Second Christian leader in two weeks kidnapped in Burkina Faso
World Watch Monitor A Christian pastor and three members of his family have been kidnapped in Burkina Faso’s north-eastern province of Soum, two weeks after the kidnapping of another Christian leader and his wife. Pierre Boena, a pastor with an Assembly of God church, was kidnapped during the evening of Sunday, 3rd June. in his […]
Churches invited to participate in World Refugee Sunday later this month
Churches have been invited to participate in World Refugee Sunday which takes place over two dates later this month. The World Evangelical Alliance, which has designated 17th and 24th June as World Refugee Sundays, together with the Refugee Highway Partnership have created a number of free resources for churches to use including downloadable ‘church’ and […]
Almost half of children in Afghanistan missing out on schooling
Nearly half of all children in Afghanistan aged seven to 17 are missing out on school due to the ongoing conflict in the country, according to a new report. The report, compiled by UNICEF along with the Afghanistan Government, Samuel Hall thinktank and USAID and released on Sunday, found that 3.7 million children – a […]
Wycliffe looks to begin translations for 10 previously unknown language groups
Bible translation organisation Wycliffe Associates has said it is about to begin work in translating the Scriptures for 10 previously unknown language groups of people living in the Middle East and parts of Asia. The US-based organisation says the groups, which have very few Christians, don’t, as yet, have any of the Bible translated into their […]
SOUTH SUDAN: LACK OF HOPE IN CAMPS DRIVES YOUTH INTO GANG CRIME
INNA LAZAREVA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from inside South Sudan’s Protection of Civilians (PoC) camps…
Christian Solidarity Worldwide calls for release of four Christians arrested on anti-conversion charges in India’s Jharkhand state
UK-based religious freedom advocacy Christian Solidarity Worldwide has called for the release of four Christians who were arrested in the Indian state of Jharkhand in late May on anti-conversion charges. CSW says local sources have informed them that charges against the four – arrested on 29th May – were false and stemmed out of opposition to […]
ESSAY: WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY – WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP?
Tuesday, 5th June, is World Environment Day. With the average Aussie buying 27 kilograms of new clothing every year and throwing away 23 kilograms – most of which is destined for landfill, ALEXIS TODOROVSKI, of the SCRgroup, offers advice on how we can all get involved in living more sustainably…
LEADERSHIP
Something I’m learning at the moment: ‘The things that make me a good leader, stop me becoming a great leader’. PICTURE: Follow the leader – but be careful your strengths don’t become weaknesses. PICTURE: Jehyun Sung/Unsplash. I’m not afraid to push the envelope, to stretch people, call a spade a spade. I’m not afraid to get […]
Catholic priest attacked in Bethlehem after giving refuge to tourists
Morning Star News An unidentified man in Bethlehem lunged at a Catholic priest with what appears to be a knife on Friday in a rare attack on a clergyman in the Palestinian Territories. At Bethlehem’s Milk Grotto, Rev Fadi Shallufi on Friday afternoon opened the chapel gates to foreign tourists, including women who were being […]
SIGHT-SEEING: A SUSTAINABLE YEAR?
With the first half of the year almost gone, NERI MORRIS, director of Australian-based ethical online fashion marketplace Thread Harvest and a writer and speaker, looks at how we can look to a more sustainable lifestyle in what’s left of 2018…