‘James 1:27 Became My Mandate’: Mississippi Pastor and Wife Embody Foster, Adoption Ministry
NETTLETON, Miss. (Monroe Journal) – Wes and Elizabeth Stephens, who pastor Jones Chapel Baptist Church, not only have a heart for adoption, they are living examples of turning their home into a welcoming shelter for foster children and an adopted
‘We Only Want to See Our Children’: Filipino Families Want Answers in Suspicious Disappearances of 9 Youth
(Manila Bulletin) — The families of the teenagers who have gone missing since last week in Pasay City remain clueless on their disappearances, but various speculations have started to surface. Between Nov. 20 and 22, nine teenagers — one female and
Vietnamese Man Used to Worship a ‘Devil god’ — Now He Follows Jesus
(Open Doors USA) — When Choj and his wife married, she was living in a village with mostly Christians. But it was their daughter that led Choj to Christ. Or, more specifically, his daughter’s sickness. “I don’t know what her illness is
NY School Board Votes to End Contract With Doctor Who Declined to Allow Girl to Wrestle Boys
Photo Credit: Dreier CarrLANCASTER, N.Y. — A school board in New York State has voted to terminate the contract of its district pediatrician after he declined to clear a female student to join the boys wrestling team, citing concerns about
Chin Pastor Abducted in Myanmar Released
(International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Pastor U Maung Maung, who was abducted last month along with 57 others by the Arakan Army (AA) in Rakhine State, Myanmar, was released on Nov. 5. The pastor from
Persecution Persists in Algeria but Believers Praise God
Algeria (Mission Network News) — Though 2019 began as a year of new opportunity for Algerian believers, it now draws to a disappointing end. William Stark, regional manager of International Christian Concern (ICC), recently told Gatestone Institute that authorities have closed 12 churches in Algeria
‘It Was Just All God. He Led Me There’: Mississippi Teen Finds Missing Elderly Man
MADISON, Miss. (WLBT) — An hours-long search effort for a missing Madison man dealing with dementia came to an end after a Madison Central High School student found him. In late October, 17-year-old Katie Qualls was winding down for the night
New Zealand to Hold Referendum on Assisted Suicide
(The Christian Institute) — New Zealand’s parliament has voted in favor of introducing assisted suicide, and the public will vote in a referendum to decide the issue next year. The bill would give people with a terminal illness, and believed to
Appeals Court Allows Christian School’s Free Speech Lawsuit Over Loudspeaker Prayer to Continue
ATLANTA, Ga. — The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Georgia has allowed a free speech lawsuit filed by a Christian school in Florida to continue after a lower court judge initially dismissed the legal challenge, which centers on the
Survey: Two in Three Spanish Evangelicals Hardly Share Their Faith
Photo Credit: Just Traveling(Evangelical Focus) — Spain continues to be one of the countries with the least evangelical Christians in the world, with more than 7,000 towns and villages that have not been reached by the gospel. Although many of these