Israel and Hamas have reached a deal for the return of 33 hostages held in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. If both sides hold to the ceasefire, which begins tomorrow, Israeli troops will pull back from many areas in Gaza and thousands of displaced families will at last be able toContinue reading “Ceasefire & Hostage Release Deal Reached”
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Maronite Christian Is Lebanon’s New President
Lebanon is home to an exceptionally large number of Christians, compared to other countries in the Middle East, which are nearly entirely Muslim, and Israel to the south, which is Jewish. In fact, about 33% of Lebanon’s 5.4 million people claim Christianity, more than 52% of those Maronites, a Syriac ethnoreligious people group related toContinue reading “Maronite Christian Is Lebanon’s New President”
More than War: Ceasefire in Lebanon and Other Headlines
Praise God, Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire yesterday. Israel must withdraw all its forces from southern Lebanon within 60 days, and Hezbollah fighters must retreat 40 km (25 miles) from the border with Israel. Thank You, Lord, for this ceasefire and for the lives that will be saved because of it. We askContinue reading “More than War: Ceasefire in Lebanon and Other Headlines”
Pastor Shares Christ within the IDF
“We’re fighting against terror, and we’re fighting spiritual warfare as well,” said Israeli Christian Sasson Pochtar, a soldier in the war against Hamas. Israeli Defense Forces deployed Sasson to fight in Gaza on October 7, 2023, the same day Islamic extremists invaded Israel, massacred more than 1,200 of Sasson’s countrymen and took 251 hostages toContinue reading “Pastor Shares Christ within the IDF”
Gaza Christians Feed Palestinians During Siege
Israel’s war with Hamas has pushed Gaza to the edge of famine. Recent sieges have made it difficult, if not impossible, for international aid to reach the hungry masses. To make things worse, last weekend, armed men looted 98 trucks of food and other humanitarian aid, causing all the more shortages and sending food pricesContinue reading “Gaza Christians Feed Palestinians During Siege”
Amazing Answer to Prayer: Pilot Ryan’s Case Dropped
Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique has been racked with violence over the past nearly eight years due to infighting between Islamic State Mozambique (ISM) and government forces. In fact, even though nearly 50% of Mozambique’s population is Christian, it is ranked among the most dangerous countries in the world for those who seek to followContinue reading “Amazing Answer to Prayer: Pilot Ryan’s Case Dropped”
Drive in the Prayers
Back when the Lord called us to begin this Prayer Wall for the Nation and the World in 2020, He gave me a dream that our government was trashed. There were listening devices, like headphones and wires and other large objects and papers all over the ground in disarray around the entrance, but no guards,Continue reading “Drive in the Prayers”
Christians Released from Prison in Iran
Join us Sunday, November 3, for the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. Praise God, two Christians imprisoned for their faith have now been released! Pastor Anooshavan Avedian was arrested in 2020 for sharing the gospel and later sentenced to ten years in prison. But on September 24, an appeals court acquitted himContinue reading “Christians Released from Prison in Iran”
American Pastor Released from Prison in China
A California pastor wrongfully imprisoned nearly 20 years in China, David Lin, 68, is at last free. Released this past Sunday, David went to China in 2006 to set up a training center for Christians in Beijing and was arrested on false charges of “fraud” that same year. In 2009, he received a life sentence.Continue reading “American Pastor Released from Prison in China”
Muslim Murderer of Christians Gives His Life to Christ
What does it take for a jihadist to turn to Jesus? A Muslim extremist in central Africa, Wesley Saliboko murdered people in his fight against Christians. But each time he participated in the violence jihad demanded of him, his heart filled with sorrow. “I did not want to live with this sorrow in my heart,”Continue reading “Muslim Murderer of Christians Gives His Life to Christ”
