Originally published in Morning Star News A 33-year old evangelist was beaten to death by Islamic extremists in eastern Uganda, right after he led Muslims to faith in Christ at a Gospel event on September 6, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. The killing was the latest of numerous acts of […]
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Sudan enters 6th month of war: ‘The situation there is very dire’
Originally published in CBN News A brutal civil war in one of Africa’s most strategic countries has millions trapped or on the run. Sudan’s army is fighting a rebel force attempting to overrun the country. Sudanese Christians, who are a minority in this mostly Muslim nation, are risking their […]
The deadly ongoing crisis for Christians in Nigeria
By Rick Plasterer — Originally published in Juicy Ecumenism The continued killing and violence against Christians in Nigeria by various radical Islamic groups is continuing unabated. This writer noted the severe problem in two articles two years ago, as well as the effective denial of a campaign of Islamization as its cause by the […]
Days of mourning and prayer, after N Africa devastated by floods and earthquake
Originally published in Church Times Thousands of people have been killed in two disasters in North Africa this week: the biggest earthquake in Morocco for over 60 years, and devastating flooding in Libya. News agencies have so far reported 2 862 dead, and 2 562 injured in Morocco, making the earthquake, which struck last Friday […]
Over 5 million displaced in Sudan as civil war grinds on
Originally published in Fox News More than 5 million people have now been displaced by the monthslong fighting in Sudan, the United Nations’ migration agency said on Wednesday as clashes between the country’s military and a rival paramilitary force show no sign of easing. According to the International Organization for Migration, […]
Powerful move of God in Guinea Bissau
By David Hoffman — Originally published in CBN News and slightly edited by Gateway News God is moving powerfully in Guinea Bissau, a 70%-Muslim northwest African country with a population of two million people where Islam is making a strong push for religious and cultural dominance. Very recently, World Harvest, […]
Ugandan congregation praising God as police foil bomb attack on church
A Kampala congregation “are in a week of praise, worship and thanking God for His protection” after police arrested a man who was trying to enter their church on Sunday with an improvised explosive device he planned to use for an attack there, a Ugandan pastor told Gateway News last […]
Libyan Christians could face execution for conversion from Islam
Originally published in Mission Network News In Libya, persecution is an inherent risk of becoming a Christian. According to Riadh Jaballah, friend of Voice of the Martyrs Canada, the Libyan Church is primarily an underground church. “The believers still don’t connect to each other because they’re afraid because of the persecution,” […]
Nigerian court affirms right to convert from Islam to Christianity
Originally published in Christian Today A court in northern Nigeria has granted a court order protecting an 18-year-old Christian convert from threats to her life by family members, a ruling that emphasises the fundamental right to change religion, in this case, from Islam to Christianity. Mary Olowe, not her real […]
Ugandan evangelist beaten by Muslims has no regrets — ‘they heard the Good News of our Saviour Jesus Christ’
A Christian evangelist says he has no regrets after Muslim extremists attacked him for teaching on Christ’s divinity at an open-air evangelistic event in eastern Uganda earlier this month, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. At least they heard the Gospel, the preacher said. Evangelist Robert Faisali Miya, a 34-year-old father […]