The pope’s imminent visit to Israel will rightly attract much attention. But two largely untold stories about global Christianity have the capacity to shake the world order. The first is the persecution of Christians in the developing world at the hands of Islam. Boko Haram, which has kidnapped more than […]
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Korkie still alive — foundation
Originally published in News 24 Sources in Yemen have confirmed that kidnapped Pierre Korkie is still alive, the Gift of the Givers Foundation said on Thursday. “About 10 days ago we received confirmation from more than one source that Pierre Korkie was seen alive together with a UN aid worker […]
US deploys troops in hunt for missing Nigerian girls
Oringinally published in CBN The United States is deploying an unarmed Predator drone, along with about 80 military personnel, to Chad to help search for the Nigerian school girls kidnapped by the Islamic terror group, Boko Haram. The mostly Air Force personnel will fly and monitor reconnaissance aircraft and also […]
‘Breaking the Cycle of Drug Dependence’ seminar in PE at weekend
Port Elizabeth restoration ministry, A Fighting Chance (AFC), is hosting a Drug Dependence Seminar at Father’s House Church, PE, on Saturday (May 24, 2014) to equip addicts and their families to break the cycle of drug dependence. Drug addicts and their family members generally don’t know what to do about […]
Buchan back from US Mighty Men mission
Farmer evangelist Angus Buchan is back in South Africa after a week in America where he spoke to various groups and met church and business leaders in preparation for the third Mighty Men Conference USA (MMC USA) in the Bridgestone Arena, Nashville in November. He concluded his US visit with […]
Sachs and Mogoeng to speak at SU conference on law and religion
Two well-known figures in South African law, Emeritus Justice Albie Sachs and Chief Justice, Mogoeng Mogoeng, will be the keynote speakers at an international conference on Law and Religion in Africa to be held at Stellenbosch University (SU). Sachs, a former political activist and member of the National Executive of […]
Sudanese Christian shackled while awaiting death sentence, husband says
Originally published in Fox News The pregnant Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death for refusing to renounce her Christian faith has been spending her days shackled in prison, according to her husband. Meriam Ibrahim, 27, who is eight months pregnant, was sentenced to death last Thursday after being convicted […]
American pastor in Iran beaten in hospital and returned to prison
Originally published in Christian News An American pastor incarcerated in Iran was recently beaten at a local hospital and returned to prison, according to reports. The American Centre for Law and Justice (ACLJ) issued an update on Tuesday that the family members of Saeed Abedini confirmed that the pastor had […]
Deception: the art of Islamic war
By INcontext Ministries On 14 April, the Islamic militant group Boko Haram stormed an all-girls secondary school in the village of Chibok in Nigeria’s Borno state, taking hundreds of young women with them asthey disappeared into a remote area along the border with Cameroon. The kidnapping occurred on the same […]
Flying Free: Book review
Book Review by Val Viljoen FLYING FREE: HOW TO REACH YOUR FULL POTENTIAL by HELEN PHILLIPS This is Helen Phillips’ third book. In her first book Fly with Me she relates the remarkable story of her diagnosis as a multiple sclerosis sufferer, how God gave her faith that he would […]