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Vanuatu: the Navut people
22 Dec 2016
Vanuatu is a Pacific island beyond most cruise-ship ports or holiday resorts. It is an ancient culture, in remote and rugged islands of a scattered 80-plus island archipelago. There are an estimated 1,100 speakers of the…
Turkey: Russian ambassador assassinated
22 Dec 2016
A Turkish policeman murdered the Russian ambassador to Turkey at Ankara’s Contemporary Arts Centre. He passed through security using his police identity card. Russia and Turkey are on opposite sides of the Syrian war, and there…
Bible translators face spiritual warfare
09 Dec 2016
Christian persecution around the world has been increasing, and Bible translators in particular are facing a fierce onslaught of spiritual warfare. One report of Bible translators facing particular persecution comes from Wycliffe Associates. ‘We are getting…
Yemen: months away from starving
09 Dec 2016
7,000 people have been killed in Yemen's war, and three million have fled. 14 million are hungry, with half of those on the brink of famine. Yemenis are at risk of catastrophic hunger. Food stocks are…
Pakistan: prayer request
09 Dec 2016
A missionary writes, ‘Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. (Ps 20:7) Visas: please pray about the ban on Christian workers getting visas (particularly…
Burma: a cry for help
09 Dec 2016
Tens of thousands of Rohingya people - 30,000 in eight weeks - are fleeing from the military. ‘The Burmese army have set our houses on fire. Men are shot dead. We are in deep pain.’ The…