‘Hardest day in 50 years of ministry service, says David Yonggi Cho
The 78-year-old disgraced megachurch pastor said that it was the hardest day of his 50 years of ministry when he heard the verdict on Thursday.
Christianity growing rapidly in Nepal
ONE reason for the mass conversion could be the love that Christians are showing to the Nepalese. This is what Filipino missionary Evelyn Martin said in an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network.
Chinese Christians protest demolition of church
CHINA'S Communist Party has reportedly threatened to bulldoze Sanjiang church, which officials claim was built illegally, The Telegraph reported. Protestors launched an around-the-clock vigil, forming a human shield to protect the church from demolition.
Pak Christians in Thailand under pressure to leave country
A mass return of asylum seekers to the centres could lead to overcrowding and see health levels deteriorate; they are already showing significant levels of tuberculosis, hepatitis and scabies.
Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim walks free from jail
Mahathir, 92, and Anwar, 70, had put aside a longstanding rivalry to fight together to defeat Najib. Anwar's wife, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, endorsed Mahathir and served as his deputy in the coalition to oust Najib.
Church celebrates 500 years of Christianity in Bangladesh
More than 8,000 Catholics, 100 priests, 120 nuns and 10 bishops from all over the country including Bishop Lumen Monteiro of Tripura, a northeast Indian state attended it.
North Korea underground church leads worldwide 100 days of prayer
STARTING next Monday, the North Korean underground church will lead Christians around the world in 100 days of worship in the common places.
Muslim extremists target Filipino Christians
TWO hundred Muslim rebels attacked a bustling port city in the Philippines last week, taking 200 to 300 people hostage in the latest standoff between the Muslim-minority and the government.
Pak PM Kakar hands over compensation to 100 Christian families
The mob ransacked and torched 21 churches and several Christian houses last week over blasphemy allegations in Jaranwala town of Faisalabad district, 130 km away from Lahore.
Indonesian convicted of beheading 3 Christian schoolgirls escapes
A militant serving a 19-year prison sentence for beheading three Christian schoolgirls has escaped while visiting his sick wife and is still at large, Indonesian police said 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.
