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A Hollywood actor recently shared a powerful story of Jesus at the pool of Siloam and invited his 3 million followers on social media to see Jesus with new eyes.

Nathaniel Buzolic posted a photo of himself standing on some ancient stairs recently on Instagram. Those stairs, Buzolic explains, are the steps that led ancient Jews to the ritual cleansing pool known as Siloam. It was at that location that Jesus instructed a blind man to go and wash and be healed.

It’s just before 1 p.m. on the East Coast as Jerri Harrington hits the play button on a video about Jesus.

Roughly 7,500 miles away, it’s almost 8 p.m. in the capital of Kenya as six African girls watch the film, part of the “Story of Redemption” series.

A long way from the North Carolina tobacco farm where he grew up, college basketball standout Wayman Britt captained the University of Michigan Wolverines to the NCAA title game in 1976.

It had always been his dream to play the game he loved, and the Wolverines fit the bill. After realizing one dream, Britt set his sights on another. And another.

Most of the world’s Deaf communities are unreached, meaning less than two percent of the population has access to the Gospel. DOOR International equips Deaf believers to reach other Deaf for Christ and plant churches.

A persecution watchdog says that some Christian groups are having trouble getting new Bibles printed as printing companies fear running afoul of new religious laws in China.

In late July, religious extremists came to the home of a Christian in Uganda and killed him. His wife and four children hid in another room during the attack. He had recently held an open-air evangelism event, prompting threats from a local Muslim leader.

This past weekend was the first ever gospel event held at CN stage at the Forks Marketplace, called Jesus 2022. 

"The event was all about Jesus," says Melvina Guiboche, the event coordinator for Jesus 2022. "The former Grand Chief David Harper and his wife Belinda have been hosting this event, this is the third year."

Guiboche says the Indigenous Gospel Music Festival, which started in 2020, has grown. 

We all experience a “meanwhile” in life. Those endless and challenging moments when God is strategically labouring behind the scenes, yet we find ourselves questioning. Such is Joseph’s story—it might be yours as well. 

Uganda’s pandemic lockdowns led to discipleship opportunities – in 2020 and today.

When society locked down two years ago, Set Free Ministries equipped teachers to visit students at home. Set Free’s Dave McIntyre says, “They started many local Bible studies in the villages.”

A young boy at the centre of a legal battle in the United Kingdom has died after doctors removed him from life support.

Archie Battersbee, 12, had been in a coma since the beginning of April of this year. His parents had been fighting to keep him on life support, while doctors at the Royal London Hospital said there was no hope of him making a recovery and treatment should end.