Tag: Ministry

Blast Near Afghan Foreign Ministry Kills 6, Hurts Several

KABUL—At least six civilians were killed by a suicide attack in Afghanistan’s capital on Monday, near a security checkpoint leading to the foreign ministry, according to police. “In Malik Asghar Square … a suicide attacker before reaching the target was identified at a check point and killed, but his explosives detonated,” said Kabul police spokesperson…


‘God Created a Brain in My Head’: Boy Born Without a Brain Gets Healed, Inspires Others Toward Faith

Over four decades ago, a God-loving family and nurse refused to give up on a baby boy born without a brain. They chose to pray, believing that a miracle would happen. And it did. Today, he is an evangelist minister with a powerful testimony and is leading others to faith in God. Jacob Phillips, 44,…


Released Prisoners Saying ‘Thank You’ With Their Lives

Texas Pastor Joe Fauss has worked in prison ministries since 1974. Fauss sat in the cell with Karla Faye Tucker who, in 1998, was the first woman put to death in Texas in the 20th century. He has stood at the bars of an inmate’s cell who would receive the death penalty the next day….


Ukraine’s Economy Could Contract 40 Percent in 2022, Ministry Says

Ukraine’s economy shrank 16 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of this year and could contract 40 percent in 2022 as a result of Russia’s invasion, the economy ministry said in a statement on Saturday, citing preliminary estimates. “Areas in which remote work is impossible have suffered the most,” it said.


German Finance Ministry Raided in Money Laundering Probe

BERLIN—German prosecutors raided the finance and justice ministries on Thursday as part of an investigation into possible obstruction of justice by the government’s anti-money laundering agency. The probe into the Financial Intelligence Unit, an agency of the finance ministry under SPD chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz, is looking at whether the division failed to act on…


Armenian Soldier Killed on Border With Azerbaijan: Defense Ministry

MOSCOW—An Armenian soldier was killed on Wednesday in an exchange of fire on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Armenia’s defense ministry said. It said the soldier was killed when Azeri forces fired at Armenian servicemen who had tried to prevent Azerbaijan carrying out “fortification works” at the border. Azerbaijan’s defense ministry said Armenian forces…


Orange County’s ‘Pastor of Disaster’ Helps Victims Worldwide

It would seem natural to call Richard Yeomans the “pastor of disaster.” Yeomans is the president of Emergency Ministry Services, a group that trains disaster response teams operating out of churches across Southern California. Since founding the organization in 2007, the San Juan Capistrano resident has deployed to 41 natural and man-made disasters around the…


Early Cultural Adaptations in Uganda

One of the first major undertakings of new global workers seeking to go to foreign fields is the raising of adequate financial support. Occasionally, workers can support themselves abroad with their own businesses, but most of the time it’s not possible. The demands of the very work or ministry they’re called to don’t leave time…