Police force Egyptian Christians to deny attacks
March 8, 2007
ARMANT, Egypt — Police detained Christian families in Upper Egypt and forced them to deny arson attacks on their homes during a spate of anti-Christian
Eritrean Christian denied medicine, dies in jail
March 8, 2007
ASSAB, Eritrea — An Eritrean Christian died in prison the week of Feb. 12, four and one-half years after the Eritrean regime jailed him for
Upheaval in Guinea stirs Baptists to ask for prayer
March 1, 2007
Southern Baptist missionaries in Guinea are asking for prayer after the African country’s president declared martial law the week of Feb. 12 in response to
Episcopalians answer Anglicans on some issues
March 1, 2007
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — The Episcopal Church in America has appeased a top Anglican panel by halting the election of gay bishops and apologizing
Financial loan ministry targets extreme poverty
February 22, 2007
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — By making small loans of $50 or $60, Christian ministries overseas are helping people in extreme poverty start businesses and become self-sufficient.
Librarian guides underground worship movement in West Africa
February 15, 2007
It’s the stuff superheroes are made of. Clark Kent wasn’t just a reporter. Peter Parker didn’t just deliver pizzas. Mary Malone isn’t just a librarian.
Baptist pastor arrested by Zimbabwe police
February 8, 2007
KADOMA, Zimbabwe — Nine pastors, at least one of them Baptist, were arrested in Zimbabwe in late January. Raymond Motsi, pastor of Bulawayo Baptist Church,
IMB missionaries offer hope to Niger’s desert nomads
February 8, 2007
In Niger’s desert sands, the Tuareg people still live in the nomadic lifestyle of their ancestors, still survive where water and food are increasingly scarce
