Originally published by International Christian Concern International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that two nuns, Sister Miskintah and Sister Atur Joseph, and three orphans have been released after being held for 17 days near Mosul, Iraq. The five went missing on June 28th from Mosul and were held until being released […]
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Imprisoned Chinese pastor’s family escapes to the US
Originally published in Christian Today Impris0ned Chinese pastor Zhang Shaojie’s family has escaped China and arrived safely in the United States this week. The family has been harassed by Chinese officials since Zhang’s sentencing to 12 years on July 4 for fraud and “gathering a crowd to disrupt public order.” […]
Faith leaders urge UK Parliament to reject assisted dying bill
Tutu supports euthanasia Originally published in Christian Today Archbishop Justin Welby has joined over 20 other British faith leaders in rallying against Lord Falconer’s Assisted Dying Bill, which will have its second reading in parliament on Friday (July 18, 2014). A joint statement, written from a “deep human concern”, warns […]
Israel starts Gaza ground offensive
Originally published in Jerusalem Post After days of waiting and deliberation, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Thursday night directed the IDF to send ground troops into Gaza to strike the terror tunnels into Israel. Signaling that the initial phase of the ground attack would be limited, a statement put out […]
Sudanese Christian mother’s Islamic relatives drop lawsuit; could allow family to leave
Originally published in The Christian Post The lawsuit brought by Christian mother Meriam Ibrahim’s Islamic relatives in Sudan has been dropped, a lawyer working on the case said, which could open the way for Ibrahim and her family to soon travel to the United States. “We are no longer proceeding […]
Movie Wise — July 17, 2014
[notice]Pieter Pohl, founder and managing director of Innovation Films, sheds some light on the latest movies.[/notice] NOW SHOWING IN CINEMAS DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES WARNING: Foul Language and Extreme Violence IN CINEMAS: FROM 11 JULY 2014 MOVIE TRAILER: http://youtu.be/3sHMCRaS3ao MOVIEGUIDE REVIEW: http://www.movieguide.org/reviews/dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.html#.U8ftd6gWGCQ MovieGuide: DAWN OF THE PLANET […]
NEWS DIARY
THIS WEEK [Hospital singers — Zizonke – Wednesday] Weekend outreach — Joe UPCOMING Whites to Whites — Trevor Jennings Tanzania trip — via Kate — should be back around mid next week — so perhaps get story around Wednesday 2nd August Ryan la Strange visit — via Kate — […]
SA-made ‘The Perfect Wave’ making an impact in the US
The Perfect Wave, a South African-made feature film inspired by a true life miraculous healing testimony opened in the United States on Friday (July 11, 2014) and is off to a remarkably positive start, says Cape Town director, Bruce Macdonald. “The film opened in some 13 cinemas across the US, […]
Young Christians seeking ‘double anointing’ at Mandela Day celebration
Freedom Mantle project aims to inspire next generation of leaders A group of young people passionate about the future of South Africa will seek a double anointing from the Lord as they symbolically take up Nelson Mandela’s mantle at a service of blessing and commitment in Johannesburg as part […]
Fired-up youth spreading Gospel after Mighty Youth Conference
Call to be bold, assured sons and daughters of God Several young people who attended the Mighty Youth Conference (MYC) in East London last week lost no time implementing the conference theme of equipping young people to become actively part of the mission of God. According to Tiaan van […]