>> jeremiah: hello, i'm david jeremiah. as a teacher of the scripture for more than 40 years, i have found that the bible speaks to every situation we face in life, and throughout my ministry, i have discovered a profound truth: that when the word of god intersects with our lives, there will be a turning point. discover how the power of god's word can transform your life when you j me on turning point. >> larson: watch turning point with dr. david jeremiah right here on this network. >> today on christian world news, she is on a world-wind tour of 11 countries in 11 months. this young lady is competing in what is called the world race, and the goal is to

spread the gospel. >> wendy: plus, missing missionary pilot jerry krauss disa disappeared en route from supervisin south african to mali. his family is is still looking for answers. >> george: and this former archbishop is taking the country's prime minister to task for his government's discrimination against christians. >> wendy: welcome to christian world news, everyone. i'm wendy griffith. >> george: and i am george thomas. imagine quitting your job, leaving everything behind, and setting off on a trip, one that goes to 11 countries in 11 months. >> wendy: sounds very exciting. recently i met one young lady who is doing just that. she is having the adventure of a lifetime on what's called "the world race." ♪

>> in these cultures that we're going to, people don't care what you look like or what you smell like. they care about the message that you have. >> reporter: 28-year-old emily wright of virginia beach left her job, her apartment, and her family torld" challenge. that means over the next 11 months, emily will visit 11 countries for about 30 days each. >> i'm excited just to be a part of something bigger than myself. >> reporter: her adventure began helping orphans in mozambique. from there, she goes to south africa, india, nepal, thailand, cam bod cambodia, veto, moldova, and will end her journey in romania.

the world race, now in its seventh year, establishes contacts in each country. emily and her team will work with local churches and ministries in their region. >> it could be working in bible school, and to working with women and children. >> reporter: emily's group is is part of a larger team of about 50 racers, who have been asked to travel light. >> i will have one backpack for the entire 11 months. i'll be taking a tent, so sometimes we'll have accomodations, and sometimes we won't. >> reporter: how do you feel about going a week without a shower? >> i'm the type of girl who can handle that. um, and in training we had practice doing that. we were living in the woods for a week, a group of 50 people getting close together. >> reporter: world race founder seth barnes came up with the idea several years

ago, to give people an alternative to the nine to five routine. >> we push people to do a journey where they go out and take virtually nothing, and they know that they've got all spiritual authority. and we ask them to pray for local needs and see what god does when he shows up. and it inevitably changes them as they see and depend on god with total dependence, that he shows up in power. >> reporter: he says thousands of young people apply each year because they're looking for more. >> by leaving all of the stuff that has defined us and just allowing god to open up his possibilities in all different cultures, they find that there is more to life, that this yearning that they've had inside has an answer. >> reporter: one thing emily and her team are discovering is that mission work can be tough, and that spiritual warfare is real. emily shared this recent blog post from mozambique. "the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness

has not overcome in it. in ministry, i see children who are dying in the hospital, who have nothing, no bedsheets, no food, no doctors, no paper towels to wipe up their mess. it is so easy to just see the hopelessness and the darkness. but the truth is god has authority over every seemingly hopeless situation. he is trustworthy, he is good, hen is our healer, and ultimately he has already defeated sickness and death." if you'd like to take the world race challenge like emily, you need to be between the ages of 21 and 35, and have a heart for missions and adventure. it will cost you about $15,000 for the entire journey, but you don't have to have it all before you go. emily says although the journey is not always easy, her mission remains the same. god's love. >> whatever form that takes, giving them shoes or even taking them out for an evening. jesus said to heal the sick,

cast out demons and raise the dead, and they really ask you to have that kind of faith. >> wendy: i loved meetly emily, and you can follow her adventure online. see what country she is in. she is in india right now by the wayment and you can help her cause by going to her blog page, which is fan tafng. fantastic, by the way. find the ling on our website, cbn.com. >> george: where is jerry krauss. the american missionary has been missing for two months. his family and christians around the world are praying for answers. ephraim graham has the details. >> reporter: jerry krauss, a 54-year-old missionary pilot was flying his turbo prop aircraft from south africa to mali last april 7th, when he disappeared. his wife, gina, is praying he'll return home. >> i want my husband back. >> reporter: she and jerry have served as missionaries to africa for more than 25 years. jerry worked with mission

aviation fellowship until the mission left mali back in 2009. they remained in the country, and jerry took a job with the private aviation company. >> my husband is self-motivated, very intelligent. >> reporter: jessica is one of jerry's daughters. >> he is a central figure to our family, and just like a man of god. he is awesome. i love him to death. >> he is so solid. he just keeps our family together. >> reporter: now je jerry's family is having to rely more on god. gina says her husband phoned her before departing south africa and said he had some engine problems with the plane. she says she knew jerry could fix the engines and then be on his way. >> he is a little bit of a macgyver. he likes fiddling with things and getting them to work. he was pretty optmistic

about leaving. >> reporter: then jerry was back on his way to mali. his wife and children expected him to refuel at an island nation in the equator, in the gulf of guinea. but no one could tell the family if he was seen refueling there. now the question they're facing: did jerry experience engine trouble and land the a re region of africa? or did something worse happen? >> although we didn't have any concrete evidence, i think rationally there is definitely a lot of different indications leaning towards a plane crash. >> reporter: no plane wreckage turned up after rescuers searched the gulf of guinea. his daughter, alyssa, says she has come to trust god in everything. >> okay, all right, god, this is all yours. whenever you're ready to tell us where my dad is, that's awesome. we'll wait for your timing because your timing is perfect. >> reporter: jerry's son,

nathan, says the book of job reminds him not to blame god for the ordeal. >> i'm giving praise to god instead, and asking god, why did he do this? and not in a demeaning way, but just questioning. and waiting for god to answer. >> reporter: and nearly two months later, gina and the children still wait for resolution to jerry's mysterious disappearance. >> to this day we still don't nowhere jerry is, but god does. >> george: and our thoughts and prayers are with the krauss family. our thanks to those who provided the video for that reporter. for more information, check out the family's website. you can find that link at cbnnews.com. >> wendy: and coming up, the latest news on the suffering church.

>> wendy: authorities in

eastern raided a tehran church this week. the christian news network reports that security agents entered church premises, arrested everyone present, and confiscated materials theremen there. the detainees are being held in an undisclosed location. the raid came after church elders asked authorities for information about another detained pastor and his wife. >> persecution of christians is especially harsh here, as you know, in muslim countries, but it is happening all over the world. a new report from the u.s. state department recently listed the worst countries for religious freedom. i spoke with our chief international correspondent gary lane earlier this week about some of the hot spots. president obama met with the president of burma, the first time in 60 years -- >> yes. very historic. >> george: but burma continues to be a country of concern. >> reporter: is the united states moving too quickly in

these economic situations? >> those who are working in burma, the relief agencies, and especially the christians, say yes, the u.s. is moving too fast, because the burmese government, while it is freeing prisoners from jail, it is cracking down on christians, particularly the ethnic kachin people, who live in the northern part of the country, burning down churches, and force many of them into forced labor. >> george: another country is egypt. we've been reporting on this in the last 24, 27 months. following the mubarak regime. it faults the government for lack of protection for coptic christians. >> reporter: and that is accurate for them to fault the government for that. the radical muslims will go and attack a church, trying to esto destroy a church, burn it down or level the church, and christians will call the police, and nothing happens. the police will arrive many hours after the incident, and they'll arrest the christians. and the christians say, hey,

what are you arresting us for? we haven't done anything. we were the victims here. this is a very accurate indication of what is happening in egypt today. >> george: another country that you are very familiar with, gary, is sudan. we reported over the years the attacks against christians in the nuba mountains, but now there are reports of persecution in the capital of sudan, what is up with that. >> reporter: cartume is a mess right now for christians. churches have been closed. the government wants all christians out of sudan. >> george: and where is that pressure coming from? >> reporter: it is from the islamists and the government. they would like to see all of the christians go to south sudan because they believe that is a christian state. >> george: since they have a new country now. >> reporter: yeah. it is about two years old now. go down to south sudan and live there. but christianity has been in kartum for centuries.

why should they have to leave their homes and go down to the south. they want to remain. but unfortunately we're seeing almost like a genocide against christians in the north. >> george: wow! what is your sense -- does the u.s. government really care? do they even read this report? do they have any impact on the countries that are stipulated and highlighted in the report? >> reporter: i don't think the u.s. has done much about it. the countries that are highlighted in this reports. other than putting pressure on those governments. they raise it as an issue. for example, vietnam several years ago, the u.s. council on religious freedom listed them in their annual report on their watch list as a nation of particular concern. the vietnamese backed off for a while, but then when we back off, they're back to the same old business again, persecuting especially christians in the mountain areas. so what good is this report, really. it raises awareness, but behind that, there is not a

lot of teeth behind it. >> george: we need to continue to talk and highlight these various countries -- >> reporter: we do that here at cbn news. we try to do that regularly. >> george: gary lane, thank you so much. >> wendy: up next, the archbishop and the prime minister. why this u.k. christian leader is calling out david cameron's government for discrimination. >> wendy: welcome back. two-thirds of christians in the united kingdom believe they are a persecuted minority. that's according to a recent

poll. former archbishop of canterbury, george cary disagrees that christians are persecuted, but he does believe they're experiencing more discrimination then ever before. he wrote an article in the british press criticizing david cameron. peter wooding spoke with lord kerry about his voice. >> prime minister david cameron's support for gay marriage, along with a growing number of discrimination cases against christians in the workplace have led former archbishop of canterbury to accuse the p.m. of betraying christians. kerry's article accuses the government of aiding and abetting discriminations against christians. >> yes, i was very keen to make a very clear statement about what i regard as the duplicity of the prime minister in saying wonderful words about the christian

church and what the leaders are doing, but the actions of his government go in a completely different direction. >> reporter: he cites a number of cases where the government has discriminated against christians in the workplace. >> christians are being discriminated against, and some are losing their jobs. if i think we've really got to stand up for our faith today, whether in america or britain, or elsewhere. i've often said if you behave like a door mat, don't be surprised if people treat you like one. >> reporter: lord kerry believes this is especially crucial for christians to speak out against the cameron government's push to legalize gay marriage. >> we must actually work with the government not to rescind our marital laws, but to strengthen marriage, marriage of one man to one woman, with the idea of to death do us do part. >> reporter: but he made it clear he does not believe christians in the west are persecuted, and he does not believe the p.m. has an

anti-christian agenda. he says it has more to do with lack of biblical knowledge. >> i think a lot of it has to do with ignorance. we have lost the whole land of christian theology in our country. and so people can confuse marriage with just being nice to one another.d one man lr man, then that is the equal of marriage, which, of course, is not. we're inheriting a heritage of neglect of the bible. and i think it is a challenge of the churches to get back to scriptural teaching. >> reporter: yet he believes while christians must speak out, they must be careful in how they communicate their language. >> don't take anything for granted. don't let people get away with it and argue. but the second and most important thing is get the tone right. speak with gentleness. speak in the truth and love.

be courteous to others. >> reporter: he sends out this challenge to u.k. churches, to bring their voices before government, and the question remains: will david cameron listen and bring this nation back to godly values. peter wooding for cbn news, london, england. >> george: thanks, peter. this week the boy scouts of america decided to allow openly homosexual scouts. the question now: how will this decision impact the organization that is so heavily supported by faith-based groups. some see the drastic drop in support and mass defections. dale hurd has the story. [applause] >> reporter: supporters are celebrating after the boy scouts of america decided thursday to lift their ban on allowing openly gay scouts. >> this is what we've been working for. it's a small step in the right direction, but it's huge in another way. >> we want every kid to have a place where they belong to learn and grow and feel protected.

>> reporter: with some of the left felt the scouts didn't go far enough because they're keeping their ban on adult gays. still, letting gay boys be scouts could turn into a major problem for an organization with a motto men te morally straight. safe group sponsors 70% of units nationwide, and many like the catholic church and southern baptists say they will not give up core beliefs to stay with the scouts. he says the loss of such church groups could devastate the organization. >> i think you'll see a mass exitous, of common sense parents saying, you know what, we can't trust scouting anymore. there is not that moral consistency throughout the program. >> i've heard several boys say i'm done, and they'll be within a year of getting their eagle. and getting your eagle is a very, very difficult thing to do. >> i think that that sexual discussion needs to be at home with the parents. >> reporter: the change will go into effect next year.

dale hurd, cbn news.

>> george: well, growing up with his missionary parents in latin-america, steven carnel suffered from autism. some cost doubt on his future. >> wendy: today, as you'll see in this report from the international mission board, he has exceeded all expectations. he tells us his own story, starting with hi cartoon character, steboono. >> steboono was having a call from the lord that he must go to a far country. at that time he didn't know what the meaning was, except he had to go out and learn the language and the gospel and get a new armor. a different armor represents growth. >> i started drawing mongo when i was 16 years old, not so i could become famous or

rich. but the main purpose of the mongo is that children, teenagers, and a lot of people would know who their creator is is. steboono reminds me a lot of my childhood and how god has been helping me to grow. ever since i was little, the doctor said i would not be able to speak any other language because of my diagnosis or autism. autism really is a brain disorder. a lot of autistic people are very non-social. they would not think that the world belongs to all people or to god. but the steven that you're seeing right now has a different view. he sees a lot of people and life is all about serving the lord and to love others. just like the lord can heal the blind, the lord can have the mute speak and have the crippled walk, and so can the lord have a person with a disability -- the person that cannot speak very much can speak almost five languages fluently.

[speaking a foreign language] >> i would never imagine i would really speak japanese and become a major part in this church in japan. well, here in japan, i work as a volunteer missionary to a filipin filipino-japanese church. i work not only as a translator for the pastor, i also teach english to japanese children, and i also i help the youth in their ministry. i also play in a band in the church. i am the keyboard player. so far from living in japan all by myself, i've learned to depend on the lord more than myself. i've learned how to love others and respect others. but the most important thing of what i have overcome is to accept who i am and what am i made for by the lord. i was made to serve the lord

and to tell people about christ, and to share with them the testament of how god healed me, to let people know that people who have disabilities can have the hope of serving the lord. not all of us were made the same. so for those who are watching, never give up. never lose hope because god is moving in your life. and that's what the steboono series is all about. >> george: that's great. >> wendy: never give up. >> george: never give up. and japan is a tough place to share the gospel. >> wendy: it is. i loved it. great s . >> george: guys, thanks so much for joining us this week. >> wendy: from all of us here, good-bye and god bless

>> jeremiah: hello, i'm david jeremiah. as a teacher of the scripture for more than 40 years, i have found that the bible speaks to every situation we face in life, and throughout my ministry, i have discovered a profound truth: that when the word of god

intersects with our lives, there will be a turning point. discover how the power of god's word can transform your life when join me on turning point. >> larson: watch turning point with dr. david jeremiah right here on this network. >> after a lifetime of christian living, professional golfer wally armstrong talks about discovering new joy through practicing the presence of jesus. that's next on "significant insights." >> hello and welcome to significant insights. i'm jerry rose. if you were to write down some of the most popular names for jesus, what would be on your list? savior, lamb of god,