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Barnabas Fund... hope and aid for the persecuted church
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Barnabas Fund serves the suffering Church and makes their needs known to Christians around the world, encouraging them to pray. It provides practical help to strengthen and encourage the Church in many different ways. Barnabas Fund was established in 1993 and channels aid to projects run by national Christians in more than 40 countries.
This RSS feed is updated when we issue news reports or stories from these countries.
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ZIMBABWE - ZIMBABWE: STILL HUNGRY AT CHRISTMAS – WILL YOU HELP THEM?
"A starving family in Zimbabwe decided to boil some bark from a baobab tree to make soup. But the bark was poisonous and the whole family died. A tragic incident in a tragic country, where a man-made famine has blighted the lives of most of the population. But food aid from Barnabas Fund is bringing hope and sustaining life.
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PHILIPPINES - South-East Asia Disaster: How Your Generosity is Helping Christian Victims
"In the midst of an ever-growing need, Barnabas Fund is so grateful for the response of our supporters to our appeal [link] on behalf of Christians in South-East Asia affected by last week’s disastrous earthquakes and typhoons. Thanks to your generosity we have been able to make a rapid and effective response. But much more is still needed.
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- Flooding Creates a State of Calamity in the Philippines: Can you help?
"Typhoon Ketsana struck the Philippines capital, Manila, and its surrounding areas on 26 September, causing catastrophic flooding which has left at least 240 people dead and nearly half a million homeless.
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AFRICA - Floods hit churches and Christian homes in East and West Africa
"Relentless rain across large swathes of Sub-Saharan Africa has caused dire problems. The resulting floods in East and West Africa have disrupted and damaged the lives of well over 350,000 people. UN aid agencies say this year`s flooding may match the severity of floods in 2007 in which some 300 people died. Impoverished Christian families in Sudan, Niger and other countries have been badly affected.SudanA pastor stands on the rubble of a churchwrecked by floods in Sudan.
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PAKISTAN - 2,000 Pakistani Christians evicted to the roadside and living in fear of typhoid
"Local doctors and experienced news correspondents are shocked by the appalling conditions being endured by some 2,000 Christians in downtown Islamabad, the Pakistani capital. Despite being only ten minutes from health centres, two people have died in the 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) heat, with many more in danger of dying from dehydration, infection or the cumulative effects of poverty.
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PAKISTAN - Just when Christians in Pakistan thought it couldn`t get any worse...
"Seven Christians have been burnt alive, including three women and two children, when their houses were set on fire during attacks by Muslim demonstrators.
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PAKISTAN - Pakistan: 50 Christian Homes Burned near Faisalabad Nigeria: Rising Christian Death Toll in North-East
"News received by Barnabas Fund in the last 24 hours describes a brutal attack on Christians during a wedding celebration in a Pakistani village, and reports twelve churches burnt down in the latest violence in Nigeria, with at least ten Christians killed including two pastors.
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NIGERIA - Nigeria: Churches destroyed and police stations attacked by Islamic militants in four states over two days
"Coordinated attacks by Islamic militants in four states of Northern Nigeria on Sunday and Monday left an estimated 80 people dead, including two pastors. At least seven churches are reported destroyed, with other targets including four police stations, a prison and a customs post.
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