Mercy Ships, CURE International Forge Partnership to Provide More Surgical Care to Children Living with Disabilities
SPRING LAKE, Mich., March 8, 2021 (WordNews.org) — Mercy Ships and CURE International announced a partnership to provide specialized surgical care to children living with disabilities across the continent of Africa. The agreement brings two powerhouses together for a common purpose. CURE International — cure.org — is a Christian nonprofit organization that operates a global network […]
Read More →To Russia with Love: During Pandemic, Heroes Cast ‘Love Lifeline’ to Russia’s ‘Unwanted’ Children
LOVES PARK, Ill. (WordNews.org) Feb. 9, 2021 — Thousands of “unwanted” children in Russia are looking to local Christians for hope as the nation’s orphanages struggle to cope with the accelerating pandemic. And local churches are stepping up to the challenge. But it is a major task. There are more than 700,000 children who live in […]
Read More →Report: Faith-Based Community Farmers to Families Distributed 12M Food Boxes since May 2020
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (WordNews.org) Jan. 22, 2021 — More than 12 million food boxes have been delivered to families living in the “last mile of need” thanks to the faith-based community Farmers to Families Program facilitated by CityServe. The program was launched by the United States Department of Agriculture in May and involves 140 hubs, which […]
Read More →Save the Storks Names Ferraro CEO, First Female Chief Executive
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (WordNews.org) Jan. 6, 2021 — Save the Storks, a pro-life advocacy organization, named Diane P. Ferraro to be its new Chief Executive Officer. Ferraro has been a key member of the executive and leadership teams at Save the Storks since 2018. Before joining Save the Storks, she served in various critical roles […]
Read More →Report: Christian Persecution Expected to Rise in India, China in 2021
LONDON, England (WordNews.org) Jan. 3, 2021 — Christian persecution is expected to increase in 2021 around the world, with concerns growing in China and India, according to a forecast in Release International’s Persecution Trends survey. Release International is an inter-denominational Christian ministry based in England that works through local churches in more than 25 countries […]
Read More →Remedy Medical Missions Conference: Bringing the Hope and Healing of Christ to a World in Crisis
BRISTOL, Tenn. (WordNews.org) Jan. 1, 2021 — The Christian Medical & Dental Associations’ Remedy Missions Conference scheduled for Jan. 9-10 is focused on “Bringing the Hope and Healing of Christ to a World in Conference.” According to organizers, at least 95 percent of Christian healthcare students and residents will practice medicine in the United States, […]
Read More →Russian Christians deliver groceries to provide 1.5M meals to healthcare heroes, families with ‘Love in Action’
TULA, Russia (WordNews.org) July 17, 2020 — Evangelical Christians in the former Soviet Union distributed groceries to provide more than 1.5 million free meals to families facing hunger during the coronavirus pandemic, surprising frontline healthcare workers with food packages and a message of God’s love. This “love in action” ministry is part of the “Christ […]
Read More →COVID-19 is Changing How Christians View Missions, Barna survey says
VENTURA, Calif. (WordNews.org) July 16, 2020 — A new survey suggests that COVID-19 has radically changed the way international missions work is happening this year, Barna reports. Short-term and long-term mission trips globally have been impacted significantly by the pandemic, resulting in summer trip cancellations, visa difficulties and social and financial challenges. Barna said that […]
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