10 baptisms mark breakthrough in African people group
January 3, 2008
The waves crashing onto the Senegal shore that day were rough — almost too rough for one of the women waiting to be baptized. She
Ten killed, three churches set ablaze in Nigeria
December 20, 2007
BAUCHI, Nigeria — Ten people have been killed and three churches set on fire after Muslim students in Bauchi, Nigeria, began a rampage Dec. 11.
Four Nigerian churches demolished for new construction
December 13, 2007
KANO, Nigeria — Without discussion or compensation, the Kano state government in Nigeria has unilaterally decided to demolish four churches in the city of Kano
Nigerian Christian killed in post-election attack
December 6, 2007
SUMAILA, Nigeria — Church leaders said violence over local November elections in the Sumaila area of Nigeria included a religious element, with Muslims killing one
Retired missionary couple to Uganda continues abstinence message
November 29, 2007
The following is an interview with Sharon Pumpelly, who with her husband, Larry, served as an International Mission Board (IMB) worker for 26 years in
Christian widow forced to retire without income
November 8, 2007
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Asabe Ladagu, a Christian widow in the capital city of Borno state in northern Nigeria, has survived without income for 16 months.
Militant Muslims threaten Christians in Nigeria
October 25, 2007
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Militant Islamists in Maiduguri in the northern state of Borno, Nigeria, have sent three letters to a church warning that members would
Three-day True Love Waits summit held in Africa
October 4, 2007
True Love Waits International officially launched its initiative to expand its abstinence-until-marriage message throughout Africa during a three-day summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, attended by
