News Bites
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...
AMID THE DEVASTATION OF WAR, SYRIAN BELIEVERS TESTIFY OF GOD’S GOODNESS
By Katelin van Zyl
On Friday, 15 March, the world observed the 13th anniversary of the uprising that led to the start of the Syrian...
PAKISTAN FACES PRESSURE ON ALL SIDES AMIDST STRUGGLING ECONOMY
By Isolde Doubell
On Saturday, 16 March, a vehicle packed with explosives rammed into a military base in the Pakistani town of Mir Ali in...
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...
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...
ANOTHER CHURCH ATTACK IN BURKINA FASO ADDS TO PRAYERS FOR PEACE
By Katelin van Zyl
On Sunday, 25 February, a Catholic church was attacked in Essakane village in Burkina Faso during mass. At least 15 people...
UGANDAN CHURCH ANTICIPATES REFUGEE SURGE AS VIOLENCE IN EASTERN DRC SPIKES
By Donnelly McCleland
The small East African nation of Uganda, already host to millions of refugees from war-torn neighbours, is again anticipating a surge in...
INTERCESSION NEEDED FOR SUDAN AS THE ONGOING WAR DEEPENS MULTIPLE CRISES
By Katelin van Zyl
Monday, 12 February marked the International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers. The ongoing war in Sudan is one setting...
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...
COULD INFLUX OF FOREIGN WORKERS TO JAPAN BOLSTER KINGDOM-BUILDING EFFORTS?
By Jeremiah Goddard
Japan stands at a unique juncture in its history, confronting a demographic challenge that necessitates the welcoming of approximately 11 million foreign...
