US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan brings mix of concern, optimism
August 30, 2021
U.S. troops are out of Afghanistan for the first time in nearly 20 years — a milestone some Baptist leaders see as part of a
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Taliban rule brings uncertainty, fear to Afghan Christians
August 28, 2021
The Taliban’s August takeover of Afghanistan has filled many in the secretive underground Christian church with fear and uncertainty. “We are telling people to stay
Send Relief responds to humanitarian needs in Afghanistan and Haiti
August 27, 2021
Following the Taliban’s seizure of power in Afghanistan and destruction in Haiti after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake, Send Relief is working with global partners to help.
Kidnapped girl released, raising hope for other captives
August 26, 2021
CHIBOK, Nigeria — A girl abducted by the terrorist group Boko Haram seven years ago was recently reunited with her parents, raising hope that other
Ukrainian congregation, other area ministries ‘revolutionized’ by committed Alabama couple
August 26, 2021
Slavic Rymskyi has been known to call them “Pa” and “Nana.” For the ministry leader of First Baptist Church in Belgorod-Dnestrovsky, Ukraine, Rymskyi sees Jim
Two killed, four kidnapped in attacks on Nigerian Christians
August 25, 2021
TAWARI, Nigeria — In ongoing targeting of Christians, Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed a pastor July 24 whom they had kidnapped two weeks earlier. Morning Star
Billy Graham, Spurgeon books banned in Luhansk, called ‘propaganda’ by authorities
August 25, 2021
DOVZHANSK, Ukraine — Two books by prominent Protestant preachers were added in July to a list of extremist materials in Luhansk People’s Republic (a territory
Underground churches, smuggled Bibles continue to reach people oppressed by communism
August 22, 2021
Vazgen Zohrabyan was nine years old, living in Soviet Union-controlled Armenia, when the Iron Curtain began to crumble in 1990. Like most adults today, he
Special report: Crisis in Afghanistan; how to pray, help
August 20, 2021
How should Christians respond to the current crisis in Afghanistan? What does life look like going forward for believers in the country that was already
Taliban takeover in Afghanistan could signal darker days for nation’s persecuted believers
August 17, 2021
As Taliban insurgents take control in Afghanistan, Christians around the world and believers in the beleaguered nation are pleading for prayer. American forces and U.S.
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