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Thursday, 11 June 2015 01:00
Global: 30 days of prayer for the Muslim world
30 days of Prayer is an international movement of intercession for the Muslim world. The purpose is to mobilise the church to pray! The origin of this call to prayer and fasting for the Muslim world…
Thursday, 11 June 2015 01:00
Pakistan: New Christians enrolled on a course on prayer
In an area where being a Christian is very dangerous, brave intercessors are running courses on how to pray and to hear from God with the vision of building a strong network of prayer groups in…
Thursday, 11 June 2015 01:00
USA: 'Lucky to be alive' - prisoners’ getaway in New York
A man and his friend saw 48-year-old Richard Matt and 34-year-old David Sweat in their backyard with what looked like a guitar case. The witnesses' identities are being withheld because of safety concerns. When the witnesses…
Thursday, 11 June 2015 01:00
Australia: Faith leaders write to PM on marriage
Australian Christian Lobby Managing Director Lyle Shelton has joined with 38 leaders of Christian and other religious groups in signing a letter to the Prime Minister urging him and the parliament to uphold the true meaning…
Thursday, 11 June 2015 01:00
Nigeria: Violence follows recent elections
Horrific violence has followed the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari in May, as Boko Haram militants attacked the city of Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria’s north-eastern Borno state and birthplace of the Islamist insurgency group Boko Haram.…
Thursday, 11 June 2015 01:00
Eritrea: Human rights abuses - crimes against humanity?
A UN report accuses the Eritrean government of extrajudicial executions, torture, national service and forced labour that create a climate of repression driving many to flee. It catalogues a litany of human rights violations by the…