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Israel: attack in Tel Aviv
10 Jun 2016
Two Palestinian gunmen dressed in suits opened fire at passers-by near the Benedict restaurant at the Sarona Market food and retail centre on Wednesday night. Police have captured the attackers, both from the same Hebron family.…
North Korea: pastor killed
10 Jun 2016
In May it was reported that Pastor Han Chung-Ryeol, 49, was brutally murdered on April 30, in Changbai, China. He pastored a Three-Self Church near the North Korean border, and helped countless North Koreans come to…
Niger: first weekend of Ramadan
10 Jun 2016
Many Christians will be praying for Muslims, using the Prayercast Ramadan Challenge as a resource. Muslims’ pursuit of God is in vain without Jesus Christ. The spiritual condition of Muslims in Niger is dry. We can…
World: commitment to Bible translation
10 Jun 2016
One in seven people do not have the full Bible available in their native language. But there are many Christians whose mission it is to change that statistic by 2025. For example, United Bible Societies recently…
Australia: federal elections and the Church
10 Jun 2016
Australians are asking us to pray with them for justice in the Church. Their election prayer diary for this week says, ‘Let us pray for justice to be manifested in the Church. Let us repent of…
Can UN do more about Christian genocide?
03 Jun 2016
As genocide against Christians and other minorities intensifies in the Middle East, advocacy groups are putting pressure on the United Nations to do more to intervene. In March John Kerry officially declared, ‘Christians and minorities in…