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CT Media Presents: God Pops Up in Southeast Asia

When the government blocked his Christian radio station, Chanda had to find another way to spread the Good News of Jesus. His answer came on a microchip.

This strategic work in Southeast Asia faces continued pressure from the government, yet it continues to spread. Drawing on new technologies, the leaders have equipped hundreds of “hubs” across their region. In some places, they have brought the gospel to tribes who have never heard it. They’ve translated the Bible, for the first time, into the language of some of these people. Their video ministry is even reaching untold numbers of deaf people, helping them learn sign language, and the language of God’s love. For security reasons, we don’t divulge the identity of these brothers and sisters.

After watching this episode of God Pops Up, read the story of missionaries in the mountains of Papua, who face life and death in “The Land of the Clouds.”

Through God Pops Up, CT Media brings you stories from some of the world’s most dangerous locations. These stories feature people who are risking their lives to share the Good News. Although we have sought credible sources, for security reasons, we cannot cite those sources, show photos of subjects, or name names. In this series, we use animation to tell true narratives that encourage the global church, but we also seek to protect the people behind those narratives. CT Media created these videos as a discipleship tool for both kids and adults. Thank you for watching and sharing these stories.

If God leads, you can give a tax-deductible gift to any of these causes by giving through the National Christian Foundation (NCF). NCF will anonymously pass your gift to the cause you’ve chosen.

To nominate a story, or to underwrite a story that shows how God Pops Up, email godpopsup@christianitytoday.com.

Also in this issue

We find ourselves near the end of a painful year, with a dark winter ahead of us. CT’s December issue speaks to the fundamental truth we celebrate every Christmas: “On those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned” (Isaiah 9:2). God still loves the world. He is still God With Us. And he still lives and moves among his people to bring light and life, hope and healing. These are the stories of the global church at work in the age of the pandemic.

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Portraits of the Pandemic

Photography By Jeremy Cowart. Reporting by Jeremy Cowart and Morgan Lee.

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The Roots of Our Issue

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For Expats and Missionaries, COVID-19 Was a Crossroads

Rebecca Hopkins

She Knew She Was Called to Serve. Then COVID-19 Came.

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Meet the People Who Minister in America’s Food Chain

Bekah McNeel

Ghana Pentecostals Come to the Defense of Accused Witches

Daniel Silliman and Griffin Paul Jackson

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German Churches Reckon with Antisemitic History

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We Prayed for Healing. God Brought a Pandemic.

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God’s Mercies Redeem Our Guilty Mornings

Why I Claim the ‘Global Evangelical’ Label

Tish Harrison Warren

Life and Death in ‘The Land of the Clouds’

How the ‘World’s Largest Family’ Survived a Global Pandemic

Kara Bettis with additional reporting by Tonny Onyulo

Editorial

Jesus Is the Light of the Lockdown

Daniel Harrell

You’re Probably Worshiping a False God

To the Ends of the Earth

In My Remote Corner of India, Christianity Is Seen as a Cultural Threat

Apilang Apum

Bringing Hope and Healing to a War-Torn Homeland, One Footstep at a Time

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China’s Greatest Evangelist Was Expelled from a Liberal Seminary in America

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20 Questions for the Churches in Africa

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