In Southeast Asia, where child trafficking continues to thrive as a multi-billion-dollar industry, one U.S. family and their international team are working to turn the tide. Michigan-born Seth and his wife, Hlawn, founded In Better Hands in 2012 with one mission: to rescue vulnerable children and give them a safe, loving Christian home.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee will convene in Hangzhou, China, from 20-25 November, at the invitation of the China Christian Council.

From November 1 to 5, the Global Harvest Summit 2025, an annual regional gathering of the Billion Soul Harvest movement, was held on Jeju Island, South Korea. The event brought together over 1,500 Christians from more than 100 countries to explore ways to fulfill the Great Commission by 2033.

In an interview with China Christian Daily, Dr. Victor Lee, president of the Bible College of Malaysia and pastor of First Assembly of God (Chinese) in Kuala Lumpur, shared about his ministry in theological education, his role in the World Council of Churches (WCC) as a Pentecostal representative, and his encouragement to Christians in China to contextualize the gospel and think globally.

Rev. Lam Thien Loc is an evangelical leader from Vietnam. He is the vice general secretary and director of education of the Vietnam Evangelical Alliance (VEA) and served as a translator during the large-scale evangelistic crusades held in Vietnam in 2023 and 2024 by Franklin Graham. In a recent interview with China Christian Daily, Rev. Lam shared insights about the situation of evangelical churches in Vietnam.

The Seoul Declaration, unveiled during the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly in South Korea this week, reaffirmed the authority of Scripture, clarifying evangelical positions on pluralism and sexuality, and calling for unity and renewal amid global division and cultural change.

At the 14th World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly in Seoul, Bambang Budijanto, secretary general of the Asia Evangelical Alliance (AEA), introduced the Asian member countries. Highlighting the challenges Christians face across the region, he urged global Christian leaders to pray for the courage and boldness of the Asian church in bearing witness to the gospel.

In a historic appointment, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) yesterday installed Rev. Adv. Botrus Mansour as its new Secretary General, entrusting him with leading a global fellowship of national alliances from 161 nations. Along with him, a new International Council (IC) has been appointed.

On the evening of October 30, 2025, the 14th General Assembly of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) concluded in Seoul with the inauguration of Botrus Mansour as the new WEA Secretary General, the election of Godfrey Yogarajah as the new Chairman of the International Council, and the addition of 10 new members to the International Council.

During the 14th World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly, Pastor Stephen Tong, the founder of the Reformed Evangelical Church of Indonesia, spoke with Gospel Herald (GH), offering earnest counsel to the Chinese church.