Woman ‘weakened by torture’ dies of malaria
August 14, 2008
ASSAB, Eritrea — Imprisoned and tortured for her Christian faith since December, 37-year-old Azib Simon died of malaria in Eritrea’s Wi’a Military Training Center in
Lutherans to apologize for Anabaptist persecution
August 7, 2008
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is preparing a statement that asks forgiveness from Anabaptists — Mennonites, Amish and similar believers — for 16th-century persecution, which
Baptists distribute Artemisia plants in rural Africa to help fight malaria
August 7, 2008
Every 30 seconds, a child in Africa dies of malaria. But it doesn’t have to happen. Malaria often can be prevented. When that’s not possible,
Zambian missions experience changes lives here, there
August 7, 2008
Ashley Reagan will never forget her first international missions trip, how the people in Zambia stood on the side of the road saying, “Come; tell
Algerian Christians convicted of sharing faith
July 31, 2008
TISSEMSILT, Algeria — A court in western Algeria convicted two Muslim converts to Christianity July 2 for illegally spreading their faith. The court in Tissemsilt,
With GPS, volunteers map gospel opportunities in Africa’s bush
July 24, 2008
Their bikes lie nearby as the short-term missions workers sleep in their tents. Beside them are enough supplies to last a week in the African
Algerian officials try to overhaulschool system, meet opposition
July 17, 2008
The Algerian government is trying to re-engineer Algerian identity, changing school curriculum to wrest momentum from the Islamists, provide its youth with more employable skills
Hub of world Christianity shifts to ‘Global South’
July 17, 2008
Sounds of laughter, tambourines and native instruments reverberate through a tiny apartment as a small group of Christians gathers for fervent worship. Despite oppression under
