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Friday, 12 May 2023 09:35
India: churches burn in ethnic violence
Over a hundred churches have been burned down in Manipur. The number of dead and injured is difficult to verify. The BBC reported 60 dead, 200 injured, and tens of thousands displaced. 53% of Manipur’s population…
Friday, 12 May 2023 09:33
Canada: Alberta announces wildfire emergency
Alberta announced a state of emergency after wildfires forced 30,000 people from their homes and their jobs, leaving behind all they own in an ‘unprecedented’ crisis. Thousands more must be prepared to leave on a moment’s…
Friday, 12 May 2023 09:31
DRC: ‘we don’t want more people to die’
Tearfund is calling on the international community to act fast to save lives after flash floods killed over 400 and left thousands homeless in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Torrential rain triggered landslides and caused…
Friday, 12 May 2023 09:28
Iran: executions rise amid unrest
Iran recently hanged two men for blasphemy, saying they had insulted the prophet Muhammad and promoted atheism. They were arrested in 2021 and spent months in solitary confinement without family contact. Iran has executed over 203…
Friday, 12 May 2023 09:25
USA: the land mourns, the cattle groan
The prophet Joel records how the cattle, sheep and other animals suffer and moan because of the condition of the nation (Joel 1:10-12; 18-20). On 13 April, 18,000 dairy cows burned to death in a horrific…
Thursday, 04 May 2023 22:33
Through God all things are possible
Country singing legend Dolly Parton recently said she always asks God to bless everything and everyone with whom she works, heralding the importance faith plays in her daily life. ‘My faith impacts everything that I do…