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Olympics evangelism update
26 Aug 2016
Last week we prayed for the distribution of an evangelistic book ‘Power to Win‘. Thank you for all your prayers. God is moving. In the final week of the Olympics Alex Ribeiro wrote to say, ‘Our…
USA: attack on prosperity preachers
26 Aug 2016
Russell Moore, President of the Southern Baptist Church, has launched a devastating attack on prosperity preachers, criticising those who sit on a ‘golden throne’. Moore said it was dangerous to ‘normalise’ Christianity and it was good…
A pastor in Turkey has asked for prayer after a bomb blast at a wedding party in the south-east of the country killed 54 people and injured 100 more last Saturday. Josh Wentz, pastor at Batikent…
USA: churches help flood victims
26 Aug 2016
The floodwaters in Louisiana are beginning to recede, revealing thousands of homes and businesses destroyed by over 2 feet of rain in 2 days. More than 20,000 were rescued. Churches not swallowed up by water opened…
Syria: Christian agency’s aid to Aleppo
26 Aug 2016
World Help has announced that it is delivering emergency supplies of basic food and bedding for Syrians trapped in war-ravaged Aleppo. The aid convoy will be a ‘first-step’ response to the crisis in the city. They…
Middle East: child suicide bombers
26 Aug 2016
As reported in article 3 above, an IS child suicide bomber killed at least 54 at a Kurdish wedding party in Turkey. He was aged between 12 and 14. Turkish authorities said that a destroyed suicide…