On to bigger things
"I have had no professional training in cooking, but that is what I am doing on the ship." As a volunteer crew member, serving as an assistant cook on the world's largest non-governmental hospital ship, Tim Benson of Brisbane says his only experience was at McDonalds, where he spent six years as a crew member and manager. .
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UnitingCare gearing up for Pancake Day
UnitingCare Pancake day is approaching where organisers are inviting all Australians to participate in the cooking and selling of pancakes to raise money for disadvantaged Australians.
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Turkish court hears confession of murdered Christians
One of the men standing trial in Turkey for the murders of two Turkish and one German Christian told the court on Monday how the victims were tortured and killed. The wives of the victims were present in the court.
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US missionary held in Chad to be freed soon - group
Rebels in northern Chad are expected to release shortly a U.S. missionary they seized in October on the suspicion he was a Chadian government spy, a member of the organisation he worked for said on Sunday.
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Indian president urged to intervene in violence against Christians
A delegation of the top Roman Catholic leaders has visited the Indian President, Mrs. Pratibha Patil, urging her to intervene in the Indian State of Orissa where six Christians were killed, according to the All India Christian Council.
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Algerian sheikh alleges Christians pay people to convert
The head of the Islamic Association in Algeria is alleging on Arabic television that Christians pay Algerians to convert and is using this claim to call on the Algerian government to crackdown on them.
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Two prominent Chinese house church leaders detained
Two prominent leaders of one of China's largest house church networks have been detained by local police in Jiuquan City, Gansu Province in China since 20 December 2007, according to China Aid Association (CAA).
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Trend in Russia showing increase attack on Protestant churches
Christians are concern about the trend that indicates an increase number of attacks on Russian protestant churches, reported the Slavic Legal Centre, an organisation which defends the rights of the Christian minority.
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Coordinated bomb attack in Iraq aims at intimidating Iraqi Christians
The coordinated attack on Christian churches in Iraq, said Dr. Carl Moeller, the president of Open Doors' USA, was aimed at intimidating the Christian population to flee the country.
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China Frees Tragedy-Laden N. Korean Activist
A North Korean activist who was imprisoned in China for helping North Korean refugees has been freed, reported a Christian human rights group Monday.
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Kenyan Christians unite to provide humanitarian relief
Churches in Kenya are uniting together to provide humanitarian relief and has appealed for provisions to help the hundreds of thousands of displaced people who have fled from the mayhem that is gripping the nation.
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Persecution – a normal part of Christian life
Persecution of Christians will still continue into 2008, said Andy Dipper, the CEO of Release International, where the persecution hotspot will be in countries where Christianity is illegal –North Korea and Saudi Arabia.