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[Angola] World Vision Staff Missing Thousands flee Angolan rebels on foot Corrie Cutrer \| posted 5/01/2001 12:00AM "World Vision Locates Missing Staff, Assesses Damage in Angola" Two workers seriously injured Corrie Cutrer \| posted 5/01/2001 12:00AM	[Congo (Democratic Republic)] Saving Witches in Kolwezi Accused of witchcraft by parents and churches, children in the Democratic Republic of Congo are being rescued by Christian activists. Isaac Phiri \| posted 9/15/2009 09:21AM Miracle Vote Churches in the Democratic Republic of the Congo rejoice over first free elections in 46 years. Isaac Phiri \| posted 1/17/2007 08:10AM

[Egypt] Christians Killed, Injured in Arab Spring Fallout The bloodiest day since Egypt’s uprising was caused by a peaceful Christian protest. Elissa Cooper \| posted 10/10/2011 04:02PM Behind Egypt's Revolution Away from news cameras, Christian, Muslim youth rediscover common ground. Paul-Gordon Chandler \| posted 3/07/2011 10:03AM	[Eritrea] Tortured to Death in Eritrea Fourth Protestant in a year killed by government forces. Jeff M. Sellers, Compass Direct \| posted 11/09/2007 09:04AM Redirected Tithe Eritrean officials seize church finances, jail Samaritan's Purse drivers. Compass Direct \| posted 2/15/2007 08:51AM

[Ethiopia] A Crackdown on International Adoptions The rate of adoptions in Ethiopia has declined 90 percent. Matthew D. LaPlante in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia \| posted 2/07/2012 10:16AM Growing in the Word What the Ethiopian Orthodox have learned from the expansion of evangelicals. Matthew D. LaPlante in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia \| posted 9/16/2011 10:40AM	[Ivory Coast] A Church Largely on Its Own Hundreds of missionaries in Ivory Coast pull out after anti-French violence. By Richard Nyberg in Dakar, Senegal \| posted 1/26/2005 12:00AM Cote D'Ivoire: Missionaries flee violence Muslim rebel attacks force school closures David Miller \| posted 1/01/2003 12:00AM

[Kenya] Tanzanians Throng to Miracle Cure Churches debate healing power of pastor's cure. Tom Osanjo in Nairobi, Kenya \| posted 9/20/2011 10:05AM Kenya's Church Leaders Vow to Take Constitution Debate to Parliament Christian coalition against document fragmented in the campaign's final days. Tom Osanjo in Nairobi \| posted 8/06/2010 11:50AM	[Morocco] Moroccan Crackdown Expulsion of Christians surprises missiologists. Bobby Ross Jr. \| posted 5/11/2010 09:23AM Moderating Morocco Christians combat Muslim fears, stereotypes. by Dawn Herzog Jewell \| posted 10/20/2005 12:00AM

[Mozambique] A Hand Up: Aid for Trade in Mozambique Faith-based model teaches rural poor how to use trade to rise out of poverty. Cassandra Soars in Mieze, Mozambique \| posted 7/08/2010 09:11AM Surprised by Friendship Discovering where hope begins in a village in Mozambique. Cassandra Zinchini \| posted 1/11/2007 08:22AM	[Nigeria] Church Leaders Debate Self-Defense Nigerian Christians abandon cheek-turning. Sunday Oguntola in Lagos \| posted 12/19/2011 03:07PM Video: Neighbors Victor and Ibrahim are two men caught in a community-wide conflict that threatens not just their livelihood, but their lives as well. Nathan Clarke \| posted 3/02/2010 10:20AM

[Pan-Africa] Dangerous TEAM Work Missionary's ordeal shows country's growing instability. Susan Wunderink \| posted 9/08/2008 09:28AM Dual Allegiance Pastor jailed for using human head in occult ceremony. Laurie Fortunak \| posted 7/15/2008 08:44AM	[Rwanda] Pentecostal Renewal Transforms Rwanda after Genocide Survivors flock to charismatic churches as a haven for healing. Catherine Newhouse in Kigali, Rwanda \| posted 1/03/2012 09:49AM Out of Africa: What AMIA's Exodus from Rwanda Portends for Global Christianity Break underscores the difficulty of shifting denominational power across cultures and continents. Bobby Ross Jr. \| posted 12/09/2011 01:51PM

[Senegal] Church Planting in Senegal Clarke wants the African-American church fired up about career mission service. posted 8/07/2000 12:00AM	[Sierra Leone] The Hard-Won Lessons of Terror and Persecution Overseas Christians reflect on painful experiences Art Moore \| posted 9/01/2001 12:00AM Dispatch From Sierra Leone: Suckled on Gunpowder Rescuing children with blood on their hands. Lorraine Hooper \| posted 12/06/1999 12:00AM

[Somalia] Fighting Famine Isn't Enough Some 2,000 Somalis die of starvation daily. Drought isn't the reason. A Christianity Today editorial \| posted 11/04/2011 10:10AM Aid on the Edges What turned Somalia into the epicenter of a famine hinders attempts to help. And now even the refugee camps are targets. Ruth Moon \| posted 10/19/2011 10:53AM	[South Africa] This Time For Africa Continent-wide runup to Capetown 2010 draws more than 58,000 to Christ. Trevor Persaud \| posted 10/18/2010 09:42AM A Eucharistic Presence How South African churches are acting like Jesus. Mark Galli in Johannesburg \| posted 6/11/2008 09:09AM

[Sudan] Anti-Christian Backlash After South Sudan’s Secession Churches attacked and threatened with demolition as Bashir reiterates promise to make Sudan strictly Islamic. Compass Direct News \| posted 10/26/2011 09:20AM 'Machine Gun Preacher' Under Heavy Fire Sam Childers, subject of a new movie, is accused of neglecting children at his orphanage in South Sudan. Mark Moring \| posted 9/22/2011 01:14PM	[Uganda] Q & A: Katie Davis on Raising a Dozen Children at 22 The Nashville native is feeding and caring for thousands and raising children on her own. Interview by Morgan Feddes \| posted 10/25/2011 09:25AM 'Machine Gun Preacher' Under Heavy Fire Sam Childers, subject of a new movie, is accused of neglecting children at his orphanage in South Sudan. Mark Moring \| posted 9/22/2011 01:14PM

[Zambia] Abstinence Brings 'Dignity' Traveling in Africa, First Lady Laura Bush speaks in favor of faith-based HIV prevention. Isaac Phiri in Zambia \| posted 6/29/2007 12:25PM Raising the Compassion Bar How 575 suburban teens underwrote a medical clinic, schoolhouse, and a year's supply of food for a village in Zambia—with money to spare. by Jeremy Weber \| posted 8/10/2005 12:00AM	[Zimbabwe] Zimbabwean Churches Told to Support Ruling Party—or Else Mugabe regime violently targeting wide spectrum of congregations. George Conger \| posted 8/10/2011 10:04AM Habakkuk in Zimbabwe We're hungry, angry, and depending on a sovereign God. By a Zimbabwean pastor-scholar \| posted 7/24/2008 08:24AM

Obama Does Not Widen Religious Exemption for Contraceptive Mandate
The burden to cover contraception shifts.

Sarah Pulliam Bailey | posted 2/10/2012 01:18PM

The Best Ways to Fight Poverty—Really
The church's role in raising the poor's standard of living.

Mark Galli | posted 2/10/2012 09:21AM

Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to the December issue.

posted 2/10/2012 09:23AM

Calling All Callings: Amy Sherman on ‘Kingdom Calling’
Christians can build thriving communities by exercising their vocational gifts.

Interview by Morgan Feddes | posted 2/09/2012 09:47AM

Pro-life Advocates Cheer State Court Rulings, Parliament Reaffirms Church De-Regulations, and More News
Important developments in the church and the world.

posted 2/09/2012 09:52AM

First They Came for the Catholics: Obama's Contraceptive Mandate
An open letter to evangelical Christians.

Timothy George and Chuck Colson | posted 2/08/2012 10:10AM

You Can't Worship Here: Evicting Churches from New York Schools
What will really happen this weekend when churches gather in school buildings for the last time?

A Christianity Today editorial | posted 2/08/2012 10:04AM

A Crackdown on International Adoptions
The rate of adoptions in Ethiopia has declined 90 percent.

Matthew D. LaPlante in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | posted 2/07/2012 10:16AM

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