India: In 1999, dozens of Hindu extremists attacked Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons in their sleep, burning them alive. Yet his widow, Gladys, forgave the attackers and continued the couple’s ministry to lepers. In November, she received the prestigious Mother Teresa Memorial International Award for Social Justice. Previous winners include the Dalai Lama, Malala Yousafzai, and “Machine Gun Preacher” Sam Childers.
The late pastor theologian gave strong counsel to me and so many others in ministry.
The first woman tried to get free of God. But when she aligned herself with God’s purposes, she became the ‘Mother of All the Living.’
While ethnic tensions have festered for decades, leaders in Manipur say religious extremism is fueling the extreme aggression.
The Spirit is at work, but so are the mechanisms around high-production sets.
