Monthly Archives: November 2011
7 billion population count underscores Bible translation need
OVER the last month, a number of nations have made claim to housing the seven-billionth person in the world. Whoever is truly the seven-billionth, the fact is the world is growing--and fast.
When earth quakes what are we supposed to infer?
What are we supposed to infer when earthquakes occur with recurring frequency? Is it the end times? Is it God's judgement upon the earth? Is it just a geographical phenomenon? Or is there something more to it? A topical Bible study.
Fear grips people as third quake rocks Turkey
THIS is the nation’s third major quake in a matter of weeks, not including the dozens of tremors and aftershocks the people in the Van area have experienced.
GAiN’s ‘Love South Sudan’ project opens Gospel opportunities
WOULD you pay $20 (approximately Rs.1,000) for a basic t-shirt? Maybe not. But what if your $20 went to feed 40 people, the t-shirt was just a bonus?
Missionary couple to take good news to South Sudan
OVER the past few years, the Foglemans began to learn more and more about the struggles facing South Sudan. They learned about the region’s water crisis, and its ‘Lost Boys.’
UN Secretary General calls for peace in Sudan
THE world’s leaders echoed the United Nations’ condemnation of Khartoum’s bombings of a refugee camp in South Sudan’s Unity state - a charge Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir denies.
Co-founder of Diaspora social network dies
ILYA Zhitomirskiy, a co-founder of the startup social networking site Diaspora that put an emphasis on privacy and user-control, has died, a company spokesman said Monday. He was 22.
US church gives $30,000 to members to multiply and return
THE First Baptist Church in Euless, Texas, USA, gave $30,000 for the second time to its members on Sunday, asking them to invest the money and support missionary work around the world with the earnings.
Boko Haram bombs 11 churches in Nigeria, kills 150
A radical Islamic group, Boko Haram, killed more than 150 people and bombed 11 churches in the northern Nigerian city of Damaturu on Nov. 4, according to International Christian Concern.
Church volunteers pack 250,000 meals for Haiti
CHILDREN, teens and adults of a variety of races, languages and physical abilities packed more than a quarter million meals for Haiti in the parking lot of The Crossing Church.