Originally published in UG Christian News You may have heard about the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded last week, but since the names weren’t famous, you might not have realized that one of the recipients has a remarkable testimony of faith. His name is Denis Mukwege. His nickname: “Dr. Miracle.” […]
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Leah Sharibu’s mother pleads with Nigerian president as kidnappers threaten to kill daughter
Originally published in World Watch Monitor The mother of the Christian girl detained by Boko Haram for over seven months has called on Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to secure her daughter’s release. Leah Sharibu, 15, was one of 110 girls kidnapped on 19 February 2018 from a school in Nigeria’s […]
27 church members among dead after Islamist assault in DRC
Originally published in World Watch Monitor In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, dozens are feared killed as armed men believed to be Islamist militants from the ADF group stormed the eastern town of Beni, in the volatile province of North Kivu, on Saturday. According to local sources, the assailants, […]
Boko Haram executes aid worker in video, says Christian girl Leah Sharibu Is next
Originally published in Urban Christian News Boko Haram extremists in Nigeria have executed a female aid worker on video and warned that others, including a Christian teen girl, are next. The video, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide, was released by the Barnawi faction of Boko Haram. In it, the terrorists […]
Kenyan worship leader one of two killed for failing to say Islamic prayer of faith
Originally published in World Watch Monitor Two people were killed for failing to recite the Islamic statement of faith when militants, believed to belong to the Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab, attacked their bus in eastern Kenya on Friday, 14 September. Seven men stopped the bus while it was on its […]
Nomadic tribe key to mobilising Gospel to unreached groups in Kenya
Originally published in Mission Network News The Rendille people group of about 75 000 live off the land in northern Kenya and their animals. “They worship the earth, and the animals, and their ancestors,” World Mission’s Greg Kelley says. The nomadic Rendille people are surrounded by Muslim tribes who have […]
Egyptian teen embraces Christianity after Muslims murder faithful father
Originally published in The Christian Post An Egyptian teen embraced Christianity after witnessing the faith of his father, who was brutally murdered by Muslim extremists for refusing to convert to Islam. Seventeen-year-old Marqos told persecution watchdog Open Doors USA that just a few years ago, his family lived at peace […]
Remains of Namibian colonial era ‘genocide’ victims returned at church service in Germany
Originally published in Premier Org. A Namibian delegation has been handed the remains of 27 countrymen whose bones were taken by German colonial forces more than a century ago for pseudo-scientific racial experiments. At a church ceremony in Berlin, two skulls in glass boxes along with a coffin covered with […]
Kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu ‘appeals for rescue in audio recording’
Originally published in Morning Star News In an audio recording revealed this week, kidnapped Christian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu appeals to the government of Nigeria to win her release from Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, according to several published sources. Boko Haram released more than 100 schoolgirls about four weeks after […]
Church near Kampala closes after months of Muslim attacks
Originally published in Morning Star News A church outside Kampala, capital of Uganda, has closed after months of area Muslims pelting its gatherings with rocks, sources said. The final blow came on AugUST 4, when a stone thrown through a window struck Pastor Moreen Sanyu of Greater Love Church in […]