• Pastor Tells Congregation to Drink Rat Poison to ‘Show Their Faith’

  A pastor from South Africa faced intense backlash when he told his congregation during a worship service earlier this month to drink water with rat poison as a demonstration of their faith and God’s power.

  

• Muslim Father ‘Lost All Hope’ with Son’s Leukemia—Until God Demonstrated His Power to Heal

  A Muslim man from South Asia, who once led a group of extremists to attack Christian churches, was brought to the end of his rope when his only child was diagnosed with leukemia. He planned to commit suicide with his family, but God intervened and saved them, and healed his son.

  

• Samaritan’s Purse Hospital Extends Help to Wounded ISIS Fighters in Iraq

  Franklin Graham, CEO of the humanitarian aid organization Samaritan’s Purse, said the hospital they set up outside Mosul in Iraq is treating not only civilians but wounded ISIS soldiers as well.

  

• ‘Wall of Answered Prayer’ Showcasing God's Faithfulness to Become UK National Landmark

  The Wall of Answered Prayer, made of a million bricks—each representing how Jesus answered someone’s prayer—will be built as a national landmark in the U.K.

  

• United Methodist Church Loses Members, Funds Because of Lesbian Bishop Consecration

  Some congregations of the United Methodist Church have been under “stress” and have lost members and financial support since the consecration of openly lesbian bishop last summer.