Missionaries
Kidnapped Couple Distributed Bibles
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ A seminary professor and friend of Scott Adam, one of four Americans captured by Somali pirates, says Adam “was sailing around the world and serving God, two of his passions.” Since 2004, Adam and his wife have used their yacht, the Quest, to distribute Bibles in remote parts of the Fiji [...]
Christian Missionaries Killed by Pirates
The U.S. military says pirates killed four American hostages they were holding on a yacht off Somalia’s coast.
Ministry in The Philippines
Hear about Jeff and Mary Ann Anderson and their ministry to street children — today on Live the Promise!
Missionary Killed on US Border
DALLAS (AP) _ Police in Texas say a U.S. missionary working in Mexico who brought his mortally wounded wife to the border told authorities in the United States that gunmen in a pickup truck shot her in the head. The Pharr Police Department says 59-year-old Nancy Davis died in a South Texas hospital Wednesday about [...]
A Life Remembered
Paul Ramseyer reflects with Neil Stavem on the life and impact of martyred John and Betty Stam.
American Missionaries Still Await Ruling in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) _ The Haitian judge investigating 10 American missionaries accused of kidnapping for trying to take a busload of children out of the country says no decision has been made on whether to drop any charges. Judge Bernard Saint-Vil tells The Associated Press that he’s still considering the legal fates of detained group [...]
Morocco Missionaries Expelled
(CBNNews.com) More than 40 Christians have been kicked out of Morocco this week, including members of a group that helped run an orphanage in the country. The government says the missionaries were proselytizing, which is against the law in Morocco. Many of the Christians worked at the Village of Hope where 33 orphans are currently [...]
Power outage may delay release of Americans in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) _ Haiti’s creaky, quake-damaged electrical system has delayed a ruling on whether 10 Americans charged with child kidnapping can be released. A Haitian prosecutor says he’s written his recommendation, but a power outage Monday kept him from printing it out and giving it to the judge. He also says that because Tuesday [...]
US Missionaries in Haiti released from jail
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) _ The Haitian judge deciding whether 10 U.S. missionaries should face trial for trying to take a busload of children out of the country says the Americans should be released from jail while the investigation continues. Judge Bernard Saint-Vil has the final word on whether to free the missionaries, though he gave [...]
