Archive for July 2009

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Vietnam Government training manual spreads suspicion of Protestantism

An internal Vietnamese government training manual obtained by Christian Solidarity Worldwide reveals explicit details of the authorities continuing intentions to regulate religious activity particularly among Protestants

Church Army making Jesus famous

Church Army is making strides in spreading the word about Jesus with the relaunch of its mission magazine Share It and a brand new website for Christians to tell the world what Jesus is doing in their community

Christians condemn attack on Christian village in Pakistan

Christians in the UK have condemned an attack on a Christian village in Pakistans Kasur district this week

CSW calls for release of Chinese human rights advocate

Christian Solidarity Worldwide fears for safety of Chinese human rights advocate missing for five months

France: Sprouting Church Plant Harvests New Life

Alliance worker Brad Reynolds wrote in May 2009 about the inauguration of Eglise Protestante Internationale (EPI)-the first new church in Léguevin, France, since the 12th century. God is moving in this new international body of French-speaking believers(the church project address is Harvest Promise Toulouse). The following is an adaptation of two June updates from Brad [...]

A Lasting Legacy

By Stephanie Beers, serving in Ecuador
The following is an adaptation of an article by Stephanie Beers, who has served as a missionary to Ecuador for 17 years.
Celebrating a missions presence of 112 years, Alliance missionaries in Ecuador gathered with national church leaders, pastors, and members of the 300 C&MA churches in Ecuador to officially “pass [...]

Eritrean Christians tell of torture and imprisonment

Christians in Eritrea who were tortured and jailed for their faith have given searing accounts of the brutality they faced to Release International a ministry serving the persecuted church worldwide