August 26, 2008 - Once again Evangelicals and Catholics in the Kandhamal District of Orissa State have come under attack. The motivation is unclear, but a group of burgeoning communist insurgents is suspected of attacking and killing Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader, Swami Laksmanananda Saraswati and four of his associates on Saturday, August 23, 2008. Read more.

August 15, 2008 - Children and orphans are now a primary concern for ministries in Burma. An estimated 2,000 children were orphaned due to Cyclone Nargis. The parents or a remaining parent of other children were severely injured or traumatized. Read more.

August 8, 2008 - Freddie Sun, Director of the China Division at Christian Aid, has received several reports on how the worst earthquake in three decades has impacted indigenous ministries assisted through Christian Aid. The epicenter of the 8.2 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan Province radiated outward, causing disturbances to areas as far-reaching as Taiwan and Beijing. Read more.

July 18, 2008 - Last weekend, a group of Muslim radicals raided a village in southern Chad in an effort to forcefully convert all to Islam. They burned down four churches and 150 houses, and killed several people. This is a huge threat to the fledging Church in our country. Read more.

July 3, 2008 - "We express our thanks to Almighty God for the protection of our lives and the supply of our needs. We thank you, as the body of Christ, for sending us aid. We have received abundantly from your ministry." Read more.

June 24, 2008 - "We traveled 12 hours by truck over very bad roadways and then two more hours by rented boat to reach victims in SaaCin village and Cia Nay Kan, places hit hard by the cyclone. Read more.

May 22, 2008 - Advocate for Christian Aid raising funds for earthquake disaster victims. Dorothy Sun, Director of the China Division, received a call from a Christian Aid advocate. Read more.

May 22, 2008 - "Many who survived the cyclone are now on the verge of death because of a lack of food, water, or shelter from the wind, rain, and cooler weather," comes news from a ministry assisted through Christian Aid Mission. Read more.

May 16, 2008 - The masses continue to suffer as Chadian rebels, backed by Sudan, continue to fight against the Chadian government. Christian Aid received the following update from a ministry leader in Chad: Read more.

May 15, 2008 - On Monday, May 12, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in Sichuan Province in China. The earthquake shocks reached Beijing (3.8 in magnitude) and Taiwan, 1,000 miles away. Over 18,000 people died; many thousands more are feared dead. A Christian orphanage and several Bible schools were affected. Read more.

May 13, 2008 - Today the situation in Burma is even more horrifying than it was on May 2, just after being ravaged by Cyclone Nargis. In addition to those already dead from the storm, more are dying because of injuries, illness, and a lack of clean water, food and sanitation. Read more.

May 8, 2008 - As the death toll keeps increasing and the needs become even more desperate, the rulers of darkness and spiritual wickedness in high places hover over Burma like a swarm of locusts. Read more.

May 7, 2008 - Wednesday, May 7, 2008 we received the following information from another of our contacts in Burma: "We have churches in the following divisions: Yangon Division, Ayeyawady Division, Bago Division, Mon State, and Kayin State. We have not yet heard from the other churches we had planted." Read more.

May 6, 2008 - In the midst of the chaos wrought by Cyclone Nargis this weekend, it is estimated that the death toll has doubled since yesterday. Rangoon, the commercial capital of the country, was devastated by the storm. Hundreds of thousands of people in Burma are now without shelter or clean water to drink. Read more.

Apr. 24, 2008 - In four districts of Kenya, several thousand of our church members have been scattered throughout the country. This is all the members of 60 of our churches. We still do not know what has become of some of them. Many are living in camps. Three of our church buildings were looted and demolished. Read more.

Apr. 21, 2008 - Consistently listed in the world’s 10 poorest nations, Chad must deal with Darfur refugees, Islamic extremists, unstable government, and as of late, war, as Sudan and Libya-backed rebel attacks have completely terrorized and destabilized the nation. Read more.