Former addict offers escape from Rio’s ‘Crack-land’ July 9, 2014 RIO DE JANEIRO — After seven years on the streets, Marcelo Gomes had seen enough. He’d witnessed too many fellow crack addicts brutally murdered at Read More
Alabama students use soccer symbol as witnessing tool at World Cup July 3, 2014 Sixty-four soccer matches contested by 736 players on 32 teams in 12 cities. Without argument, the month-long 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil is the Read More
Sudanese mother on death row released from prison July 3, 2014 JUBA, South Sudan — Meriam Yahia Ibrahim was released from prison in South Sudan on June 23, only to be detained at the Juba airport Read More
Coptic teacher loses appeal, sentenced to prison in Egypt July 3, 2014 AL-EDISAT, Egypt — A Coptic woman has lost her appeal of what human rights activists call a false conviction for blaspheming Islam and has been Read More
Commitment to Egypt’s new constitution questioned July 3, 2014 LUXOR, Egypt — Charges of “blasphemy” against a Christian in Egypt for “liking” a Facebook page run by converts from Islam calls into question the Read More
Alabama Baptist college students share Christ at 2014 FIFA World Cup June 26, 2014 The blond midfielder took the outlet kick from his goalie and in a few clean dribbles moved the ball down the soccer pitch into his Read More
Church ministers to South Sudanese fleeing violence with help of IMB, BGR June 26, 2014 As a third of South Sudan’s population faces starvation, International Mission Board (IMB) personnel and Baptist Global Response (BGR) are partnering with a local church Read More
SBC’s Global Hunger Relief works in variety of ways to combat hunger June 26, 2014 God clearly is on the side of ‘the least of these’ and the Bible tells us that one day Jesus will ask us face to Read More