World Sight Day
As World Sight Day is recognised around the world, former patients return to the Mercy Ship Africa Mercy to celebrate restoration of vision by volunteers serving in the West African nation of Liberia. .
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Nepal: Back to Nepal
It was a long journey back to Nepal for CMS associates John and Margaret Cannell.
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Tanzania: Relying on God
CMS short-term volunteer Kirstin Hawkshaw says that serving in Tanzania has caused her to depend on God more than she had at home.
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Attack on 80-Year-Old Christian Escalates Fears in Gaza
A recent attack on an 80-year-old Christian woman in Gaza City raised fear among Gaza's Christian community not only of subsequent assaults, but also the fate of long-held peaceful relations with their Muslim neighbors.
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Christian Prayer Warriors Combat Human Trafficking
WASHINGTON – Faith-based organizations are calling for prayer, fasting and concern to combat the growing crisis of modern day slavery – or human trafficking.
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Group Sheds Light on China's New House Church Crackdown
China has a new way of cracking down on unregistered church activities, reported a ministry that supports persecuted Chinese churches.
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30-second to show the love of God
A competition, sponsored by the Christian Television Association of South Australia (CTA-SA), is giving Australian youths the opportunity to use a 30-second television commercial to think about what God might say in the advertisement.
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Mission Aviation Fellowship dedicates new Plane for Haiti
Mission Aviation Fellowship is ready for service in Haiti with the dedication of a brand new plane.
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Report: Religious Freedom in Iraq Marred by Violence
The Iraqi Government's ability to protect religious freedoms in the conflict-stricken country is handicapped by insurgency, terrorism, and sectarian violence, according to the US State Department.
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Postcards Deliver to PM to encourage him to reduce global poverty
The 24,300 postcards signed by Australians will be presented to the Prime Minister, John Howard, encouraging the Federal Government to halve global poverty by 2015.
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Iranians flocking to Christian television
Despite the sabre rattling from U.S. Presidential candidates to strike Iran, a Christian satellite TV-channel has reported 'spectacular church growth' in the country, noting the importance of media in strengthening the churches there.
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Concern express on China's record on religious freedom
The Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, John V. Hanford III, has presented the 2007 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom to the U.S. Congress, who has expressed concern about the recent Chinese government crackdown on religious groups to a certain extent in the lead up to the Olympics Game.