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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...
COULD MPOX BE THE NEXT COVID-19?
By Gustav Krös
On Wednesday, 14 August, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced that the upsurge of mpox in...
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...
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...
OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY SHOWCASES THE PROGRESS OF HUMANISM
By Gustav Krös
The 2024 Summer Olympics officially began in Paris, France on Friday, 26 July with 300,000 spectators viewing the event live along the...
BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT BACKS DOWN ON QUOTAS BUT FACES WIDESPREAD DISSIDENCE
By Isolde Doubell
Over the past three weeks, student protests in Bangladesh have rattled the nation and led to widespread unrest throughout the country. These...
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...
