Christianity Today

The Globe Issue 2024

The Road to Joy
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Christianity Today’s Globe Issue spotlights snapshots in the life of the church around the world. Our writers traveled the world—north, south, east, and west—to see how the church is answering the ancient question found in Psalm 78: Can God set a table in the wilderness? The stories here are only a foretaste of a global church that today is feeding and caring for neighbors around the world.

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Articles in this Issue

We’re a Broken People. But We Still Break Bread.

In the wilderness of western Uganda, we feast on peanut butter and malaria meds and gardening tips.

Meals with Jesus

A note from the editor.

When Refuge Is Still Ruin

Syria’s war split refugee families across oceans and continents. A church is trying to help.

Espresso in Exile

A Cyprus café ministry has irritated local authorities. It’s also inspiring imitators in the Muslim world.

A River (of Aid) Runs Through It

Church volunteers in western Ukraine are the hub of a global network channeling provisions to war refugees and the front lines.

In From the Cold

How Siberian farmers have turned gospel faithfulness into economic success.

The Little Farms That Could

Whether drying seeds with computer fans or fashioning water filters from barrels, a global agriculture ministry combats poverty with improvisation.

Stealing Death’s Sting

As China’s population ages, few receive end-of-life care. Christians are helping the elderly face death with hope.

Feast of Eden

Closed to outsiders and plagued by addiction, a Vietnam village tuned its radios to a California preacher. It has bloomed into a showcase for Hmong culture and an unlikely tourist destination.

A Seattle-Area Ministry Wants More Cooks in the Kitchen

Hillside Church helped refugees grow vegetables. Now it’s growing a whole community around food and preparing immigrants for culinary careers.

Grace in Gangland

Amid violence and shortages, a Haitian pastor dares to believe that Jesus still fills the hungry.

He Befriended His Family’s Murderer

A neighbor killed a pastor’s wife and children during Rwanda’s genocide. Years later, they’re preaching together.

Grown Old in ‘A Wild Place’

During 64 years in Thailand, Allan and Joan Eubank have planted churches and started schools and ridden elephants and sent a dance troupe to the White House. They’re not done yet.

A Letter from the President

Mother Teresa, Billy Graham, and a global God.

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