A prisoner who has spent nearly ten years behind bars in Peru for terrorist crimes he did not commit has now had to wait an additional three months for the result of his appeal.
...continue reading this storyCOCHABAMBA, Bolivia, May 15 (Compass) -- In mid April, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) forced 11 evangelical Protestant churches in Arauquita, a town near Colombia's border with Venezuela, to suspend public worship services.
...continue reading this storyAlvaro Uribe won May's presidential election on a promise to step up the war against the country's Marxist rebels, but at least one of Colombia's mission leaders doesn't think it will make much difference.
...continue reading this storyAUSTIN, Texas, May 16 (Compass) -- Guerrillas snatched Juan Carlos Villegas on his way back from a baptismal service near Medellin, Colombia, on April 28. A few days later, they sent a demand to Family Christian Church: hand over $25,000 or their assistant pastor would be killed.
...continue reading this storyGuerrillas snatched Juan Carlos Villegas on his way back from a baptismal service near Medellin, Colombia, on April 28. A few days later, they sent a demand to Family Christian Church: hand over $25,000 or their assistant pastor would be killed.
...continue reading this storyGuerrillas manning a roadblock near Medellin kidnapped an associate church pastor as he returned with a group of church members on Sunday, April 28, from an afternoon baptismal service, reported the head of that city's pastoral alliance.
...continue reading this storyIn mid April, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) forced 11 evangelical Protestant churches in Arauquita, a town near Colombia's border with Venezuela, to suspend public worship services.
...continue reading this storyJuan Carlos Gonzalez Leiva, a blind human rights activist who was arrested and imprisoned on March 4th, is demanding proper medical attention.
...continue reading this storyA blind Christian human rights activist has been beaten and imprisoned in Cuba following a crackdown on pro-democracy and human rights workers.
...continue reading this story"The work of the Lord is growing beautifully in the midst of a ferocious and diabolical war that affects our country," reports a Colombian missionary leader.
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