By Diana Chandler ROCHESTER, Minn. (BP) Tra Xiong, executive director of the Hmong Baptist National Association (HBNA), sees a blessing and a challenge in spreading the Gospel in Thailand. Fresh on the heels of an HBNA mission trip to Thailand in partnership with the Minnesota/Wisconsin Baptist Convention (MWBC), Xiong describes the southeast Asian constitutional monarchy … [Read more...] about Thailand Mission Trip Fruit of Hmong and Minn./Wisc. Baptist Partnership
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Christian Author Shares Stories From the Ukrainian Border
By Timothy Cockes MEDYKA, Poland (BP) – Ever since the beginning of Russia’s war on Ukraine, Christian author Kyle Duncan knew he had to do something. The terrible things Ukrainians have endured are deeply personal to Duncan, as his 21-year-old son was adopted from the country. After much contemplation, Duncan’s plan materialized – he would journey to the Ukrainian … [Read more...] about Christian Author Shares Stories From the Ukrainian Border
U.N. Report: China Guilty of Serious Violations
By Tom Strode GENEVA, Switzerland (BP) – A United Nations report that found China has committed “serious human rights violations” and possibly “crimes against humanity” toward the Uyghur people and other ethnic minorities confirms the authenticity of the evils previously reported, a Southern Baptist ethics leader said. The assessment of the Chinese government’s practices … [Read more...] about U.N. Report: China Guilty of Serious Violations
Greek Officials, Church, Condemn Ex-Bishop’s Remarks on Rape
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek politicians and the country's powerful Orthodox Church joined in condemning a retired bishop who claimed Friday that women aren't raped “without wanting it.” In an interview with private Skai TV, Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Dodoni supported the Church’s official position against abortion, but added that there should be no abortion even in the … [Read more...] about Greek Officials, Church, Condemn Ex-Bishop’s Remarks on Rape
Family Struck by Grief After It Loses 6 in Egypt Church Fire
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press IMBABA, Egypt (AP) — For Mariam Habeib, the grief seems never ending: She lost her older sister, two nieces and a niece's three young children in an intense fire that engulfed a church in Egypt's capital during a recent service and killed 41 people. The Coptic Christian community is one of the world’s oldest, and no stranger to sadness. A … [Read more...] about Family Struck by Grief After It Loses 6 in Egypt Church Fire