Good News to the Poor
Langham trains Bible teachers in some of the most impoverished and under-resourced regions in the world thanks to the support of generous donors. Together, we’re equipping the church to live out its call to care for the orphan, the widow, the needy. Be encouraged by these glimpses of how you help God’s people to alleviate…
Read MoreStrengthening faith in Pakistan
Pastor Javeed * contemplated the small, leafy green sprig growing through a thin crack in the vast concrete slab. He’d been asked to think about what this fragile sign of life in a hard place could symbolize. After a long pause, he responded: “It’s a bit like how it is for us as God’s people…
Read MoreBringing Christ to the Community
How do Christ-followers in Muslim-majority countries live out their faith in places where following Jesus sometimes means being marginalized in the workplace, cut off from your family, or even subject to physical violence? For one Langham-trained pastor living in a sensitive South Asian country, the answer is clear. “We cannot just stay inside the church.…
Read MoreWatch: You are bringing hope to Liberia
Join with us in giving thanks for the video testimony of Langham-trained pastor John in Liberia. Before receiving training on how to faithfully teach the Bible, he says he would just pick a verse and preach on whatever he thought was best. Today, he calls that “a great mistake” and has committed to faithfully study…
Read MoreSlavko’s testimony: Stories of hope from Bosnia & Herzegovina
Slavko Hadžić uttered his first prayer to a God he didn’t yet believe in during the start of the Bosnian war. “God, if you exist, please help me now.” God answered that prayer with a journey. It’s one that took Slavko from atheist to Jesus follower–and then to pastor with a passion to bring hope to Bosnia…
Read MoreYou bring hope to their hearts
In Sri Lanka, putting faith in Christ can mean losing other freedoms. In the predominantly Buddhist country, Christians can find themselves cast out by their families, marginalized in the workplace, pressured to recant their faith, or under physical attack. Yet, here is where God is growing his church. But when 8 in 10 pastors lack training…
Read MoreConrad Mbewe’s search for biblical resources
How a pastor in search of biblical books in the right context finds “a rich vein of gold” Conrad Mbewe knows from personal experience that these words by John Stott are true: “Good preaching is impossible without study, and study is impossible without good books.” Although today Conrad is a theological leader in his native…
Read MoreThe privilege of preaching in Ethiopia
In his nearly 10 years as youth pastor at Mekanisa Kale Heywet Church, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Pastor Misgana has seen a thing or two about the power of God’s Word to transform. When he first starting working with the youth, their knowledge of the Bible was not strong. So, he started a Bible a…
Read MoreYou bring peace
The peace of Christ is proclaimed through pastors and leaders who know God’s Word and can apply it to their local contexts. This past year, your generous support of Langham helped train 9,813 pastors to faithfully preach the gospel of peace in 63 countries. They return to their congregations and communities equipped to announce peace…
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