International Fellowship of Christians and Jews Rallies Israel's Supporters to Restore Dilapidated Bomb Shelters Along 'Confrontation Line'
July 13, 2007
At the request of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, and as the threat of war with Israel's enemies looms, The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews has stepped up efforts to restore and provide supplies for 2,523 private bomb shelters along the "Confrontation Line" in northern Israel and in Sderot, where two civilians were killed in recent rocket attacks. Full Story...Terry Waite says 'take time out'
July 13, 2007
Former British hostage Terry Waite has advised freed BBC reporter Alan Johnston to "take time out" to come to terms with his ordeal, says a story carried on www.metro.co.uk. Full Story...
Fear of Muslims Forced Elderly Assyrian Couple to Stay Home, Die
July 13, 2007
Hours after his wife Laila Yacoub Hermis, 68, passed away, an acute psychological trauma killed George Yousif Jajjo, aged 74. The Assyrian couple were living alone besieged in their home due to the imposed blockade on Christians by terrorist groups. Full Story...
Men of faith on David Beckham's new team-Two of the star players of LA Galaxy share their faith
July 13, 2007
There are men of faith on David Beckham's new team, the LA Galaxy, and they agreed to talk about it after an exciting 2-2 tie with the Kansas City Wizards at the Home Depot Center on Saturday, July 7th. Full Story...
Barbara Johnson Dies at 79: Beloved Author and Women of Faith Speaker Loses Battle with Cancer
July 12, 2007
Award-winning Christian author and Women of Faith Speaker emeritus, Barbara Johnson died July 2nd, 2007, of cancer. Diagnosed with a brain tumor in early 2001, she valiantly fought central nervous system lymphoma for six years, as well as adult onset diabetes. Full Story...
Alfa Omega TV, the first satellite Christian TV channel in Romanian, celebrates one-year anniversary
July 12, 2007
The launch of the first Romanian Christian television channel, Alfa Omega TV, in June 2006, was the fulfillment of a long, 12-year preparation period. Now the station is celebrating its first full year on-air. Full Story...
Two House Church leaders sentenced to one-year re-education through labor in Shandong; One more church leader detained in Shanxi Province.
July 12, 2007
China Aid Association (www.chinaaid.org) has learned that two House Church leaders were sentenced to a year of re-education through labor on June 29 in Shandong Province. According to official notification papers sent to family members, the two church leaders have been sent to Re-education through Labor Camp of Jining City of Shandong province to serve their sentence. Full Story...
Motivation for Africa
July 12, 2007
A little over four years ago Heidi and I, along with Surpresa Sithole, our Mozambican international director, flew to Nairobi in our little Cessna for a leadership conference. On the way back we stopped in Pemba in Mozambique's far northern province of Cabo Delgado, and for the first time attempted ministry among a people considered unreached and unreachable by missiologists. Full Story...
'My Big Fat Greek Outreach'-J.John, a Greek-Cypriot by birth, shares his astonishing story
July 12, 2007
J.John, a Greek-Cypriot by birth, is possibly the most well-known evangelist in the UK. He became a Christian in 1975 and J.John has been described as refreshing, humorous, passionate, earthy, accessible and dynamic, and to date, he has completed thousands of speaking engagements. Full Story...
Religious Freedom Activists Arrested in Belarus
July 11, 2007
Police arrested 19 Christian activists over two days demonstrating to change Belarus' 2002 Religion Law. The arrests happened after signatures were collected at a prominent Catholic pilgrimage site, Budslav, and the Belarusian capital of Minsk. Full Story...
Former KGB Prison Becomes National Memorial-Numerous Germans Tortured and Murdered in Former Parsonage
July 11, 2007
The former Soviet secret service KGB had a prison in Germany, where numerous innocent citizens were tortured and murdered. The infamous prison - a former parsonage in Potsdam near Berlin - will be converted to become the first national memorial for KGB victims. Full Story...
YouTube provides new online audience for Church Army
July 11, 2007
YouTube, with almost 20 million visitors each month, now hosts short stories of Church Army evangelists in the United Kingdom reaching out to their communities with the gospel through new and exciting fresh expressions of church. Full Story...
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