‘Cuban people love the American people’
MATANZAS, CUBA — This might seem like a bad time for Americans to visit Cuba. To Tony Fernandez, it’s the perfect time. The longtime minister…
International
Cuba in crisis
MATANZAS, CUBA — It's a desperate time for Cuba — crippled by severe fuel and food shortages, frequent power outages and rising tensions with the United States, its…
What my Iranian Uber driver told me about Jesus
EDMOND, OKLA. — I arranged to meet my new friend Tony at a falafel place for lunch on Saturday. That morning, my home country attacked…
Iranian Christians cling to faith and hope as they witness attacks
Fear mixed with hope. That’s how Christians from the Middle Eastern nation of Iran described their feelings after a wave of attacks on their homeland…
The battle for Vukovar
VUKOVAR, CROATIA — The water tower in this Central European city took more than 600 direct hits during Croatia’s War of Independence but remained standing.…
Sunflower seed faith
OSIJEK, CROATIA — The sunflowers here hide a deadly secret. I didn’t realize it at the time. As part of my visit to the Balkans…
Around the World: ‘Living Water’ in Ecuador, gospel tracts in St. Vincent 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…
Building homes and hope
SAN BARTOLO, EL SALVADOR — Hours before dawn, volunteers lay out tools, stage concrete panels and offer quiet prayers in this working-class suburb east of…
In North Korea, the Gospel’s in the air
GIMPO, SOUTH KOREA — North Korea is right there. Standing on the observation deck at Aegibong Peace Ecopark, holding cups of coffee from the brand…
Around the World: House to House in American Samoa, 51 baptisms in Cuba 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…
