Praise Reports
Friday, 16 November 2018 01:05
Ghana: rescued from slavery
Praise God for the rescue of an 18-year-old woman in Ghana who had been enslaved for years on Lake Volta. Forced to work in the fishing industry seven days a week, Elinam (not her real name)…
Friday, 16 November 2018 01:02
UK government backs down over gambling machines
The Government has been forced to bring forward its proposed changes to gambling machine betting limits. Philip Hammond had announced in his Budget speech that the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) would be cut…
Friday, 16 November 2018 00:59
Couple’s 100 years of service
A couple have been recognised for giving more than a hundred years of service to the Church of Scotland between them. Don and Alice Barrie have played key roles at a church in South Lanarkshire for…
Thursday, 08 November 2018 23:51
Pakistan: serving 'poorest of the poor' for 150 years
An eye surgeon from the Diocese of Peshawar, Khushbakht Peters, celebrates the work of the Christian hospital at Tank in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. She writes: ‘Tank is a city in the south of our province. The…
Thursday, 08 November 2018 23:47
Cameroon: kidnapped students freed
Students kidnapped from a Christian boarding school in Cameroon's restive North-West region have been reunited with their parents amid joyful scenes. The 78 boys and girls and three others were seized early on 5 November in…
Thursday, 08 November 2018 23:43
UK faith leaders back 'real' living wage
Sixty-five religious leaders have written a letter to the Times supporting the real Living Wage. They include twenty Catholic and Anglican bishops, a Roman Catholic archbishop, thirty Jewish rabbis, the president and vice-president of the Methodist…