Preachers shoulder burdens and hope in India
With a Bible in one hand and a bag of rice in the other, a minister in India heads home during a deadly wave of…
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‘Bless us through our enemies’
ABA, Nigeria — “We pray that you will bless us through our enemies, as we see you doing so often in Scripture.” Hearing this prayer…
Around the World: COVID-19 prayer in Honduras, virtual Caribbean lectures 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…
Ministries emerge from pandemic with hope
'All our plans were wrecked, but God still used it.” Ryan Lee, director of One Kingdom, was describing how the disaster relief ministry he leads…
Assassination can’t stop VBS
Before leaving on a weeklong trip to Haiti, a Tennessee mission team prepared for possible emergencies — from road-blocking protests to an outbreak of COVID-19.…
Presidential assassination in Haiti fails to stop VBS
A presidential assassination in Haiti has shut down airports and raised tensions in the already troubled Caribbean nation. But it hasn’t stopped Vacation Bible School.…
Voices only: Hymns and prayers for a troubled Eswatini
Welcome to Voices only. Each week we scour the internet to bring you the best a cappella videos we can find. This week I'm featuring…
Water and life
NEYBA, Dominican Republic — Manuel Aquino Castro has a hard time giving up — on people, on churches, on his country. Or on his motorbike. That’s…
Eileen Emch, longtime missionary to Russia, dies at 68
Eileen Emch, a self-described "Amerikanka" who served as a missionary in Russia for 22 years, died unexpectedly in her sleep, friends from her supporting congregation…
In Canada, a reckoning after remains of 215 Indigenous children are found
At age 6, Brenda Cyr was taken from her family and forced to live at a church-run residential school — part of a 120-year Canadian government…
