International
Events and issues facing believers around the world
- Forgotten War: Sudan’s Displaced Christians Brace for ‘World’s Worst’ Hunger CrisisInterview with leader of new evangelical alliance describes his escape from Khartoum and the pressure to pick a side.
- More Porridge? Senegal Protestants Debate Exchanging Holiday Foods with MuslimsNgalakh combines baobab fruit and peanuts to end Easter in West African nation, reciprocated by the sharing of meat breaking Ramadan’s fast.
- Easter Pilgrimage Bus Crash Shocks Botswana’s Christian CommunityLeaders extend prayers and lament road safety after 45 were killed on the way to Zion Christian Church in South Africa.
- Maamoul: The Easter Sweet Loved by Muslims, Christians, and JewsExperts debate the origin of the date- or nut-filled pastry, but Middle Eastern believers love the taste and the Good Friday symbolism in its shapes.
- After Terrorists Kill 130, Russian Evangelicals Resist RevengeAs Moscow and Kyiv trade insinuations over concert hall killing claimed by ISIS affiliate, Christian leaders focus on compassion and forgiveness instead of blame.
- YWAM Rallies After 11 Missionaries Killed, 8 Wounded in Tanzania Bus AccidentDarlene Cunningham: “We have not seen a tragedy of this magnitude in all of [our] history … [leaders’] deaths create a massive vacuum” for Youth With a Mission.”
- UK Churches’ Outreach to Muslim Migrants Scrutinized After Clapham AttackEvangelical leader: Ministers’ testimonies were never intended to be the “make-or-break” factor in judging asylum applications.
- Petra Means Rock Churches: Jordan Permits Site’s First Prayers in 1,400 YearsReligious tourism initiative at ancient city recalls Moab, Byzantium, and Arab tribal Christianity, amid speculation on Paul’s possible first missionary journey.
- Amid Catholic Crackdown, Nicaragua Closes 250 Evangelical MinistriesMountain Gateway became the latest Christian ministry to run afoul of the Ortega regime.
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