Jackson Elliott

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  Feb 15, 2021

  Nepal: Miracles drive one of the world's fastest-growing churches

  In 1999, doctors diagnosed Nepali Christian Gita Shakya with a painful, paralyzing spinal growth. Doctors told Gita and her Christian son, Suroj, that her best option for healing was a risky, potentially lethal surgery, Suroj said in a written testimony shared with The Christian Post.

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  Feb 7, 2021

  Oregon pastor seeks to build world’s largest cedar log church

  Pastor Joe Wardlow is preparing to build the world’s biggest wooden church because God gave him a mission.

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  Feb 7, 2021

  Prisoners live with fear and anxiety as prisons keep volunteer ministers out during COVID-19

  As many prisons nationwide have limited visitor access to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, advocates warn that life in prison under lockdown can be “hopeless” when access is restricted to chaplains and ministry volunteers. 

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  Feb 4, 2021

  Military rule in Myanmar might 'never end' after coup, religious leader warns

  The military coup in Myanmar might signal the end of democracy in the country if it succeeds, a religious leader from Myanmar now living in the United States said.

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  Feb 4, 2021

  Nigeria’s military executes 6 Christian soldiers framed for crime, human rights leaders say

  Nigeria’s government executed six Christian soldiers in the city of Abuja based on false charges, according to a lawyer working for the families of one of the victims.

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  Feb 2, 2021

  Koinonia House brings Gospel hope to forgotten prisoners amid COVID lockdowns

  Prisoners in Illinois, Mississippi and Louisiana have endured stricter lockdowns due to COVID-19, but thanks to the Christian ministry Koinonia House, professing prisoners have received spiritual encouragement.

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  Feb 1, 2021

  40 million slaves — enough to fill every NFL stadium 20 times: IJM

  More people toil in slavery around the world than most Americans realize as there are currently 40 million people enslaved, enough to fill every NFL stadium 20 times, according to International Justice Mission.

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  Jan 31, 2021

  Persecuted evangelicals in Mexico help Traditionalist Catholics break free from pagan idolatry

  Most Americans presume that Mexico is a Christian country, unaware that many Mexicans who identity as Catholic regularly practice a form of pagan idolatry, according to Universidad Cristiana de Mexico President Jaime Castro.

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  Jan 30, 2021

  Most evidence shows returning to school with precautions is safe: CDC

  After months of school shutdowns, the Center for Disease Control announced that it’s safe for children to attend school with some precautions.

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  Jan 28, 2021

  Cuba frees Christian pastor, confiscates nearly $2K in tools needed for his business

  A bi-vocational pastor was released from jail in Cuba last Friday after authorities accused him under false pretenses of “hoarding” tools for his bicycle repair shop.