REFUGEE CRISIS LOOMS THANKS TO RISING NUMBER OF WOMEN FLEEING CENTRAL AMERICA AND MEXICO, UNHCR WARNS
3rd November, 2015 Rising numbers of women are fleeing Central America and Mexico to escape a surge in gang violence fuelling what has become a looming refugee crisis, according to UNHCR. In a report issued late last week, women described how criminal armed gangs are terrorising populations to establish control over large areas of the […]
CUBAN AUTHORITIES HALT CHURCH DEMOLITION AFTER PROTESTS
Scene inside an Assemblies of God church in Cuba. PICTURE: BosNewsLife 3rd November, 2015 Cuban authorities have halted the demolition of an Assemblies of God church in the city of Santiago de Cuba after protesters, including the denomination’s regional head, held a spontaneous sit-in at the church, activists say. Christians said the demonstrators also participated […]
PAKISTAN: NGO TACKLES DEMEANING LOW CASTE WORD FOR CHRISTIANS
ASIF AQEEL, of the World Watch Monitor, reports from Pakistan…
BOOKS: CREATIVE COLOURING BRINGS NEW ILLUMINATION TO SCRIPTURE
3rd November, 2015 DAVID ADAMS Lorien Atwood Meditations: Beautiful Bible Verses for Colouring Firewheel Press, 2015 ISBN-13: 9781943847648 The increasing popularity of colouring books for adults has seen a growing number of books – often targeted at niche audiences – hit the market in the past year or two. Lorien Atwood’s Meditations: Beautiful Bible Verses […]