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Thousands Mourn American Nun Murdered in Amazon for Advocacy Work

Thousands Mourn American Nun Murdered in Amazon for Advocacy Work

Brazilian Police revealed that a 73-year-old American nun was killed in the Amazon rainforest area as she was preaching the Bible. Thousands of people flocked to the funeral....

  • Oppression of Tribal Christians in Vietnam Continues

    Despite the passing of Vietnam's new Ordinance on Religion in November purporting to grant religious freedom to all, mission agencies report that the oppressive circumstances of believers in remote tribal areas have remained the same...

  • American Nun Killed as she Read Bible to Killers in Brazil

    An American nun has been brutally killed in the Amazon rainforest region of Brazil. Dorothy Stang, 73, read Bible passages to her killers moments before she was shot dead, despite being a passionate defender and worker for the area...

  • UBS Releases Latest Bible Translation Figures

    The United Bible Society (UBS) published the 2004 Scripture Language Report earlier this week. The report reveals that bible translation is in steady progress and has benefited individuals as well as indigenous communities...

  • Baptist Missionaries Trapped in Silent Nepal amid Government Crisis

    Last week Baptist missionaries in Nepal experienced hardships caused by the unstable political status in the country and lost communication with their mission headquarters, Even now the contact has been restored; BMS World Mission expresses its deep concern...

  • London to Observe Global Day of Prayer for Burma

    The UK-based mission agency, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has declared a Global Day of Prayer for Burma to be observed in London on Saturday 12th March...

  • YFC Director Urges Churches to Focus on Youth Mission

    A recent article in the Leaders-Digest issued by the Evangelical Alliance UK conveys a call from the National Director of Youth for Christ, urging the Church to seize the opportunity of evangelism given by the openness of teenagers to the Gospel...

  • VOM Expose Severe Persecution in Rural Ethiopia

    In a report released today by Voice of the Martyrs, the persecution watchdog group documented recent cases of severe physical abuse and other atrocities in the Southern Region of Ethiopia...

  • Christians receive Death Threat Messages on Extremist Website

    Islamic extremists have been reported as using the internet and websites as a tool to spread hatred towards Christians. Recently, a number of Christians have been reported as targeted by contributors to these extremists’ websites...

  • Tortured China House Church Member to Testify in US

    A member of an underground house church in China will recount her experience of torture, abuse and arbitrary imprisonment by Chinese police on Thursday, Feb. 10...

  • Vietnam Releases Instruction on Protestant Affairs

    While the religious freedom and Christian persecution in Vietnam is in rising tension, the Prime Minister Phan Van Khai has issued an instruction guiding affairs concerning Protestantism ....

  • Baptists Celebrate Rise in Home Mission Fund

    The Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB) has recently recorded a rise in the Home Mission Fund. Nearly L3.5 million was given to BUGB in 2004 for Home Mission...