A French nun who is Europe’s oldest person has survived Covid-19, just days before her 117th birthday

Lucile Randon, who took the name of Sister Andre in 1944, tested positive for coronavirus on 16 January but didn’t develop any symptoms. She told local media she “didn’t even realise I had it”. She isolated separately from other residents in her retirement home in Toulon, southern France, but is now considered fully recovered. Sister...

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Open Doors’ head of advocacy, Dr David Landrum, said the UK Government must “stop turning a blind eye to genocide”.

Open Doors is backing attempts to force the UK Government to take human rights into account in its trade deals with other countries.  It is supporting the ‘Genocide Amendment’ put forward by Lord Alton to the Government’s Trade Bill.  If passed, British courts would have a role in determining whether a country is committing genocide. ...

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Remote Indonesian Tribe Known For Killing Two Missionaries Now Excited About The Gospel

A remote Indonesian tribe responsible for killing two missionaries in the 1960s have since been profoundly impacted by the gospel and are now excited to receive Bibles in their language.  The Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) lost two of its mission workers, Stan Dale and Phillip Masters, in 1965 as they arrived to scout out a place...

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Christian Music Veteran Chris Rice Faces Sexual Assault Allegations

Tates Creek Presbyterian Church in Lexington, Kentucky, recently announced that Christian music singer and songwriter Chris Rice is now facing “credible” allegations of sexually assaulting a former male student According to Robert H. Cunningham, the church’s senior pastor, allegations against Rice, comes in the wake of a 2019 investigation of one of their former pastors, Brad...

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Tragic Car Crash Claims Lives of Christian Blogger and Children

The evening of Monday 12th October will not be forgotten in hurry, especially by the Christian community in Chinnor, South Oxfordshire for that was the day 29-year-old Zoe Powell was killed with three of her children, Phoebe, 8, Amelia, 4, and Simeon, 6, when their car collided with a heavy goods vehicle near Oxford Her...

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What Do Chirping Birds, A Running Stream, Sunrise And John 14:27 Have In Common?

“Peace when trouble blows, Jehovah sees, Jehovah knows; He is my peace when sorrow nears, Jehovah sees, Jehovah hears” If you’re familiar with the lyrics above, then you’re likely a Christian of a certain age :). If you don’t, then it’s time for a little Contemporary Christian music history. Ready? OK, let’s go… Those lyrics...

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