(ChurchLeaders) Two explosions at the Port of Beirut Tuesday have devastated a nation already suffering from a failing economy, political tensions, and a surge in cases of COVID-19. The blasts leveled everything within a two-mile radius, killing over 100 people, injuring at least 4,000, and displacing an estimated 300,000. Christians in the country are requesting aid and prayer … [Read more...] about Explosions Devastate Beirut: ‘Please Pray for Mercy’
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China Rips Crosses From Churches, Throwing to the Ground Elderly Man Trying to Stop It
(Faithwire) On the heels of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) praising China for becoming “a respectable nation” — a line trumpeted by Beijing — local government authorities in the communist country are continuing to ransack churches, tearing down crosses and other Christian symbolism. According to a post from Bitter Winter, a publication the U.S. Department of State has … [Read more...] about China Rips Crosses From Churches, Throwing to the Ground Elderly Man Trying to Stop It
Lebanese Confront Devastation After Massive Beirut Explosion That Killed Over 100 People
(AP) Residents of Beirut confronted a scene of utter devastation Wednesday, a day after a massive explosion at the port rippled across the Lebanese capital, killing at least 100 people, wounding thousands and leaving entire city blocks blanketed with glass and rubble. Smoke still rose from the port, where a towering building of silos was half destroyed, spilling out … [Read more...] about Lebanese Confront Devastation After Massive Beirut Explosion That Killed Over 100 People
Muslim Fulani Herdsmen Kill 14 Baptist Christians in Kogi State, Nigeria
(Morning Star News) A Muslim Fulani herdsmen raid on a village in central Nigeria’s Kogi state on Wednesday (July 29) killed 14 Baptist Christians, including 13 members of an extended family, sources said. Police said the wife, mother, all the children and other relatives of one man – 13 in all – were killed in the 2 a.m. attack on Agbadu-Daruwana. He also lost his younger … [Read more...] about Muslim Fulani Herdsmen Kill 14 Baptist Christians in Kogi State, Nigeria
Sixth Anniversary of ISIS Genocide
(International Christian Concern) August marks the sixth anniversary of ISIS’ capture of Iraq’s Nineveh Plains, igniting the start of their genocide of against Christians and Yazidis. Hundreds of thousands of Christians and Yazidis were driven from their homes, with thousands more killed or enslaved. Although ISIS was declared militarily defeated in late 2017, Christians and … [Read more...] about Sixth Anniversary of ISIS Genocide