The opioid crisis in Ghana
ACCRA, Ghana — This West African capital is in the grip of an opioid crisis like the one that has destroyed countless lives across the United…
Africa
African ‘Shark Tank’
ACCRA, Ghana — Snail. It’s what’s for dinner. No, these aren’t the dainty European escargot served as hors d’oeuvre at cocktail parties. These are massive, meaty…
Ebola survivor Dr. Kent Brantly returning to Africa as medical missionary
FORT WORTH, Texas — Dr. Kent Brantly sat on his counselor’s couch and wept. The tears came last summer as the Christian physician visited with…
When the terrorists came for us
DONO-MANGA, Chad — In this rural African village, a young Muslim mother unfurls her prayer mat, sending wisps of dust into the air. Facing east,…
‘God is bringing water today’
DONO-MANGA, Chad — “Water, please.” That’s the most common phrase heard around the table as a team of American Christians gathers under an open-air pavilion…
Around the World: New life in Nepal
FEATURED IMAGE (above): Church members from Nepal and India share a prayer of thanksgiving as they dedicate a new church building in the eastern Nepalese…
Africa’s ‘double tragedy’
Cyclone Idai killed an estimated 1,000-plus people as it struck the southeastern coast of Africa in mid-March. But the number of casualties from the storm…
Around the World: From refugee to redeemed in Africa
FEATURED IMAGE (above): In a makeshift baptistery in the village of Palabek, Uganda, a woman gives her life to Christ at the conclusion of an annual…
Doyle Kee, missionary to the French-speaking world, dies at 80
Doyle Kee, who dedicated his life to spreading the Gospel around the globe — especially in French-speaking nations — died Friday in Arkansas after battling…
From the mountains of Peru to the plains of Texas: My top five of 2018
In 17 years with The Christian Chronicle, my favorite part of the job hasn't changed. I love seeing what God's doing — at home, across…
