Praise Reports
Friday, 05 February 2016 12:00
Sudan: pastor detained in December is released
Rev Kwa Shamaal, head of missions for the Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC), was arrested on 18 December. From 21 December he was allowed home daily from midnight to 8 am, then required to report to…
Friday, 05 February 2016 11:57
Trafficked woman finds new hope
Unable to cope after her husband was imprisoned in North Korea, Min-Hee escaped to China. There, abandoned, alone and frightened for her life, she fell prey to human traffickers and was forced into marriage to avoid…
Friday, 29 January 2016 11:53
UK justice secretary says, 'I believe in redemption'
On Tuesday, justice secretary Michael Gove said his Christian faith informs his prison policies, telling critics, ‘I believe in redemption’. He was rejecting criticism from Philip Davies, who sits on the justice committee. ‘It's because I’m…
Friday, 29 January 2016 11:51
Downton Abbey actress heads new faith-based documentary
‘Many Beautiful Things’ is a film about Lilias Trotter, an accomplished artist who gave up her most cherished dream as one of history’s greatest female artists to pursue her life’s true calling as a missionary in…
Friday, 22 January 2016 15:57
USA: Alabama ordered to uphold sanctity of marriage amendment
Although the Episcopal Church in the USA allows its clergy to perform same-sex marriages, Chief Justice Roy Moore has ordered the reaffirming of the marriage law in Alabama with an administrative order saying, ‘Alabama probate judges…
Friday, 22 January 2016 15:55
Iran releases Pastor Saeed Abedini
We rejoice that Pastor Saeed Abedini, an Iranian believer from a Muslim background, has been released from prison. He has US citizenship and had been imprisoned since September 2012, accused of undermining national security, due to…