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Kidnapped Anglican priest dies in captivity in Nigeria, in wave of kidnappings

Posted on 29/11/2025 by John Sandeman
Nigeria kidapped freed with security personnel Eruku village Kwara state

By Christian Daily International–Morning Star News ABUJA, Nigeria, November 28, 2025 – Amid a rash of mass kidnappings in Nigeria, an Anglican priest in Nigeria abducted along with his wife and daughter has died in captivity, leaders of the Church of… Continue Reading →

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Spreading the good news through Bible Colleges across Africa

Posted on 25/09/2025 by John Sandeman

A desperate shortage of training for ministers in a rapidly growing church was the mesage from a key African leaders at the Sydney Anglican Synod. Representatives from Uganda Christian University, the Alexandria School of Theology, Nyakato Bible School in Tanzania,… Continue Reading →

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The drought that became a gospel flood

Posted on 18/09/2025 by John Sandeman

As Covid swept the world, the poorest people in the world living on the East and South of Madagascar were hit with severe drought. Anglican Aid mounted a food support project that had a surprising result. The Anglican Diocese of… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Africa, Anglicans, Christian Mission, Christian news, evangelism

Hope for peace in Congo rises after deal sealed in White House

Posted on 29/06/2025 by John Sandeman

Overshadowed by the Middle East, the 12 days war between Israel and Iran and the US devastation of nuclear sites, a peace deal offers new hope for Africa. The  Peace Agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic… Continue Reading →

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Decline of Christians in the West is balanced by the rise of Global South followers of Christ

Posted on 18/06/2024 by John Sandeman
Ululating at Gamasara church

More Christians are alive now than have ever been on the Earth and this is predicted by researchers to persist. Despite the rise of secularism in the West, Christians are at least holding their own as a percentage of the… Continue Reading →

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