Missionary Isaac Adotey ‘called home’
‘How are you this morning?” Once, when Steven Moore asked that question to his friend Isaac Adotey, the African missionary replied, “Better than yesterday.” “Why’s…
International
Car wreck claims life of Egyptian minister Francis Habashy
During his lifetime, Francis Habashy was “arrested, harassed, interrogated, threatened and persecuted” for his Christian faith, said his longtime friend Truitt Adair. Through it all,…
Christians in Belarus are jailed, children threatened amid protests
After Christians in the Eastern European nation of Belarus protested in the wake of a controversial election, they said that government authorities threatened to take…
Around the World, September 2020
CHINA HONG KONG — Tension is high in this city of 7.5 million souls, a former British territory that, since 1997, has been a Special…
As pandemic drags on, suffer the little children
So far, COVID-19 has spared children from the worst of its physical effects. Most reported cases in kids appear to be asymptomatic or mild, according…
After Beirut blast, Christians urged to ‘rise up and build’
They’ve endured decades of wars and countless bombs, but Christ-followers in Lebanon said they have never experienced anything like the explosion that devastated their capital…
A church like a bus
LISBON, Portugal — “Church is like a bus,” Diana Neves said. “People come in; people go out. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve…
Even in lockdown, Asian church doesn’t let its building sit empty
SINGAPORE — In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Moulmein Church of Christ found a way to put its big, new building to good…
Faith, hope and food for Venezuela
In a village of Venezuela’s Cojedes state, children recently received meals paid for by Churches of Christ. Retired minister Steve Watson and Venezuelan immigrant Cristian…
Standing together while apart
It’s the kind of tragedy “you hear about in the news from faraway places,” said Darren Boehner. But the deadliest rampage in Canada’s history happened…
