Clowns, Doctors, Dentists, and Street Witnessing Teams Needed For Unique October “Festival of Life”
Posted on: Friday, March 16, 2001
SAN DIEGO, CA (ANS) - Clowns, doctors, dentists and street witnessing teams, are among those needed for Mike MacIntosh's unique "Festival of Life" outreach in the historic city of Queretaro, Mexico, October 3-8, 2001.
Atlanta Baptists refuse to oust pro-homosexual congregations
Posted on: Tuesday, March 13, 2001
HAPEVILLE, Ga. (BP)--An attempt to expel from the Atlanta Baptist Association two churches that affirm homosexuality came up short after messengers to the 93rd annual meeting of the association failed to reach a two-thirds majority.
Christians Attacked in Sri Lanka While Praying
Posted on: Tuesday, March 13, 2001
SANTA ANA, CA (March 13, 2001) -- One Christian was seriously injured and 35 more were hospitalized when about 100 Buddhist extremists assaulted the congregation of the Sanasum Sevana (New Life) Christian Center as they prayed on Sunday morning, February…
Horrifying reports filed by team assessing persecution in Indonesia
Posted on: Saturday, February 24, 2001
MANADO, Indonesia (BP)--A Christian human rights leader from the United States and a five-member delegation he was leading were detained for a day and a half by security forces in Indonesia's strife-ravaged Malukan island chain before being released Feb. 24.
Battle For The Airwaves in the U.K. Continues
Posted on: Wednesday, February 21, 2001
J Peter Wilson, Director of VOICE FM in the West Bromwich area of the British Midlands, and former Station Director of 97.2 Stray FM in Harrogate, Yorkshire, reports: "We have recently received the news that the Radio Authority has declined…
Four Christians Released By Saudi Authorities
Posted on: Thursday, February 15, 2001
ISTANBUL, February 15 (Compass) -- Saudi Arabia released four Filipino Christians in Riyadh yesterday, 40 days after their arrest by the country's strict Islamic police for conducting Christian worship services in a private home.
Persecution of Christians Growing in the United States
Posted on: Tuesday, February 6, 2001
More Christians died for their faith in the twentieth century than at any other time in history, says Christian Solidarity International. Global reports indicate that over 150,000 Christians were martyred last year, chiefly outside of the United States. However, statistics…
Jailed Pakistani Christian Evangelists Freed on Bail
Posted on: Monday, January 22, 2001
ISTANBUL, January 22 (Compass) -- After eight days in jail, two Pakistani evangelists arrested in Jacobabad for distributing Christian literature and tapes of the documentary "Jesus" film were released on bail January 19.
Bible Distribution In Turkey Reaches New Heights
Posted on: Tuesday, January 9, 2001
ISTANBUL, TURKEY (January 9, 2001) -- In 10 months of the year 2000, over 18,000 people have phoned, written, or e-mailed in for a free 2000 Turkish New Testament, according to a Bible distributor in Turkey, "the largest unreached nation…
“Drop by Drop, We Will Achieve…”
Posted on: Thursday, December 28, 2000
PASADENA, CA (October 28, 2000) - Latin American Indian Ministries (L.A.I.M.), a group which is committed to encourage, strengthen and support the indigenous communities of Latin American in their efforts to evangelize and disciple their own people, has launched a…
Group Seeks Peace In Time Of War
Posted on: Friday, November 24, 2000
Nazareth, Israel (November 24, 2000) - Even amidst the turmoil in Israel, construction has started on the grounds of what will be the largest monument to peace on earth. The STAR OF PEACE, an international peace project located in Nazareth,…