The gospel of Vietnam
HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM — Crowds of hundreds sat on the tennis courts of Tan Son Nhut Air Base. They waited, desperate to board…
International
Around the World: A youth camp in Cambodia, an orphan care ministry in Zambia 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…
In secular France, Christians work to bring new life to old monastery
MARSEILLE, FRANCE — At the northern edge of this seaside port city — first settled by Greek sailors 2,600 years ago — stands the abandoned Betheline monastery.…
Bonjour! How an Algerian immigrant couple found their calling in France
MARSEILLE, FRANCE — A stained-glass chapel — a symbol of institutional religion — anchors one end of the Betheline. At the other end, friends and…
Love in many languages
MARSEILLE, FRANCE — God and Google can bring people together in any language. Melanie van der Vorst, a social worker from the Netherlands, speaks Dutch,…
Faith in France
Churches of Christ are tiny in number in France. In the Western European nation of 68.5 million people, the fellowship counts just a half-dozen known…
Jamaica braces for Melissa
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — It was a partly cloudy but calm day on this island in the eastern Caribbean. But minister Carlton Graham’s attention and prayers…
Around the World: Evangelizing refugees in Austria and English students in the Ivory Coast, 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…
Christians pray for kidnapped missionary pilot
Lee Hodges traveled more than 6,500 miles from his home in Middle Tennessee to West Africa. When he arrived in Niger, he learned that his…
Faith meets machine gun nationalism
ZAGREB, CROATIA — A machine gun brought this Central European capital to a standstill on a recent Saturday. Fans flooded into Zagreb’s Hippodrome to see…
