World Missions & Evangelism, Inc.

To the readers of the blog, apologies for the delay in an update. I have been traveling a lot and actually am in between trips right now. Here is what is happening. On June 4, Eric (one of our WME missionaries focused on our project in Indonesia) and I traveled to the Atlanta area to attend a conference on Islam. We were powerfully impacted with reports and information about what God is doing to reach people of Muslim background. I travelled from there to California on June 5 and was there until June 19. Here about 30 people focused on church planting movement strategy worldwide gathered for 2 weeks of strategy, Bible study, and prayer. This meeting represented partnering organizations who are focused on cpm in the nations and reported amazing things from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and even the United States. Altogether, the group reported over 12,000 churches planted in the last 5 years. Praises to God and celebration for what He has done abounded. The meetings and individual discus...

Jerry Rankin and Ed Stetzer have come out with an outstanding book called "Spiritual Warfare and Missions". This book fills a real need in the Missions community. It is published by B&H BOOKS and is a sequel to "Spiritual Warfare" by Rankin. Rankin's first book on this subject is an outstanding look at the warfare of every believer, filled with examples from the mission field. In this new book, Rankin and Stetzer are focusing on the areas of warfare that are specifically related to Missions. They identify 8 strategies of Satan to undermine the World Mission enterprise. 1. Keep Nations Closed to the Gospel 2. Keep People Groups Hidden from Our Awareness 3. Persecution of Believers and the Church 4. Convince Christians Missions Is Optional 5. Erode the Authority of God's Word 6. Distort the Call of God 7. Erode the Faith of God's People 8. Destroy the Spiritual Vitality of the Church I am still reading this book and am being enlightened and inspired by...