An Indonesia Alliance pastor, Reverend Yeremia Zanambani, was shot dead in the Hitadipa District in Papua, Indonesia, in September. Let us pray for God’s peace and consolation for the pastor’s family, as well as for the members of the church he led.

India is the country with the second highest number of COVID-19 cases, behind only the United States. Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 100 families in Kolkata and Maharashtra have received aid for basic foodstuffs.

For the past 30 years, Reverend Silas Yang has been studying and serving as a pastor in the Alliance church of Taiwan. He was elected President in October of this year and he hopes the Lord will guide him in preparing new church planting strategies, furthering the education of their pastors, and taking care of each ministry.

The Alliance in Latin America is building its missionary vision as it finds new ways to fulfill the Great Commission in urban areas and in cross-cultural projects. The emphasis of the Alliance Ministerial Update in Latin America in November 2020 will be missions.

Reverend Liusbel Utrera Morgado opened his heart to Jesus 15 years ago. His ministry has always been pastoral, and he has worked in leadership roles from the local church to the national office. As the new president of the C&MA Church of Cuba, the Lord has given him a vision for a healthy and growing church that aims to fulfill the Great Commission.

Mongolia is a large country in East Asia, located between Russia and China. Almost 30% of the population is nomadic or semi-nomadic and the majority are young (30 years old or younger), Buddhist or identifying as non-religious. All these factors challenge evangelism. But the C&MA Church of Mongolia has been faithful to the call to preach the gospel.

The women of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Latin America will hold conferences in October 2020 about the ministry, life and development of Christian women. Men and women are invited to participate in the third part of the Ministerial Update organized by CLA, AWF and FATELA.

During the first phase of AWF’s Global Response to COVID-19, three African countries have had many fruits and blessings. Our brothers and sisters from Cote d’Ivoire, Gabon, and Mali ask us to continue praying for them. May God bless many more lives through them.

In Phase One of the AWF Global Response to COVID-19, we were able to allocate over US $100,000 in grants to assist with immediate relief needs of congregations and communities. More than 170,000 people from vulnerable communities received food and hygiene products from volunteers of local Alliance churches.

Mission leaders of the Alliance national churches will meet in October to discern together God’s direction for our movement. Disciple-making, businessmen in missions, compassion ministry, and diaspora missions are some of the topics that will be discussed.

The Ministerial Update will present the ministry philosophy that drives the mission of a generation that is assuming key roles in Latin America, starting September 21.

“To think that all this damage occurred in one second, but it needs about one whole year to repair is mind-boggling!” says Dr. Milad Dagher, Alliance pastor in Lebanon. The explosion that happened in Beirut on August 4th this year damaged several buildings, including the Christian Alliance Institute of Theology (CAIT), churches, ministries and offices. Let us pray and find ways to help our brothers and sisters rebuild.

Addressing the needs of the communities we serve is part of our mandate to proclaim Christ to all nations. With AWF's Global Response to COVID-19 entering its second phase (development projects), we realized that food insecurity has been intensified by this pandemic and may have a lasting impact on vulnerable communities. Please read this article and let us pray together with clarity of purpose as we move forward to fulfill our mandate to witness to our faith in Christ with words and deeds.

The AWF Latin American Region is holding webinars to update its presidents, missionaries, pastors and executive leaders from the continent on the AWF’s Global Response to COVID-19. The webinars are the result of meetings held with national presidents during the first half of 2020.

Since 2018 the Alliance World Fellowship has been publishing short videos on its website and social media to strengthen the idea that each one of us is not just a local Alliance church member, but we are part of a global family. Reinforcing this connection, we would like to invite you to be part of this campaign.

Losing a baby could be a powerful and understandable reason to give up a mission. Not for Nathan’s parents. The one-year-old son of Lagyi Sin Nang and Sarawut Sikrinpacdekun, a Burmese missionary couple in Thailand, died recently. He was seriously injured when an audio speaker fell on him during a worship service. Despite the deep sadness, his parents have decided to keep holding onto God and trusting Him, working among Burmese migrants in Bangkok.

Several members of the Alliance Churches located in Beirut, Lebanon, were injured and their homes damaged by the explosion in the port of Beirut that occurred yesterday. Please pray for our Alliance family there, and for the recovery of the people, the church, and the city of Beirut.

Rev. Bahij Khoury was ushered into glory after a life full of rich eternal fruit. He served the Lord faithfully for over sixty years, and he was a special gift to the Alliance Church in Syria.

Earlier this year, we witnessed the first steps of the Sudanese Alliance Fellowships in North Africa. They are translating the Word of God into the believers’ mother tongue, training new leaders and deacons, and much more. They continue to grow wonderfully despite this difficult time.

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the pastors in Colombia had to close the doors of their churches. Then they asked: What do we do now?