Eunice K. Y. Or
Church Education Paving Way for Peace Implementation in Sudan
While churches in Southern Sudan hailed the success of the recent peace dialogue, in preparation for the social changes ahead, they are gearing up to educate the southern Sudanese...
Baptist Missionaries Trapped in Silent Nepal amid Government Crisis
Last week Baptist missionaries in Nepal experienced hardships caused by the unstable political status in the country and lost communication with their mission headquarters, Even now the contact has been restored; BMS World Mission expresses its deep concern...
London to Observe Global Day of Prayer for Burma
The UK-based mission agency, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has declared a Global Day of Prayer for Burma to be observed in London on Saturday 12th March...
CWS Head Urges Alertness in Tsunami Recovery after Aceh Tour
The Executive Director of the Church World Service (CWS), Rev. John L. McCullough, has just closed a week-long tour of the Aceh Province in Indonesia on Thursday. With deep solidarity for...
YFC Director Urges Churches to Focus on Youth Mission
A recent article in the Leaders-Digest issued by the Evangelical Alliance UK conveys a call from the National Director of Youth for Christ, urging the Church to seize the opportunity of evangelism given by the openness of teenagers to the Gospel...
Anti-Poverty Wristband Sales Top 500,000 after Mandela Visit
Last week the Nobel Peace Prize Winner Nelson Mandela visited London to rally poverty eradication in 2005, as invited by the UK-based global anti-poverty campaign Make Poverty History...
Salvationists Open Tsunami Housing Project in Partnership with Government
In many tsunami hit countries, survivors are beginning to rebuild their houses with the support of aid agencies. In Sri Lanka, a major housing project for tsunami victims was officially launched on...
Anglican Church HIV/AIDS Programme Now Online
On Thursday 10th February, the Anglican Church launches the new website for its HIV/AIDS programme. The website aims to provide a platform for all people who are infected or affected by HIV/AIDS across the world to communicate...
Prayers Requested for Iranian Christians Facing Continued Persecution
Thursday 10th February marks the 26th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran. The World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission (WEA RLC) calls on the world to pray for the troubled country...
Britain Pro-lifers Row over Cloning License to Dolly's Father
The controversy over cloning has been reignited by the British government as it issued the second human cloning license to the Father of Dolly the Sheep on Tuesday...
UK Grants Human Cloning License to Dolly Scientist
On 8th February, the UK granted a human cloning license to the British scientist who created the first cloned creature in the world - Dolly the Sheep. The new license has stirred fresh controversy over the issue in Britain...
Churches See Hope in Palestinian-Israeli Ceasefire Talks
On Tuesday, the hope to open a new page in the history of warring Middle East was seen as the new Palestinian authority leader Mahmoud Abbas and the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced a formal end to all violence...
Christians receive Death Threat Messages on Extremist Website
Islamic extremists have been reported as using the internet and websites as a tool to spread hatred towards Christians. Recently, a number of Christians have been reported as targeted by contributors to these extremists’ websites...
Aid Agency says Number of Tsunami Orphans Less than Feared
The disastrous tsunami in the Indian Ocean has claimed the lives of 295,000, according to the latest official figures. According to Save the Children, the number of children left without any surviving relatives in Aceh may not be as high as initially feared...
WCC Partners to Form "ACT Global" in Response to World Problems
Running from 4-5 February, a consultation on enhancing international cooperation in the field of diakonia and development was convened by World Council of Churches (WCC) at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, near Geneva...
Vietnam Allows Operation of Conditional "House Church"
The Vietnamese Government's treatment of Christians has recently been heated by a number of events. Last week, the court postponed the appeal of Reverend Nguyen Hong Quang...