Category: Country Profiles

Africa: Beauty City

Africa: Beauty City

In recent years, Chinese have been flocking to Africa to take advantage of the economic opportunities opening up there, besides those sent over by the Chinese government to work on Chinese-supported infrastructure projects. Only a few Chinese churches are there to serve these workers, fortune-seekers, and entrepreneurs. Nexus is supporting a young Chinese couple; they are learning English and local language. Their vision at this time is to serve the local Chinese church. -since 2015

Levant: R City

Levant: R City

The Syrian and Iraqi refugee crisis is the greatest refugee crisis in the world today. The U.N. has not, and cannot, meet all of the needs, and many refugees have been without basic dental or medical care for years, being unable to pay for expensive local services. But our Brazilian partner in 2014 began a clinic to serve local Syrian and Iraqi refugees as well as the poor in the area. By far most of those served are Muslim.The center…

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Levant: Tree City

Levant: Tree City

The Syrian refugee crisis has displaced 9 million people—almost half the population of the country—, over three million of whom have fled to neighboring countries. Without schools or many basic community facilities, their children are already being called “Syria’s lost generation.” But in their suffering many have gained one vital thing: the opportunity to hear and receive the gospel.The Love to the Levant Project, working with the local church and also Chinese missionaries, has helped to begin a Culture Training…

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