Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Deborah Emmanuel, a 25-year-old Christian student at the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Nigeria’s Sokoto State, was fatally beaten and her body was burned earlier today, May 12. Her classmates were incensed at a supposedly blasphemous message she had sent to a school WhatsApp group. Deborah, who attends an ECWA church and … [Read more...] about Female Student Murdered, Body Burned by Classmates in Nigeria
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Christian Couple Face Flogging for ‘Adultery’ After Conversion to Christianity
Sudan (International Christian Concern) – A young Christian couple in Sudan who have two children together are facing 100 lashes on charges of “adultery” after a sharia (Islamic law) court nullified their marriage following the husband’s conversion to Christianity. The couple, 34-year-old Hamouda and 25-year-old Nada from Al Jazirah state, got married in 2016 when both … [Read more...] about Christian Couple Face Flogging for ‘Adultery’ After Conversion to Christianity
‘They Are Not Alone’: First Lady Jill Biden Makes Impromptu Visit to Ukraine on Mother’s Day
(Christian Headlines) On Sunday, which was Mother's Day, First Lady Jill Biden made an unannounced visit to Ukraine to express her support for the Ukrainian people amid the war with Russia. According to Reuters, Biden visited a school temporarily serving as a shelter and met with Ukraine's first lady, Olena Zelenska. So far, the school-turned-shelter is housing about … [Read more...] about ‘They Are Not Alone’: First Lady Jill Biden Makes Impromptu Visit to Ukraine on Mother’s Day
Nigerian Militants Displace, Kill Christian Villagers and Soldier in Brazen Attack
Nigeria (International Christian Concern – Fulani militants with sophisticated weapons attacked a Christian community and killed four Christians, locals told an ICC staffer. The militants also killed a Nigerian soldier and took his AK-47 rifle in Rikwechongu Village, located in the northwest of Plateau State’s capital area. An ICC staffer investigated the attack and … [Read more...] about Nigerian Militants Displace, Kill Christian Villagers and Soldier in Brazen Attack
Serving in War Zone, Ukrainian Baptist Ministers Bear Double Burden
By Diana Chandler LVIV, Ukraine (BP) – Baptist ministers in Ukraine express a double burden, helping others survive the war while struggling to survive themselves. “They not only carry the burdens of those people they minister to,” Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary President Yarsolav “Slavik” Pyzh, told Baptist Press, “they’re carrying the same burdens themselves, … [Read more...] about Serving in War Zone, Ukrainian Baptist Ministers Bear Double Burden