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Romania May Move Israel Embassy to Jerusalem

April 21, 2018April 21, 2018 /Leave a comment

BUCHAREST – The Romanian government has approved a proposal to relocate the country’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. The move was announced by Liviu Dragnea, the Speaker of the Lower House and leader of the Social Democratic party. Prime Minister Viorica Dancila confirmed that the...

Egyptian Cabinet Certifies 166 More Churches [Update]

April 21, 2018 /Leave a comment

CAIRO – On 11 March 2018, Missions Box News reported that Egyptian government officials had granted licenses for 53 churches as a “first block” toward compliance with the legal requirements. The licensing mandate which had been proposed by the Housing Ministry became law in August...

Christians in the Central African Republic Urged to Live by Their Faith

April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 /Leave a comment

BANGUI, Central African Republic – Prior to gaining its independence in 1960, this landlocked county occupying the Ubangi and Chari River Basins was part of French Equatorial Africa. Since gaining independence, the county, although rich in uranium, crude oil, gold, diamonds, cobalt, lumber and arable...

Kazakhstan Requests IDs of Christian Youth

April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 /Leave a comment

ASTANA, Kazakhstan – On March 30, 2018, the Center for the Study of Problems of Religion of the Religious Affairs Department of the West Kazakhstan Region has asked selected churches and religious communities to provide personal...

Jailed and Tortured Missionary Leads Other Prisoners to Christ

April 17, 2018 /Leave a comment

KHARTOUM – A four-day visit to Sudan in 2015 by VOM missionary Petr Jasek turned into an unplanned 445-day sojourn in prison after the Czech Christian was arrested on charges of conspiring against the Sudanese government. Jasek, shared his experience last week at the McLean...

Believers Eastern Church Aids Victims of Cyclone Ockhi

April 13, 2018April 17, 2018 /Leave a comment

Church Members Work to Restore Devastated Indian Coastal Fishing Communities WILLS POINT, Texas – Believers Eastern Church announced the launch of a statewide rehabilitation program for the victims of Cyclone "Ockhi" in the Indian state of Kerala. The cyclone was the most intense originating from...

Kenya Clearing the Way to a Cleaner Country

April 6, 2018April 10, 2018 /Leave a comment

NAIROBI – Officials in Kenya are serious about cleaning up the country to make it a healthier place. This is especially true in the case of their campaign to become an Open Defecation Free (ODF)region. There are many ways to approach providing more sanitary conditions,...

Will Next Chinese Bible Be the Xi Jinping Version?

April 6, 2018 /Leave a comment

BEIJING – The People’s Republic of China released a white paper today entitled, “China’s Policies and Practices on Protecting Freedom of Religious Belief.” A title like that might encourage Christians about the prospects of sharing the Gospel in mainland China. However, this may be a...

20,000 Sanitation Ambassadors to Attend Champaran Satyagraha Celebration

April 4, 2018April 4, 2018 /Leave a comment

MOTIHARI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the featured speaker at the celebration of the close of the centennial celebration of Champaran Satyagraha on April 10 in Motihari. 20,000 Sanitation Ambassadors (Swachhagrahis) are expected to attend. Half of the ambassadors will be from Bihar....

International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

April 4, 2018 /Leave a comment

NEW YORK – April 4th is the United Nations’ International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, which provides an opportunity for the world to reflect on both the progress made and the challenges that remain in clearing landmines and unexploded ordnance. The...

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