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'We Truly Witnessed a Miracle': Freed Pastor Has a Big Request for God

The family of a Chinese pastor who was just released from prison is expressing thanks to President Trump and everyone who prayed and fought for his release. But Pastor Jin "Ezra" Mingri, who was jailed for nine months after Chinese authorities raided his church, is now issuing a call to prayer.
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Operation Blessing Expands Effort as Search and Rescue Teams Depart Venezuela

Two weeks after a pair of devastating earthquakes struck Venezuela, little hope remains that anyone will be pulled alive from the rubble. The death toll now stands at more than 3,600 people, and tens of thousands are still missing or injured.  
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Lithuanian Churches Silenced by the Soviets Find New Life

In 1940, during the Soviet occupation in Vilnius, Lithuania, church buildings were turned into prisons, storage facilities, and even asylums. Now, many of those same church sites have been restored, as Lithuanians take back not only their history, but their identity.

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Venezuelan Earthquake Death Toll Soars as Country's Independence Day Arrives

The death toll keeps rising in Venezuela, and reports indicate tens of thousands of people are still missing. CBN's Operation Blessing is there in Venezuela, operating a relief kitchen to prepare thousands of meals, packing them up, and sending them out to the streets.
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Twin Quake Death Toll Soars to 2,295, Operation Blessing Feeding Thousands of Survivors

One week after devastating earthquakes struck Venezuela, rescue crews and aid workers are still racing to reach survivors and deliver desperately needed relief. 
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Muslims Massacre 22 More Christians in Nigeria, Including a Pastor

Militant Muslims have carried out a new round of bloody attacks against Christians in the African country of Nigeria. Fulani militants killed as many as 22 people in the town of Mushere in Plateau State.
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European Country Moves to Ban Islamic Call to Prayer from Loudspeakers

Morten Bødskov, the immigration minister of the Danish nation, announced this week the government is launching talks to determine whether a nationwide prohibition on the Adhan — a five-times-a-day call to prayer ringing out from loudspeakers affixed to mosques — could be approved without violating Denmark’s constitutionally protected rights to religious freedom.
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The Fierce and Faithful: Honoring the Legacy of Female Martyrs on Day of the Christian Martyr

On June 29, Christians around the world will pause to observe the Day of the Christian Martyr. Church tradition marks this as the date the Apostle Paul was beheaded outside Rome. While history often highlights prominent men who laid down their lives for the gospel, there is another deeply convicting lineage of faith: the legacy of Christian women who refused to deny their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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Operation Blessing Deploys to Help Venezuelans After Earthquake Kills 1,400+

CBN's Operation Blessing is deploying to Venezuela in the aftermath of back-to-back devastating earthquakes. The death toll has hit 1,430 and is expected to climb, with more than 4,000 people hurt and thousands more still missing.
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Operation Blessing Reaches Remote Village Destroyed by Philippine Earthquake: 'God Brought You Here'

Two weeks after a powerful earthquake struck the southern Philippines, some survivors have still received little to no assistance because of landslides. When Operation Blessing heard about one of those communities in a remote mountain village, they immediately got to work.
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2 Major Quakes Strike Venezuela Killing 188; 2 More Quakes Hit Japan, California in 24 Hours

Powerful earthquakes struck on three continents in 24 hours, collapsing buildings, rattling homes, and killing at least 164 people. Venezuela was the hardest hit when back-to-back quakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 quakes hit on Wednesday, collapsing buildings and sending panicked residents into the streets. A 7.2 earthquake shook northern Japan, and some residents in a rural area of Northern California sustained injuries from the strongest quake since 1940.