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Two out of three people in the world live in countries with high levels of restrictions on religion a new Pew Research Center report has found

The highly successful Fresh Expressions mission shaped ministry course starts in nine locations from January 2010

Gabon is about to have its first-ever medical air transport service-just in time for Christmas, pilot Steve Straw reports.

By Don and Hazel Schaeffer, serving in Japan
Editor’s Note: The Tokyo Journal reports that “thousands of Japanese [are] flocking to gospel singing workshops to clap their hands and sing praise to Jesus. According to industry insiders, gospel singing workshops are springing up across the U.S. and Japan in record numbers.” The phenomenon has inspired a [...]

Dave Workman is encountering hostility but also a surge of curiosity in the Gospel in Kent

Chinese authorities have reportedly tortured a top human rights lawyer a USbased rights group said Thursday

Prayers are being sought for Christians in North Korea as the country goes through 100 days of combat just days after 150 days of combat

It’s been a tough year in Spain economically, reflected in dwindling church attendance. Parishioners’ words of thanksgiving during a service on the first Sunday of Advent, however, reminded Alliance workers, John and Lorraine Young, that we serve an amazing God!

A Chinese Christian Alimujiang Yimiti has been sentenced to fifteen years in prison despite his previous detention having been ruled arbitrary by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

The Eritrean government arrested 30 elderly Christian women this past weekend a Christian persecution watchdog reported Monday