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Burundi: Vulnerable refugees need our prayers

30 Jul 2015
Burundians living in refugee camps in neighbouring Rwanda are being recruited to join Rwandan rebel groups. Several people in Mahama refugee camp in Eastern Rwanda have reported being approached to join the group fighting the Burundi…

Pakistan: 69 deaths, hundreds rescued, tens of thousands homeless

30 Jul 2015
A heavy monsoon is affecting various parts of Pakistan. Medical check-ups and free drugs are being provided to flood-affected people at medical camps, and ration packs and tents are being distributed. The Army is rescuing people…

Egypt: Christians still being persecuted

30 Jul 2015
Egyptian believers were asked, ‘Have the constitutional changes adopted in 2014 made any difference to you?’ The responses in Cairo were positive where a great deal of security is provided. However outside Cairo people told of…

Syria: Patriarch says extremists are seizing West's military support

30 Jul 2015
Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch Gregorios III, head of the largest Catholic community in Syria, says money and weapons given to moderate groups are reputedly being used by IS in the struggle against President Bashar al-Assad. The…