Articles
Thursday, 07 August 2014 01:00
Lebanon: Hamas/Hezbollah - who’s inspiring whom?
Hamas had been digging tunnels in Gaza for decades. The Lebanese Shiite organization has used tunnels and underground bunkers since the IDF withdrew from southern Lebanon in 2000. Now there’s concern that Hezbollah has expanded its…
Thursday, 07 August 2014 01:00
Africa: A prayer request for un-reached people groups
An evangelist reports, ‘1,536 adults and 1,808 children attended activities during our Botswana & Namibia outreach, where we explained the Gospel of Jesus Christ to people living in remote areas and small villages. A hundred Bibles…
Thursday, 07 August 2014 01:00
Nigeria: Kidnapped girls – trauma rises
For the families of the missing girls kidnapped more than a hundred days ago, another trauma has emerged. Eleven of the grieving parents have died, many after heart attacks and stress-related illnesses. President Goodluck Jonathan pledged…
Thursday, 07 August 2014 01:00
Pakistan: Christian persecution drastically increases
Christians make up 4% the population in Pakistan and are targets in the rapidly increasing violence against minorities. Pakistan's blasphemy laws are frequently misused to settle personal scores. ‘It's not safe for Christians in this country.’…
Thursday, 31 July 2014 01:00
France ready to offer asylum to Iraqi Christians
France has said it is ready to welcome Christians fleeing the area of Iraq controlled by Islamic State group's fighters, saying it is ‘outraged’ by their persecution. Islamic State fighters seized large swathes of northern Iraq…
Thursday, 31 July 2014 01:00
Turkey: Presidential elections begin
Turkish citizens go to the polls on August 10 to vote for the 12th president of the Republic of Turkey - the first time the country's president will be elected by popular vote. The presidential post…