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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...

AFGHAN CHURCH, THOUGH UNDERGROUND, STILL SEES GROWTH

By Alex Pollock As the world celebrated International Women’s Day on Friday, 8 March, several women around Afghanistan gathered to protest the oppression they face...

BHUTAN’S GNH INDEX MEASURES LIFE CONTENTMENT, BUT THERE CAN’T BE TRUE HAPPINESS WITHOUT CHRIST

By Alexandra Nyoni In March of this year, Bhutan’s Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay, spoke at the 2024 India Today Conclave conference, encouraging more Indian people...

SINCERE INTERCESSION NEEDED AS HAITI CONTINUES DESCENT INTO ANARCHY

By Donnelly McCleland On Sunday, 3 March, the Haitian government declared a 72-hour state of emergency and night curfew after gangs stormed the country’s two...

FINDING HOPE IN THE ISRAEL – GAZA CONFLICT ONE MONTH ON

By Jeremiah Goddard Tuesday, 7 November marked one month of the current war between the Israeli government and Hamas in Gaza following the group’s attack...

NORTH KOREA AND RUSSIA MAKE LANDMARK ALLIANCE

By Jeremiah Goddard On Tuesday, 18 June Russian President Vladimir Putin visited North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, resulting in both further escalation of tensions with...

KIM JONG UN MAKES FIRST INTERNATIONAL TRIP IN NEARLY FIVE YEARS TO VISIT RUSSIA

By Alex Pollock On Wednesday 13 September, Kim Jong Un, the Supreme Leader of North Korea, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a rare...

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...

WHY RWANDA SHUT THOUSANDS OF CHURCHES

By Isolde Doubell Since 29 July the government of Rwanda has closed more than 4000 churches and some mosques on the grounds of not complying...

UKRAINE’S HOPE HAS TO BE IN GOD, NOT MAN

By Isolde Doubell 28/08/2025 On Sunday, 24 August, Ukraine celebrated Independence Day, marking its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. In his address...