International
Events and issues facing believers around the world
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Ethiopia’s Evangelical Prime Minister Wins Nobel Peace PrizeRecognized for stewarding a breakthrough peace agreement with Eritrea with a “revivalist” spirit, Abiy Ahmed also helped end a historic church schism among the Orthodox.
Jordanian Evangelicals Push for Official RecognitionGovernment status would help streamline outreach and foreign partnerships—and alleviate some outside concerns about their churches.
Syrian Christians to US: ‘Don’t Abandon Us Now’After surviving a civil war and ISIS attacks, the Christian minority fears a Turkish takeover in Kurdish border region.
For Catholics and Protestants, Amazon Fires Fan Partisan FlamesBrazilian Christians divided over rainforest blazes and President Jair Bolsonaro’s response.
The Prophetic Voice of Hong Kong’s ProtestersThe political forces in the region also pose an existential threat to the church.
World Vision Flips the Script on Child SponsorshipIn the ministry’s first major innovation in seven decades, the children now do the choosing.
Dorian Destroys Tiny Bahamas Island With 3 Churches and 300 PeopleChristian relief workers wait for floods to recede before they can make it to the hardest-hit places like Man-O-War Cay.
Methodists Cancel Plans for First Big Meeting Outside USThe UMC has decided to relocate its 2024 General Conference from Manila, Philippines.
Bibles Escape Trump’s Tariff Fight with ChinaAmerica’s Christian publishers no longer have to render to Caesar an extra 10 percent.
Christians Fleeing Persecution in Russia Can Stay in GermanyFaced with mounting threats and anti-missionary laws, Baptists win asylum appeal despite supposed constitutional protections in their home country.
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