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THE BRICS SHIFT: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR GLOBAL MISSIONS

By Jeremiah Goddard 7/11/2024 The recent BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, held from 22 to 24 October 2024, marked a significant shift in global geopolitics. Originally...

US ELECTION 2024: VOTING WITH A KINGDOM PERSPECTIVE

By Gustav Kros 31/10/2024 On Tuesday, 5 November, the United States (US) will hold its presidential election. Voters will choose between Kamala Harris of the...

UKRAINIAN HEARTS OPEN TO THE GOSPEL AMIDST HEARTACHE OF WAR

By Isolde Doubell 24/10/2024 There have been more than 960 days of war in the country of Ukraine. Tens of thousands of lives have been lost...

REMEMBERING SUDAN: HOPE AMID RISING CONFLICT

By Jeremiah Goddard 17/10/2024 As the battle for Khartoum continues, the Sudanese military has intensified efforts to reclaim areas of the capital city under the control...

SRI LANKA’S ELECTIONS SPARK HOPE, BUT CHRIST IS THE UNFAILING ANCHOR

By Isolde Doubell 09/10/2024 Fifty-five-year-old Anura Kumara Dissanayake was elected as the ninth President of Sri Lanka on Saturday, 21 September. Dissanayake’s election marks a major...

PAKISTAN CHURCH UNDER FIRE: A CALL TO ANGUISH

By Gigi Kotze 26/09/2024 In the first eight months of 2024, Pakistan has seen a sharp rise in militant violence, resulting in 757 deaths and nearly...

THREE WAYS TO PRAY FOR HONG KONG’S BELIEVERS IN A SHIFTING LANDSCAPE

By Isolde Doubell 19/09/2024 Earlier this month, Chu Kai-pong, a 27-year-old Hong Kong man, pleaded guilty to one count of “doing acts with seditious intent.” He...

SAUDI ARABIA’S TOURISM SHIFT – A NEW ERA OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CHURCH

By Beth Copeland 12/09/2024 Saudi Arabia has announced its decision to cancel fees for issuing commercial activity licences for hotels, hotel apartments, and residential resorts in...

LESSONS OF HOPE FROM MOTHERS IN MEXICO FACING LOSS

By Jeremiah Goddard 05/09/2024 Official records indicate that since 1952, at least 115,000 people have gone missing in Mexico, although the actual number is likely higher....

ATTACKS IN EUROPE – AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISPLAY CHRIST

By Isolde Doubell 28/08/2024 Three people were killed and eight injured in the German town of Solingen on Friday, 23 August, when a Syrian refugee who...