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Friday, 21 December 2018 11:21
Faith for 2019
2018 has been a year of great triumphs and unimaginable tragedies. We have seen both incredible good and unfathomable evil. We have witnessed miracles and seen suffering. But as we look ahead, we remember and proclaim…
Friday, 21 December 2018 11:13
Yemen: pray for the first truce in years
A fragile calm took hold in Hodeidah on 18 December, after sporadic gunfire between Houthi fighters and forces loyal to the government. Two days later it was being hailed by many as a positive step on…
Friday, 21 December 2018 11:11
Israel: Christmas and tourism in Bethlehem
70% of what had been Palestine until 1949 is now controlled by Israel. After the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and the continuing expansion of settlements and military law in the West Bank, the Palestinian Authority now has…
Friday, 21 December 2018 11:06
Syria: Trump’s meandering policy
On 19 December, a week after his special coalition envoy to defeat IS said that US troops would be in Syria for the foreseeable future, Donald Trump has ordered a complete, rapid withdrawal of 2,000 military…
Friday, 21 December 2018 11:04
Missionary who uses a gun and brings a Bible
Dave Eubank moved his family into the middle of some of the most dangerous places in the world to spread the Gospel and help others. He has been described as a Christian Rambo. Countless people caught…
Friday, 21 December 2018 10:58
Canada: forced sterilisation of indigenous women
In 2017 two indigenous women alleged that they were coerced into undergoing sterilisation at a Saskatchewan hospital. More than sixty women have now joined them in a pending class action lawsuit, seeking compensation for the violation…