PA: Worldwide
Thursday, 18 March 2021 19:50
Kenya: locust storms
Locusts move like thick, dark clouds, tearing through parts of East Africa and devouring crop after crop, putting food supplies and farmers’ livelihoods at risk. These invasions aren’t new but they are happening more often than…
Thursday, 18 March 2021 19:47
Equatorial Guinea: aftermath ‘like a bomb’
Recently three huge blasts and a series of smaller explosions from a military base damaged or destroyed almost all homes and buildings in Bata, a city of over 250,000 people. The first explosion was so big…
Thursday, 18 March 2021 19:43
China: dangerous influence on Myanmar
Myanmar protesters burned down and looted Chinese-owned businesses in Yangon. When China's embassy asked the junta to restore order, they obliged and killed scores of demonstrators. The anti-China riots add a fresh international dimension to Myanmar's…
Thursday, 18 March 2021 19:39
Pray for Nigeria
When Nigerian front-line worker Daniel Zagi was interviewed by Voice of the Martyrs, he used the word ‘pray’ 42 times. ‘If there is anything you want to do for us, pray’, he said. ‘We are here,…
Thursday, 18 March 2021 19:34
Iran: please pray
Many Christians in Iran are paying a high price for their faith in Jesus. They have lost jobs, homes or even custody of children. Some have been physically abused. Many are rejected by friends and family,…
Thursday, 11 March 2021 20:27
USA: new denomination
Conservatives within the United Methodist Church have announced their plans to form a new denomination, the Global Methodist Church, with a doctrine that does not allow for LGBTQ and same-sex marriage. The move is expected to…