On 26 August, a glacial lake in the Himalayas breached its natural banks in what is known as a glacial lake outburst flood, a sudden release of water, ice and rock triggered when a lake dammed by glacial debris gives way, sending a wall of water and mud crashing down the valleys below. Days later
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If gossip didn’t taste good, we wouldn’t gossip. The other day, I nearly forwarded (what I saw as) a silly message from a friend. How ridiculous of her! I thought as I selected my husband’s name as the recipient. But before I could press “send,” my thumbs froze. God’s grace had n...
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My world often shrinks to the size of my children’s problems. A simple request to get ready for school can dissolve into disorganized chaos as socks are flung around just as quickly as insults about them not being washed. I try to plan so my children will be OK, but things inevit...
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. IN NUMBERS 59,968 people assisted in September 381.751 mt food distributed in September USD 1,252,553 cash transferred in September USD 1 million required in the next six months (October 2026 – March 2027) KEY HIGHLIGHTS In September, WFP completed fourteen rounds of cash trans...
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Ali Sassi, from Tunisia, is a former Muslim now walking with Jesus. Ali had been taught, as a Muslim, that the Bible we have today has been changed and corrupted. When a Christian friend challenged him to demonstrate when and how the Bible had been changed, Ali accepted the chall...
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Do you believe that the apostles were spokesmen for God, taught by the Holy Spirit? Paul did. He depended on it for both authority and impact.Watch Now...
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The road of sacrifice took William Tyndale from the Roman Catholic Church to the translator’s desk, giving us the first ever English version of the Greek New Testament.Watch Now...
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How would you define living your best life? I once thought a perfect life would mean no physical disability, no chronic pain, and having everything I wanted. But I’ve come to see that the best life is anything that draws me closest to Jesus. My easy years did the opposite. My onc...
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In his Confessions, Augustine doubts we can really experience our present moment. Our objective “present” is merely an imperceptible moment with no duration. He believes our lived experiences are almost entirely built on the psychological tension of our past and future. How we ex...
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. KEY POINTS Following the magnitude 7.5 earthquake on 9 October, the National Civil Protection System (SINAPROC) reports 13,623 people affected, from 4,045 families. As of 16 October, it had assessed 5,807 homes, where 20,581 people live. Some 3,696 people remain in 46 shelters,...
