Monthly Archives: April 2012
Pastor accused of forceful conversion in AP
ACCORDING to information reaching EFI, Pastor Ahron along with one church member were distributing pocket calendar when the extremists noticed them, started verbally abusing them and forcefully took the pocket calendars from the pastor.
Aurora church gets together, remembers Mama Jo
MEMBERS of the New Destiny Church got together to mourn the death of 67-year-old Josephine Echols.
Slain fisherman’s widow says God will punish Italian marines
DORAMMA, the widow of Valentine Jelestine, one of the Indian fishermen shot dead by marines onboard Italian oil tanker Enrica Lexie on February 15, has revealed that she accepted the out-of-court settlement of her compensation claim with a heavy heart.
Families of Indian fishermen forgive Italian marines in Jesus’ Name
THEY added that the Italian marines were being forgiven in the Name of Jesus Christ. The cases filed against the marines by the slain fishermen’s dependents were being withdrawn, they said.
Christian film screening attacked in Himachal Pradesh
ACCORDING to an EFI report, Pastor Sunny Eapen and two Christians from the True Friends Ministry were screening a documentary on the life of Jesus Christ ‘Daya Sagar’ in the college campus after taking permission from the college principal, Man Singh Jamwal.
‘Harmless’: Faith-based horror film about pornography
“Society learns their morals and values through music, film and television. Pornography is such a destructive problem. Simply telling someone how dangerous it is usually doesn’t work," Rich Praytor of Onslaught Media, who produced and directed the film, says.
Kiarron Parker had lengthy criminal history
PARKER was shot and killed by Antonio Milow, an off-duty Denver Police officer. Milow is a member of the church and is the pastor's cousin and Echols' nephew.
Aurora police identify man who shot and killed pastor’s mother
THE man was identified as Kiarron Parker, 29, of Denver. Police said Parker shot and killed Josephine Echols, 67, just before 3 pm. outside the Destiny Christian Center in the 10600 block of E. Bethany Dr.
US Pastor’s mother killed in church shooting
JOSEPHINE ECHOLS was identified as the mother of Pastor De Lono Straham, who pastored the church. The shooting occurred in the 10600 block of East Bethany Drive, police said.
Mob burns Catholic church in Sudan capital
NEWS reports said the mob’s target was a Catholic church frequented by Southern Sudanese. The church in Al-Jiraif district was allegedly built on a disputed plot of land. However, this could not be independently verified.
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Pray with your small group in these 4 creative ways
Prayer is such an important part of your small group time. There are creative ways to pray together, and changing it up will keep prayer from becoming stale. Prayer can also lead to additional opportunities such as ministry, evangelism, and worship.
