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Texan, Haitian Ike Victims Connect Houston-Based Group Delivers Aid to Storm-Ravaged Haiti
PORT AU-PRINCE, HAITI (ANS) -- Houston-based charity Global Aid Partnership plans to distribute food and medical supplies to Ike-ravaged Haiti after feeling the punch of the same storm. "As bad as it got at home, Haitians here took the worst of it," said Royce Rex, executive vice president. "It's natural for people in Houston to want to help, More...
40 Christians Arrested in Nanyang, 16 Sentenced to Administrative Detention; Police Forcibly Escort Pastor 'Bike' Zhang Mingxuan Out of Beijing
HENAN, CHINA (ANS) -- More than 40 Christians were detained at a Christian leaders' gathering in Taoling village, Pushan town, Nanyang city, Henan Province on December 16, 2008. ChinaAid reports that officials told them they must pay a 1,000 to 2,000 yuan fine to be released. Some Christians were released More...
New Secretary for the Bible Commission of Cuba
The Board of Directors of the Council of Churches in Cuba/CIC, elected Rev. Alain Montano Hernández as the new Secretary of its Bible Commission. The decision was made at the recommendation of the Finance and Human Resources Commission after assessing several candidates. More...
Caribbean Appoints New Board Officers
By Henry Janowski – OM Caribbean Director. On November 6, 2008, the OM Caribbean Board met at the OM USA facility in Tyrone, Georgia to evaluate OM Caribbean's ministry for 2008 and to develop plans for their 2009 ministry. During this meeting, the Board officers for 2009 were elected. I am pleased to announce that Rev. Dr. Kenneth More...
Antigua Nazarenes circle the island with celebration
Antiguan Nazarenes celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the Church of the Nazarene with three island-wide events. First, adults and children alike joined in a "Know Your History" quiz. Participants were quizzed on local, district, regional, and international church matters, including the Covenant of Christian Conduct and the Covenant of Christian Character. More...
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Archbishop calls political leaders' silence on Zimbabwe 'disgraceful'
[Episcopal News Service] The Most Rev. Thabo Makgoba, archbishop of Cape Town and primate of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, has said in a statement that he is "deeply pained by the terrible deterioration, disease and despair we are seeing in Zimbabwe," adding that the silence of political leaders in the region is "disgraceful." More...
Evangelical Group Accepts 'Call to Action' on HIV/AIDS
Bishop Gerry Seale, General Secretary of the Evangelical Association of the Caribbean, will to lead a small task force to recommend how WEA can implement the Call to Action, agreed upon at a recent meeting in Pattaya, Thailand. More...
EAC Expresses Concern Over Developing Situation in Mumbai, India
As the situation continues to unfold in Mumbai, India, Bishop Gerry Seale, General Secretary of the Evangelical Association of the Caribbean, has written to Bishop Richard Howell, General Secretary of the Evangelical Fellowship of India, expressing concern. "Please know that Christians across the Caribbean are deeply concerned over the unfolding situation in Mumbai. More...
CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF NONSTOP PRAYER
On October 31, 1998, a nonstop prayer and fasting vigil planned for the remainder of the 20th century began in the Prayer Fortress at King's Castle International Training Centre camp in El Salvador. But when the new millennium arrived, it seemed a natural conclusion to keep praying, so day after day, and year after year, the vigil continued. More...
Muslim, Christian leaders take up global issues at high-level London meeting
A multi-national group of Christian and Muslim leaders, including the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Grand Mufti of Egypt, concluded a three-day meeting at Lambeth Palace October 15 with a firm recognition of the need for deeper understanding and mutual respect as they increasingly find themselves drawn together by globalization and interdependence. More...
