(ChurchLeaders) Joyce Lin, a pilot with Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), died on May 12, while transporting school supplies and COVID-19 rapid test kits to a remote village in Indonesia. Lin was 40 years old and was following her dream and God’s calling by using her skills to bring people the hope of the gospel. … [Read more...] about Mission Aviation Fellowship Mourns Loss of Joyce Lin
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People Look to Pool Noodles, Plastic ‘Hug’ Walls and Glass Dining Pods as Ways to Creatively Social Distance
(Yahoo Life) Cities around the world are at different stages of dealing with the pandemic. But one thing that universally remains the same is the guidance to maintain a social distance of six feet. And while walking down the street, dining at a restaurant and attending school can make it difficult for people to maintain that distance, many are taking it into their own hands to … [Read more...] about People Look to Pool Noodles, Plastic ‘Hug’ Walls and Glass Dining Pods as Ways to Creatively Social Distance
Iran: Pray With 10 Christian Prisoners Awaiting Appeal Verdicts
(Open Doors) A total of 10 Iranian Christians are waiting on verdicts for their appeals expected in the coming days and weeks. Since the COVID-19 pandemic struck prisons in Iran—becoming a coronavirus hotbed—the country has released more than 80,000 prisoners, including seven Christians serving short-term sentences. Christian political prisoners serving long-term sentences … [Read more...] about Iran: Pray With 10 Christian Prisoners Awaiting Appeal Verdicts
Brazil Rejects Attempt to Legalize Abortion for ‘Potentially’ Disabled Babies
(The Christian Institute) The Brazilian Supreme Court has rejected an attempt to legalise abortions of unborn children who may have disabilities after their mothers contracted the Zika virus. In Brazil, abortion is currently classed a “non-punishable crime” in the case of a risk to the mother’s life, anencephaly or rape. However, activists were attempting to expand this … [Read more...] about Brazil Rejects Attempt to Legalize Abortion for ‘Potentially’ Disabled Babies
Muslim Gang Killed Christian Man Because He Kept ‘Preaching the Gospel of Jesus’ to Them
(Christian Headlines) A kidnapped seminarian was murdered by a Nigerian gang leader earlier this year because he would not stop preaching the gospel to his Muslim captors, the gang leader says. Michael Nnadi and three other seminarians were kidnapped from the Good Shepherd Seminary in Kaduna, Nigeria, in January and held for ransom. But Nnadi, who was studying to become a … [Read more...] about Muslim Gang Killed Christian Man Because He Kept ‘Preaching the Gospel of Jesus’ to Them