By Mark Michael A group of seven Anglican archbishops, mostly from Eastern and Central Africa, are appealing to fellow Anglicans for assistance in dealing with a plague of ravenous locusts that threatens to destroy crops across their region, as well as in Iran and Pakistan. The primates of the Anglican Churches of Kenya, Uganda, Congo, and Rwanda were joined by GAFCON … [Read more...] about African Archbishops Appeal for Help with Locust Plague
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Concerns for Pakistani Christians
Religious-freedom activists feel heightening concerns for Pakistan’s Christian minority. Recent months have shown a sharp upturn in persecution and an increasing numbers of blasphemy cases. Now Christians face another imposition after a ruling by Pakistan’s High Court that all citizens must declare their religion when applying for identity documents. Pakistan has strict laws … [Read more...] about Concerns for Pakistani Christians
Asia Bibi’s Allies: Step it Up
A Call for Mercy Adapted from Adrian Butcher, ACNS Campaigners for a young Christian Pakistani woman on death row on blasphemy charges have urged members of the Anglican Consultative Council to step up their efforts for her release. The case of Asia Bibi was raised at ACC16 in Lusaka. Members passed a resolution (16:43) urging that her case be … [Read more...] about Asia Bibi’s Allies: Step it Up
Walking with the Persecuted
By Matthew Townsend Forty years ago, when the Rev. Patrick Augustine was ordained, he prayed that God would bring him to the far corners of the planet. Augustine’s prayers have been answered again and again in his ministry, most recently during a spring tour of persecuted churches in Africa and Pakistan. “I decided to take a pilgrimage and go to places where Christian … [Read more...] about Walking with the Persecuted
Post-bombing Compassion
By John Martin The Rev. Fayaz Adman lost 27 family members in a two-person suicide attack on All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan — the church of his baptism and confirmation — in September 2013. Instead of resorting to bitterness, however, the priest (a member of the Diocese of Manchester’s West Bolton Team) sprang into action. He and his wife launched Project Umeed … [Read more...] about Post-bombing Compassion