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Friday, 28 July 2017 09:04
Saudi Arabia: student sentenced to be beheaded
Mujtaba al-Sweikat, a Saudi Arabian young man, was accepted as a student at Western Michigan University, but is now facing imminent beheading in his home country for participation in pro-democracy protests. He was arrested and charged…
Friday, 28 July 2017 08:57
Iraq: ongoing power struggles
For centuries the social and political organisation of many Iraqis has centred on the tribe. Socially, tribes were divided into related sub-tribes, which further divided into clans, and then into extended families. Today 75% of Iraq’s…
Friday, 28 July 2017 08:47
Nicaragua: despite suffering, God is on the move
Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, hurricanes, civil wars, and oppressive dictatorships all play a part in the story of Nicaragua. This nation of only 6.3 million people is physically the largest of the Central American republics. As it…
Friday, 21 July 2017 09:29
Brexit and UK foreign policy
The Brexit teams meet this week after a delayed negotiation start. Pray for both Davis and Barnier as they compare their respective positions; may they make good progress, identifying differences and recognising similarities that can be…
Friday, 21 July 2017 09:13
Ghana: reaching the unreached
Indigenous people are being reached in northern Ghana. The Komba people have demonstrated an exceptional openness to the gospel; many villages have openly invited Christian missionaries into their communities. Seventeen 17 national and international ministries are…
Friday, 21 July 2017 09:11
Sudan: healing the wounds
Health care for our brothers and sisters in South Kordofan, Sudan, faces a crisis. Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) reports that after hospitals were bombed and aid organisations chased from the country, only two doctors are…