Devastated Christians in Nigeria pray for relief and help
As terrorism-scarred Christians in Nigeria await help from the government and the international community, within and outside of the country they prayed for God’s intervention this month.
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The girl who is missing from class on International Women’s Day
Sunday March 8 is International Women's Day—a day when the world remembers that women and girls matter. That the basic needs of women and girls can provide an opportunity for exploitation is not well known, especially in the West. One By One is a ministry providing a practical way to close one of those exploitative doors.
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The Banyamulenge deserve to be heard as mass killing continues in eastern DRC
The Banyamulenge people in Minembwe, DRC are facing an existential threat as powerful forces brutally displace them from their land, burn their churches, and destroy their livelihood. Yet the international community, including the Church, remains silent. Even as war unfolds elsewhere, the plight to the Banyamulenge Tutsi deserves to be heard, and urgent action undertaken to protect their well-being.
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Benefitting from God's perfect work of patience
In the 1970s Stanford Experiment, children were driven by tangible, temporal reward if they waited before taking a marshmallow. In real life, for the believer, patience is attached to spiritual and eternal hope and truth, even when the waiting is hard. Patience is a work God does rather than a virtue we must apply.
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Transforming one woman at a time with courage to love through action
“Somebody showed me mercy. I want to show mercy to others” is the testimony of Jane Thuo, an enterprising champion of women in Kenya whose ministry Dorcas Creation has so far helped 4,000 women transform their lives through growing in their faith and marketable skills. Be inspired by Jane's story.
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Herdsmen Attack again in Benue State’s Guma Area and Plateau State, Nigeria
Less than three weeks after a large-scale massacre in Benue state’s predominantly Christian Yelwata village in Nigeria, four Christians were slain in the same county, sources said.
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From ganglands to hope: A South African pastor unwavering crusade for peace amidst deadly gang wars
By Ken KagichaIn the heart of Hanover Park, a neighborhood etched into the Cape Flats of South Africa's vibrant, yet deeply unequal, city of Cape Town, Pastor Craven Engel and his dedicated team from a local church stand as a beacon of resistance against an unrelenting tide of violence.
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Fears heightened of more carnage in Benue state, Nigeria
Fears of another large-scale attack on Christians are growing in Benue state, Nigeria, where Fulani herdsmen slaughtered up to 200 people in Yelwata village on June 13-14, sources said.
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Massacre in Benue state, Nigeria elicits rare response from president
By Edward RossDays after a massacre of more than 100 people in a predominantly Christian village in Benue state, Nigeria, the country’s president called for action against the assailants even as a local traditional ruler tried to correct him and others about the nature of such attacks.
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Mother in Somalia loses husband, home for accepting Christ
A mother of three children in Somalia is struggling to survive after her Muslim relatives drove her from their home and threatened to kill her for accepting Christ, she said.
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'Bad Girls of the Bible' breaks barriers: Kenyan play sparks dialogue and re-examines Biblical narratives
By Ken KagichaStep into a captivating pre-afterlife realm where seven women from Biblical history converge for an unprecedented reality game show titled "Bad Girls: Whatchu Gonna Do, For Real?" This unique theatrical production offers Eve, Jezebel, Mrs. Potiphar, Delilah, Mrs. Lot, Rahab, Sapphira, and the Samaritan woman at the well, an extraordinary opportunity to finally share their untold stories, redeem their reputations, and secure their eternal destiny.
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Widowed at 41, she began building a ministry to help churches better support grieving spouses
When Michelle Bader Ebersole became a widow at 41, she quickly discovered something that surprised her: although widows are frequently mentioned in the Bible, few churches seemed equipped to support them long after a funeral ended.
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