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Lee University’s “Dee Lavender Missions Week,” was held last week and raised funds for the Phebe Grey Orphanage in Liberia, Africa, for the second year in a row.

More than three quarters of the world’s population lives under religious discrimination or persecution. We can ignore it or we can get involved. Speak Freedom Dallas, an international religious freedom summit, will take place this weekend, November 4-6. Renowned speakers Os Guinness, Nigerian Archbishop Benjamin Kwashi, Nick Pitts from The Denison Forum, and music by Dallas band All Delighted People will headline the events.

“Raising God’s Girl” by Rich and Mary Lou Graham was awarded the Benjamin Franklin Silver Award for Excellence. “Truly the best of the best,” said Angela Bole, the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) Chief Executive Officer.

Bill Donohue comments on a new project by the Smithsonian:

Following close on the heels of impact Hurricane Matthew made on the western side of Haiti, the island of Andros, Bahamas, suffered a major blow, as well.

For the first time in centuries, a remote African tribe called the Batwa Pygmies is being introduced to Jesus Christ.