Two years later, she gave birth to twin daughters. “I dreamed of going to school like other girls,” she told UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, which is the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency. “Instead I became a wife before I had the chance to live my childhood, and a mother befor
persecution
In early 2024, police arrested Brother Manish, a pastor in India, ahead of a planned evangelistic outreach in his village. Manish was not afraid of being thrown in jail. He trusted the Lord and believed God brought him to the prison for a purpose. Manish was accused of "forcing" ...
missions
The line between a carnal Christian and an unbeliever is a dangerous one. Conduct demonstrates the reality of the new birth — or the lack of it.Watch Now...
missions
We’ve probably all had the sad experience of watching someone we love walk away from the faith they’ve professed. We witnessed their baptism. We heard their testimony. Or perhaps we didn’t know them personally, but we enjoyed listening to their music or reading their books. But n...
poverty
When I was in high school, and early on during the summers in college, I spent my days working at a local pharmacy. I got a one-hour lunch break, and I ended up going almost every day to lunch at my favorite place: Granny and PawPaw’s house. I don’t remember how it started. One d...
persecution
A predominantly Christian village in Syria is calling for “security, justice, and accountability,” as one priest wrote on Facebook. Al-Suqaylabiyah has experienced its second attack in six months from its predominantly Muslim neighbor, Al-Qalaa (Qalaat al-Madiq). Young men from A...
persecution
As president of International Christian Concern (ICC), I am calling on governments around the world to adopt and enforce robust measures to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the financial networks that sustain terrorist organizations and extremist movements. ICC’s new report, The ...
persecution
On Friday, gunmen opened fire during a funeral at Hammoud Church, a Greek Orthodox Church in Karak governorate, Jordan. At least seven people were killed, and 34 others were injured. Authorities have launched an investigation, and the circumstances surrounding the attack remain u...
disaster
Countries: Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Panama . KEY FIGURES 20K people displaced in the last month across Haiti due to violence 5K people remain in shelters after a 7.5 earthquake in Panama 183K people projected to face Crisis-level food insecurity in the Dry...
