(Barnabas Aid) — A spokesman for the Al-Shabaab terror group active in Somalia declared coronavirus as a “punishment visited by Allah upon the disbelievers” in an audio message reported on April 27. As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Mogadishu began to climb, the militant, known as Ali Dhere, called on Muslims to gloat […]
(Press & Journal) — More than 300 boxes of food were given out to people in need at the Living Hope Church on Schoolhouse Road in Londonderry Township on Friday. It was the second time the church has given away the boxes each filled with 35 to 40 pounds of perishable and nonperishable food. The […]
(Bitter Winter) — The so-called gray market, which encompasses places of worship that are neither legal nor explicitly banned, is the largest segment of religion in China and is continuously suppressed by the CCP. Last year, at least 162 such venues were shut down in Jilin, a northeastern province neighboring North Korea. According to several […]
(The Christian Institute) — A new mother who was helped to save her own baby after taking an abortion pill has reversed her pro-abortion stance. After becoming pregnant, Rita and her fiancee decided to have an abortion at eight weeks. But on their way home from the clinic, where she had taken the first of […]
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen attacked a Christian couple in Plateau state, Nigeria with machetes on April 26, leaving the husband with serious injuries, sources said. Yusuf Pam, 40, was recovering from deep cuts to his head at Nerat Hospital, Barkin Ladi, in Barkin Ladi County. He and his wife, Jumai Yusuf, were […]
(Christian Solidarity Worldwide) — Authorities in China’s Xiamen shut down a Sunday service at Xingguang Church on May 3, injuring several church members and damaging property during the process. Witnesses report that police violently dispersed church members, removing those who resisted by force. One church member sustained several significant injuries, including two fractured ribs. Police […]
(The Christian Institute) — A woman who lives as if she is a man cannot be recorded as the father on her child’s birth certificate, the U.K. Court of Appeal has ruled. The three judges upheld the high court’s ruling from September, saying that the law requires those who give birth to be listed as […]
VIENNA, Ill. (WSIL) — Johnson County Sheriff Pete Sopczak announced Thursday evening his department’s stance on enforcing the extension of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a post on the department’s Facebook page, the sheriff’s department said, “We will not force any business to close or arrest anyone for conducting […]
(Evangelical Focus) — Fear of the coronavirus has also come to the Moria refugee camp in Lesbos (Greece), prompting several Christian organizations to take steps to protect the nearly 20,000 people crowded into the camp. According to a report published by Human Rights Watch on April 20, the refugee camps on the Greek islands, especially […]
MENA (Mission Network News) – Stay at home orders are difficult for everyone, but even more so for those with little control, such as refugees and children. Despite these restrictions, SAT-7, a satellite TV ministry to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), continues to bring the hope of the gospel to those most in […]