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People are pictured in a file photo walking past the cathedral in Lagos, Nigeria. Nigerian bishops want an end to violence in southern Kaduna state, where more than 170 people have been killed this year. (Credit: Akintunde Akinleye/Reuters via CNS.)

Nigerian bishops: ‘The killings must stop’

August 12, 2020 in Church desecration, Grief & Loss, Christian Genocide, Kidnapping

by Peter Ajayi Dada Nigerian bishops have appealed to the government to stop the killings in southern Kaduna state. An Aug. 8 statement signed by Archbishop Augustine Akubeze, conference president, said the bishops “continue to hear of increasing insecurity and unabated acts of terrorism in northern Nigeria. We are all […]

Reading of the 67th ECWA GCC Communique by the ECWA President (Rev. Stephen Baba Panya) on the 31st of July 2020 at the ECWA Bishara 1 Tudun Wada, Jos Plateau State, Nigeria

67th ECWA GCC Communique: The Systematic Eradication of Christians in NorthEastern Nigeria Must Stop

July 31, 2020 in Connecting....., Justice, Politics, Grief & Loss, National Security, Nigeria

by eCommunicator Reading of the 67th ECWA GCC Communique (ECWA Headquarters) Reading of the 67th ECWA GCC Communique by the ECWA President (Rev. Stephen Baba Panya) on the 31st of July 2020 at the ECWA Bishara 1 Tudun Wada, Jos Plateau State, Nigeria Author: eCommunicator ECWA […]

Oregon sues feds over Portland protests as unrest continues

July 30, 2020 in Grief & Loss, National Security, Portland Protests

by Andrew Selsky and Gillian Flaccus | The Associated Press Oregon’s attorney general is seeking an order to stop federal agents from arresting people in Portland as the city continues to be convulsed by nightly protests that have gone on for seven weeks and have now pitted local officials against the […]

Protesters in Abuja, 23 July. (Image by Wardesk)

The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) releases video of executions of four aid workers and private security guard

July 23, 2020 in Religion, Politics, Religious Persecution, Grief & Loss, Latest News, Health & Environment, National Security, Christian Life, Spiritual Warfare

by CSW’s team of Specialist The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has released a video depicting the executions of four aid workers and a private security guard who were abducted on 8 June on the Monguno-Maiduguri road in Borno State, after ransom negotiations reportedly failed. In a brief proof […]

ECWA President, Rev. Stephen Panya responded to the on going Southern Kaduna Killings

July 23, 2020 in Health, Politics, Nationalism, Grief & Loss, National Security

by eCommunicator Rev. Stephen Panya expressed his dismay over the on going killing of Christians in the Southern Kaduna State Nigeria. (ECWATv) Author: eCommunicator ECWA Editorial Board: Our editorial board or advisory board consists of a group of well published, prominent professors, with academic credentials and a detailed knowledge of […]

Rev. Stephen Baba Panya, President of ECWA

Service Chiefs’ Exit Overdue, Says ECWA President As He Condemns Southern Kaduna Killings

July 23, 2020 in National Security, Health, Religion, Politics, Nationalism, Religious Persecution, Grief & Loss

by Kunle Adebajo The replacement of Nigeria’s service chiefs is long overdue, President of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Rev. Stephen Panya Baba, has said “in full support of the resolution adopted by the Senate”. He stated this in an article published on Wednesday, citing the “dismal security situation” […]

Press Statement by ECWA President, Rev. Stephen Panya, on the Ongoing Genocide Against Christians in Southern Kaduna by Fulani Militia and Jihadis

July 22, 2020 in Grief & Loss, Health & Environment, National Security, Christian Genocide

by Rev. Stephen Baba Panya Download Press Statement by ECWA President, Rev. Stephen Panya, on the Ongoing Genocide Against Christians in Southern Kaduna by Fulani Militia and Jihadis 1. It has become pertinent again for the Evangelical Church Winning All, ECWA, to express deep concern on the ongoing decimation of […]

A decade of Tears and Blood: 10 Years of Boko Haram Terrorism in Nigeria

Amazing Grace

July 20, 2020 in Peace, Grief & Loss, Health & Environment, Health, Christian Life, Culture, Spiritual Warfare, Justice, Religion, Tolerance, Connecting....., Religious Persecution

by Rev. Stephen Baba Panya From ECWA Archive: Originally published December 14, 2012 Most, if not all of you, have been aware of the terrible attacks of Christians by the Muslim Boko Haram Movement in Northern and Middle Belt Regions of Nigeria. Of recent, there has been a very vicious […]

Worship with Us: The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob

July 12, 2020 in Sermons, Christian Life, Gospel, Religion, Inspiration, Salvation, Grief & Loss, COVID-19

by eCommunicator The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead but of the living. Matthew 22:32 1st Sunday Worship Service | July 12, 2020 (ECWA Wuse II […]

A review of reports about Covid-19 patients from around the world details the devastating ways the virus attacks the human body

July 11, 2020 in Health, Grief & Loss, COVID-19, Coronavirus, Coronavirus outbreak, Health & Environment

by eCommunicator Coronavirus damages not only the lungs, but the kidneys, liver, heart, brain and nervous system, skin and gastrointestinal tract, doctors said Friday in a review of reports about Covid-19 patients. The team at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City — one of the hospitals […]

Sudanese militia leader Ali Kushayb, who is charged with 50 crimes against humanity and war crimes related to the conflict in Darfur, has appeared at the International Criminal Court. (Images AP/Peter Dejong).

Sudan militia leader on run for 13 years makes appearance at the International Criminal Court in The Hague

June 15, 2020 in Justice, Politics, Grief & Loss

by Clyde Hughes A Sudanese militia leader who spent 13 years on the run from international war crime charges made his first appearance in front of the International Criminal Court at The Hague on Monday. Ali Kushayb, 70, also known as Ali Abd-Al-Rahman is accused of war crimes and crimes […]

Demonstrators protest Saturday, June 6, 2020, in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (Images AP/Alex Brandon)

Why Did This Happen?

June 12, 2020 in Justice, Politics, Grief & Loss

by Robert B. Greving What if we treated the issue of race in our criminal justice system as we do in our medical system? That is, not as a cause but as an index. What do I mean? Statistics in the criminal justice system show that blacks are more likely […]

Out Numbered But Not Out Powered

June 9, 2020 in Ministry, Spiritual Digest, Grief & Loss

by Rev. Sunday Bwanhot Elijah went before the people and said, “how long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people said nothing. 1 Kings 18:21 One attribute that is common to good fathers, teachers, […]

A Prayer for Our Nation and Our World – Sunday June 14, 2020 at 7PM EST

June 9, 2020 in Tolerance, Peace, Grief & Loss, Prayer, Justice, Politics

by Rev. Joseph Ezeigbo As we face these uncertain times in our nation and the world, preaching a sermon on prayer at a time like this would be like the idiomatic phrase “preaching to the choir“. When the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) issued the first call for nationwide prayer […]

Police Heaveto is given a black youth who was among about 80 student demonstrators who marched on the U.S. consulate on University Ave. to back civil rights workers in Alabama on March 16, 1966. (Gerry Barker/Toronto Star/Getty Images)

Church is the Right Place to Address George Floyd’s Death

June 8, 2020 in Justice, Politics, Tolerance, Grief & Loss

by Rev. Sunday Bwanhot Reaching, Touching and Changing Lives through Evangelism and Church Planting. Matt. 28:19-20 The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in the USA is saddened by the murder of Mr. George Floyd by a policeman who swore to serve and protect lives. We weep as a nation because […]

Equatorial Guinea is one the smallest countries in Africa, with a population of around 1 million and a total landmass of just over 28,000 square kilometers (Image WikiCommons).

Equatorial Guinea expelled WHO representative, Dr. Triphonie Nkurunziza, over coronavirus statistics

June 3, 2020 in Health, Grief & Loss

by eCommunicator Equatorial Guinea has asked the Who representative, Triphonie Nkurunziza to leave the country after been accused of “falsifying” the country’s tally of coronavirus cases. Dr Nkurunziza however remains in Malabo for now because there are no outbound flights. Equatorial Guinea reported its first case of COVID-19 to the […]

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