Middle East
- Flight to Egypt: How Pastor’s Wife in Gaza Church Got OutHarrowing journey with children and grandparents reunites family with husband, as Palestinian Christians sheltering at Orthodox and Catholic churches grow increasingly desperate.Jayson Casper|العربيةрусскийУкраїнська
- Displaced from Israel Border, Lebanese Christians Wrestle with Whom to BlameAs limited clashes with Hezbollah threaten to expand Israel’s war against Hamas, local Presbyterians and Baptists suffer a battle not of their making.Jayson Casper|العربيةFrançais
- As Erdoğan Goads on Gaza, Turkish Christians Prefer PeaceAmid centenary of the secular republic, Erdoğan inaugurates a significant new church as local believers navigate Muslim society’s stance on Palestine.Jayson Casper|español
- First Graduates of Persian Seminary Prepared to Serve a Traumatized IranLondon-based theological institute celebrates the academic success of 15 Muslim-background students, many of whom have suffered family rejection and political repression.Jayson Casper|
- Pastor’s Family Trapped in Gaza Grieves Relatives Killed at ChurchFormer pastor of Gaza Baptist Church—stuck in Egypt since start of the war—scrambles to evacuate wife and children as they struggle to survive at St. Porphyrius Orthodox Church.Jayson Casper|العربيةFrançais
- 16 Evangelical Alliances Call for Gaza Ceasefire, Condemn HamasStatement issued by regional and national fellowships seeking “a just peace” goes biblically deeper than similar humanitarian pleas.Jayson Casper|العربيةFrançais简体中文한국어繁體中文русскийУкраїнська
- Remembering Abouna Samaan, Creator of Cairo’s Cave ChurchUS evangelical leaders and thousands of Copts honor an Orthodox priest whose mountain complex chiseled the glory of God into Egypt’s “Garbage City.”Ramez Atallah|
- Christians Give at Record Levels to Fund Israel ReliefThe war has spurred millions in donations to ministries that provide everything from emergency supplies to security gear for future attacks.Kate Shellnutt|
- Palestinian Evangelicals Call Western Church to Repentance, Criticized in ReturnMiddle East Christians assert their rejection of violence as they relate frustration with lack of Western recognition of the reality of occupation and the collateral damage of bombing campaigns.Jayson Casper|españolPortuguêsالعربيةFrançais简体中文繁體中文
- Pray for al-AhliA historian of Gaza’s only Christian hospital, where scores died in an explosion this week, shares the story of the longstanding refuge.Carter Barnett|
