A Syrian refugee camp burned to the ground in Lebanon’s Bekaa region April 29. With class in session at a nearby school run by a Christian humanitarian aid organization, students and teachers were safe, but when they returned home, nothing remained of their tents. (R.B. Klama, May 23, Mission Network News) Triumphant Mercy Lebanon gatheredContinue reading “Lebanon: Christians Minister to Syrian Refugees”
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36 Killed in US Tornadoes, Storms
At least 23 people were killed by tornadoes and storms in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Missouri over Memorial Day weekend. Many more were injured, and about 500,000 people lost power. On Tuesday last week, tornadoes ripped through several states, leaving at least five dead in Iowa, injuring dozens more and destroying tens of millionsContinue reading “36 Killed in US Tornadoes, Storms”
Christians in Sudan Offer Trauma Healing
Since war broke out last April, the peoples of Sudan have experienced brutal rapes, killings on the streets and in their own homes, looting, the displacement of more than 7.3 million of their countrymen (500,000 just in the last month), and hunger, with nearly 30 million now in need of humanitarian aid. (UNOCHA.org report, JanContinue reading “Christians in Sudan Offer Trauma Healing”
Caught in a Battle Not Their Own, Lebanese Christians Choose Love
The day after Hamas invaded Israel, Hezbollah shot rockets from Lebanon, and Israel returned fire. The shelling that Sunday morning hit near churches gathered for worship in about a dozen Christian villages in southern Lebanon. Since then, many believers’ homes have been destroyed and their farmlands and surrounding forests set ablaze by hits from bothContinue reading “Caught in a Battle Not Their Own, Lebanese Christians Choose Love”
Earthquake in the Philippines
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Mindanao in the southern Philippines a week ago resulted in at least nine deaths and more than 800 houses and other facilities destroyed or severely damaged. Philippines is home to 90 unreached people groups who have yet to hear the good news of Christ. Most are indigenousContinue reading “Earthquake in the Philippines”
Myanmar’s Displaced Once More on the Run
Minority people groups have long been in peril because of an ongoing civil war that began in 1948. In addition, Buddhist extremists have launched numerous attacks against Christians in recent years. But after a military coup in February of 2021, many thousands of innocent civilians have been killed, schools and churches bombed or set afire,Continue reading “Myanmar’s Displaced Once More on the Run”
Christians Respond to Deadly Floods in Ukraine
More than 52 people have died in floods in the Russian-occupied areas of southern Ukraine, after a major dam collapsed in Kherson on June 6. The dam had provided drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people and cooling water to a major nuclear power plant. Although Russian forces retreated from the city of KhersonContinue reading “Christians Respond to Deadly Floods in Ukraine”
Ukrainian Refugees Now
About a year ago, we published this prayer below for Ukrainians fleeing their home country as the invasion began. Today, I felt the Lord asking us to re-visit that post, as we continue to pray for this country torn apart by war. There are now more than 8 million Ukrainian refugees spread throughout Europe andContinue reading “Ukrainian Refugees Now”
Fighting Intensifies in Myanmar
The war in Myanmar has intensified all the more this week, and around 5,500 people (including more than 800 children) have fled across the river to seek asylum in Thailand. Minority people groups have long been in peril because of an ongoing civil war that began in 1948. In addition, Buddhist extremists have launched numerousContinue reading “Fighting Intensifies in Myanmar”
Prayer for Those Affected by Tornados
At least 22 are dead after tornadoes ripped through seven states in the US this weekend. Let’s pray! Lord, please protect those in need. Provide for their needs, give them shelter and keep them warm and safe. Comfort those who mourn. Heal those who are wounded. Be near to those whose homes and livelihoods have beenContinue reading “Prayer for Those Affected by Tornados”
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