Originally published in UG Christian News Streams of Life Church. where Pastor Gerald Mwebe is a lead pastor, has shared a remarkable testimony of a car accident survivor in Kampala who received Christ and walked again this week after years of paralysis. On Wednesday, the church said one of its evangelists, Mr […]
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Pro-lifers celebrate Kenya Abortion Bill delay
Originally published in The Christian Institute Abortion legislation in Kenya has been put on hold because of pressure from pro-life campaigners. The Reproductive Health Bill 2019 permits abortion up to birth, extends rights to pregnant adolescents, and threatens health care professionals with a prison sentence if they fail to refer […]
Boy, 13 gets 10 years in prison for blasphemy and singer sentenced to death on similar charges
Originally published in CSW News A Shari’a court in the Hausawa Filin Hockey area of Kano City in Kano state, northern Nigeria, has sentenced a minor to 10 years in prison with menial labour for blasphemy. Umar Farouk, 13, was found guilty on 10 August of using foul language against […]
Zimbabwe intercessors ‘fixing gaze on God’ in ‘final push’ of 90 Days of National Prayer
As an intensive campaign of “90 Days of National Prayer” launched in Zimbabwe on June 1 enters its final weeks resolute intercessors are not deterred by an apparent escalation in corruption, repression and economic collapse in the nation. “As intercessors we do not focus on the natural realm because often […]
‘Black Sunday’ prayer campaign launched as slaughter of Christians in southern Kaduna escalates
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin — by Elizabeth Kendal Despite its location in the north-west region of northern Nigeria and also being one of 12 states ruled (unconstitutionally) by Sharia Law, Kaduna State actually straddles Nigeria’s ethnic-religious fault-line. The north is predominantly Hausa-Fulani Muslim whilst the south is populated by numerous […]
Namibia church group calls on government to remove CSE from school curriculum
Originally published in Namibia Economist The Coalition of Churches and Faith-based Organisations on Ethical Social Justice in Namibia are troubled with the recently introduced education programme, called comprehensive sexuality education (CSE). To back up their fears the coalition explained that according to a 2019 global study, Re-examining the Evidence of […]
Ugandan pastor, church member beaten and drowned for evangelising Muslims
By Anugrah Kumar — Originally published in The Christian Post Radical Muslims in eastern Uganda beat and drowned a 25-year-old pastor and a 22-year-old church member in retaliation for preaching the Gospel to local Muslims. Pastor Peter Kyakulaga of Church of Christ and parishioner Tuule Mumbya were murdered in a […]
Boko Haram has killed more than Islamic State in Iraq and Syria combined
By Julia Bicknell — Originally published in World Watch Monitor Nigerian Wanhena Sheku was working alone on her farm when a group she identified as Fulani herdsmen attacked her in mid-October, 2019. “They told me to place my left arm on a wooden log before they hacked my hand off. […]
Nigeria: Five executed as ‘warning to Christians’, 11 Christian villagers murdered
Islamic extremists have executed five Nigerian men in Borno state, with one executioner saying it was a warning to “all those being used by infidels to convert Muslims to Christianity,” in a video posted on Wednesday (July 22), reports Morning Star News On Monday (July 20) in Kaduna state, Fulani Militants […]
Botswana intercessors set aside three days to pray for South 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 […]