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Thursday, 23 January 2020 21:39
Sub-Saharan Africa: violent Islamist militancy spreads
In Sahel and sub-Saharan Africa, the rise of Islamist militancy is a challenge to Christians and also to the existence of states and governments in the region, and thus to the rest of the world. The…
Thursday, 23 January 2020 21:36
China: coronavirus Wuhan lockdown
A virus that was first discovered on 31 December in Wuhan now has over 500 confirmed cases and has spread abroad. Anxiety is growing as 11 million people are told not to leave the city and…
Thursday, 23 January 2020 21:21
Israeli elections: prayers for the next government
All the lists of candidates parties have now been submitted, and some parties have agreed to run together in this new election. There was a joining together of several left wing and some of the smaller…
Thursday, 23 January 2020 21:16
Nigeria: Boko Haram’s own goal?
Could the faith statement of an executed Christian leader encourage Christians facing persecution in Nigeria? Boko Haram beheaded Rev Lawan Andimi, chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). But could a faith message that militants…
Thursday, 23 January 2020 21:13
Saudi Arabia / Yemen: prayer focus
The Lord has moved the hearts of workers in Saudi Arabia and Yemen to have a special prayer focus for the Khawlan people, a tribe with a unique Semitic language living in a region straddling the…
Thursday, 23 January 2020 21:10
Worldwide: inner city churches
A recent Lausanne Movement asked, ‘What can we do to accelerate the impact of Christianity in our cities?’ For the first time in history, there are more people in cities than in the countryside. 1.5 million…