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There’s an ever-increasing catalog of books critiquing evangelical Christians, many written by people who once called themselves evangelical. The popular narrative, propagated by cultural elites and magnified in mainstream media, is that evangelicals are hypocritical, insincere, ...
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I sobbed alone in my dorm room, devastated from yet another night of watching pornography. My growing curiosity about the worldliness around me during my first few months of college—combined with persistent loneliness and bitterness, painful family dynamics, and a creative-writin...
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This year, I’m gardening. When I close my laptop, leave my phone behind, and pour water into terra-cotta pots, I slow down enough to remember who God made me to be, despite living in a digital era. Most technology is rushing toward immortality in an effort to save time, trying to...
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For the past two years, I’ve blocked my iPhone’s access to Safari for the entire month of February. What started as a Digital Rest initiative on my university’s campus, an attempt to encourage students to cut back on time-wasting apps and screen time, has become a yearly rhythm f...
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Nepal (MNN) — Shoes scattered everywhere. Cooking utensils stuck in the mud. The human toll of last week’s catastrophic flooding in Nepal continues to climb. Now, over 950 people are confirmed dead and more than 4,400 are still missing. Chittry with A3 recently returned from the ...
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Syria (MNN) — New details emerge following a Kurdish pastor’s persecution in Syria this summer. Police arrested Pastor Nihad, the director of Kurdish ministry for Horizons International, while he visited northern Syria in late July. “Our vision was to go and gather [Kurdish belie...
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Iran (MNN) — Renewed strikes between the United States and Iran last weekend may overshadow the sanctions campaign the U.S. launched last week. That campaign, called Operation Economic Outcast, is meant to "sever economic lifelines" for the Iranian regime, according to the U.S. D...
refugees
It’s hard to navigate a fallen world. For Gen Z, this reality is compounded by the additional difficulties of growing up online. Thankfully, the Bible’s answers apply to each new generation. Over the past month, more than 200 young writers from around the world submitted original...
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. Excerpt Situation Report • BNPB reported that as of August 27 at 09:00 WIB with the highest number of IDPss in Nagekeo Regency: • The impact of damage was recorded on 118 health facilities, 499 houses of worship, 530 office units, 39 public facilities, 19 irrigation facilities,...
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. NDMA Monsoon 2026 Daily Situation Report No 67, covering period from 1300 hours 30 August to 1300 hours 31 August 2026 along with following data as per Annexures as shown against each is enclosed....
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Countries: Fiji, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Naoero, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Viet Nam . 1. OVERVIEW The A...
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Countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo . Key Messages The Northern Lowlands Livelihood Zone is projected to deteriorate to Crisis (IPC Phase 3) during the peak of the lean season between October to January as households exhaust food stocks and increasingly rely on m...
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. Together with a team from the Colombian Red Cross, the ICRC is identifying the most urgent needs in order to guide the humanitarian response. Despite challenging geographical conditions affecting access, multidisciplinary teams from the ICRC have reached rural areas in the depa...
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. This map illustrates the cumulative satellite-detected mudflow/rockflow extent derived from Sentinel-2 imagery acquired on 27 August 2026 and PlanetScope imagery acquired on 26 August 2026. Within the analysed area of approximately 350 km², an estimated 37 km² of land appears t...
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Countries: Nepal, China . This map illustrates two newly formed barrier lakes detected from CARTOSAT-3 imagery acquired on 28 August 2026. The first barrier lake, with an estimated area of approximately 12 ha, is located near the Nepal–China border, approximately 11 km east of th...
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. Description of the EventDate when the trigger was met 05-09-2025What happened, where and when? In the early hours of 31 August 2025, Sierra Leone experienced intense and prolonged torrential rainfall that triggered widespread flooding across several parts of the country. The vo...
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. Summary of revisions to the operationPending activities to be completed 1. Delivery of Cash Transfer Programme (CTP) to families: To date, during the activation period, communities have been selected in coordination with and with the support of the General Directorate of Civil ...
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. Description of the EventDate of event16-08-2026 What happened, where and when? Since the beginning of August 2026, Central America has experienced a sequence of tropical waves that have generated prolonged conditions of atmospheric instability, characterized by intense rains, t...
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. Highlights Over the past two decades, sustained investment in immunization, nutrition, health systems and water, sanitation and hygiene drove one of humanity's greatest development achievements: annual under-five deaths fell from 10.1 million to 4.9 million. Aid cuts, rising de...
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. Event developmentUpdate regarding the event’s development The anticipated event did not fully materialise into a major volcanic eruption. Ambae Volcano remained at Alert Level 3, indicating a minor eruption. Monitoring through July 2026 confirmed that the volcano continued to e...
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. Abyei, 31 August 2026 – The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is deeply concerned about recent heightened tensions between the Ngok Dinka and Twic Dinka communities in the southern part of Abyei. UNISFA calls for calm and urges all parties to immediately ...
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. Highlights Nepal flash floods have affected an estimated 65,000 people, including 22,100 children, across Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Gorkha and Tanahun districts. An estimated 903 people have been reported dead, while approximately 4,247 remain missing. The death toll continues ...
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. Persistent humanitarian and protection challenges continue to affect communities across Lebanon. Displacement and returns remain volatile, particularly following the 5 August escalations and the subsequent evacuation warning issued for al-Mansouri. As of 6 August 2026, a total ...
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. Highlights - Simultaneous Cholera/Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) outbreaks reported from Yangon, Sittwe, Mon, and Ayeyarwady in same townships as 2024 outbreak. At the same time, AWD cases detected in other floodaffected areas in Sagaing (Shwebo), Mandalay and Bago. Early detecti...
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. Highlights From January to April, Colombia’s humanitarian crisis worsened, affecting 630,000+ people. UNMAS recorded 121 armed drone incidents through May (up 146%). Ethnic communities comprised 49% of victims, mainly across Chocó, Cauca, Norte de Santander, Nariño and Antioqui...
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Countries: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of) . The report examines how recent developments in the Islamic Republic of Iran have influenced Afghan mobility along the Afghanistan–Islamic Republic of Iran corridor. Drawing on DTM Flow Monitoring data, Afghanistan Border Consor...
persecution
As the death toll from Nepal’s floods exceeds 900 people and the number of missing sits at more than 4,400 people, narratives are starting to emerge about the lives that got swept away. In addition to the horrific loss of life, the floods have also affected churches in the region...
persecution
After being deported from the United States while seeking asylum, a Christian convert who fled persecution in Iran has a new home. Artemis Ghasemzadeh, 27, recently received asylum through Canada’s refugee resettlement program. She arrived at her new home on Denman Island near Va...
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Countries: Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe .
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. Le Niger évolue dans une transition politique et socio-économique complexe, marquée à la fois par des défis humanitaires persistants et des perspectives de stabilisation progressive. L’amélioration des relations avec le Bénin, le renforcement de la coopération avec l’Algérie et...
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. Le Niger évolue dans une transition politique et socio-économique complexe, marquée à la fois par des défis humanitaires persistants et des perspectives de stabilisation progressive. L’amélioration des relations avec le Bénin, le renforcement de la coopération avec l’Algérie et...
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. Le Niger évolue dans une transition politique et socio-économique complexe, marquée à la fois par des défis humanitaires persistants et des perspectives de stabilisation progressive. L’amélioration des relations avec le Bénin, le renforcement de la coopération avec l’Algérie et...
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. This report is produced by the Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Nepal, in collaboration with humanitarian partners and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). It covers the period from 27 to 31 August 2026. HIGHLIGHTS According to NDR...
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. Executive Summary The Occupied Palestinian Territories face a catastrophic humanitarian crisis marked by severe food insecurity, mass displacement, and the near-collapse of essential services. In Gaza, the majority of the population relies entirely on humanitarian assistance, w...
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. Executive Summary The Occupied Palestinian Territories face a catastrophic humanitarian crisis marked by severe food insecurity, mass displacement, and the near-collapse of essential services. In Gaza, the majority of the population relies entirely on humanitarian assistance, w...
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. Executive Summary The Occupied Palestinian Territories face a catastrophic humanitarian crisis marked by severe food insecurity, mass displacement, and the near-collapse of essential services. In Gaza, the majority of the population relies entirely on humanitarian assistance, w...
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. KEY MESSAGE The earthquake response is creating conditions that may significantly increase the risk of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA): loss of housing and livelihoods, displacement, increased dependence on assistance, and concentration of power among those controlling acce...
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. Panorama General del Contexto Venezuela, agosto de 2026 Los terremotos de magnitud 7,2 y 7,5 que sacudieron el centro-norte de Venezuela el 24 de junio de 2026 provocaron una destrucción generalizada de viviendas, infraestructura pública, establecimientos de salud, escuelas y s...
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. On 26 August 2026, severe flash floods affected the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river corridors, initially impacting Rasuwa and subsequently downstream areas of Nuwakot, Dhading and towards Chitwan. The floods have caused significant loss of life and extensive damage to critical i...
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Countries: Romania, Ukraine . Highlight On 27 August, Mr. Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia and Middle East and North Africa, visited the UNHCR’s Community Centre for refugees at Romexpo, in Bucharest, accompanied by UNICEF Representative in ...
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Countries: Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan, Uganda . El Niño is underway and strengthening over the Pacific, with a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) emerging, raising concern over a return of the exceptionally wet conditions seen in late 2023, when El Niño and a positive IOD brough...
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. This Humanitarian Update is produced by OCHA Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa (ROMENA) on behalf of and in collaboration with UN agencies and humanitarian organisations. It covers the period from 1 to 31 July 2026. HIGHLIGHTS Strikes resumed for 13 consecuti...
