by Jim Jacobson on December 30, 2011
In April of this year my family and I moved to Thailand so I could be closer to the projects that we have developed in S.E. Asia over the past decade and a half. It is a short flight to most of our programs in Laos, Thailand, Burma, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Indonesia.
We continue to support hundreds of needy Christians in these nearby countries, and I have been able to more personally coordinate relief aid, visit medical clinics, and oversee orphanages, Bible distribution, educational development, and the training of young Pastors and… Read more
by CFI Field Staff on December 21, 2011
Merry Christmas and God Bless-Christian Freedom International
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by CFI Field Staff on December 12, 2011
On December 2 the world saw U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton embrace Aung San Suu Kyi at her lakeside home in Burma where the democracy icon spent years under house arrest.
Change may be in the wind for Burma, but there is a long way to go.
Recently Burma loosened restrictions on dozens of business and crime publications, local media reported yesterday, but kept news titles in the grip of strict censorship rules. A total of 54 journals, magazines and books will no longer have to submit their content… Read more
by CFI Field Staff on December 6, 2011
In an effort to stem the tide of growing domination by radical Islamists, thousands of Egyptian Christians showed up to vote during the country’s November 28th and 29th parliamentary elections.
Many Christians reportedly voted for the Egyptian Bloc, a coalition of three left-wing, secular parties sponsored by Naguib Sawiris, a Christian entrepreneur and one of the richest men in Egypt. Amid long election lines, elderly Christians waited in folding chairs along with younger Christians who took time off from work to cast their vote. All were motivated by a deep-rooted… Read more
