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Micah Challenge calls Christians to pray

02 Jul 2010
World: The International Christian movement Micah Challenge is calling upon millions of Christians to pray and take action against extreme poverty as part of its 10.10.10 campaign. Today (Thursday) marks the 100-day countdown to 10.10.10, when…

Pakistan: Christian child enslaved

28 Jun 2010
An 11-year-old Christian boy, Sanish Masih, is malnourished, weak and ill from working in slave-like conditions for a Muslim landowner who kidnapped him and forcing him to work off his family’s debts. His mother said, ‘He…

Zimbabwe: Collapse of the education sector

28 Jun 2010
A Christian Students' Association in Zimbabwe has rebuked the country's power-sharing government for allowing the continuing collapse of the education sector in the country. ‘The cosmetic inclusive government has failed the young people of Zimbabwe as…

West Africa: Slow motion famine

28 Jun 2010
‘Warnings of an impending food crisis in Niger sounded by the UN and other aid agencies late last year met with little response from the international donor community. Contributions are starting to trickle in at the…