NEPAL: In 1995 a group of Christians in Nepal were inspired by the work of the Micah Network, and the teaching they had heard about integral mission to get together to encourage the churches in their own country to understand and practice integral mission. Micah Network Nepal (they are the only national level Micah Network) [...]

THAILAND: AIDS has affected a vast amount of people who have responded in various ways. This is the story of one Christian family’s struggle to overcome the stigma of an AIDS- infected son and the rewards that emerged in their community as a result. Malee and Yanyoong Charoenboon live in a predominately Christian village about fifteen [...]

CAMBODIA: Svay Att is a 199-family strong village in Pursat province of Cambodia. Most of its residents are poor farmers, some of whom migrated to Thailand in search of work, leaving their young ones and the elderly. Through the evangelistic efforts of Im Seila, the pastor of the local Methodist church, the number of new [...]

PHILIPPINES: Peace and order was a big problem in one neighbourhood of Quezon City. Each day there were up to five killings among rival gangs of teenagers. A pastor decided to move into the dangerous area of the neighbourhood and live among the gangs. This was an initiative by the LIFE Project, which is a [...]

KYRGYSTAN: Christianity is quite young in Kyrgyzstan. Many churches place the main emphasis on preaching the gospel and are less concerned with the needs of poor people. Until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the approach of the political system was to prevent people from taking initiatives to improve their lives. This affected [...]

This event is being organised for February 2013 by Micah Network and Urban Neighbours of Hope (UNOH) is Bangkok. More details to follow.  For information contact events@micahnetwork.org.