January 2021 / 70th
1. EDITORIAL: Missions in a Suffering World
[Timothy K. Park, Editor]
The world is in a state of pain and chaos due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And we are living in unprecedented circumstances while missionary works are to be carried on under the new normal. The 70th issue of Asian Missions Advance contains articles that deals with missions in a suffering world.…
2. MISSIONS, OPPOSITION AND PERSCUTION, DURING THE GLOBAL COVID-19 PANDEMIC
[Marvin Newell]
Globally, persecution against Christians has increased during the present coronavirus pandemic. After COVID-19 first emerged with a few cases in China, it spread globally through government mismanagement, mass travel, poverty, inadequate health support systems, and a myriad of unpredictable factors to become the pandemic of the century. As of this writing there has been over 57 million cases worldwide, with 1.3 million deaths. Besides the grief of losing loved ones, many have lost jobs, income and financial stability…
3. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND COVID-19 PANDEMIC
[Teng Yang Tan]
Much have been reported and discussed about the impact of COVID-19 on lives of people around the world. Some were affected more than others. Many social NGOs have rushed to help people who are poor and marginalized. Studies have shown that the impact of this pandemic on ordinary people, regardless of ethnicity or religion, is unprecedented. One of the most vulnerable population groups ignored is international students. The responsibility has fallen on many concerned churches, compassionate Christians, and missions’ organizations to alleviate the negative impact on these students…
4. THE MORAVIAN MISSIONAL APPROACH FOR TODAY’S MISSIONS
[Juno Wang]
In 2019, according to the United Nations, there were 272 million international migrants out of 7.7 billion global population, that is, one in every thirty people was a migrant. Today’s missions of using ways and means of accomplishing “the mission” which has been entrusted by the Triune God to the Church and Christians is glocal. It is global in scope but local in action and in sequence because of the seamless integration between the local and the global, which means local witnesses to have global ripple effects must be culturally appropriate…
5. THE CORONA PANDEMIC & BUSINESS AS MISSION
[Mats Tunehag]
The effects of the corona virus are disruptive beyond comprehension. The situation is changing by the hour. The consequences vary from difficult to dire for billions of people, and nobody knows what the timeline is for this crisis. Media across the world updates us constantly on the negative effects on businesses and on people’s lives, so this short article will have a different focus: what can we do? …
6. COVID-19, TECHNOLOGY AND MISSION
[John Edmiston]
The impact of COVID-19 on missions has been vast, and of course it varies widely from context to context. Lockdowns have been very severe in many nations, and not so much in others, and some modes of ministry are more deeply affected. Some of these impacts include: …
7. PANDEMIC COVID-19: A MISSION CHALLENGE FOR CHRISTIANS IN PAKISTAN
[Pervaiz Sultan]
This article looks at COVID -19 in the context of Pakistan with its effects on general public, raising the challenge for Christians with regard to their calling to serve people around and proclaim the gospel of Christ. February 27th 2020 was the day when the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Pakistan. Since then, along with the world, Pakistan has faced socio-economic, political and religious challenges at all levels of society. There were some clear warnings from national and international bodies, medical and other fields who raised issues of general awareness regarding the deadly virus for the precautions to take…
