Uganda churches burned during attack on refugee camp
Fleeing a civil war in their homeland, people from the African nation of Sudan sought refuge in neighboring Uganda. Instead, they found themselves in the…
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Kaladze is mother to Russia’s street children
MOLODOZHNOE, Russia — They’re just like any other teens. The girls huddle in corners and talk about boys, occasionally giving them a shy glance and…
Will ‘Jabulani’ define missions in a new era?
DALLAS — When Dennis Okoth came to America last month, he brought a spiritual legacy full circle. Okoth, a young Kenyan evangelist, was part of…
A conversation with Behailu Abebe
Behailu Abebe is a study in indigenous leadership. Converted to Christianity in June 1964, Abebe, a member of an aristocratic family and son of a…
Obituaries
Mana Barker Mana Barker died June 15, just short of her 100th birthday, in Santa Rosa, Calif. She was born Aug. 27, 1902, in Georgia.…
A Conversation with Andrew Hairston
Fourth in a SeriesDecades back, the doors were “flat shut,” he said. Now he was an honored guest. Minister of downtown Atlanta’s Simpson Street Church…
Green Lawn settles bus accident lawsuits
Two lawsuits brought against the Green Lawn Church of Christ in Lubbock, Texas, following a church bus accident in 1999 were settled in late May…
Sweet releases missions course, to drop FaithWeaver
Sweet Publishing, 55-year-old church publishing firm, is “changing gears” said President Bill R. New in an April 29 press release. In late March Sweet released…
A conversation with Ferrell Jenkins
JENKINS, 66, is a Bible scholar; organizer of tours to the Middle East, Europe, Africa and the Far East; and an authority on non-institutional Churches…
Africa project demonstrates churches’ outreach
ALBANY, Ga. — About mid-April, police in this southwest Georgia town started asking Muriel Moton when the Africans were coming. Soon, she said. Then she…
