A “crazy” dream? How World Vision is leading efforts to rehabilitate a billion hectares of land over the next 10 years
Geelong, Australia Australian agronomist Tony Rinaudo has a dream – to see trees regenerated on a billion hectares of degraded land within the next decade using a process known as Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration. “On a human level, that’s crazy…” said Rinaudo, noting that it equates to three hectares per second for every second over […]
Sudan’s increased fighting empties Christian clerics from the capital Khartoum
Nairobi, KenyaRNS An attack on a Coptic Christian church during Mass on Sunday in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum is drawing attention to the plight of Christians in the north-eastern African country, where a raging civil war is forcing out Christian clerics. The attack on the Coptic Mar Girgis (St George) Church in Omdurman, across […]
Essay: Responding to catastrophe
World Vision’s CLYNTON BEUKES – based in Amman, Jordan, outlines World Vision’s reponse to the earthquake that’s devastated large parts of Turkey and Syria…
Jack Hayford, prominent Pentecostal pastor in Southern California, has died
United StatesRNS Rev Jack Hayford, a popular Pentecostal leader and pioneer of the megachurch movement, often regarded as a “pastor to pastors,” died on Sunday (8th January) at age 88. Hayford died peacefully in his San Fernando Valley home in Southern California, according to a statement from The Church on the Way, a church in Sherman Oaks […]
“Situation worsening”: In Haiti, a crisis of violence, chaos, and cholera goes largely ignored by outside world
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service reports that charities do what they can to help the impoverished nation, but international action is needed to bring order and restore infrastructure, experts on the ground say…
Agronomist’s autobiography wins Australian Christian Book of the Year
Geelong, Australia The autobiography of world-renowned agronomist Tony Rinaudo has won the 2022 Australian Christian Book of the Year. Tony Rinaudo (left) accepts the award from SparkLit president Paul Barker. PICTURE: Screenshot. The Forest Underground: Hope for a Planet in Crisis tells of how Rinaudo discovered a simple method of reviving damaged trees instead of […]
Essay: A humanitarian is wrongly convicted of helping besieged Palestinians in Gaza
Award-winning Palestinian journalist DAOUD KUTTAB, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says the case against Mohammad El Halabi has dealt a blow to the Israeli justice system…
Israeli court convicts Palestinian aid worker after six years in detention
Beersheba, Israel AP An Israeli court on Wednesday convicted a Palestinian aid worker who has been detained for six years on Israeli charges he funneled tens of millions of dollars in relief funds to the militant group Hamas. The Beersheba District Court found Mohammad El Halabi guilty of supporting a terror organisation but acquitted him […]
Updated: In Australia, aid agencies launch emergency relief and support campaigns for displaced Ukrainians
Updated: 2:30pm (AEDT)Sydney, Australia “No matter where you live, it has been heartbreaking to see footage of little kids with tears streaming down their faces, who don’t if they will ever see their fathers again.” World Vision Australia CEO Daniel Wordsworth, who is en-route to Romania to support refugees fleeing Ukraine, made the comment in […]
From ‘cow banks’ to ‘secret believers’: Christian and other charities launch Christmas 2021 gift catalogues
PETA MCCARTNEY takes a look at how your Christmas giving can impact the wider world in a positive way this year…