AsiaStories

I ask, “How many of you have been persecuted for your faith?” No one raises a hand. This puzzles me since these evangelists live in a Southeast Asian Country were religious groups are required to get permission for reading their Bibles. I rephrase and ask, “How many of you have been imprisoned for sharing the Gospel?” EVERY hand in the room goes up.”

Lin Sung* had just completed evangelism training in East Asia. As students dispersed to surrounding villages to practice sharing the Gospel, Sung sent a text message, telling a friend where he would be. When government officials intercepted that message, his homework assignment changed from sharing Bible stories to a fight for survival.

Tennessee church sacrifices for 10 days for South Asia. The exercise led the church to a group of South Asians living down the street from them. Who knew you could impact the nations from your own neighborhood?

The Chinese New Year countdown begins with the beating of a drum, followed by the crowd racing to the altar to receive the very first blessing of the year. T.Y. Po watched and thought about his own blessings that day — sharing Christ with his extended family. Find out more at AsiaStories.

Nicole Dell and her friends from America never pictured themselves singing Karaoke in a Thai bar, but they threw caution to the wind when they realized it was the easiest way to have uninterrupted conversations with the bar’s sex workers.

The young Chinese woman steps from a back room into the soft, pink light of a small brothel. She adjusts her short dress and black stockings. A middle-aged Chinese man follows a few steps behind, handing her the equivalent of $60 U.S. Transactions like this happen every day in brothels throughout China, a Christian worker says. By praying and sharing, she hopes to bring the Gospel to China’s commercially exploited women.

Fletcher Lonsdale’s vision is to use theater to change the way people see the world and ultimately God. For him, theater is not just a play. It’s worship. Theater helps Lonsdale share the Good News with South Asians who may not otherwise listen.

More than 300 pastors have been able to share the Gospel with more than a million people among Manila’s urban poor. House groups among squatter communities lead to an explosion of the Gospel, all through training sessions every month.

What do you do when someone laughs at you and walks away when you share the Gospel? These Hands On workers didn’t give up, they kept on sharing!

Journeyman Esther Tallbott* ministers in villages located along the Oras River on the island of Samar in the Philippines. With a Filipino partner, she boats up and down the river holding Bible studies with villagers, but despite her love for the Filipino people, Tallbott finds life in the Philippines difficult. She deals with feelings of isolation and inadequacy, but the Father used these emotions to get her attention. On a river in the Filipino jungle, God gave Tallbott no other option but to relinquish control of her life to Him.

When Micah Watson came to India for the first time, he never thought he’d be back, let alone recording a music video with his band here one year later.

The daunting task of sharing Jesus with 22 million people in one city haunted him so much so that for an entire year after his trip, all he could do was talk about it. He shared with his family … his friends … and even his audiences attending Micah Watson Band concerts.