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  Europe Church & Missions

  Ukrainian churches call for global day of prayer on Independence Day

  By Chris Eyte

  Churches across Ukraine are urging Christians worldwide to join a “Day of Prayer for Ukraine” on Aug. 24, coinciding with the country’s 34th Independence Day. The Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations (UCCRO), representing about 95% of all religious communities in Ukraine, issued the appeal as the nation continues to endure Russia’s full-scale invasion.

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  Europe Africa Religious Freedom Education

  New anthology explores theological and missiological perspectives on religious persecution

  By CDI Staff

  A new scholarly volume examining the theological and missiological dimensions of religious persecution has been released as the third installment in the Christians under Pressure series. Published jointly by the International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF) and Culture and Science Publ. (VKW), Religious Persecution: Perspectives from Theology and Missiology is now available for free download, with a printed edition to follow on Sept. 1.

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  Europe Religious Freedom

  UK officers decline pro-life advocate’s complaint of police harassment

  By Chris Eyte

  Police in England have declined a pro-life advocate’s formal complaint that officers are keeping her under close surveillance for praying silently outside an abortion clinic, according to a legal advocacy organization.

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  Europe Church & Missions

  Prague March for Jesus draws crowds of hundreds with British evangelist Daniel Chand preaching the gospel

  By Chris Eyte

  Hundreds of Christians filled the streets of central Prague on Aug. 2 for the third annual “March for Jesus” (Jesus Pochod), publicly proclaiming the gospel despite rainy weather that drenched participants several times along the route. The evangelistic march, organized by the Czech associations Salvation Crew and Reach the World, drew believers from across the country for a time of worship, public preaching and prayer in some of the capital’s most iconic squares.

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  Europe Society & Culture

  Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer project reaches 100,000 answered prayers and counting

  By Chris Eyte

  A landmark Christian monument under construction beside two major motorways in England has passed a key milestone, with more than 100,000 answered prayers submitted for its digital archive. The Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer, a 51.5-meter-tall Möbius strip made of one million bricks, will feature app-enabled technology allowing visitors to access individual prayer testimonies linked to each brick.

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  Asia Europe Church & Missions Society & Culture Family & Children

  Bible camps offer trauma care to thousands of Ukrainian children amid ongoing war: 'they want to know that they are safe'

  By Chris Eyte

  Mission Eurasia expects to serve 30,000 children across 14 countries this summer through Bible camps that combine trauma care with Christian teaching. Eighty percent of participants are Ukrainian children whose lives have been upended by Russia’s full-scale invasion.