Mission Network News - South-Eastern Asia

<p>Myanmar (MNN) — Earlier this month, Myanmar’s ruling military junta <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/6/min-aung-hlaing-admits-pressure-after-myanmar-anti-coup-forces-claim-base"><b>lost a key base</b></a></span> in the city of Lashio in Shan State to rebel forces...

<p>Malaysia (MNN) — Gospel opportunities abound if you’re a missionary in Malaysia, but reaching certain people groups for Jesus carries a higher risk.</p> <p>“Malaysia is a very interesting place as it relates to persecution because it is almost entirely based on ethnicity,” Todd Nettleton with <span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt...

<p>Malaysia (MNN) — Under court order, the Malaysian government is expected to release a classified report <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/08/15/court-gives-pastor-kohs-wife-access-to-report-on-his-disappearance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt...

<p>Vietnam (MNN) — Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of 11 Christian men in Vietnam.</p> <p>“The believers should have been released from prison by now as their sentences have expired. They should be at home, but they’re not,” says Greg Musselman with <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="https://w...

<p>Philippines (MNN) — The tail-end of Typhoon Gaemi <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/30/dozens-dead-as-tail-end-of-typhoon-gaemi-lashes-china" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lashes China</a></strong></span> with torrential rain and deadly muds...

<p>Indonesia (MNN) — Church planters in Muslim-majority Indonesia sometimes face social oppression and even violence. Yet, they say they can deal with these challenges.</p> <p><strong>“They’re willing to endure the social ostracization and outright persecution. What gets really tough is when they’re starving,” says Bruce Allen w...

<p>Cambodia (MNN) — <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%2011%3A1&version=KJV" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>According to the Bible</strong></span></a>, “<em>Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the eviden...

<p>Myanmar (MNN) — Did you know there are <a href="https://www.unhcr.org/refugee-statistics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">37.6 million refugees</span></strong></a> worldwide? That’s two million more than last year, and the numbers continue to rise...

<p>Indonesia (MNN) — The $32 billion project to move Indonesia’s capital is facing some major hiccups. President Joko Widodo decided in 2019 to move the capital from overpopulated Jakarta to the largely forested area of Nusantara on the island of Borneo, over 1,200 km (750 miles) away.</p> <blockquote> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Bruce...

<p>Malaysia (MNN) — You might call Pastor Raymond Koh the disappearing man. But there’s no magic trick behind his story — only a seven-year mystery about where his captors took him.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>On February 13, 2017, Koh’s car was surrounded, stopped and taken captive by a group of government...

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thailand (MNN) — Although the gospel of Christ will never change, Christians have to approach different cultures in unique ways. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Candace Mackie with TWR Motion, a division of </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a...

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thailand (MNN) — An exciting gospel video project will soon be reaching the Buddhist world with the hope of Christ!</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">It comes from TWR Motion, a division of </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.mnnonline.org/missio...

<p>Myanmar (MNN) — April was a tough month for believers in Myanmar.</p> <p>Officials released more than 3,300 people from prison, including a Baptist pastor, <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="https://www.persecution.org/2024/04/23/baptist-pastor-re-arrested-the-night-hes-released-from-prison/" target="_bl...

<p>Indonesia (MNN) — Mount Ruang is keeping Indonesia’s Disaster Management Agency on alert. The volcano on the northern part of Sulawesi Island has had at least eight large-to-medium eruptions over the last week. On Wednesday, authorities issued the highest-level alert for active volcanic activity.</p> <p>Bruce Allen with <a href="https://www.mnnonli...

<p>Malaysia (MNN) — Malaysia’s top court <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/ap-malaysias-top-court-invalidates-sharia-state-laws-provoking-islamist-backlash/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>recently struck down</strong></span></a&gt...

<p>Myanmar (MNN) – Myanmar declares martial law in <a href="https://bnnbreaking.com/conflict-defence/military/myanmar-declares-martial-law-in-shan-state-regional-turmoil-and-global-responses" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>five new cities</strong></span></a><...

<p>Indonesia (MNN) — The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) <a href="https://www.uscirf.gov/news-room/releases-statements/uscirf-releases-new-report-religious-freedom-indonesia" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>issued a report in January 2024&l...

<p>Myanmar (MNN) — Wars in <a href="https://www.mnnonline.org/ukraine-crisis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Ukraine</strong></span></a> and <a href="https://www.mnnonline.org/israel-and-gaza/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"...

<p>Indonesia (MAF) — <a href="https://www.mnnonline.org/mission_groups/mission-aviation-fellowship/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mission Aviation Fellowship</span></strong></a> (MAF) held a dedication ceremony at their headquarters in Nampa today for...

<p>Malaysia (MNN) — After 6 years, a mysterious abduction case gets a new spotlight.</p> <p>Pastor Raymond Koh was forcibly taken off the street in Malaysia on February 13, 2017. Prior to his disappearance, he and his wife Susanna were getting threats for ministry work and falsely accused of illegally evangelizing Muslims. After Raymond Koh was taken, his case garnered...

<p>Indonesia (MNN) — December 2023 is the last time Christmas will go by its current name in Muslim-majority Indonesia.</p> <p>At the request of Indonesian believers, three Christian holidays will get new names in 2024.</p> <p>“The Indonesian government <a href="https://en.antaranews.com/news/293523/indonesian-govt-to-change-nomenclature-for-ch...

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vietnam (MNN) — In Vietnam, pastors and Christian leaders are often limited to preaching the Bible to fellow Christians. But recently, a ministry partnership and God’s favor opened the door to reach thousands of Vietnamese who don’t know Jesus.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"...

<p>Myanmar (MNN) — A nationwide resistance movement <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/28/asia/myanmar-nationwide-offensive-junta-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>poses the biggest threat</strong></span></a> to Myanmar’s regime sin...

<p>Myanmar (MNN) — Myanmar’s junta government faces its <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/losing-ground-rebel-alliance-myanmar-junta-faces-biggest-test-since-coup-2023-11-10/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>biggest challenge</strong></span>...

<p>Philippines (MNN) – Over 66 years ago, a Wycliffe missionary began translation of God’s Word in the northern Philippines. This year, the Isnag community celebrated the completed translation in their own language.</p> <div id="attachment_204665" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding...