International
Events and issues facing believers around the world
- Mike Bickle Shifts Brazil’s Conversation Around Church AbuseIn a country where allegations rarely go public, charismatics are grappling with the claims against the influential IHOPKC founder and with his movement’s response.
- Should Gaza’s Christians Flee South, Evacuate East, or Stay in Church Shelters?Sick, hungry, and weary, Palestinian Christians are urged by IDF to leave the northern strip, while outside advocates debate a West Bank escape. Temporary cease-fire offers window of opportunity to decide.
- Africa’s Wall Street Quiets Christian WorshipIn the commercial capital of Malawi, Pentecostal pastors and churches face fines or removal for making a joyful noise.
- Flight to Egypt: How Pastor’s Wife in Gaza Church Got OutHarrowing journey with children and grandparents reunites family with husband, as Palestinian Christians sheltering at Orthodox and Catholic churches grow increasingly desperate.
- Christmas Celebrations Canceled in Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and JordanGutted by Gaza, Holy Land Christians exchange holiday cheer for a hallowed Christmas Eve in solidarity with suffering neighbors.
- Displaced from Israel Border, Lebanese Christians Wrestle with Whom to BlameAs limited clashes with Hezbollah threaten to expand Israel’s war against Hamas, local Presbyterians and Baptists suffer a battle not of their making.
- As Erdoğan Goads on Gaza, Turkish Christians Prefer PeaceAmid centenary of the secular republic, Erdoğan inaugurates a significant new church as local believers navigate Muslim society’s stance on Palestine.
- Nepal Earthquake Destroys Rural Churches, with Believers Pleading for Immediate ReliefMore than 300 Christian families have been affected, says a local pastor.
- ‘Whatever They Need’: GOP Candidates Focus on Israel SupportDebate participants appealed to Zionist evangelicals while condemning campus antisemitism.
- First Graduates of Persian Seminary Prepared to Serve a Traumatized IranLondon-based theological institute celebrates the academic success of 15 Muslim-background students, many of whom have suffered family rejection and political repression.

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