Chris Eyte

International Correspondent

Chris Eyte serves as International Correspondent for CDI, covering Europe, the United States & Canada, the Caribbean and Oceania. He has worked in journalism and copywriting for some 17 years, mostly for Christian media publications in the UK, the US and Australia. He is an English graduate from the University of St Andrews in Scotland where he was President of the St Andrews Literary Society. In his free time, he enjoys writing devotionals and runs his own blog (hislovefrees.life). Chris has traveled extensively, living briefly in South Africa and Belgium, and now resides in South Wales in the UK with his wife and children.

Articles by Chris Eyte

3 days ago

Europe 3 days ago

Franklin Graham preaching gospel in Naples, while online outreach reaches 20 million responses

By Chris Eyte

Evangelist Franklin Graham and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA), where he serves as President, have been working with 350 evangelical churches to preach the gospel at the Noi Festival in Naples, Italy, this Saturday, Sept. 14. “This city is such an important and beautiful part of Italy,” said Graham. “I am looking forward to coming to Naples, but I’m not going to preach a message about religion. I’m coming to share how the people of Italy can have a real and personal relationship
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Caribbean 3 days ago

Expert steering committee announced for Anglican mission agency's Barbados slavery renewal & reconciliation fund, 'deeply ashamed' of past slavery links

By Chris Eyte

Following a preparatory process over several months, the eleven members of the Steering Committee responsible for overseeing the work of a slavery reconciliation fund for Barbados worth £7 million GBP ($9,152,500 USD or 18 million Barbados dollars) have been announced. Last September (2023), United Society Partners in the Gospel (USPG), an Anglican mission agency with past links to slavery in Barbados, partnered with the Codrington Trust, responsible for overseeing the Codrington estate on the i
3 days ago

Europe 3 days ago

After Paris Paralympics 2024, churches invited to participate in Disability Awareness Week from Sept 15-22

By Chris Eyte

Following the excitement around the Paris Paralympics 2024, a charity encourages churches around the world to participate in Disability Awareness Week. From September 15 to 22, Through the Roof (TTR), which supports disabled people, is organizing informative events online with the theme of ‘Journey with Jesus’.
4 days ago

US & Canada 4 days ago

Women with disabilities pressured to choose assisted suicide in Canada, evangelical body warns

By Chris Eyte

The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) has urged Canadian authorities to repeal euthanasia laws for mental illness, revealing a negative effect on women with disabilities, and to create a new anti-human trafficking strategy – in a nine-page submission to the United Nations (UN). The brief was written for the 89th session of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly. It is part of a review of Canada’s con
5 days ago

Asia 5 days ago

YWAM Together 2024 in Manila marked first large event since the passing of founder Loren Cunningham

By Chris Eyte

Missionaries from all corners of the globe gathered for the first time in six years at the Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Together 2024 in Manila, Philippines, with 4,500 people from 110 nationalities and currently serving in 120 countries. Hosted in Manila by Christ’s Commission Fellowship Church, an international non-denominational church, from Sept. 3 to 6, the event featured mission-focused teaching and worship.
6 days ago

Europe 6 days ago

London council removes LGBT Progress Pride flag as Christian political candidate alleged political bias

By Chris Eyte

Lewisham Council in London, England, removed a “Progress Pride” transgender-affirming flag after a Christian political candidate threatened the authority with court action on the alleged basis of political bias during the recent U.K. General Election. Attorneys for Maureen Martin, a candidate for the Christian Political Alliance (CPA) in the constituency of Lewisham East, warned the council to remove the flags for the town hall roof – or face a High Court injunction.
7 days ago

Asia US & Canada 7 days ago

Korean Americans twice as likely to believe in Christ than people in South Korea, Pew Research Center report

By Chris Eyte

Korean Americans are nearly twice as likely to identify as Christians compared to adults in South Korea (59% versus 32%), according to latest Pew Research Center data released at the end of August.
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Europe 7 days ago

Hearing loss advocate urges churches in the U.K. to 'learn from Jesus' to reach D/deaf communities for Christ

By Chris Eyte

An advocate for the d/Deaf community challenges churches to reevaluate their approaches to fellowship and evangelism to better serve the distinctive needs of this sizeable people group, which has its own cultures and languages.
9 days ago

Europe 9 days ago

Russian missile attack destroys shared headquarters of Christian charities in Kyiv, Ukraine

By Chris Eyte

A building accommodating offices for Danish Church Aid (DCA) and Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) was completely destroyed in Ukraine after a Russian missile attack – fortunately no one was hurt. The headquarters of the Christian charities came under fire when Russia fired ballistic and cruise missiles at Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital city, on Monday, Sept. 2.
10 days ago

Oceania 10 days ago

Thousands of Bibles to be distributed to NZ chaplaincies, ex-rugby star testifies about transformation in prison

By Chris Eyte

The Bible Society-New Zealand is planning to distribute 5,000 Bibles and New Testaments in 70 languages to chaplaincies in the country to help people in prisons and hospitals. “Together, we bring the Bible to individuals who may have never encountered it before.”
11 days ago

Europe 11 days ago

Church building set ablaze in France latest in series of anti-Christian attacks

By Chris Eyte

Police have arrested an arsonist deemed “ultra-left, Antifa, anti-Christian, pro-ISIS” for allegedly setting fire to a church building, in the latest known attack against Christians in France.
11 days ago

Europe 11 days ago

'Deficit budget - the cost to stay alive': exclusive interview with publisher of report highlighting 1/5 of UK in poverty

By Chris Eyte

Today, Sept. 5, Christians Against Poverty (CAP) released 'Deficit budget: the cost to stay alive', a landmark report highlighting that more than a fifth of adults in the United Kingdom (11.8 million or 22%) don't have enough income to pay for their basic needs. The new study based on YouGov polling reveals that each month, CAP clients lack an average of £273 ($360) to cover essential living expenses.

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Chris Eyte

Articles by Chris Eyte

Franklin Graham preaching gospel in Naples, while online outreach reaches 20 million responses

Expert steering committee announced for Anglican mission agency's Barbados slavery renewal & reconciliation fund, 'deeply ashamed' of past slavery links

After Paris Paralympics 2024, churches invited to participate in Disability Awareness Week from Sept 15-22

Women with disabilities pressured to choose assisted suicide in Canada, evangelical body warns

YWAM Together 2024 in Manila marked first large event since the passing of founder Loren Cunningham

London council removes LGBT Progress Pride flag as Christian political candidate alleged political bias

Korean Americans twice as likely to believe in Christ than people in South Korea, Pew Research Center report

Hearing loss advocate urges churches in the U.K. to 'learn from Jesus' to reach D/deaf communities for Christ

Russian missile attack destroys shared headquarters of Christian charities in Kyiv, Ukraine

Thousands of Bibles to be distributed to NZ chaplaincies, ex-rugby star testifies about transformation in prison

Church building set ablaze in France latest in series of anti-Christian attacks

'Deficit budget - the cost to stay alive': exclusive interview with publisher of report highlighting 1/5 of UK in poverty

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