Thoughts about the Refugee Crisis from a Pastor on the Front Lines

The refugee crisis in Europe has been in the headlines for months and probably won’t go away anytime soon. A couple of months ago I interviewed some people living in Hungary, about the situation. One of my contacts was Calvary Chapel Pastor Phil Metzger.

Persecution Updates From CAR, Pakistan and Sudan (Good News too!)

I’ve been remiss in sharing my articles for WORLD the past few weeks. This week I got to write a rare good news story about prisoners of the faith being freed.

Freed Captives Say Low Supplies Are Crippling Boko Haram

My latest persecution story returns to Nigeria, where a multi-national military offensive against Boko Haram has been going on. Hundreds of women and children have been freed. 

Persecution Updates – Pakistan, Nigeria and Ukraine

I haven’t gotten a chance to post my persecution stories for WORLD in a couple weeks so here they are:

Efforts to Bring Peace, Stability to Central African Republic

For World this week, I wrote about Central African Republic again, but this time found a glimmer of hope in the mediation efforts led by a priest in Bozoum.

Filipino Christians Caught in the Middle

My latest story about international persecution is posted at World. It’s about last week’s attack in Zamboanga, Philippines by the Moro National Liberation Front, a group of Muslim extremists. Many people, including a pastor and priest were taken hostage in the conflict (which started on Sept. 9). Both of them are now free according to news reports. You can read my piece for more of the story.