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  US gold medal winner Hunter Armstrong says he had 'no other choice' but turn to God

  Hunter Armstrong of the U.S. Olympic swim team, who has won gold and silver medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics, says he makes God "a priority" and had no other choice but to turn to Him during one of the hardest times in his life. 

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  Thousands of people march for Jesus in Colombia, pray for peace in the nation

  Thousands of people participated in the March for Jesus in Bogota, Colombia with the slogan 'With Jesus Christ Colombia in peace'. Organized jointly by the Colombian Evangelical Confederation (CEDECOL) and the Catholic Church, the event mobilized Christians to pray to God for the nation.

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  Nigerian Christian leaders call for prayers, restraint as citizens protest against bad governance

  Young Nigerians made good their intentions to protest against the high cost of living and bad governance as large crowds turned up for the August 1, 2024 nationwide protests organized by human rights organizations and students’ unions in the populous country.

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  Survey reveals challenges, struggles of Christian youth in India, nation with largest number of young people in the world

  The Evangelical Fellowship of India has released its 2023-2024, 56-page ‘Survey of Youth Issues Among Christian Young People’ with data collected by Christ’s Love For All (CLFA) Youth Movement, focusing on the contemporaneous post-pandemic challenges and influences on Christian youth in the country.

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  Kenya’s task force recommends State oversight to curb cults and ‘miracles for cash’ ministries

  A task force set up by Kenya’s president William Ruto has recommended a hybrid regulation framework that would hand the government greater oversight to curtail the spread of cults and financial predatory practices prevalent in some churches in Kenya. A proposed Religious Affairs Commission will provide oversight over religious organisations and work in tandem with umbrella religious associations to strengthen self-regulation. 

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  Māori-background contextual theologian Dr Jay Mātenga to head up CDI’s opinion section, ‘amplifying the perspectives of those previously unheard’

  Christian Daily International (CDI), a global Christian news site with reporters and editors in different regions of the world, is pleased to welcome Dr Jay Mātenga as its Opinion Editor. Three decades of service to cross-cultural missions combined with his personal mixed background with Māori heritage, Mātenga is uniquely positioned to take charge of CDI’s opinion section, ensuring it will serve as a platform featuring biblical Christian voices from every part of the world.

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  On World Day Against Trafficking, Canadian evangelical body highlights children as primary victims

  The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) has marked the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30 by focusing on the most vulnerable of people: children. 

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