South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Charisma News Open Doors USA is calling for prayers for the victims and families of a massacre at a church in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Sunday and for the ongoing attack and hostage situation at a mall in Nairobi, Kenya. According to Reuters, a pair of suicide bombers […]
Dirk and Petra Wunderlich’s children were returned to them after a court hearing today (Thursday, September 19), three weeks to the day after their four children were seized during a police raid. The Wunderlich children were returned after the parents promised they would send their children back to a state […]
Tough economic times can lead people to desperation, but they can also show us what a person is truly made of. Glen James has been homeless for many years. Living on the streets of Boston, he often encounters tourists who are taking in some of the city’s historic areas and […]
In its most symbolic conciliatory gesture yet, the new Iranian regime released at least 11 political prisoners this week, including two renowned human rights advocates, according to government sources. The move, likely intended to signal a new, moderate approach from Tehran, comes just before new President Hassan Rowhani’s upcoming address […]
Originally published in CBN News Abortion centres are closing their doors at an unprecedented rate in America, according to the Bapist Press. So far, there have been 44 closings this year. Some of the shutdowns have been of major clinics, including Virginia’s leading abortion provider, which closed following new state […]
…but people are still coming to Christ, says Open Doors CEO Originally published in Mission Network News Egypt is still upside-down and sideways. Nearly a month after a state of emergency was declared, the interim government extended the order by two months. This action gives security forces greater powers of […]
A former self-described ‘Satanic drag queen’ is set to be honored later this month at an awards ceremony for turning his life over to Jesus Christ despite the hatred that he received after walking away from the homosexual lifestyle. Trace McNutt, formerly known as “Coma,” states that he grew up […]
Originally published in WND Around 55,000 unlicensed clerics in Egypt will be barred from preaching in mosques, the country’s minister of religious endowments said on Tuesday. The move is the latest against supporters and sympathizers of deposed Islamist President Mohammad Morsi. The minister, Mohammad Mokhtar Gomaa, said the clerics lack […]
By Tamara Lush — Originally published in Huffington Post A Florida pastor was arrested Wednesday as he drove a pickup truck towing a large barbecue-style grill filled with kerosene-soaked Qurans to a park, where the pastor had said he was planning to burn 2,998 of the Muslim holy books_ one […]
By World Watch Monitor A pastor has been taken hostage and several Christians are among the many injured in an attack by a rebel group in the Philippines. The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) is suspected of carrying out the attack this morning (September 9) in Zamboanga, Mindanao province, which […]