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Pastor Mike Rix has been at Church Everyday for 9 years now, serving in various positions along the way, and has been specifically serving in EM for about one year. But the thing is, Pastor Mike is not Korean. Pastor Mike is half Chinese and half German. But, he says, church members often forget that he’s not Korean.READ MORE
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Pro-Russian separatists continue to receive suspicion from international leaders as they restrict access for investigators to the Malaysian aircraft crash site. President Obama told the press that international investigation teams have been ready to investigate the site, but pro-Russian separatists are blocking them from accessing it.READ MORE
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A recent stream of violence has been occurring in the coastal towns of Kenya, and many of whom were targeted, injured, or killed were Christians. Most of the attacks were carried out by Islamic militant group al-Shabaab, which is known to have a link with al-Qaeda. The group’s most recent attack occurred on July 6 in a town called Hindi, during which 22 people were killed. READ MORE
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Youth students of Zion Lutheran Church in Belleville, Illinois, wrote letters of condolence to the friends and family members of the victims who died in the Sewol Ferry disaster recently in Korea. These letters were sent to Danwon High School and posted on a bulletin board at the school. Students expressed their sadness about the tragedy, and their hopes that those affected by the incident would be able to find Christ’s comfort and love in the midst of the chaos. The church had been praying together for the deceased students, their families, and their friends.READ MORE
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Typhoon Rammasun is approaching Hainan and Guangdong provinces in China after having caused at least 38 deaths in the Philippines, now in an even more intensified state. The China Meteorological Administration categorized Typhoon Rammasun as a super typhoon, which are known to have winds of 150 mph or even higher, according to a CNN report.READ MORE
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report Thursday morning revealing the ways that Ugandan police have been abusing street kids for bribes or on the basis of punishing them for vagrancy. However, many of these children do not have homes to go back to. READ MORE
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A Malaysian airliner was shot down on Thursday near the Russian border, killing all 280 passengers and 15 crew members who were boarded on the plane. Ukrainian officials blame pro-Russian Ukrainian rebel militants for the shooting, while the rebel groups have been pointing to Ukrainian forces. Both the rebel group and the Ukrainian military are denying involvement.READ MORE
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After Israel had agreed to Egypt’s proposal for a ceasefire, Hamas broke the quiet in Gaza by firing 125 “rockets and mortars” toward Israeli cities, according to the Israeli military. Israel had stopped their airstrikes toward Gaza after agreeing with Egypt’s conditions, and there was a six-hour quiet before Hamas started firing once again.READ MORE
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Boko Haram, a Nigerian Islamic militant group, released a 16-minute video in which they mocked the #BringBackOurGirls Twitter campaign, which had been started in an effort to rescue the 200 or more Nigerian schoolgirls who had been abducted by the militants. Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram’s leader, says in the video, “You’ve been going around saying, ‘Bring back our girls,’ […] but we say, ‘Bring back our army,’” calling for the release of Boko Haram members who had been captured and are currently imprisoned.READ MORE
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Egypt offered a cease-fire proposal to both Israel and Hamas, a Palestinian Islamic militant group, on Monday as conflicts were resulting in greater amounts of deaths of innocent people in the Gaza strip. In the past week, 186 Palestinian people were reported to be dead by Palestinian medical officials. No Israeli people were killed, thanks to the Iron Dome that Israel used to shoot down many of the attacks that Palestine attempted to make.READ MORE
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When asked about what he advice he would give to other English ministry pastors, Pastor Paul Kim from LA Sarang Community Church (LASRCC) had two things to say: Learn the culture of and develop relationships with the 1st generation; and when it gets hard, don’t just leave.READ MORE
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George Fox University forbid Jayce Marcus, a transgender student who identifies himself as a male, from living with other male students in on-campus housing. Instead, they offered him a single apartment for him to live in, which Marcus refused. George Fox University is a Christian College located in Oregon.READ MORE
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Leaders of the Korean Church gathered with David Andrade, Michael Petro, and other organizers of A Line in the Sand Prayer Movement 2014 on Friday morning to plan for the upcoming event. This year, A Line in the Sand will be held on November 11 at the Angel’s Stadium in Anaheim.READ MORE
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The value of one precious soul. That’s at the heart of LA Seoul Grace Church, according to Pastor Keesong Lee. He’s currently in charge of the English ministry there. LA Seoul Grace Church is actually a “house church,” a church which had been started with a few families. These core members then committed to bring nonbelievers from their families and friends.READ MORE
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Meriam Ibrahim, the Sudanese Christian mother who had been imprisoned for her refusal to convert to Islam, and her family are reported to be safely staying in the U.S. Embassy at Khartoum.READ MORE
The Sunday Assembly, also known as the “Atheist Church”, based in the United Kingdom is scheduled to have its first global assembly. The “church” is also known to have a branch and ...
World May 06, 2014 02:34 AM EDTThe leaders of the DPRK have been making very strong statements regarding human rights. A representative from the North Korean government has stated in a speech that the U.S. is a ‘living ...
World May 08, 2014 03:08 AM EDT
