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North Korea arrests Australian Christian missionary for handing out Gospel tracts

February 20, 2014Laymanarrest, Asutralian missionary, Gospel tracts, John Short, North Korea

By Stoyan Zaimov The North Korean government has arrested an Australian Christian missionary for handing out Gospel tracts, with the family of the 75-year-old man fearing he could face up to 15 years in prison. “My husband does what he believes is what God wants him to do,” Karen Short said of her husband, John,…

Christian ministry threatened with arrest for giving food to homeless

August 31, 2013Laymanarrest, Christina ministry, food, homeless, Hugh Hollowell, Love Wins Ministries, Raleigh North Carolina

By Stoyan Zaimov Members from a Christian ministry in North Carolina were threatened with arrest this past weekend for giving out food to the needy, which police says goes against certain restrictions in Raleigh, NC. In a blog post titled “Feeding Homeless Apparently Illegal in Raleigh, NC,” the Rev. Hugh Hollowell, the pastor and director of…

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North Korea arrests Australian Christian missionary for handing out Gospel tracts

Christian ministry threatened with arrest for giving food to homeless