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<div style="font-size:128%;font-weight:bold;color:#17483b;margin:.2em 0;">Evangelical churches mobilize after major earthquake</div>
Churches and Christian ministries are coordinating food, shelter, pastoral care and other relief for communities affected by a destructive earthquake.
<div style="margin-top:.55em;">[https://worldea.org/ World Evangelical Alliance] · [[Humanitarian aid]] · [[Christian ministry]]</div>
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<div style="font-size:82%;font-weight:bold;color:#806629;text-transform:uppercase;">Persecuted Church</div>
<div style="font-size:125%;font-weight:bold;color:#6d521e;margin:.2em 0;">388 million Christians face serious persecution</div>
The 2026 World Watch List identifies Nigeria, Sudan and Mali as major centers of anti-Christian violence.
<div style="margin-top:.55em;">[https://www.opendoors.org/en-US/persecution/persecution-trends/ Open Doors report]</div>
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<div style="font-size:80%;font-weight:bold;color:#8a681e;">LEBANON AND SYRIA</div>
<div style="font-size:115%;font-weight:bold;color:#17483b;margin:.18em 0;">Pastor Nihad Hassan returns safely to Lebanon</div>
The Kurdish evangelical pastor was released after his arrest in Syria and allowed to return to Lebanon.
<div style="margin-top:.45em;">[https://worldea.org/ Read the report]</div>
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<div style="font-size:80%;font-weight:bold;color:#8a681e;">ISRAEL</div>
<div style="font-size:115%;font-weight:bold;color:#17483b;margin:.18em 0;">Christians report increasing harassment</div>
Christian clergy and communities have reported vandalism, spitting and physical attacks, particularly in Jerusalem.
<div style="margin-top:.45em;">[https://apnews.com/article/98c8f0b5aa9cc462f150332c2ef60b45 Associated Press]</div>
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<div style="font-size:80%;font-weight:bold;color:#8a681e;">NIGERIA</div>
<div style="font-size:115%;font-weight:bold;color:#17483b;margin:.18em 0;">Faith leaders sign peace accord</div>
More than fifty Christian and Muslim leaders signed an agreement intended to resist extremism and reduce religious conflict.
<div style="margin-top:.45em;">[https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigeria-faith-leaders-sign-peace-accord-months-after-trump-remarks-2026-08-13/ Reuters]</div>
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<div style="font-size:80%;font-weight:bold;color:#8a681e;">CAMEROON</div>
<div style="font-size:115%;font-weight:bold;color:#17483b;margin:.18em 0;">Bible translation becomes increasingly local</div>
Translation leaders are emphasizing church-led, culturally appropriate and multimedia approaches to Scripture access.
<div style="margin-top:.45em;">[https://wycliffe.net/2026/07/23/bible-translations-future-is-diverse-and-local/ Wycliffe Global Alliance]</div>
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<div style="font-size:80%;font-weight:bold;color:#8a681e;">PHILIPPINES</div>
<div style="font-size:115%;font-weight:bold;color:#17483b;margin:.18em 0;">Asian churches prioritize discipleship</div>
Evangelical leaders meeting in Manila called on churches throughout Asia to make biblical disciple-making central to their mission.
<div style="margin-top:.45em;">[https://worldea.org/weas-manila-conference-calls-on-asias-churches-for-prioritizing-discipleship/ World Evangelical Alliance]</div>
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<div style="font-size:80%;font-weight:bold;color:#8a681e;">ERITREA</div>
<div style="font-size:115%;font-weight:bold;color:#17483b;margin:.18em 0;">Evangelical churches endure repression</div>
Unregistered evangelical, Pentecostal and Baptist congregations continue to face raids, imprisonment and restrictions on worship.
<div style="margin-top:.45em;">[https://www.opendoors.org/en-US/persecution/countries/eritrea/ Open Doors]</div>
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