Posts by Joy Cline (Page 18)

Briefing from The Bolick Foundation – April 2024

SOUL CARE Lately, I hear friends talking about self-care; are you hearing the same? Self-care is defined as anything you do to take care of yourself so you can stay physically, mentally, and emotionally well. Interestingly, I found one indicator of the trend on Google; searches on self-care have quadrupled since 2018, which may be…

Prayer Changes Everything

“If we can impact Uttar Pradesh with the gospel, then we will impact all of North India,” remarks one of our local pastors serving in this massive and spiritually lost state. Last week, we prayed for God’s protection and peace as all of India anticipated the dedication of the Ram temple. The events surrounding this…

Taking Jesus to the Unreached

Today, 3 billion people are unreached. If nothing changes, it will take centuries for them all to hear the Gospel.  At Reach A Village, our inspiration comes from the words of Jesus in Mark 1:38, “Let us go somewhere else — to the nearby villages — so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.” Instead of remaining in…

BEING CHRIST-CENTERED

Together, we walk with youth in their most pivotal moments … Helping them navigate the pivotal years of middle school and high school through Campus Life® Providing steady, authentic, Christ-centered mentorship to military-connected youth through Campus Life Military® Developing young people into Christ-centered leaders in their community through City Life™ Building life-changing relationships with deaf or hard of hearing students through Deaf…

Persons of Peace

From Asia to Africa, Europe to the Americas, Biglife finds the persons of peace and empowers them to share the Good News—where they live. See how Biglife is reaching lost souls by shining Christ’s light into the world’s darkest places. Peru – Brother Johan and his wife are being used by the Lord in amazing ways to bring the Gospel to remote…

LEADING THE WAY IN EGYPT

Watch Dr. Michael Youssef’s message at Leading The Way in Egypt, originally broadcast LIVE from Cairo. This Evangelistic Celebration features Gospel worship with special musical guests and a powerful message from Dr. Youssef. https://www.ltw.org/watch/live/archive/leading-the-way-live-110323 It was reported that 17,000 people joined Dr. Youssef in the open air auditorium, including 3500 children and young adults. Seven thousand people accepted Christ by the end…

Disciple Nations Alliance Testimony

From Abduction to Abundance James and his little brother were riddled with anxiety as they considered their nighttime escape. What would happen if they were caught? Would they survive in the elements? It had been six years since they were abducted by members of an Arab militia in South Sudan. It was a living nightmare.…

STREET FAIR EVANGELISM

One Cru Military® team is getting to know the people in their community in a very creative way—through a local street fair.   The Arkansas Cru Military team set up a ministry booth at the Third Thursday Street Fair in Benton, Arkansas, all summer long.    “We signed up for the Street Festival to connect to the community of Saline County in…

Lives Changed: First-Ever HowToLife South Africa

We are blown away by what God did recently in HowToLife South Africa!  This was absolutely amazing on so many levels – victories for the Kingdom you have helped make possible! These were our first-ever events anywhere in Africa, the fourth continent for us to have outreach events.    For the first time, HowToLife became a National touring campaign, in partnership with local…

Evangelism Training In Ecuador

World Methodist Evangelism recently provided evangelism training for the Wesleyan Methodist family in Ecuador. It was an exciting time of learning, growth, and celebration as leaders from The Church of the Nazarene and the Methodist Church of Ecuador gathered for a three-day assemblage. There has been a Wesleyan Methodist presence in Ecuador for almost two centuries. And the Ecuadorian churches continue to…