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AGAINST PERSECUTION
"The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern." – Prov 29:7
"Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts." – Amos 5:15
"This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the alien or the poor.'" – Zec 7:9,10
The Barnabas Fund The Barnabas Fund is a charity based in the UK, devoted to informing Christians in the west about the plight of their brothers and sisters suffering under certain regimes, and then assisting western Christians to prayerfully and practically support these followers of Christ. International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church The modern church has set apart the month of November to remember and pray for the persecuted church, through the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP). There are many countries in the world today where Christians are martyred for their faith. IDOP is a time set apart for us to remember thousands of our Christian brothers and sisters around the world who suffer persecution, simply because they confess Jesus Christ as Lord. Open Doors | Open Doors Australia Open Doors serves persecuted Christians worldwide through Bible and literature distribution; leadership training and assistance; Christian community development; and prayer/presence/advocacy. You can also give Gifts of Hope online. Voice of the Martyrs VOM is an international, evangelical, inter-denominational faith mission, committed to serving today's persecuted Christians around the world. Bright Hope's focus has always been to serve the poorest people in the world—those living on less than one dollar a day. Bright Hope workers serve in remote villages and towns where there are no resources except for loving Christian leaders who want to help lift their communities out of the crushing effects of severe poverty and give them hope for a better future. Current AMT workers: Kevin and Eloise Dyer You can donate to help those suffering in the East Africa famine through Bright Hope's East Africa Drought and Famine appeal. CBM Christian Blind Mission Australia (CBM, formerly CBMI) is an independent Christian development organisation dedicated to preventing and curing blindness, and also to the education and rehabilitation of people who are blind or have other disabilities. To help in a practical way you can shop online. You can donate to help those suffering in the Somalia famine through CBM's East Africa Food Crisis Fund. Compassion Australia Compassion works in partnership with the local church in developing countries to release children from spiritual, economic, social, physical and emotional poverty. You can give or sponsor a child online today. HCJB Global – empowering dynamic media and healthcare ministries that declare and demonstrate Jesus Christ. Working with partners around the globe, HCJB has ministries in more than 100 countries. The gospel is airing in more than 120 languages and dialects. Thousands of HCJB healthcare patients are meeting Jesus. Nationals are being trained as missionaries, pastors, broadcasters and healthcare providers. Hopegivers International Hopegivers, a faith-based, non-profit organization, reaches out to people in need by supporting Emmanuel Ministries International and other indigenous humanitarian agencies. Hopegivers enable indigenous partner agencies to provide holistic care for children and others in need regardless of class, creed, or religion, by raising financial support for food, shelter, medicine, clean water, clothes, educational materials, and other necessities. International Friends of Compassion IFC US is an American based Christian organization which exists to meet the physical and emotional needs of former Indonesian refugees and the poor. The staff and leadership of IFC US believe that Jesus Christ is a God of mercy and hope. He is the God who brings grace and dignity amidst the most disgraceful and undignified situations. IFC US joins with IFC Indonesia, IFC Australia, and IFC Europe to practically meet both the physical and emotional needs of the Indonesian refugees. International Nepal Fellowship INF is a Christian mission serving Nepali people through health and development work. Established in Nepal in 1952, INF is the longest-serving international non-government organisation in the country. INF helps people affected by TB, leprosy, disability, HIV/AIDS and drug abuse, facilitates development among poor communities, runs medical camps and provides medical training. You can provide vital help for poor Nepali people by buying gifts online at www.inf.org/gifts today. Kalene Mission Hospital Kalene Mission Hospital is in the northwest corner of Zambia, approximately 20 kilometres from the borders of Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The hospital has approximately 180 beds and provides inpatient and outpatient services including maternity, paediatrics, general medicine, surgery, and treatment for infectious diseases and malnutrition. The hospital is part of a network of mission stations under the auspices of Christian Missions in Many Lands (CMML). Current AMT workers: Richard and Rachel Reed work at Kalene – Richard in maintenance/administration and Rachel in nursing/administration Mercy Ships Mercy Ships endeavors to follow the example of Jesus by bringing hope and healing to the world's forgotten poor. Mercy Ships is committed to alleviating human suffering and distress by providing world-class, free-of-charge medical and community services to the poorest nations of the earth, empowering them to stand on their own two feet and fulfill their God-given potential. OM Relief & Development – Mercy in Action We believe God's love transforms the whole of life – spiritual, emotional, physical and social. Our relief and development workers demonstrate this love by addressing people's immediate needs, building for a better future and offering eternal hope in Jesus. Samaritan's Purse Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease and famine, with the purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ. TEAR Australia TEAR Australia informs, challenges and empowers Christians, in partnership with local churches, to make biblically-shaped responses to suffering and oppressed communities. The motivation of Christians that support TEAR comes from their belief that God loves all people, and in Christ offers them the opportunity of a new life. They believe that God is just, and has particular care for the poor and those who suffer as victims of injustice. Do you want to give a meaningful gift, a gift that will make a real difference to needy individuals and communities? Then shop with {arguably} The World's Most Useful Gift Catalogue. The Leprosy Mission | The Leprosy Mission Australia The Leprosy Mission is a leading international non-denominational Christian organisation in leprosy work with over 130 years experience. As long as leprosy afflicts individuals and communities, The Leprosy Mission (TLM) is committed to doing all it can to break its power and impact. This means not just providing a cure, but also addressing the underlying causes, working to prevent disability and to restore dignity and wholeness to people and communities affected by leprosy around the world. Support TLM's ministry by shopping online. Transform Cambodia On any one day there are over 15,000 children working or living on the streets of Phnom Penh. Transform Cambodia is a Christian mission giving many of these children hope for the future. Transform Cambodia's program provides food and clothing, educates them through specialist educators, teaches them English, and mentors each child to reach his or her potential. World Vision International | World Vision Australia World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. You can buy gifts online to support World Vision, as well as sponsor children. The Bible Society's mission is to provide God's Word to all people, in their own language, in a format they can use and at a price they can afford. Global Recordings Network GRN records Bible stories that show the way of salvation. Its main focus is on oral societies and unreached people groups – those without any Christian resources. Current AMT workers: Noel and Mary Bachelor (Aust), Chris and Cheryl Mason (Aust) New Tribes Mission | NTM (CrossView) Australia NTM coordinates missionaries, sent by local churches, to take the Gospel to tribal people. Missionaries then plant churches. They disciple believers, translate the Scriptures, and train teachers and leaders, who in turn reach out to their own people and to neighboring tribes. Current AMT workers: Phil and Fiona Emery (PNG), Rick and Kaili Eveans (PNG), Mark and Joanne Hunter (Thailand), Paul and Linda (Specialists) OM Ships OM Ships International is the organisation behind Doulos, Logos II and Logos Hope. The Ships Ministry began in 1970 as part of the global Christian training and outreach movement, OM International. Since then OM's ships have visited over 450 different ports in over 150 countries and territories and welcomed 37 million visitors on board. OM's goal is to bring knowledge, help and hope to the people of the world. This is done by supplying vital literature resources, encouraging cross-cultural understanding, training young people for more effective life and service, providing needed relief, and sharing a message of hope in God wherever there is opportunity. Scripture Union Australia - by state SU aims to make God's good news known to children, young people and their families, and encourage people of all ages to meet God daily through the Bible and prayer. SIL International | Australian Society for Indigenous Languages Inc. By facilitating language development, SIL (formerly Summer Institue of Linguisitcs) International serves the peoples of the world through research, translation and literacy. The Australian Society for Indigenous Languages has been serving the Aboriginal and Islander Language Communities in Australia since the early 1960s. In the last 7 years, the work has expanded to include communities and groups in and around the island of Timor. AusSIL specialises in the production of vernacular language materials, as well as linguistic documentation of the many vernacular languages. Current AMT workers: Richard and Linda Buchanan (Russia), Bill and Sandra Callister (PNG), Liz Pfeifer (Philippines) Wycliffe Bible Translators | WBT Australia Wycliffe's mission is to assist the church in making disciples of all nations through Bible translation. Its vision is to see translation in progress among every language group that needs it by 2025. Check out the Gift Catalog. Current AMT workers: John and Sharon Thomson (US), Craig and Sharon Vanderduys (PNG) FEBC exists to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to those who have little or no opportunity to hear about God's love for them. Every day our radio network broadcasts 560 hours of programming in 150 languages, to a potential listening audience of more than 2.5 billion people. FEBC's broadcasts are heard in many countries with limited access to Christian ministry, or where there is tremendous political and cultural opposition to the gospel. Check out the Gift Catalogue. Current AMT workers: John and Remy Tan (Cambodia) HCJB Global – empowering dynamic media and healthcare ministries that declare and demonstrate Jesus Christ. Working with partners around the globe, HCJB has ministries in more than 100 countries. The gospel is airing in more than 120 languages and dialects. Thousands of HCJB healthcare patients are meeting Jesus. Nationals are being trained as missionaries, pastors, broadcasters and healthcare providers. Trans World Radio The vision of TWR is to reach the world for Christ by mass media so that lasting fruit is produced. Current AMT workers: Charles and Val Gray (Queensland reps)
Gospel for Asia is an organisation with a mission to reach the unreached of Asia with the gospel of Jesus Christ and fulfil the Great Commission through recruiting, training, sending, and assisting qualified labourers in partnership with the body of Christ. GFA currently supports 17,500 Native Missionaries, and is planting over seventeen Believers churches per day in South Asia. In each aspect of Gospel for Asia’s ministry, the primary aim is to plant churches among the unreached – those who have never heard the Gospel. Gospel for Asia trains and sends native missionaries because they have proven extremely effective. They are already familiar with the language and culture, and they live at the level of the people they serve, thus removing many social barriers. You can give via the Christmas catalogue, sponsor a child, or sponsor a native missionary online. New Tribes Mission | CrossView Australia NTM coordinates missionaries, sent by local churches, to take the Gospel to tribal people. Missionaries then plant churches. They disciple believers, translate the Scriptures, and train teachers and leaders, who in turn reach out to their own people and to neighboring tribes. Current AMT workers: Steve and Roslyn Baird (Philippines), Andrew and Anne Marie Ferguson (Mexico), Ross and Lea Ginn (Philippines), Glenn and Nat Latham (PNG), Jon and Janet Michell (PNG), Simon and Anni Pioneers | Pioneers Australia Pioneers mobilises teams to glorify God among unreached peoples by initiating church planting movements in partnership with local churches. WEC International | WEC Int'l - Australia The heart of WEC's ministry is to establish multiplying churches among unreached people groups. BTJ's vision stems from God's call to the Chinese (house) church to complete the Great Commission by preaching the Gospel and establishing fellowships of believers in all the countries, cities, towns, and ethnic groups between China and Jerusalem. International Teams | International Teams Australia ITeams mobilizes international teams to build transforming communities. ITeams sends 1045 workers to 170 teams in 62 countries to implement the transforming mission of Jesus Christ. ITeams is a non-denominational Christian, evangelical ministry embracing a wide range of backgrounds and styles – read more about ITeams' philosophy and focus. Current AMT workers: John and Kathy Harris (Netherlands), Phil and Sandy Jones (Mexico) OM (Operation Mobilisation) International | OM Australia Working in every continent and on every ocean (via two ocean-going ships), OM seeks to demonstrate and proclaim the love of God. In every situation OM teams adapt to the local culture and situation, finding the best ways to share Jesus. Through literature, the creative arts, friendship, Bible studies, videos and cassette tapes, correspondence courses, relief and development work, and much, much more... by all means possible we will tell people how our lives have been changed... and how they can meet Jesus. Wherever possible, OM works in partnership with the local church, encouraging and supporting local believers. Where there is no church... we seek to plant churches. interserve Interserve is a network of Christians from all over the world who, using their professional skills, work together to serve people of Asia and the Arab world – getting alongside them in tackling material, physical, mental and spiritual needs. Interserve is all about making Christ known across cultures by word and action in countries where otherwise He wouldn't be known. By placing Christians with skills in these areas to serve individuals, churches and communities with holistic care, they are being real salt and light of this world. Serving in Mission | SIM Australia The purpose of SIM is to glorify God by planting, strengthening, and partnering with churches around the world as we evangelize the unreached, minister to human need, disciple believers into churches, and equip churches to fulfill Christ's Commission. With Southern Sudan coming into existence in July 2011, by donating to SIMaid you can help provide safe drinking water (Project 98021), Sudan Interior Church Secondary School (98019), Clinic and Community Health Workers Training School (98018), or The Workshed (98826 - to develop skilled metalworkers). Other missions agencies (list of over 100) Brass Tacks is a registered charity who for 21 years has been 'serving those who serve' by providing practical support for Christian building projects. It has a full time worker and 80 volunteers who have worked on 150 projects in 37 different countries. Global Recordings Network In partnership with the church, GRN's mission is to effectively communicate the Good News of Jesus Christ by means of culturally appropriate audio and audio-visual materials in every language. Current AMT workers: Noel and Mary Bachelor (Aust), Chris and Cheryl Mason (Aust) Mobile Mission Maintenance MMM International is a mission organisation established to help Christian ministries with their building and maintenance needs. Ministries assisted include education, health care, outreach, evangelism and church planting ministries, local and overseas churches and faith missions both in Australia and around the world. Current AMT workers: Graham (International Director) and Elizabeth Young The 30-Days global prayer movement encompasses thousands of people and hundreds of ministries in almost 150 countries. The members of the movement are passionate about the salvation of Muslims, and are dedicated to praying for them through The 30-Days Muslim World Prayer Guide during Ramadan. Jews for Jesus Jews for Jesus is an international organisation of Jewish people who believe that Jesus is the Messiah and Saviour of the world. Jews for Jesus exists to make the messiahship of Jesus an unavoidable issue to the Jewish people worldwide. Middle East Christian Outreach MECO is a group of people with a heart for the Middle East, united in vision for Middle Eastern churches to engage in effective mission. We aim to be culturally sensitive, prepared to learn language, determined to stay around for the long term, flexible, willing to work in teams and to share and model the love of Christ. OM Next Generation OM wants the next generation to experience God's transforming power in and through their lives. One generation of young people had the passion and vision to start OM. Young people have the 'right now' energy to transform lives and communities. OM is committed to helping, supporting and releasing young people to experience life as God intended and to fulfil their calling. OMF International OMF International is a Christian mission that serves the church and brings the gospel to some 12 countries in East Asia and has a pioneering ministry in others. We provide Christians with opportunities to share the love of Christ with East Asians worldwide. Second Wind Network Second Wind Network helps people over 40 to explore opportunities for cross-cultural mission or ministry – locally or globally, part-time or full-time. The website is a 'one-stop shop' for research and information about mission. Teen Missions Int'l | Teen Missions Int'l Australia Teen Missions is a pioneer of the concept of providing short-term missions experience for teens with confidence that as young people saw the mission field first-hand they would see the pressing needs of the world. Teen Missions exists to launch youth into lifetime missions involvement by training, discipling and mobilizing them to impact eternity around the world NOW. A large number of Teen Missions alumni are in full-time Christian ministry serving the Lord worldwide as pastors, teachers, Christian authors and missionaries. The mission of Joshua Project is to highlight the people groups of the world that have the least Christian presence in their midst and to encourage pioneer church-planting among every ethnic people group. Operation World The authors of Operation World desire to see this work promote prayer among the people of God and serve as a global reference work for church and mission groups. The World Factbook (CIA) Covers a thoroughly comprehensive list of the world's nations, countries and territories. Brief, largely statistical information on geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. The CMML Flight Service is a non-profit Christian ministry providing a high quality aviation service and related support facilities in Zambia and neighboring countries. (NB: It is not directly affiliated with CMML USA.) Mission Aviation Fellowship | MAF Australia Drawing highly specialised staff from many nations as part of a world-wide Christian mission, MAF Australia provides vital air transport for people living in remote communities of Papua New Guinea, North Australia and Cambodia. |