Cuba is immersed in an energy crisis that has left much of the country without electricity for long periods, seriously affecting the daily lives of Cubans. The total collapse of the electrical system has generated blackouts of up to 24 hours in several parts of the island, exacerbating the already delicate socioeconomic situation.
Indigence has quadrupled in the last four years, and poverty now affects 24.9 million Argentines, according to the latest data. The National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) revealed this Thursday that more than half of Argentinians are poor. Especially concerning are those under 14 years of age, where two out of three live in poverty and do not receive the four meals necessary for healthy nutrition, according to the first survey conducted since Javier Milei became president.
Today (Oct.17) the United Nations (UN) marks International Day for the Eradication of Poverty with a theme, “Ending Social and Institutional Maltreatment Acting together for just, peaceful and inclusive societies.” The day gives a moment to reflect on the experiences of people in poverty, according to a UN statement, and think of practical applications to implement sustainable development goals to “promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies.”
Paraguay officially launched the "National Alternative Care and Adoption Program" in the presence of President Santiago Peña, First Lady Leticia Ocampos, and Minister of Children and Adolescents, Walter Gutiérrez. The initiative aims to find homes for 1,000 children to be adopted by the end of this year.
In Colombia, the pro-life caucus (which includes about 60 congressmen from different political parties) continues its effort to reverse decisions that have expanded access to abortion in the South American nation. As reported by the newspaper El País, the group of legislators has presented several proposals in response to the partial decriminalization of abortion approved two years ago.
In a recent meeting with the evangelical community, Pastor Guillermo Trujillo Álvarez, representative of the Council of Evangelical Pastors of Mexico City, called on the new President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, to focus on transparency and accountability. The meeting took place amid the nation's growing distrust towards government institutions and increasing demand for a change in the way the country is governed.
Rolando Lidorio is a Presbyterian pastor who has served as a church planter in Ghana, Africa, for nine years and currently leads a missionary team among several indigenous ethnic groups in the Brazilian Amazon. He introduced what he called “the five waves to reach the unreached in the first century” based on Acts chapter 1 to chapter 28, which was the chapter that he focused his speech on.
During the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Incheon, Korea last week, Costa Rican missionary Allan Matamoros presented the changes that have been emerging among evangelicals in Latin America. He spoke about how God is transforming Latin America from a mission field to a missionary sending region that reaches out into the world.
Theologian, missiologist and educator Ruth Padilla DeBorst led the last presentation on the second day of the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization. Representing Latin America, the Costa Rica-based Argentinean began her message by quoting John 20:20-21 as the last words of Jesus to his disciples. From there she gave a historical, social and economic account of what was happening in the world at the time when the Lord was on earth, to begin to ask in what capacity Jesus was sent into t
“Will there be room for new voices, will there be space for surprise?” asked Valdir Steuernagel in a speech he gave at a meeting of Latin American leaders in the lead up to Lausanne’s Fourth Global Congress (Lausanne IV) in Seoul, Korea that begins this Sunday, September 22. Calling for a renewed affirmation of the evangelical identity and encouraging new conversations involving evangelical leaders from every part of the world, Steuernagel traced the history of the movement back to its beginning
A very crucial issue in the church today is how we are to understand our identity. There is not much room for independent thought as we are forced to position ourselves as either individualist or collectivist. The Christian life is neither or those. It is something else altogether. For the sake of God's glory we need to realize this.
The Organizing Committee for the 2025 World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) Seoul General Assembly, which will be co-chaired by Rev. Junghyun John Oh and Rev. Younghoon Lee was launched on Friday (Nov. 15th). The thanksgiving service, held at the CCMM Building in Yeouido, Seoul, was led by Pastor Seok-soon Im, President of the Korea Evangelical Fellowship.
