A Marathon for Peace
Attaining peace through sports is the goal of an upcoming weeklong sports pilgrimage, which includes a 10-kilometer, noncompetitive race that passes Israel’s security wall.
Cyclone Aila Survivors Take Another Hit
Bangladesh― Nearly a year after Cyclone Aila struck Southwestern Bangladesh, survivors have been hit by another storm and more flooding.
In Haiti on Spring Break
CARREFOUR, Haiti (BP)–Andre Dorlette scans the heap of shattered concrete and twisted rebar that once was his family’s home in Haiti.
The house, perched on a hillside near Port-au-Prince, represented the life savings of the 61-year-old cobbler and father of four — gone, he says, “in the blink of an eye” when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti Jan. 12.
But Dorlette isn’t focused on the rubble; his eyes are on the team of college students helping him clean up and start over.
Evangelicals Support Nuclear Reduction
Evangelical college presidents, denominational executives, pastors, veterans, professors, and missionaries are encouraging the Obama administration and Congress to engage in diplomacy with Iran and North Korea and to reduce US nuclear arsenals.
Nigeria Crusade Organizers Report 360,000 Salvations
Organizers of an evangelistic crusade in eastern Nigeria said more than 360,000 people made decisions for Christ during the five-day event held last month in the rural town of Takum.
Thousands Go Barefoot to Address Global Need
Some 250,000 people are going without shoes Thursday to raise awareness about the plight of children in developing nations who contract preventable diseases because they lack shoes.
