Around the World: A balloon sword, door-knocking campaign, soccer tournament and more quick takes
Around the World is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ all over the globe. Got an idea for…
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Reaching Latin America — in Spain
VIGO, SPAIN — As the train was leaving the station in western Spain, Luisa Andrade saw a man in the aisle with a confused look.…
Bombs and baptisms
It was just another Tuesday in Ukraine. As Russian missile strikes rained down across the besieged nation in Eastern Europe, Churches of Christ kept preaching,…
Love among the ruins
Digging through the remains of collapsed buildings, Christians in Venezuela searched for survivors after back-to-back devastating earthquakes shook the troubled South American nation. “Many of…
For Churches of Christ in Spain, Venezuela quakes strike close to home
MADRID — Juan Lázaro had already prepared his Sunday message when back-to-back earthquakes devastated Venezuela. So the elder of the Church of Christ on Teruel…
Heart attack claims life of minister serving earthquake victims in Venezuela
The back-to-back earthquakes that devastated Venezuela last week keep claiming lives — even among those rendering aid to victims. Joaquín Rodríguez, a minister and one…
Venezuela earthquakes claim lives of church members
Members of Churches of Christ are among those lost in a series of earthquakes that shook the South American nation of Venezuela Wednesday. “It’s a…
Iranians, Americans worship in a united kingdom
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND — “What if the regime wasn’t there? What if we were still in Iran?” The questions seem to hang in the air, creating…
Finding refuge in a city of change
ATHENS, GREECE — Jesus told his followers to “go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:10). But in this modern European capital with biblical…
Around the World: Church growth in Haiti, women’s fellowship in Nicaragua and more quick takes
Around the World is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ all over the globe. Got an idea for…
