missionaries
School for missionary children in Japan investigating allegations of past abuse
By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 12, 2019
(RNS) — The Christian Academy in Japan is investigating 66 cases of alleged past abuse at the school spanning decades.
Why slain missionary John Allen Chau might be a martyr
By John G. Stackhouse Jr. — December 10, 2018
(RNS) — Supporters and critics of the late John Allen Chau disagree about his missionary methods. But they also disagree about the message that motivated him.
Death of missionary sparks debate over mission work
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 29, 2018
(RNS) — John Allen Chau’s death has captured international attention. It also has sparked conversations within Christian circles about how Christians approach mission work.
Missions: Is it love or colonization?
By Kaitlin Curtice — November 27, 2018
(RNS) — We can take a quick look at the history of America and see why a people group would oppose outsiders who come in the name of Jesus. Missionaries and colonizers often worked hand in hand, leading to genocide, colonization and assimilation done in the name of Jesus.
In Turkey, suspicion of US clouds case of pastor Andrew Brunson
By Umar Farooq — July 28, 2018
ISTANBUL, Turkey (RNS) — For many in Turkey, Brunson's case has little to do with his faith or his work as a missionary, and everything to do with how Washington addresses the concerns of Ankara.
At the Olympics, thousands of missionaries compete for souls
By Madeline C. Mulkey — February 22, 2018
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (RNS) — Teams of Christians — Baptists, Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses and more — aim to save souls at the Winter Games.
A funeral director says many churches (unknowingly) promote a ‘death negative’ narrative
By Jonathan Merritt — November 10, 2017
Caleb Wilde says many churches teach that "death, and our mortality, is at heart both shameful and has little to no redeeming value."
Nuns help expand coverage and care in Rwanda’s health system
By Melanie Lidman — May 11, 2017
(RNS) In a poor, Rwandan village, four Kenyan sisters from the Little Daughters of St. Joseph Congregation run a health clinic, and build trust in a country still recovering from genocide and civil war.
Turkey post-coup crackdown also targets US Protestants
By Jerome Socolovsky — December 4, 2016
ISTANBUL (RNS) Analysts say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has been targeting American Christians in retaliation for United States’ failure to extradite cleric Fethullah Gulen, as demanded by the Turkish government.
Mormon missionaries among Brussels casualties
By Lauren Markoe — March 22, 2016
(RNS) Others in the Paris-based mission have been asked by the church to stay home.
Southern Baptist foreign missionaries drop by nearly 1,000
By Adelle M. Banks — February 24, 2016
(RNS) The numbers -- strikingly higher than officials expected or needed -- mean the mission board will be in improved financial health, said International Mission Board President David Platt.
Swiss missionary kidnapped a second time in Timbuktu
By Reuters — January 9, 2016
Beatrice Stockly had returned to her work as a missionary after she was kidnapped for several days in April 2012.
China to try U.S. missionary despite outcry by Christian groups
By Reuters — July 14, 2015
Korean-American Peter Hahn's case is seen as part of a sprawling crackdown had forced hundreds of Christian missionaries out of China,
Mormon missionaries pound Italian pavements with chalk
By Menachem Wecker — November 11, 2014
BOLOGNA, Italy (RNS) Mormon missionaries are trying new methods of getting their message out.
U.S. Ebola survivor donates his blood to another stricken missionary
By Karen Weintraub — September 12, 2014
(RNS) Both men contracted Ebola while caring for patients in Monrovia, Liberia, while working for missionary groups.
