MY MISSION: ONE WOMAN’S CALLING TO HELP NORTH KOREAN WOMEN IN CHINA
In a report first published by World Watch Monitor, HWA-YOUNG speaks of her heart for women from North Korea who are trying to make a new life in China and the hardships they – and she – face…
World Vision joins calls for EU leaders to protect child refugees living in harsh winter conditions
World Vision has joined in calls for EU leaders to protect children who are among refugees and migrants fleeing war-torn nations and are now caught in freezing conditions in Europe and the Middle East. The organisation says hundreds of refugees from countries including Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan are living in “miserable” conditions in makeshift […]
THIS LIFE: HAVE YOU BEEN SURPRISED BY GOD LATELY?
CAROL ROUND looks at how we need to make room for God to “surprise” us…
Roman Catholic Church to beatify ‘Samurai of Christ’ in Japan next month
A Japanese samurai who gave up his status to follow Christ will be honoured in a ceremony in Japan next month. Agenzia Fides reports that a ceremony for the beatification of Justo Takayama Ukon (1552-1615), known as the ‘Samurai of Christ’, will take place in Osaka on 7th February. Born into a family of landowners, Ukon […]
ON THE SCREEN: ‘LA LA LAND’ REACHES FOR THE STARS
LINDA ADAMS spends a couple of colourful hours in La La Land…