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Update: Amin Ismail Released from Prison

For more than a year, Amin Ismail sat in Kobar Prison in Khartoum — one of Sudan’s harshest facilities. He was not there for any crime he had committed. He was there because he is the son of Pastor Ismail Azzaz, a faithful church leader who once refused to surrender church lands ...

International Christian ConcernOct 23, 2026

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El Niño: Facts, FAQs, and how to help

An intensifying El Niño could push an additional 49 million people into acute food insecurity in 2027, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). For children and families already facing hunger, poverty, conflict, or displacement, changing weather patterns could deepen a...

World VisionOct 23, 2026

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Christians Flee Drones Amid War in Khartoum

On the morning of Oct. 19, the sound of drones filled the air above Sudan’s capital. According to reports, the Rapid Support Forces militia launched an aerial attack on areas of Khartoum under the control of the Sudanese Armed Forces. Four people were killed and several others in...

International Christian ConcernOct 22, 2026

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A Note on the Elisabeth Elliot Article

I’ve always admired Elisabeth and Jim Elliot. Both are true heroes of the faith: Jim, a martyr, and Elisabeth, a woman of undaunted courage. After Jim’s death, Elisabeth took the baton, went to the Waorani, and successfully shared the gospel with the very people who had killed he...

Christianity TodayOct 22, 2026

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Newsletter November 2026

Franklin Graham Update | November --> Strengthening Churches in Alaska Dear Friend, Samaritan's Purse has been spearheading construction projects in Alaska for the past two decades. Many of these 38 projects have been new worship centers for small churches in remote, roadless are...

Samaritan's PurseOct 22, 2026

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UK Christians Question Using the Term Christian Nationalism

While advising the bishops of the Church of England on the term Christian nationalism earlier this year, Luke Bretherton, regius professor of moral and pastoral theology at the University of Oxford, had a straightforward piece of advice: Don’t use it. “The term Christian national...

Christianity TodayOct 22, 2026

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When God Is Against Me

Can God act as a Christian’s enemy through suffering? Pastor John explains how God’s painful providences do not conflict with his enduring love for his children.Listen Now...

Desiring GodOct 22, 2026