By Teresa Neumannf – Staff BBC
They are needed to rebuild the country.
(Iraq)—After meeting with Pope Benedict XVI in Italy, Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri Maliki is urging Christians who fled Iraq to return and help rebuild the country.
According to a BBC report, Maliki said he urged the Pope “to encourage Christians who left the country to go back and be part of the social structure of Iraq again.” (more…)
By Teresa Neuman
“The next several nights in dreams he saw a group of Christians carrying their Bibles into a church. He thought to himself, ‘I would gladly lay down my arms for one of those Bibles.'”
(Colombia, South America)—Wayne and Phyllys Wozniak are missionaries to Colombia, South America. They have shared with Faith News Network the testimony of a pastor known only by the name of “Wilson.”
According to the testimony, due in large part to the fact that Wilson’s father was a Colombian guerrilla, by the time Wilson was 10-years-old, he was also a guerrilla. He lived for violence, crime and murder. (more…)
Various Christian groups asked the precious Coalition government to allow Christians who are being persecuted in overseas nations to come as migrants to Australia. This was particularly relevant for Christians in some of the Middle East countries that have Muslim majorities.
Richard Kerbaj has TWO articles in The Australian – one Saturday July 19th, and one the following Monday July 21st.
The first article highlights letters relating to Kevin Andrews, the Coalition Minister responsible for Immigration prior to the last election.
Ist Article: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24043030-601,00.html
2nd Article: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24048899-5013871,00.html
By Jerry Dykstra
“People suddenly became aware of the importance of death and people are more willing to listen. At the same time, Christians can go to witness to them. We also went to hospitals and were quite surprised—things are quite open. The leaders wanted people to visit, not only to identify their own family members, but to encourage and comfort those traumatized patients.”
(Santa Ana, CA)—The following is [a portion of] an interview with Open Doors Director of China Training (his name is not given due to security issues). He talks about the devastating earthquake which hit China on May 12, and how Christians are making an impact physically and spiritually during relief efforts. (The earthquake left 69,000 dead, 18,000 missing and 5 million homeless.) (more…)
Maryam Namazie, head of the Council of Ex-Muslims in Britain, says that rights are for individuals, not religions or beliefs.
Picture this, says Maryam Namazie: “A child is swathed in cloth from head to toe every day. Everything but her face and hands are covered for fear that a man might find her attractive. At school she learns that she is worth less than a boy. She is not allowed to dance or swim or feel the sun on her skin or the wind in her hair. This is clearly unacceptable, yet it is accepted when it is done in the name of religion.†(more…)
Below is a link to an interview recorded on Monday 3rd March at an Assembly of God district leaders meeting held in Keysborough, Melbourne. Hear an overview of Pastor Danny's…
Source: National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka
Ampara District (Eastern coast)
Pastor Neil Edirisinghe of Ampara was shot dead last night (17th February 2008). He was shot in the chest and his wife was shot in the stomach. She has been admitted to hospital in a serious condition. It is reported that their child too has sustained injuries.
Please pray for this family and the Church. (more…)
By Michael Ireland
Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service
Saturday, February 2, 2008
ROCHESTER, ENGLAND (ANS) — A bishop who claimed Islamic extremism in Britain has turned some communities into no-go areas for non-Muslims has received threats against himself and his family.
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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) says the Bishop of Rochester, the Right Reverend Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, said last month non-Muslims may find it hard to live or work in some areas.
Now he says he has received threats which have been reported to police. Police in Kent said it was aware of the situation but could not comment on matters of personal security.
Writing in the Sunday Telegraph on January 6, Dr Nazir-Ali said there had been a worldwide resurgence of Islamic extremism, leading to young people growing up alienated from the country they lived in. (more…)
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Following is a report on my recent trip to Sri Lanka – Challenging but Exciting
For 10 days in January I had the opportunity of visiting my country of birth, Sri Lanka, along with Pastor Bob Cotton from Maitland AOG in NSW. The purpose of the trip was both ministry and personal, as I joined with my family to celebrate the wedding of my nephew, who lives in London, and was married in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
2 bombs exploded a few days before we arrived in Sri Lanka. 3 or 4 more blasted while we were there, in addition another 2 bombs exploding on the day we left Sri Lanka, killing more than 20 people and injuring around 65 people. (more…)
By Teresa Neumann : Jan 20, 2008 : Neil and Jennifer Lawrence – FaithNews
Muslim man hears God’s voice saying, “Go back to that altar and give your heart to Me.”
(Kenya)—Church of God missionaries Neil and Jennifer Lawrence have reported that 80 people have been saved recently in their area of Kenya.
Below, the Lawrences list some of their experiences including a demon-possessed woman being delivered and a suicidal woman giving her heart to Jesus. (more…)
By Daily MailÂ
First published on 1st January 2008
A screaming mob set fire to a Kenyan church and killed up to 50 villagers cowering inside, including women and children, as the death toll from ethnic riots soared towards 300 last night.
Anger triggered by President Mwai Kibaki’s disputed reelection at the weekend has seen simmering tribal tensions explode into open warfare.
The church massacre in the west Kenyan town of Eldoret brought back traumatic memories of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, in which tens of thousands were slaughtered in churches burned to the ground.
Protesters in Nairobi brandish pangas, broad-bladed machetes, in anger at the poll they say was rigged
By Michael Ireland
Published on Monday, December 31, 2007
Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service
UNITED KINGDOM (ANS) — According to Impact News (IN) at www.thepath.fm/news , not only have Pakistani Christians lost a vital supporter of their rights, but the assassination of Former Prime Minister and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto has left them with little hope of becoming free from Muslim blasphemy laws. (more…)
Danny Nalliah “Satan’s strongholds†leaflet: Clearing up 3 misconceptions
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INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this article is to clear up three misconceptions about a controversial leaflet created and distributed by Danny Nalliah of Catch The Fire Ministries. These misconceptions have been busily circulating across the mainstream media, and the web.
In an earlier article I provided the text and some comments about this leaflet. (more…)
by Dan Wooding : Sep 24, 2007 : ASSIST Ministries
“We see this as the hand of God”
(Tripoli, Libya)—A new wave of religious freedom is sweeping across Libya, say Christians in the North African country. This follows three decades during which, observers say, the tiny Christian community faced restrictions due to the overwhelmingly Muslim nation’s hostile stance towards the West, writes Fredrick Nzwili in a story for Ecumenical News International. (more…)
By Dibin Samuel  Christian Post Correspondent
Thu, Sep. 13 2007 02:39 PM ET
PATNA, India – A Pentecostal church in India that was recently accused of conducting mass conversions by promising money and jobs spurred angry Hindu nationalists to hold a demonstration against it in the Patna district.
Gopal Prasad and Kishori Sao, local leaders of Hindu organizations Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), alleged that the Pentecostal church brought about a hundred people, including women and children, to baptize them at a home in Nakipore Gorakh, in the city of Fatua. (more…)