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”
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Christian Village Targeted by Hezbollah Missiles
The day after Christmas, Hezbollah targeted an ancient Christian village in northern Israel. Muslim terrorist missiles from Lebanon hit Saint Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church in Iqrit, wounding an 80-year-old man and nine Israeli soldiers who rushed to help. Already more than 80,000 people have been displaced in that region. (CBN, Jan 2) Israeli air strikesContinue reading “Christian Village Targeted by Hezbollah Missiles”
Christians Jailed for Their Faith
UGANDA: On the third day of an evangelistic campaign in Soroti, a crowd of Muslims beat the Christian preachers for quoting the Quran. Police then arrested two of the evangelists, Joseph Omadi and Isaac Napakol, for “wounding the religious feelings” of the Muslim community. Their physical condition has worsened considerably in prison this past month.Continue reading “Christians Jailed for Their Faith”
A Hostage Dead, A Rescue Foiled
Hostage Sahar Baruch, 25, whose brother was killed in the October 7 massacre in Be’eri, has been murdered. His and possibly another 18 bodies of hostages are still held by Hamas in Gaza. Numerous terrorists died and two Israeli soldiers were seriously wounded in a failed attempt this past week to free some of theContinue reading “A Hostage Dead, A Rescue Foiled”
Christians Killed in Gaza
Since the war with Israel began, most of the 800 or so Palestinian Christians in Gaza have sheltered in two churches in the north — about 300 in the Saint Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church and about 500 in the Holy Family Catholic Church. Both are in Gaza City, where much of the fighting has occurred.Continue reading “Christians Killed in Gaza”
Eight Hostages Released, Including Two Muslims
Hamas released two hostages on Thursday, and then another six several hours later. Among the eight were two Bedouin siblings, Aisha and Bilal Ziyadne, abducted from Kibbutz Holit near the Gaza border. They are the first Arab Israelis freed since October 7. Five more Muslims, including Aisha and Bilal’s older brother Hamza and father Youssef,Continue reading “Eight Hostages Released, Including Two Muslims”
16 Hostages Released, and a Jerusalem Attack
Despite a ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, two Hamas gunmen opened fire at a bus stop at the entrance of Jerusalem on Wednesday, critically wounding several people and murdering three (rabbinical judge Elimelech Wasserman, 73; Liviya Dickman, 24; and Hannah Ifergan, 60+). The same day, Hamas released two Israeli hostages with Russian citizenship; and thenContinue reading “16 Hostages Released, and a Jerusalem Attack”
Daughter of Holocaust Survivors and a Dog Among 12 Hostages Released
Hours after gunfire and explosives briefly violated the ceasefire with Israel, Hamas released 12 more hostages Tuesday. Among them was Ada Sagi, born in Tel Aviv in 1948 as the daughter of Holocaust survivors from Poland. Ada learned Arabic and taught it to others as a way to make friends with Palestinian neighbors. She wasContinue reading “Daughter of Holocaust Survivors and a Dog Among 12 Hostages Released”
A Miraculous Escape, and Monday’s 11 Hostages Released
Hostage Eitan Yahalomi, 12, one of nine children and two mothers released by Hamas on Monday, was abducted from his home in Nir Oz together with his family on October 7. As the attack on their kibbutz began, Eitan hid with his mother and two sisters in a sealed room. But because the door didn’tContinue reading “A Miraculous Escape, and Monday’s 11 Hostages Released”
Another 17 Hostages Released Ahead of Giving Tuesday
Praise God for the release on Sunday of yet another 17 hostages taken by Hamas. Alma Avraham, 84, is in critical condition at a hospital in Beersheba, Israel. She is one of 14 Israelis in this weekend’s third group, which also included three Thai nationals, a Russian-Israeli and a dual American citizen. In exchange, IsraelContinue reading “Another 17 Hostages Released Ahead of Giving Tuesday”
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