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World Vision relief teams in Jakarta have dispatched emergency supplies to thousands of people left homeless by Saturday’s 6.3 magnitude earthquake in central Java, Indonesia. Read more about World Vision’s response. Also: World Relief also responds, through local church contacts, plus reports from Operation Blessing, and from Food for the Hungry, and also Samaritan’s Purse.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 24, 2006 – (BP)–Jason Cruise’s eyes light up when he starts relating stories about hooking trout in a cold mountain stream. His voice quickens describing the patience involved in outwitting and luring a tom turkey.
PORTLAND, OREGON (ANS) — Roadside bombs, suicide bombers, and mortar attacks can’t hold back the spread of God’s Word. The Bible is dynamically ministering to soldiers on the front lines in Iraq.
Madison Catholic Bishop Robert Morlino reports on his May visit to the Vatican in The Catholic Herald.
GHANA, WEST AFRICA (ANS) — Two young Muslims left the savannah of West Africa to study Islam in Mecca, their educational expenses paid by the largesse of the Saudi government. But after they returned home a dreadful automobile accident altered their lives in a way that had enduring consequences.
War, poverty and AIDS are all plaguing Africa but the solutions to those problems don’t lie in the United States or other countries, says Colleen Milstein. The crucial work of solving those problems will have to be done by Africans.
Touting economic benefits reduces embryos to products, they sayBy PATRICK MARLEY and STEVEN WALTERSMadison – Two Catholic bishops are asking Gov. Jim Doyle to oppose the use of embryonic stem cells at a time when he is touting the research as a major reason voters should re-elect him in November. Read more.
News ReleaseCEN calls on Christians to take simple steps to prepare for this serious pandemic threat in response to latest World Health Organization discovery
News ReleaseStatewide pro-family group commends Doyle’s action on bill that adds abstinencecomponent to existing Human Growth and Development law
News Release(Madison WI) – A unique Christian community website focused on the Madison area is now online in a beta release. The website, www.madisonchristians.com, is designed to be a practical home page for those who are interested in staying informed on how God is at work in our community.