Armed groups free over 200 South Sudan children: UN
The 210 children released included three girls and largely came from the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-in Opposition, with eight associated with the National Salvation Front.
Egypt’s Coptic Christians fear fewer rights after polls
WITH Islamist groups expected to do well in Egypt's parliamentary elections, many Coptic Christians are concerned that their limited rights will come under greater threat.
AG pastor killed in Uganda road accident
Dr. Leo Godzich, an associate pastor at Phoenix First Assembly of God , was killed Thursday along with three others, when the vehicle he was traveling in was crushed between two trucks on the Jinja-Iganga highway in Uganda.
Persecution of Nigerian Christians on the rise
MUSLIM extremists, along with members of the Nigerian army, allegedly killed 24 Christians during mid-August in Nigeria’s Plateau state, according to Compass Direct News.
African married priests want ‘African Pope’
THE priests say they regret their former church is “allergic” to change. They believe priestly celibacy is neither rooted in the teachings of Jesus nor in the work of his apostles, who were married. And they insist celibacy does not work in an African context.
Christians in Libya face increase in persecution
SHERIF Ramsis was arrested on Feb. 10. He is an Egyptian Christian living in Libya and had been running his business in Benghazi for 10 years. In the following week, a number of other Christians were arrested as well.
Algerian sent to jail for sharing faith with neighbor
AN Algerian Christian has been sentenced to five years in prison for sharing his faith with his neighbor. According to International Christian Concern, Siagh Krimo was given the sentence last week in Djamel District, Oran, Algeria.
Boko Haram targets Christian village in Nigeria
OPEN Doors USA has issued an urgent appeal for prayer after receiving news that suspected Boko Haram terrorists attacked the predominantly Nigerian Christian village of Zangan in southern Kaduna around midnight recently.
Nigerian Christians say ‘enough is enough’
CHRISTIANS in Nigeria are saying, ‘Enough is enough.’ The Christian Association of Nigeria convened an emergency meeting this week in response to the Boko Haram’s latest violence.
Nigeria rescues hundreds of citizens from CAR
The Defense Ministry says a military transport plane and chartered aircraft have carried home 831 of 1,620 Nigerians who had sought refuge at their country’s embassy in Bangui, the capital, in an ongoing operation that began Friday.
The happiness of suffering
Suffering for our own mistakes tends to be a source of shame. But to suffer for the sake of righteousness (because we are followers of Jesus) is a cause for joy in the Lord.
Have faith in God: Smith Wigglesworth
It is grand to see people believe God. God knew all about this leg and that it was broken in two places. I said to the woman, "When I pray, something will happen." Her husband was sitting there; he had been in his chair for four years and could not walk a step.
Churches petition Murmu to save Christians in Manipur
An estimated 35,000 Meitei Christians face “total cleansing and obliteration" in all the valley districts of the hilly state, according to their memorandum submitted to Murmu on June 26.
