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AVERTING WAR THROUGH LESSONS LEARNT FROM CURRENT CONFLICTS
By Donnelly McCleland
The ongoing Ukraine-Russia war and the recent Israel-Gaza conflict have heightened concerns in other volatile regions and historical conflict zones in the...
CHURCH REMINDED OF OUR CALLING AS WE REFLECT ON HAITI MISSIONARIES’ DEATH
By Katelin van Zyl
On Thursday, 23 May, three American missionaries serving in Haiti were shot and killed by gang members after leaving a youth...
MYANMAR’S HOUR OF NEED: MAY THOSE WHO BRING AID ALSO BRING JESUS
By Isolde Doubell
22/05/2025
China's President Xi Jinping has been standing with Myanmar after the deadliest earthquake in a century hit the Southeast Asian nation on...
CRUCIAL ROLE OF DIPLOMACY AS CALLS FOR A PERMANENT CEASEFIRE GROW
By Donnelly McCleland (with contributions from Gustav Krös and Gigi Kotze)
Today, 30 November, Israel and Hamas struck a last-minute agreement to extend their six-day...
CAN THE VENEZUELAN CHURCH BE A BEACON OF HOPE AMIDST INCREASING POLITICAL TURMOIL?
By Alex Nyoni
On Sunday, 28 July, Venezuelans voted in what has turned out to be a highly contested presidential election. The country’s National Electoral...
YEMENI TANKER FUNDRAISER DISPLAYS THAT THERE IS NO LIMIT IN A UNITED CAUSE
By Gigi Kotze
In August, according to the United Nations (UN), a "floating time bomb" oil tanker left adrift in the Red Sea was successfully...
THE GROWING POTENTIAL OF EUROPE’S MIGRANT CHURCHES
By Donnelly McCleland
This week, across the world, Christians are preparing to celebrate Easter. Europe is no different, except that a growing proportion of churches...
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...
THE CHURCH IS ENCOURAGED TO INVEST IN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
By Katelin van Zyl
On Sunday, 15 October, another earthquake of 6.3 magnitude (and 6.3km depth) struck western Afghanistan, only a few days after a...
CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM ELECTED AS MEXICO’S FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT
By Isolde Doubell
On Sunday, 31 May, in the biggest election in its history, Mexico elected Claudia Sheinbaum as president – the first female president,...
