Africa

Walking the two blocks from our hotel to attend a Sunday night service at Kasr El Dobara Evangelical Church I see a glimpse of Cairo on edge.

The same street leading to the church takes you to Tahrir Square, a block away, the site of Egypt's revolution. The street also leads to the Parliament building entrance just a half block away. The surrounding area has been the scene of days of protests and clashes with military and police which began after the death of 74 people at a football (soccer) match in Port Said on Feb. 1.

Cars are double and triple parked in every direction. Graffiti laced with expletives mark fences and structures. Toward the square, the street branches to reveal at least a dozen ambulances parked side by side. more >>

I can't give the name of the ministry organization that provides support for marginalized Christians and believers put under pressure in Egypt in the text of this story – I'm not used to that.

Naming your sources is what you learn in Journalism 101. It's ingrained in me.

However, on a media trip to Cairo, in the middle of an Egyptian revolution set against the backdrop of a newly elected Muslim Brotherhood majority government without a president, I begin to get accustomed to this "new normal" working protocol. But it takes me a couple of days. more >>

Libya has asked Niger to extradite one of overthrown ruler Muammar Gaddafi's sons, currently under house-arrest, after his remarks to a television channel that his father's loyalists were preparing for an uprising against the current rulers.

The ruling National Transitional Council, which replaced Gaddafi's regime last September, on Saturday demanded that authorities in Niger hand over Al-Saadi Gaddafi and other officials from his father's regime if it wanted to "preserve its relationship and interests" in Libya, The Associated Press reported Sunday.

"Saadi used the asylum he was granted in Niger on humanitarian basis to carry out acts of aggression against the Libyan people and their glorious revolution," Libyan council's spokesman Mohammed Nasr al-Hraizi said in a statement. more >>

You know things are about to get interesting when during the last leg of your flight, you see images of your destination city in full, violent anarchy while watching a breaking news summary on the cabin screen.

I asked my media trip comrades if they happen to notice that Cairo appears to be a city on fire, but they didn't seem to share my concern. Journalists' bravado was beginning to wear thin.

Maybe our prayers were not enough. more >>

Indianapolis Colts offensive linebacker Seth Olsen recently returned from his first trip to Uganda, where he saw how God is using his people to provide physical and spiritual water to villagers.

Olsen just returned from a 10-day trip to the Alyet Village in northern Uganda, where he witnessed first-hand how his donation to Lifewater International is helping to prevent a wide range of problems, from diseases to kidnapping.

The 6-foot, 4-inch, 305-pound football player is a benefactor of Lifewater International, a non-profit Christian organization that helps improve water, sanitation and hygiene for people in some of the poorest regions in the world. more >>

WASHINGTON – As many look with concern at the events unfolding in Egypt, an Egyptian human rights activist believes that there is hope in the developments, including for Christians.

Dr. Andrea Zaki Stephanous, general director of the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services, told The Christian Post on Wednesday evening that he did not believe, as others do, that the events in his country were a "Christian Winter."

"It is Arabic Spring and it is not 'Christian Winter,'" said Stephanous. more >>