More than 200 Christians gathered in Kolkota, India, on Saturday for the opening of a brand new BMS World Mission centre. The head of BMS, David Kerrigan, was there to cut the ribbon and unveil a plaque for the centre’s official opening. “We see Kolkata and the West Bengal region as a key strategic commitment for us over the coming years,” he said.
I am in sheer amazement at what I have seen in the last few years and what has been consistently growing throughout our present day. It seems now more than ever, we as humans see and feel—what we could call a sense of awareness—what all of us as humans have an unalienable right for.
As the world continues to grapple with the after effects of the horrific twin set of natural disasters that ravaged across Burma and China this month, new concerns are being raised about the appearance of a new, powerful, and quickly growing “tsunami” in the form of an unprecedented global food crisis
There is no denying that Brits love a good cuppa, but what most are not aware of is the intense persecution endured by Christians who live in the countries where the tea is grown, says Open Doors’ Allen Moxham. China, the world’s largest producer of tea, is also one of the world’s worst persecutors of Christians.
Myanmar's ruling junta, faced with global outrage about its low-key response to last month's deadly cyclone, said Sunday that recovery from the catastrophe will be speedy and extolled the country's top leaders for their actions in the crisis.
Young Southern Baptists are kicking off a major outreach initiative Friday that will affect a total of 80 U.S. cities and offer some $16.4 million in free labor to local residents over the next few months.
Heavy rain and a chemical fire hampered urgent recovery efforts Thursday in an earthquake-shattered town threatened by a rising lake.
As a seamstress, Abida Dulalmia makes $1.25 a day embroidering cartoon characters on Disney T-shirts and stitching pockets on jeans for Target. In this jumbled, hazy metropolis, her salary was once coveted. Now it hardly seems enough.
The day the earthquake hit was supposed to be a special one for Ding Yao. Her hair done up in pigtails, she was sitting in the front of a fourth-grade classroom, waiting for the teacher to hand out prizes to students who had the highest scores on a math test. She wasn't sure, but she was hopeful she would get one.
The Muslim-majority country of Jordan acknowledged Wednesday that it expelled foreign Christians for illegal preaching under what it claims was the guise of charity work.
