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SHAKEN AWAKE: TAIWAN’S EARTHQUAKE AND LESSONS FOR THE CHURCH
By Gigi Kotze
On Wednesday 3 April, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's sparsely populated county of Hualien. At least 13 people have been confirmed...
CAN CHRISTIANS BRING RELIEF AND HOPE TO GAZA IN THE ABSENCE OF UNWRA?
By Isolde Doubell
14/11/2024
On Monday, 4 November, the Knesset passed legislation to severely limit the operations of UNRWA (the United Nations Relief and Works Agency...
COULD CHINA’S BELT ROAD INITIATIVE PROVIDE RELIEF TO BELEAGUERED AFGHANISTAN?
By Donnelly McCleland
From 16-18 October, China hosted its third Belt and Road (One Belt, One Road, in Chinese) summit, marking the 10th anniversary of...
THE CHURCH IN BURKINA FASO – AFFLICTED BUT NOT CRUSHED
By Gigi Kotze
Last year, Burkina Faso became the country most impacted by terrorism, with nearly 2,000 deaths, surpassing Afghanistan. According to the Institute for...
KYRGYZSTAN’S TRADE ROUTES: PATHWAYS FOR THE GOSPEL
By Lauren Sedemeester
11 September 2025
For centuries, trade routes have long been more than mere channels for goods. They have carried the lifeblood of civilisation—culture,...
PORT BLOCKADE CHALLENGES AFRICAN NATIONS TO SEEK ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS
By Katelin van Zyl
On Monday 17 July, Russia did not renew the Black Sea Grain Initiative implemented in July 2022. The deal – which...
WHERE IS THE CHURCH IN THE ROHINGYA REFUGEE CRISIS?
By Alex Pollock
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) recently released a report that 569 Rohingya refugees either died or went missing at...
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...
RIVAL ECONOMIC CORRIDOR LINKING INDIA TO EUROPE, VIA MIDDLE EAST, PLANNED
By Alex Pollock
On Saturday, 9 September, in a sideline meeting during the G20 summit, several countries agreed to the creation of a multinational rail...
VIETNAM: DESPITE ADVERSITY THE CHURCH’S MISSION REMAINS
By Gigi Kotze
On Saturday 30 March, Vietnam implemented a new decree requiring religious groups to provide financial records and granting local government officials the...
