Sudan refugee crisis ‘worsening’; Church leader hopeful about Egypt’s future; Million+ Brazilians march for Jesus; Anglican Church assisting amid conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo
Sudan refugee crisis ‘worsening’
The refugee influx in the border region between Sudan and South Sudan is now a “full-blown humanitarian crisis”, Save The Children warns.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18851704
Church leader hopeful about Egypt’s future
Christians in Egypt can expect a better future after years of being second class citizens according to the acting head of the country’s Coptic Catholic Church
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/church.leader.hopeful.about.egypts.future/30267.htm
Brazilians march for Jesus
More than a million Christians joined a rally in Sao Paulo
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/brazilians.march.for.jesus/30277.htm
Church assisting amid conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo
A bishop in the Democratic Republic of Congo has launched an appeal to support thousands of people forced from their homes by conflict. Bishop Bahati Bali-Busane Sylvestre, of the Anglican Diocese of Bukavu, is asking for prayer and financial support in order to assist the internally displaced people who are arriving to his diocese. Bishop Sylvestre said the people coming into the Bukavu area are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. “The Diocese of Bukavu, recognising the holistic mission of the Church, is humbly requesting prayers and any kind of support so that the vulnerable victims can get relief through the Church,” he said. Anglican Alliance, which is supporting the appeal, said the conflicts are taking a “devastating” toll on the civilian population, particularly women and children. There are reports of massacres, rape, mutilations and attacks on aid workers.
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/church.assisting.amid.conflict.in.democratic.republic.of.congo/30280.htm