PA: Praise
Thursday, 23 January 2020 23:34
He was the answer to his own prayers
Philip saw members of his isolated tribal community in Bangladesh dying from simple diseases (malaria, diarrhoea, childbirth complications) because there was no medical care. ‘I asked God to open a door for our community because I…
Thursday, 23 January 2020 23:30
Soccer star baptised by Christian teammate
Brazilian soccer star Roberto Firmino scored the winning goal at the FIFA Club World Cup. Now millions of Christian fans are celebrating his latest move off the field - committing his life to Christ. Firmino professed…
Thursday, 16 January 2020 21:24
He thought he was a failure, but ...
In 1912, medical missionary Dr William Leslie went to live and minister to tribal people in a remote corner of the Congo. After 17 years he returned to the USA discouraged, believing he had failed to…
Thursday, 16 January 2020 21:21
Love, not hate, the remedy
On 12 January Egypt’s president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, attended the Coptic Christmas service. Against a background of rising tensions in the Middle East, he held up the importance of tolerance and unity at a time when…
Thursday, 09 January 2020 23:52
Pakistan / Afghanistan: the Bible in Pashto
For the first time since 1890 the full Pakistani Pashto Bible will be printed. The translation is in the major Yousafzai dialect of Pashto. Up to now missionaries and evangelists and the underground Pakhtun speaking Church…
Thursday, 09 January 2020 23:49
‘We celebrated Down’s syndrome diagnosis’
When Rachael Prescott was expecting twins she was advised six times to abort them after they were diagnosed with Down’s syndrome. She was inundated with condolences and health scaremongering because they also had heart conditions. Doctors…