Kyrgyzstan (Mission Network News) — Pray for a situation which took place in a village in the southern part of Kyrgyzstan, a Muslim-dominated country in Central Asia. Recently a group of Protestant believers from different parts of Kyrgyzstan visited a Christian family in their village. *Janysh and *Laura (real names protected for security reasons) are […]
DALLAS, Texas — A leadership and motivational speaker recently delivered what he called a “prophetic prayer” to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump via his attorney, claiming that God has given Trump “an anointing for the mantle of government.” Lance Wallnau of Dallas posted a video on Facebook on Tuesday that showed the speaker encouraging Christians at […]
Glamour Magazine has announced that Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards and former Olympian Bruce Jenner, who goes by the name Caitlyn, are among its named “Women of the Year” for 2015. The magazine posted articles about the two this week, praising them for their impact on society. “Richards oversees a federation with more than 10,000 […]
Days after Russian officials expressed doubt that Saturday’s devastating plane crash in Egypt was the result of a terror attack, U.S. intelligence officials now state that they have information suggesting that ISIS—or an affiliate of the group—planted a bomb on the aircraft. “There is a definite feeling it was an explosive device planted in luggage […]
Thailand (Mission Network News) — A palpable heaviness hits you when get off the plane in Thailand. A friend once told me that it’s much like the lead vest the dentist covers you with when he takes x-rays of your teeth. At first you really feel the weight of it, but after a few minutes […]
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson told reporters on Friday that he believes Seventh-Day Adventists should ordain women, expressing disagreement with current prohibitions against female headship. “I don’t see any reason why women can’t be ordained,” he said, opining that it was a “huge mistake” for Adventist leaders to vote against female ordination. Carson was referring to July’s 60th […]
HOUSTON, Texas — Residents in Houston, Texas voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to repeal the city’s controversial homosexual and transgender equality ordinance, also known by opponents as the “bathroom bill.” As previously reported, Houston Mayor Annise Parker, an open lesbian, had promoted an “Equal Rights Ordinance” in 2014 designed to quell any discrimination in America’s fourth […]
CHICAGO — The Obama administration has ordered a school district in Illinois to allow a male student who identifies a female to use the girls’ locker room or face enforcement measures that could mean the loss of $6 million in federal funding. As previously reported, an unidentified high school student within Township High School District 211 […]
Africa (Mission Network News) — There are an estimated three million orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa. Nearly half of them suffer from AIDS. The good news? They don’t have to suffer in silence. Christ’s Hope, a ministry with a large international presence, is working to give children hope by fighting the AIDS pandemic in Africa. “Christ’s Hope […]
A self-proclaimed “prophetess” who divorced her second husband in 2008 and raised concern in 2009 after it was found that she spoke during an ordination service for a homosexual minister is set to be promoted to the position of bishop. Juanita Bynum is a Georgia-based speaker and author of the books “Walking in Your Destiny,” “Heart Matters,” and […]