OPEN BOOK: I THESSALONIANS – “BUT SINCE WE ARE OF THE DAY…”
BRUCE C WEARNE continues his look at I Thessalonians…
Egypt’s Copts flock to see church opened in remembrance of beheaded Christians
World Watch Monitor The first mass held in the Church of the Martyrs of Faith and Homeland on 15th February, 2018. PICTURES: World Watch Monitor. It is a special day for the Coptic community of Minya province, Upper Egypt, as a new church was inaugurated this morning in Al-Our village in remembrance of 20 Egyptian Copts […]
More than 350 million children living in conflict zones, says charity
Thomson Reuters Foundation More children than ever before are living in conflict areas and are at risk of death and violence, the charity Save the Children said on Thursday, with Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia the worst countries for young people. In a report, the global charity said at least 357 million children – or one […]
ON THE SCREEN: BLACK PANTHER A STRONG ADDITION TO THE MARVEL FRANCHISE
DAVID ADAMS watches Marvel’s Black Panther…
Music Soundbite – The TCM Update: Bart Millard talks about ‘I Can Only Imagine’
Bart Millard (John Michael Finley) (left) in ‘I Can Only Imagine’. PICTURE: Courtesy Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions. Listen to this week’s TCM Update…
Salvation Army welcome Australian initiative to support victims of forced marriage
The Salvation Army has welcomed an Australian Government announcement that victims of forced marriage will have access to support without the requirement they help bring the pertrators to justice. Under the initiative, the Federal Government will grant access of up to 200 days of support through its Support for Trafficked People Program without the requirement they […]
MIGRATION: LIBYA PRISON MATES HIT THE ROAD TO CURB GAMBIAN MIGRATION
NELLIE PEYTON, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how a group of would-be irregular migrants to Europe are warning others in Gambia about the dangers of making such a journey…
One year on, kidnapped Malaysian pastor’s wife pleads for his release
World Watch Monitor Pastor Raymond Koh was abducted near Kuala Lumpur on 13th February, 2017. PICTURE: World Watch Monitor. The wife of the Malaysian pastor Raymond Koh, abducted near Kuala Lumpur a year ago last Tuesday, has issued a statement pleading for his release, as Channel NewsAsia reports. “My wish is for Raymond to be released […]