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  • Boarding School Alumni Push for a New Kind of Abuse Investigation

    March 13, 2023 |

    Christianity Today |

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    Response Location: Japan

    In an effort to uncover decades of abuse allegations at the Christian Academy of Japan, investigators began working with academy alumni who helped push the investigation forward. Over the course of several years, alumni met regularly, clocking thousands of hours of work on the case, meeting with investigators and survivors. When the final report was released in 2021, 72 cases of alleged abuse — including sexual, physical, emotional and child-on-child abuse — were uncovered over a 44 year period.

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  • Children's adoration offers young families a chance for prayer, community

    March 02, 2023 |

    The Pillar |

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    Response Location: United States, Blacksburg, Virginia

    A parish in Blacksburg, Virginia, runs a half-hour Eucharistic adoration on the weekends for families with young children that find it difficult to make it through the traditional version. They mix readings, reflections, and prayer with coloring, songs, and time on the playground.

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  • Mississippi Evangelicals Prepare to Welcome Dobbs Babies

    February 13, 2023 |

    Christianity Today |

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    Response Location: United States, Mississippi

    Embrace Grace is a 12-week program that supports single parents and women facing unplanned pregnancies and works to coach churches to be more accepting and open their doors and their hearts to those in need, specifically in the wake of the Dobbs. V. Jackson and Roe v. Wade overturn. There are currently about 20 churches across the state involved in the program.

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  • Allied Forces

    February 08, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States

    The Philos Action League dispatches Christian volunteers to offer support and solidarity to Jewish communities when antisemitic attacks occur. The organization has more than 2,000 volunteers who have responded to 128 incidents since 2021.

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  • Women earn unique master's in ministry behind Tennessee prison bars

    December 21, 2022 |

    The Christian Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

    Lipscomb University's LIFE Program provides educational opportunities to women incarcerated at the Debra Johnson Rehabilitation Center, including a master's degree in Christian ministry. The courses are also offered to non-incarcerated people who learn alongside their incarcerated peers, and 13 students graduated from the program in 2022.

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  • Churches combating hunger

    November 16, 2022 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    In partnership with churches across north Georgia, There's Hope for the Hungry holds monthly events to distribute groceries to families in need. The organization helped roughly 10,000 families in 2022.

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  • The Nigerian school with a radical idea: Teaching Boko Haram's kids

    July 29, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Borno State

    Founded in the midst of ongoing violent conflict, the Future Prowess Islamic Foundation offers education to children and orphans from families fighting on both sides of the war between Boko Haram insurgents and the Nigerian government. With this inclusive approach, the organization has so far averted being targeted by Boko Haram, successfully keeping roughly 2,200 children in school without interruption during the peak of the insurgency.

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  • In Conflict-prone Jos, Group Uses Football Tournaments To Build Peace Between Muslims And Christians

    March 30, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Jos, Plateau State

    The "music + football = peace" initiative is an annual football tournament where Muslim and Christian youths between the ages of 18 and 25 play matches together to promote a culture of peace and religious tolerance. Since launching in 2020, the initiative has six teams of 16 people, with plans to expand and reach more areas.

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  • A Faith-based Network Equips Youths For Peace In Violence Prone-Jos

    February 28, 2022 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Jos, Plateau State

    The Africa Faith and Justice Network trains young people on de-radicalization and collaboration efforts to end violent religious conflicts in the area. The Network teaches youth how to use dialogue and be more tolerant of different groups in an effort to avoid violence.

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  • Conservation Group Tries One More Thing to Preserve an African Woodland: Prayer

    January 04, 2022 |

    Christianity Today |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Malindi

    A Rocha Kenya is an environmental organization that connects Christian conservationists around the world to protect endangered habitats and species with the both the power of prayer and practical conservation efforts. Today, the group is also working to train local farmers in new methods to protect the forest, focusing on topics like promoting soil health, increasing crop yields and reducing water usage.

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