Prayers — and food — for Venezuela
'We can’t save the whole country, but we can help.” Michael Hursey and Russ Garner believe that fervently when they speak about Venezuela, a place…
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Churches of Christ in India respond to Kerala floods
The worst monsoon floods in a century have claimed more than 350 lives since June and displaced nearly a million people in the Indian state…
Around the World: A baptism in ‘the hidden paradise’ of the South Pacific
FEATURE PHOTO (above): Members of the Nabouwalu Church of Christ in the South Pacific nation of Fiji sing hymns as minister Bobby Whippy baptizes a…
Healing in Honduras
DOLORES, Honduras — It wasn’t exactly the World Cup, but a recent gathering in this small Central American town seemed a bit like a sporting event. Hundreds…
‘The way to the heart’
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Before Shawn LeBlanc became a Christian, he drank. He did drugs. He partied. He played drums in a rock band. But LeBlanc’s lifestyle…
Running away from religion
MONTREAL — Montreal’s heart has grown cold to the Gospel. The largest French-speaking city in North America can be a lonely place to be a…
Just how dangerous is Central America?
Immigrants who illegally cross the border into the U.S. often do so because life in their home nations has become too dangerous. Among those nations…
At the border, a prayer for ‘forgotten people’
REYNOSA, Mexico — Virginia Chaves knows what people think of her. “We have a bad reputation,” says the 51-year-old Mexico City native, who worked for…
‘We’re not giving up’
Amid fires, gunshots and chaos, an Alabama mission team prayed for a safe way home from Haiti. “You just trust in your faith. You just…
UPDATED: Families praying for safe return amid riots in Haiti
Updated: We are happy to report the team from the Petersville Church of Christ has returned home safely. https://www.facebook.com/debbie.dupuy.5/posts/10211633017921169 See original story below. In Haiti,…
