The World Council of Churches (WCC) joined the Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church (UMC) as well as United Methodist bishops in the Philippines in appealing to the government of the Philippines for assistance and cooperation in extracting three United Methodist mission personnel from the country.
Nigeria–In a 60-hour killing spree that began last weekend, about 200 Christians were slaughtered in Plateau State even as the U.S. ambassador at large for international religious freedom was departing Nigeria.
An open-air preacher who had been criminally charged for sharing his faith outside a high school has now had those charges dismissed.
Tuesday’s historic summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un resulted in promises of nuclear disarmament and security. However, it is uncertain if protecting and advancing human rights was among the leaders’ commitments. There are deep concerns, and reports, that the summit between the presidents of the United States and North Korea would not touch on North Korea’s egregious human rights abuses.
Iris Global, the ministry Heidi and Rolland Baker founded in 1980, has come under attack from terrorists in recent days in the Pemba area of Mozambique. Villages have been burned, people have been beheaded and villagers are fearing for their lives.
The leader of the Indonesian church most badly damaged by the suicide bombing attacks last Sunday, May 13, has said he “can’t imagine” how much greater the damage could have been had the attacker detonated the bomb inside the church.
