(Mission Network News) — Word of Gulzhan’s traitorous decision spread quickly through the village. She had been studying the Word of God with a Frontiers field worker when, one day, Jesus met her in a dream. From that point on, Gulzhan devoted herself to following Him. But living in a village where Islam is deeply […]
(Mission Network News) — Thanks to Christian Resources International, people in four different countries will have the chance to hear about Christ and grow in their faith. CRI recently sent out five sea containers, each containing about half a million dollars’ worth of free Bibles and Christian books. The containers were sent to Kenya, Mozambique, […]
(MilitaryTimes) — U.S. military forces in the Middle East are upping the number of airstrikes and special operations raids and increasing on-the-ground intelligence gathering in an effort to intensify the campaign against the Islamic State group, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told House lawmakers Tuesday. “We’re at war,” Carter said in testimony on Capitol Hill. “We are using […]
(World Magazine) — When Chinese democracy activist Yan Peng felt the ship under him turning away from the Taiwan-owned island of Dadan, he knew his attempt to flee China on a tourist boat had been discovered and that his chance for freedom was slipping away. So he took the only logical course of action. He […]
(The Guardian) — The question could hardly be more profound. Having stumbled upon a simple means to make precise changes to the code of life, should humans take control of their genetic fate, and rewrite the DNA of future generations? Once an idea explored only in fiction, the prospect is now a real one. The […]
KARACHI, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Police are downplaying several signs pointing to arson in a fire reported at 3 a.m. on Tuesday (Nov. 24) at the office of a Christian cable TV station in Karachi, sources said. Gawahi Television chief Sarfraz William said the fire at the popular Christian channel’s office in Akhtar Colony was […]
A video compilation released by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) appears to show Muslims seeking to convert Africans to Islam, asking them to repeat the words, “Jesus is the slave of Allah and Mohammed.” According to the organization, Egyptian cleric Wahid Abd Al-Salam Bali has been leading the efforts in Africa, traveling to […]
WENZHOU, China (China Aid) — Authorities in China’s coastal Zhejiang shut down a house church on Nov. 13 for “violating religious affairs regulations.” Officials from the Rui’an Municipal branch of the Wenzhou Municipal Religious Affairs Bureau issued an administrative penalty hearing notice to Zhang Renai, the leader of Yaochi Garden Christian Church, indicating that the […]
Sierra Leone (Christian Aid Mission/Mission Network News) — Authorities recently lifted a ban so native missionaries could travel and minister freely in this disease-ravaged country. There is more to do than anyone could imagine. “We cannot turn a blind eye,” a native mission leader said. “Many children have become orphans as a result of the […]
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – Two Christians in Yemen, both converts from Islam, have been ambushed and killed because of their faith, according to sources close to the victims. In Taiz, a city with a pre-war population of 600,000 people in southwest Yemen, at least one member of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) […]