Healing bodies — and souls — in a Buddhist nation
MOUNG RUESSEI, CAMBODIA — On the grounds of a Buddhist temple, a crowd gathered in the shade of a mango tree. Adolescent monks, adorned in…
International
Lessons amid pandemic loss
Five years ago, COVID-19 turned the world upside down. On a Sunday in mid-March, numerous Churches of Christ in the U.S. and abroad canceled regular…
Church-supported nonprofit loses, then regains, USAID funding after reprieve from Elon Musk
Last Wednesday, Mark Moore sent an urgent message to the factory that packages a life-saving peanut butter called MANA: Stop putting USAID labels on the…
Why go back to Ukraine?
KYIV, UKRAINE — “Church and family.” Marina Noyes said it over and over when asked why she and her husband, Jim, came back to Ukraine.…
Betrayed by a nation, grateful to the church
He didn’t criticize President Donald Trump, who said that Ukraine started the war and called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “a dictator without elections.” He didn’t…
Around the World: Wheels for Ghanan preachers, a journey from the streets to college and more quick takes
Around the World is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ all over the globe. Got an idea for…
Indonesia’s Christian island
GUNUNGSITOLI, INDONESIA — A mangled, rusty bicycle stands as a memorial outside the Nias Heritage Museum. Behind it, two colorful concrete signs bear two terrible…
Cambodia: Worshiping in ‘The Eyes of God’
PREAH NETR PREAH, CAMBODIA — On Sunday, Cambodians and Americans gathered under tents to worship together in “The Eyes of God.” That's a literal translation…
Christians, Muslims serve children orphaned by terror
POTUKI, NIGERIA — Boys and girls clambered around a white van. They clung to the windows and crowded the open doors as Hope Springs International…
Missionaries from Latin America, to Latin America
MARIANO ROQUE ALONSO, PARAGUAY — Winning souls for Christ in Nicaragua was tough, César Gadea said. “But it’s tougher here,” he added. The 45-year-old minister…
