By Open Doors International The persecution of Christians is rising rapidly in India, driven by Hindu extremists’ goal of ridding the country of all non-Hindu religions and eradicating the Church by the end of 2021. Christians across the country are living in constant fear, as a systematic campaign of violent […]
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Mercy Ships takes delivery of first purpose-built hospital ship
Global health charity, Mercy Ships, reports that after a completion and acceptance ceremony on June 16, followed by a handover celebration at the Tianjin Xingang shipyard this past week, the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, Global Mercy, has successfully been delivered and the charity has taken possession of their brand new vessel. The final handover of the newly constructed hospital ship from shipyard to owners was celebrated in the presence of representatives from Mercy Ships, project managers from Stena RoRo, together with shipyard management, joined by a remote audience […]
WATCH: Petition handover –‘Do the right thing, Mr President and stand with Mogoeng’s right to stand with Israel’
The attack on Chief Justice Mogoeng’s right to express his Christian views on Israel is not new but a continuation of an ancient battle spoken about in Psalm 83 which says that those who hate God will attack the very people of God, said Vivienne Myburgh, national director of the […]
Pro-life doctor Jacques de Vos ‘doing well’ after surgery in London
Cape Town pro-life doctor Jacques de Vos, 34, is due to be discharged from hospital in London tomorrow after undergoing specialist surgery for a degenerative venous condition — and after much prayer from supporters in South Africa and elsewhere. After two unsuccessful operations in South Africa in recent years he […]
Experience, learn about land that Jesus called home through 360° virtual technology
Advertorial Keshet Journeys, a tour company based in Israel has just launched a new virtual “tour leaders’ course” that enables people to experience the Holy Land while learning from international experts and scholars in Christianity, Hebraic roots and more, from the comfort of their own homes. Utilising the latest 3D […]
Join with Christians around world for special Pentecost Global Broadcast
This Pentecost — Sunday May 23 — you are invited to be part of a global celebration of unity, diversity and the generations. Hope of the Coming Harvest is a one hour broadcast featuring 14 leading global voices and 50 next generation leaders, some as young as 5 years old, uniting in […]
Canadian pastor arrested after holding public worship services
Originally published in Christian Today A pastor has been arrested in Canada after holding in-person worship services in breach of public health orders. Pastor Artur Pawlowski and his brother Dawid Pawlowski were arrested and charged with “organising an illegal in-person gathering, including requesting, inciting or inviting others to attend an illegal […]
Call to help get nourishing ePap to Christian victims of violence in northern Mozambique
Originally published in barnabasfund.org The savage violence of Islamist militants in northern Mozambique is driving the local population from their homes in terror – and Christians are one of their main targets. Beheading, skinning and cutting off the limbs of their victims are the group’s typical methods. “What they do […]
UK pair complete wheelchair walk for Cape Town pro-life doctor
Western Cape Mighty Men stalwart Piperjames McGowan sent Gateway News the pictures on this page of a 10 miles (16km) walk he completed in Melton Mowbray, in Leicestershire, United Kingdom, pushing his care client David Weston-Webb on Easter Sunday to raise funds for Cape Town pro-life doctor Jacques de Vos […]
Queen and Philip’s marriage was ‘rooted in Christ’ says former archbishop
Originally published in Premier Christian News The Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen’s marriage was so strong because they were “so deeply rooted in Jesus Christ”, Dr John Sentamu has said. The royal couple had been married for more than 70 years when Philip died at Windsor Castle on Friday, […]