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Thursday, 24 December 2015 11:22
Jesus is making headlines in Jerusalem
Walla! is the second largest internet portal in Israel and is putting Hebrew-language testimonies about Jesus on its front page. 95% of Israelis are hooked into the internet. Walla! is producing a series of 24 live…
Friday, 18 December 2015 11:52
South Africa: three finance ministers in six days
South Africa has its third finance minister in less than a week. Pravin Gordhan was rushed into the position on Sunday night after days of confusion. Finance minister Nhanhla Nene was attempting to rein in state…
Friday, 18 December 2015 11:52
Trump and Le Pen on immigration
In the USA last week nine candidates appeared for the final Republican presidential primary debate of 2015 and Donald Trump was received positively. In France last week six million disaffected French voters gave their support to…
Friday, 18 December 2015 11:50
North Korea: life sentence for Canadian megachurch pastor
Earlier this year, Prayer Alert readers were asked to pray for Hyeon-Soo Lim, the leader of the 3,000-member Light Korean Presbyterian Church in Toronto. After hundreds of humanitarian trips, he was detained last January for ‘intending…
Friday, 18 December 2015 11:49
USA: churches welcome refugees against governors’ wishes
Over half of US state governors closed their state’s borders to Syrian refugees after the Paris terrorist attacks, but Christians are defying orders. Their faith tells them to open their doors to the stranger. In Georgia,…
Friday, 18 December 2015 11:48
Global: climate change summit reaches a deal
After days of nonstop negotiations in Paris, nations united around a final document that is effectively a blueprint for how the world will tackle global warming. Everything from greenhouse gas targets to finance has been discussed.…