Pastor, Daughter and Son-in-Law Slain in Plateau State, Nigeria – Morningstar News
Fulani herdsmen last month killed a pastor, his daughter and her husband, leaving the couple’s 3-month-old baby with a machete wound, in Plateau state, Nigeria.
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UK watchdog investigating concerns over Pakistani Christian charity; director resigns
The Charity Commission for England and Wales is looking into concerns over a Christian nonprofit that provides aid to persecuted Pakistani Christians as questions remain after its director resigned
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Mexican priest stabbed to death inside border town parish; 27 priests killed in last 7 years
A priest in a Mexico border town was stabbed to death last week inside his parish, becoming the latest among over two dozen priests who have been killed in the country in recent years
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Tokyo ‘vision trips’ to introduce Olympics outreach | Baptist Press
Missionaries in Japan are hosting three vision trips in October for those interested in leading mission teams to Tokyo during the 2020 summer Olympics.
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Mexican pastor shot and killed after Sunday church service
A pastor in southwest Mexico was shot and killed after a church service on Sunday amid ongoing targeting of faith leaders by criminal gangs
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After Killing of Clergyman, Priest Narrowly Escapes Death in Southeastern Nigeria – Morningstar News
Following the killing of a Roman Catholic priest and a parishioner in southeastern Nigeria earlier this month, another clergyman on Thursday (Aug. 15) narrowly escaped an attack by Muslim Fulani herdsmen about 40 miles away, sources said.
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Christian Mother in Somalia Divorced, Beaten – Morningstar News
The husband of a 32-year-old mother of two children in Somalia had just discovered that his wife owned a Bible and demanded that she reveal who had given it to her.
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Christian Family Takes Refuge in Mountains after Expulsion from their Home in Mexico – Morningstar News
Miguel Pérez Díaz, his eight children and 87-year-old father have been living in a mountainside shack since May, when local officials expelled them from their village in Chiapas state, Mexico.
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Archaeologists Find Church of The Apostles Built Over Home of Jesus’ Disciples
Archaeologists say they have likely found the Church of the Apostles in ancient Bethsaida, which is believed to have been built over the home of Jesus' disciples Peter and Andrew.
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Manny Pacquiao uses Bible, Jesus to back death penalty in Philippines Senate debate
On the heels of his recent victory in the ring, professional boxer and politician Manny Pacquiao recently used the Bible to defend his pro-death penalty position in a senate hearing.
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East Asian college student discovers Gospel | Baptist Press
When students in East Asia move to a city to go to college, many are able to hear the Gospel for the first time ever. Statistics put the number of university students in East Asia in the tens of millions. Here is one believer's story of faith.
