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Why Was Paul Such a Thankful Man? 1 Corinthians 1:4–9, Part 2
Paul’s supernatural gratitude came from his wholehearted love for God and his work among the Corinthian church. How can we become thankful like him?Watch Now...
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Modesty Matters Because Your Heart Matters
Imagine stopping a stranger, man or woman, on the street to ask, “How would you define modesty?” Chances are, their conception begins and ends with clothing: “Clothing that isn’t too showy.” “Not wearing tight, revealing clothing.” “More clothing, less skin.” The laundry list goe...
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Recapitulation: What It Is and Why It Will Help You Endure
The tired words “Let’s try that again” came out of my mouth for what felt like the hundredth time that day. Seconds before, my almost 4-year-old son looked me in the eye and, in the whiniest voice he could muster, demanded, “Get me a snack!” In our house, we talk a lot about spea...
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Earthquakes in Venezuela: Situation Report #17 (10 July 2026, Time: 09:00 pm)
. Situation Report No. 17Earthquakes in Venezuela10 July 2026Time: 9:00 pm Highlights Following the 24 June earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 (18:00 local time), authorities report more than 1,100 aftershocks. Official toll: 4,118 people dead and 16,740 injured. A total of 6,4...
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World: 2016 - 2026: 10 Years of attacks against healthcare - The experience of Médecins du Monde France
Countries: World, Central African Republic, Colombia, Ethiopia, Myanmar, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, Yemen . This represents nearly two incidents per month. This violence illustrates an alarming trend: more than 17,000 attacks have been recorded...
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Jim Elliot: A Life Shaped by Surrender
By Pieter Vermeulen, ICC Board Member, as part of a series, “Persecuted but not Forsaken.” By the time we encounter the story of Jim Elliot, we are no longer in the world of the Reformation or the early church, but in the modern era, the age marked by unprecedented global access,...
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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Earthquake Response Situation Report #10 (9 July 2026)
. The tenth Situation Report provides an update on IOM’s response to the 24 June earthquakes in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela as of 9 July. It also includes the priorities of IOM’s Funding Appeal to scale up urgent assistance. Highlights In La Guaira, IOM and its partners ...
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Judge to rule on trial for accused Charlie Kirk assassin in September
Judge to rule on trial for accused Charlie Kirk assassin in September
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Indonesian authorities suspend charter flights after mission aviation pilot killed in Indonesia
Indonesian authorities suspend charter flights after mission aviation pilot killed in Indonesia
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Report Confirms Fulani Militias Responsible for Majority of Deaths in Nigeria
According to a six-year study conducted by the Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa (ORFA), Islamic Fulani militias are by far the deadliest persecutors of Christians in Nigeria. The network of militias is responsible for four times more civilian deaths than the two promin...
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Trump officials grant last-minute extension of TPS immigration protections
Trump officials grant last-minute extension of TPS immigration protections
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Wally Funk, oldest woman to visit space, dies at 87
Wally Funk, oldest woman to visit space, dies at 87
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Nonstop rain causes deadly floods in China, killing 39
Nonstop rain causes deadly floods in China, killing 39
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Venezuela earthquake death toll now over 3,800
Venezuela earthquake death toll now over 3,800
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Venezuela: Latin America & The Caribbean Weekly Situation Update as of 10 July 2026
Countries: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Colombia, Haiti . KEY FIGURES 3.9K people dead after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on 24 June 7.1K people displaced due to violence in Haiti’s Ouest department since 1 July 4M people may require food assistance between Ju...
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Venezuela Earthquakes: Private Sector Contributions Snapshot (As of 9 July 2026)
. This snapshot provides an overview of the private sector humanitarian response to the June 2026 earthquakes in Venezuela. As of 9 July 2026, businesses and private foundations have mobilized *US$ 32.9 million* in support of affected communities and humanitarian partners. This r...
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Get Involved
Ways to Get Involved with Samaritan’s Purse As disasters strike at home and abroad, our teams respond quickly to help in Jesus’ Name. This worldwide effort is dependent on an army of people who partner with us by praying, serving, and giving.Will you join us and be a Good Samarit...
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Trump clears out bipartisan election assistance commission
Trump clears out bipartisan election assistance commission
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1980s singer Bonnie Tyler dead at 75
1980s singer Bonnie Tyler dead at 75
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Pregnant Woman Flees Fulani Militia
Hours before giving birth to her first child, a 22-year-old mother became a widow after an Islamic Fulani militia attacked her rural community in Nigeria. The attack, which occurred between June 21 and June 22, claimed 22 lives. On June 21, Longdi ThankGod and her 26-year-old hus...
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Spain, France | Wildfires and UCPM response - DG ECHO Daily Map | 10/07/2026
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Authorities Detain Elderly Bishop in Nicaragua
An elderly bishop, who has a pacemaker and is a cancer survivor, was subjected to short-term arbitrary detention on June 29 and 30 in Estelí, Nicaragua. Bishop Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara serves as bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Estelí. The bishop retired in 2020 and had not ma...
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Eighth man arrested in UFC terror plot
Eighth man arrested in UFC terror plot
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Venezuela Earthquakes — UN Women Humanitarian Update
. This humanitarian update examines the differentiated impact of the earthquakes in Venezuela on women and girls and identifies the key priorities for integrating the gender dimension into the humanitarian response. The report highlights risks such as gender-based violence, the i...
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WFP Venezuela Earthquakes Response Situation Report #4 9 July 2026
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Appeals court upholds Illinois assault weapon ban
Appeals court upholds Illinois assault weapon ban
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Cameroon: Violence Against Health Care in Conflict 2025
. Repeated Violence and Insecurity Continued to Affect the Functioning of Health Services in Cameroon in 2025 Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) Using data collected by Insecurity Insight, the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) identified 30 incidentso...
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Somalia: Radio Ergo Weekly Feedback Report, Issued: 10 July 2026
. Brief Summary The calls to Radio Ergo’s independent nationwide audience feedback platform in the week 2-9 July 2026 were dominated in terms of numbers by people from Hirshabelle, South West, and Jubbaland states citing good rainfall and livelihood recovery. The next most popula...
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Vanuatu Dengue Outbreak Situation Report #6 (South-West Efate, Shefa Province)
. Key highlights include: Nine new laboratory-confirmed dengue cases were reported during Epidemiological Week (EW) 27, bringing the cumulative total to 38 confirmed cases. Weekly case numbers remain above the outbreak alert threshold of four cases per week, indicating ongoing de...
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Terremotos en Venezuela — Actualización humanitaria ONU Mujeres
. Esta actualización humanitaria analiza cómo los terremotos en Venezuela han afectado de manera diferenciada a las mujeres y las niñas, e identifica las principales prioridades para incorporar la dimensión de género en la respuesta. El documento destaca riesgos como la violencia...
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AMDA Emergency Relief #2: Earthquakes in Venezuela - 09 July 2026
. On 6 July (local time), AMDA’s advance team (comprising two physicians from AMDA Peru and a Japanese nurse from the U.S.) conducted medical relief efforts in La Guaira, an area devastated by the recent earthquake in Venezuela. The medical response activities were carried out in...
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Venezuela Earthquakes: Situation Report #6 (July 9, 2026)
. Project HOPE is steadily expanding its earthquake response across northern Venezuela, shifting more attention to urgent health needs and the prevention of subsequent public health crises. The team has increased the reach of mobile medical teams; reinforced primary health facili...
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oPt: Palestine - Operational Update, June 2026
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Central African Republic: Situation Report No. 75, as of 7 July, 2026
. HIGHLIGHTS Critical humanitarian situation in Am-Dafock following recent clashes Heavy rains cause human and property damage in Ngaoundaye Rafaï: More than 300 displaced and other vulnerable families receive livestock and poultry GENERAL CONTEXT Haut-Mbomou Prefecture – South-E...
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Anti-migrant violence in South Africa: MSF warns of growing humanitarian needs and access to healthcare disruptions
Countries: South Africa, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe . The violence has reportedly resulted in at least four deaths, numerous injuries and the destruction of homes. MSF teams have been responding to urgent health, protection and dignity needs in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, the Weste...
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Syria Monthly Security Overview - A State Consolidating Its Institutions as the Ground Beneath Civilians Narrows (June 2026)
. 879 incidents across all 16 governorates, with declining volume concealing a hardening of violence: a reconstituting ISIS, the routinisation of Israeli military administration in the south, and a hazard burden that now kills more people than combat June was a month of consolida...
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Jordan | ECHO Supported Operations 10/07/2026
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The map shows the ECHO partners and their sectors and location of intervention in Jordan - DG ECHO Situation map | 10/07/2026
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Ebola Outbreak: Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda - External update #3 - 10 July 2026
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda . Highlights • The seventeenth Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to evolve, with 1,792 confirmed cases, including 625 deaths and 295 recoveries, reported across 37 health zones ...
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Bridging the last mile of early warning through inclusive disaster preparedness in Beau Bassin–Rose Hill, Mauritius
. How do you explain a Class III cyclone warning to a child with an intellectual disability? How do you plan an evacuation for a student who is deaf or blind? And how do you preserve dignity in an emergency shelter? These questions shaped a capacity-building exercise hosted by th...
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World: Rapport : 10 ans d'attaques contre les soins de santé
Countries: World, Central African Republic, Colombia, Ethiopia, Myanmar, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, Yemen . Cela représente près de deux incidents par mois. Ces violences illustrent une tendance alarmante : plus de 17 000 attaques ont été recen...
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Nigeria Monthly Security Overview - The Monguno Axis Emerges as Nigeria’s Critical Humanitarian Flashpoint (June 2026)
. 882 incidents and at least 792 confirmed fatalities across 36 states and the FCT, as ISWAP pairs nighttime compound infiltration with daytime supply-route interdiction Nigeria’s security environment intensified through June 2026, driven by a resurgent insurgent campaign in the ...
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Bolivia - Meeting Minutes, La Paz, June 9, 2026
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World: Displacement Tracking Matrix Insights - May 2026
Countries: World, Chad, Pakistan, Uganda . The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is part of the United Nations System and stands as the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration. The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) is IOM’s primary data coll...
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Ukraine: Humanitarian Situation Snapshot (March - May 2026)
. May recorded the highest monthly number of civilian casualties since April 2022, underlining a broader surge in civilian harm since the start of 2026, driven by intensified front-line hostilities and longer-range attacks across Ukraine. Between March and May, at least 730 civil...
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Ukraine Health Cluster: Partner Response to Evacuations (as of 31 May 2026)
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Ukraine Cash Working Group: Community Engagement Guide [EN/UK]
. 1. Community Engagement Guide: Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) for Humanitarian Cash Programming in Ukraine This Community Engagement Guide was developed by the Ukraine Cash Working Group (CWG) to support humanitarian partners in systematicall...
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Cholera Outbreak Rapid Response: Lessons learned from Concern Worldwide’s experience in Ethiopia
. Context Ethiopia continues to face recurrent public health emergencies driven by the interaction of protracted conflict, climate shocks, population displacement, and weak service coverage. Cholera outbreaks remain a persistent risk, particularly in areas experiencing water scar...
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BRAVE - Building Resilience and Addressing Vulnerability to Emergencies in Pakistan
. Increasingly frequent floods, droughts, heatwaves, glacial lake outbursts and other climate-related hazards are putting lives, livelihoods and essential services at risk, particularly for people already living in poverty. Pakistan’s diverse geography, from high mountain ranges ...
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DR Congo: Understanding Ebola risk in Ituri's IDP sites : perceptions, prevention constraints and response needs
. This study analyses the perceptions of populations living in displacement sites in Ituri Province regarding the resurgence of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the effects of the outbreak on their living conditions, and the main needs expressed to strengthen prevention and response ef...
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One Year of the Mozambique Local Humanitarian Coordination Platform (MLHCP) [EN/PT]
. One year ago today, a group of local and national NGOs came together to establish the MLHCP based on a single conviction: humanitarian action in Mozambique must be led by those closest to the communities it serves. What we set out to build was a movement of like-minded organisa...
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Cash assistance helping frontline families recover and rebuild in Ukraine
. Lost livelihoods, damaged houses, displacement and other non-visible scars continue to leave marks the lives of thousands of Ukrainian families. With the support of the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund (UHF), Acted and its partners, the local civil society organizations (CSO) New Dawn...
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UNHCR - Registration - Lebanon - Map of Registered Syrian Refugees in Lebanon - 30/06/2026
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Earthquakes in Venezuela: Situation Report #16 (09 July 2026, Time: 09:00 pm)
. Situation Report No. 16Earthquakes in Venezuela09 July 2026Time: 9:00 pm Highlights Following the 24 June earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 (18:00 local time), authorities report more than 1,100 aftershocks. Official toll: 3,889 people dead and 16,740 injured. A total of 6,4...
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The Day Every Life Will Be Weighed
What will God weigh on judgment day? John Piper opens Romans 1:28–2:11 to show that our deeds reveal whether we belong to Christ.Watch Now
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Mindfulness Will Never Be Enough
As this summer started, I slipped into spiritual sleepiness. For the last nine months of the school year, I’d served as editor for my college newspaper, vice president for a club, and a residence life leader, all while working several part-time jobs. In my exhaustion, God sustain...
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A New Way to Think About Women’s Roles
This piece was adapted from CT’s books newsletter. Subscribe here. Julia Higgins, Christ and His Bride: How Men and Women Tell the Story of the Gospel (B&H Books, 2026) “In the past thirty years or so, conversations about womanhood in the church have been low-key obsessed with wh...
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Iran: Global impacts of the conflict in the Middle East (ACAPS Thematic Report 10 July 2026)
Countries: Iran (Islamic Republic of), Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Somalia, Sudan . EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report assesses the humanitarian impacts and recovery challenges in humanitarian contexts resulting from the conflict between US–Israel and Iran. The analysis is anchored...
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Pakistan: UNHCR-IOM Joint Border Monitoring Report # 13 on Inflows From The Islamic Republic of Iran 1 Mar - 2 July 2026
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UNHCR-IOM Pakistan Flash update # 101 on Arrest and Detention/Flow Monitoring, 15 Sep 2023 to 4 Jul 2026
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