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Originally published in Premier Christian News An archbishop serving in northern Nigeria has revealed he lives with police dogs and armed escorts among rapidly escalating attacks on Christians in the region. Archbishop Matthew Ndagoso of Kaduna works in one of the Church’s most dangerous dioceses. In the last three years, […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News The family of a Christian missionary and doctor, who was held hostage for more than seven years by Islamic extremists, has given thanks to God as he is finally released. Australian surgeon Kenneth Elliott, 88, and his wife Jocelyn had been running a free […]
Originally published in Missions Box This month, Leah Sharibu from Nigeria turns 20. Her teenage years were spent mostly in captivity after bravely refusing to renounce Jesus after she was among more than 100 girls kidnapped in February 2018. Open Doors caught up with her mother, Rebecca, to find out […]
Remarkable miracles recorded, six witchdoctors saved More than 2.6 million people recently attended evangelism campaigns hosted by Christ for all Nations (CfaN) in Zambia and 1 040 720 of them decided to follow Jesus. The campaigns, which made history in mass evangelism were held in 11 different cities and districts […]
Fulani Islamic extremists murdered 17 people in attacks on Christian communities in southern Chad earlier this month, the Barnabas Fund reports. The population of Chad was reported in 2010 to be 52–58% Muslim and 39–44% Christian. The government of this religiously diverse but impoverished country in central Africa was forced […]
Christian movement National Repentance Malawi (NRP) is introducing “Jesus Farms” in three districts of southern Malawi as part of a holistic campaign to support victims of Cyclone Freddy which displaced more than 100 000 families and killed more than a thousand people earlier this year. NRP national organiser Rev Edward […]
By Karen Faulkner — Originally published in Worthy News Islamic gunmen in Nigeria’s Kaduna state abducted 40 Christians during a Baptist church worship service on Sunday, Reuters reports. Reverend Joseph John Hayan, chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Kaduna state, said in a statement that the abductions […]
Originally published in God Reports Sudanese Christians living in areas of Khartoum have painted a desperate picture of life caught between warring armies, with one pastor saying the worsening situation means leaving might be his only option. Since April 15 when fighting erupted between the Sudanese army and Rapid Support […]
Originally published in The Jerusalem Post Kenyan President William Ruto prayed at the Western Wall on Tuesday, a move not typically made by visiting heads of state. Nairobi does not officially recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and has its embassy in Tel Aviv, though a senior adviser to Ruto, Dennis Nthumbi, […]
Originally published in The Christian Post After more than nine years of captivity, two Chibok schoolgirls have been rescued, according to Nigerian military officials. Hauwa Maltha and Esther Marcus, now both 26, were among the 276 girls abducted by Boko Haram in April 2014. The terrorist group had forced the […]