The Bloodwood Tree

This is is a request for prayer for YWAM missionaries and their churches in Orissa, India. The request came from Mable Hurst, an associate of HCJB
Global. Please read and make this a matter of urgent prayer.
Dear beloved sponsors and friends of Good News India.
We have never seen anything like this. We knew that Orissa was […]

A year into the Rudd Federal Government, the Monaro Christian Forum are asking for evidence that this government is taking seriously the human rights abuses that occur in West Papua. A petition is gaining signatures from Monaro Christians, but has also received interest from members of the Sydney Muslim community who have expressed deep concern […]

The Victorian Parliament are currently debating the “Abortion Law Reform Bill“. The main features are:
- that a Registered Medical Professional can perform an abortion without question up to 24 weeks (about 6 months pregnant).
- Abortions can still be performed after this time up until the time of birth if another professional (doctor or nurse) agrees […]

Last Monday the Indonesian government issued a joint ministerial decree banning followers of Jamaah Ahmadiyah Indonesia (JAI) from carrying out religious activities. This was a strong action for a government that so widely promotes it’s religious tolerance credentials, but many Muslim organisations believe that it falls short of the mark and ask that the religion […]

Human Rights Watch reports that President Mugabe and his party the ZANU-PF has set up torture camps across Zimbabwe, targetting opposition activists. According to the report:
“During the day, ZANU-PF and their allies (so-called “war veterans,” youth militias and some armed men in military uniform) gather at these camps to decide on their targets, generally those known or […]

Zimbabwe is on a knife’s edge between democracy and chaos. Results still have not been released from the 29 March elections–and each day, more signals emerge that Mugabe will resort to violence and fraud to hold on to power.
Mugabe is unlikely to listen to the world’s outcry–but he might listen to his old friend and […]