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Verizon Mobile Cuts Off Subscription of 'Unlimited' Plan Customers for 'Using Too Much Data'
Verizon has admitted to cutting off 8,500 customers in the rural United States, many of whom have signed up for an "Unlimited" data plan. The network explains that these former customers are outside of the areas, making it unprofitable for Verizon to continue serving them.
7 principles for rural church reopening strategy
The Covid-19 crisis continues to bring challenges to the leadership of the rural church as we try to navigate through these unchartered waters.
Bibles for China Prepares to Deliver 30,000 Bibles to Eager Christians
An organization dedicated to providing religious materials to those in need is preparing for a trip to China in October to give thousands of Bibles to those who desperately have prayed for them.
18 Kindergarten Kids Killed in China Bus Crash; Public Blames Government (VIDEO)
The Chinese public is blaming the government for the head-on crash Wednesday in the rural Gansu province that killed 18 kindergarten children on their way to school.
Philippines freezes bank accounts of Christian organization critical of Duterte
The Philippine government has frozen the bank accounts of a church organization for “probable cause,” alleging they are “related to terrorism financing.”
Over 60 cases of COVID-19, 4 deaths linked to rural Arkansas church: CDC
As churches nationwide consider plans to reopen, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report showing how the coronavirus spread through a single Arkansas congregation earlier this year resulting in dozens of infections and as many as four deaths.
Dozens of Christians Dead, Thousands Exiled in Nigerian Violence
Religious violence this week between Christian and Muslim ethnic groups in rural Nigerian communities has exiled 5,000 people from the area and left as many as 79 dead.
Christian Persecution in China Up 42 Percent, Says Study
A new report is detailing the severe persecution that Christians in China are facing and explains that instances of persecution are dramatically rising while the Communist government cracks down on unregistered house churches.
Gratitude during Covid-19
Eswatini’s coronavirus count may seem low compared to the cases in countries like the United States, China or Brazil, but for a country with only one million people, 70 percent of whom live in rural areas, the more than 15,000 people infected with COVID represent a frightening potential for spread that the country’s health system cannot bear.
British Churches May Become Post Offices, Dry Cleaners
English churches are being encouraged to carry more than just the Gospel message. In rural villages where post offices are threatened with closure, churches may become the next home for postal services.
Choices: The Teen Sex Cycle
A cycle of teen sex, low motivation, pregnancy, drug use, and poverty is crushing many rural areas.
My pastor’s wife is an infectious disease specialist shaping COVID-19 ministry
The pastor’s wife and infectious disease expert has merged her medical and spiritual roles into a unique mission-focused service to Sky View Missionary Baptist Church in rural Fancy Gap, Virginia, and to our rural Appalachian community.
Mile-Wide Tornado: Midwest Hit by More Than a Dozen Tornadoes (VIDEO, PHOTO)
A mile-wide tornado has hit the Midwest, with more than a dozen tornadoes touching down in the rural areas of the region recently, causing extensive property damage and numerous injuries.