Persecution, poverty small price for young Southeast Asian believer
November 14, 2013
Sweating under the hot Southeast Asian sun, a young man watches fire ants swarm across the branches of a tree. He stretches out a gaunt
Typhoon hits Philippines, heads toward other parts of Asia
November 8, 2013
They chose to return. International Mission Board (IMB) representatives Carl and Suzie Miller were in another Filipino city when they heard the news that their
Sudan accused of helping seize property from church
November 7, 2013
JUBA, South Sudan — After months of bulldozing or taking over church buildings on the pretext that they belong to South Sudanese who are no
Baptist pastor faces one year in jail in Kazakhstan
November 7, 2013
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Because Pavel Leonov refused to pay a fine for leading a religious community without state permission in East Kazakhstan, the Baptist pastor
Brazil’s police take Bible classes to reduce stress
November 7, 2013
BRASILIA, Brazil — Amid concerns about police brutality, Brazilian military police officers are taking Bible study classes during their working hours to help them deal
Report: U.S. tapped cardinals’ phones ahead of conclave
November 7, 2013
ROME — The National Security Agency (NSA) spied on cardinals as they prepared to select the new pope — perhaps including even Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio,
Indian court mulls over whether yoga is religious
November 7, 2013
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court of India is weighing whether yoga has a religious element, as it decides if public schools may teach the
Songhai believers support, pray for each other
November 7, 2013
When Ibrahim’s wife died, his Songhai community refused to bury her because she was a Christian. She, like Ibrahim and other believers, faced daily persecution
