CARTERSVILLE, Ga. — Christians in Georgia recently surrounded a local hospital with their cars to show support for medical staff treating those with COVID-19 and to pray for the sick battling the virus. According to reports, hundreds descended upon Cartersville Medical Center on March 26, honking their horns and some holding or erecting signs such […]
(Evangelical Focus) — The Christian Alliance of Evangelical Churches of Argentina (ACIERA) sent a letter on March 24 to President Alberto Fernández, saying that its “places of worship, multiple facilities, resources and volunteers are at the service of the country for anything it needs.” … In Colombia, the pastor of the Ríos de Vida Church, […]
(Insider) — At times Clay Bentley struggled to breathe. A fever cramped his body, making him feel week and unable to stand up on his own. He could feel his lungs fill up with fluid. Bentley, of Rome, Georgia, had been hospitalized with the coronavirus since March 6. … “What kept me going? I just […]
PRELIPCA, Romania — A church in Romania recently found a way to still gather together in the midst of the global coronavirus outbreak, standing outside and spaced feet apart, singing hymns of praise together. A video, viewed thousands of times on Facebook, shows members of the Biserica Creștină după Evanghelie Sion (Christian Church After the Gospel […]
(Mission Network News) — Growing up deaf in Uganda, Sam believed the words of his village when they said he was cursed. The only deaf person in his small village, he believed he was alone. Different and rejected, his parents attempted to have his “curse” removed through multiple exorcisms. … One day, he attended a […]
(Mission Network News) — The devadasi lifestyle is outlawed in India, but the practice remains in pockets of the country. Devadasis are temple prostitutes dedicated to a particular god or goddess. They perform sexual favors, and much of the money they earn goes to the temple as a religious offering. Haida was only seven years […]
(Mission Network News) — Richard Sifuentes was on the run. Determined to avoid a third trip to prison, he was dodging police who were tracking him on an attempted murder charge. Scared and not sure what to do, Richard called his mother. “The only one who can help you is God,” she told him. Richard […]
(The Christian Institute) — A child born at 24 weeks, weighing only twelve ounces, has defied doctors’ expectations after being given just a five percent chance of survival. Isabella Evans was Britain’s smallest premature baby in 15 years at the time of her birth last year, but after six months in the hospital, she is […]
(ABC News) — A 3-year-old boy bowing his head in prayer during school lunchtime is taking the Internet by storm. On Jan. 7, Makhi Martin led teacher Mrs. James and classmates as they gave thanks for their food. Mom Ranisha Martin captured the sweet moment on video and shared it on Facebook, where it […]
A man in England who had lived as a woman for seven years says that he has been set free from transgenderism by Jesus Christ after seeking help from counselors and doctors and only being told that his problems needed to be addressed by having a sex-change operation. Peter Benjamin recently told Christian Concern that […]