Jill Nelson reports on Turkey’s geopolitical ambitions and what worries Western nations; Mary Reichard talks to a security specialist about the plight of missionaries kidnapped in Haiti; and Paul Butler remembers the circuit-riding preacher Francis Asbury who spread Methodism across the country. Plus: commentary from Cal Thomas, illegal landings, and the Thursday morning news.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate. Additional support comes from Christianbook.com. Great gifts to help you bring on the joy. Christianbook.com. From Dordt University, offering reimbursed campus visits to show you firsthand how Dordt’s Christ-centered education leads to lifelong discipleship. Details at Dordt.edu/visit. And from Samaritan Ministries. It’s not insurance, it’s Christians paying one another’s medical expenses. More at samaritanministries.org/worldpodcast