South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
This week Intercessors for Botswana graciously set aside three days — Wednesday July 22, Thursday July 23 and Friday July 24 — to pray for South Africa. It is interesting to note the prayer points that the Botswana intercessors chose for this mission. On day 1 they gave thanks for […]
Originally published in Christian Today China has ordered Christian villagers to renounce their faith in Jesus and worship the nation’s Communist Party leaders instead. Chinese authorities visited Christian homes in Linfen in the northern province of Shanxi in April and told residents who were on welfare benefits that they had […]
The Day After Tomorrow is the title of a Hollywood disaster film of the early 2000s. We may believe that the day after tomorrow will not change! But what about the week after tomorrow, or the month after tomorrow or even the year after tomorrow? Once the coronavirus has run its […]
Christian Liberty Books (CLB) is celebrating 25 years of providing quality Bible based resources for home education, missions, evangelism, Christian history, creation science, reformation and revival, says CLB in a media release. To mark the ocassion the ministry has produced a video promoting its resources: click here to view the […]
Originally published in CBN News An advisor for rapper Kanye West has announced that he’s no longer running in the 2020 presidential race. West originally reported over the Independence Day weekend that he had plans to run for the office of President of the United States. “We must now realize the promise […]
By Religion News Evangelical Christians in Russia and the former Soviet Union have distributed groceries to provide more than 1.5 million free meals to families facing hunger due to Covid-19 — even surprising frontline healthcare workers with food packages and a message of God’s love. “We’d like to share with […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Some 45 people attending Christian gatherings have reportedly been arrested in recent months in the capital city of Eritrea, a country ranked as the sixth worst in the world when it comes to Christian persecution. Rights groups are raising the alarm as recent reports […]
Malawi’s new president Dr Lazarus Chakwera has called on “all religiously-inclined citizens of the country” to join him in observing three days of fasting and prayer from today (Thursday July 16) to Saturday July 18 against the spread and impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The former leader of the Malawi […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A Nigerian civil society group estimates that 1 202 Christians have been killed in Nigeria in the first six months of 2020 by jihadists, radicalised herdsmen and others as 22 more Christians were reportedly killed in the Kaduna state last weekend. As rights groups […]
By Donnelly McCleland — originally published by INcontext International Turkey and the European Union (EU) clashed on Monday [July 13] over Ankara’s decision to change the status of Hagia Sophia from a museum to a mosque and its continued energy exploration in disputed Mediterranean waters. After their first face-to-face meeting in […]