgettable lesson in sacrificial giving.
Early on a Sunday morning, more than 140 people from the Berrien Springs community and surroundings rose to the challenge of helping fifteen schools located in Myanmar. Find out how running helped bring back smiles of hope to needy children in conflict zones.
How could a prayer for a part-time job in Michigan lead to an encounter with Syrian refugees in the Middle East North Africa Union?
Pastor Chanla Dok and his friends are reaching some of the 70,000 Khmers in the concrete jungles of Long Beach, California with their new Sua Sdei (Welcome) Center. Read more…
Millions of children are at risk of being abused, enslaved, or even trafficked into prostitution. Is there something we can do? ASAP Ministries has just finished a new curriculum for protecting children and taught our teachers in Cambodia how to use it. One teacher said, "Sometimes I’m so angry that I just shake as I hear the children share about the things they have experienced." Read More...
Feel inspired to sacrifice for the desperate needs, but not sure where you would get the money? Read Nathan Arthur’s faith-stretching experience.
Pastor Tin’s wife used to have arthritis, and his son used to be sick. But that’s all in the past after a single united prayer. Read their story of relief.
A great thing about prayer is that proximity doesn’t matter. Whether your hand is on their shoulder, or you are on the other side of the world, God can sort it all out. Here is Beverley’s story.
On a tight schedule with limited resources, Julia’s film team faced an uncertain outcome for their video project. But a series of encounters during the filming revealed another side of God’s care.
Two sisters who are students of Feed and Read teacher Sok Som Arth were forced to move from Cambodia to Thailand with their parents. They girls were forced to become dishwashers at a restaurant to help earn money for their family. Continue reading to find out how God takes care of His children in sickness and in health!
When groups come together for focused prayer, things happen. Whether overseas or in your hometown, these testimonies show that God is active.
Aye Aye chose Jesus over her husband and his religion and has never regretted it. Find out why.
Charis and Caia Kim got these special boxes from their daddy, Calvin. Find out what they did with them…
After learning about united prayer Va Touch decided to try it for herself. The power of prayer quickly spread beyond all expectations.
Imagine what life would be like if the ocean's dried up and suddenly the poor of the world were at our doorstep.
Jeanette and Wayne share stories of answered prayers from ASAP’s 2013 prayer and fasting initiative. They find inspiration in the ways God answers their requests.
In Cambodia, a country with spirit houses in every Buddhist home, demon possession is a very real threat to many. This is Thy Thouen’s story of prayer, possession, and the power of God.