Stories from the Field
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Ambae Island Evacuation
At a meeting in Vanuatu attended by the Anglican Church of Melanesia, on Monday 17 April, 2018, the Ministry of Climate Change acknowledged the role the churches played in evacuating the island of Ambae in October 2017. Read More
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Easter in Qaraqosh IRAQ– for many their first since returning home
On Sunday, many of Iraq’s Christians celebrated their first Easter since returning to their homes. With the help of local churches and other organisations, people in the country’s largest Christian city, Qaraqosh (also known as Baghdida), have restored their homes and are now attempting to recover the lives they lost when the Islamic State group took over the city nearly four years ago.
The pastor of the Mar Behnam and Sarah Church, located in the centre of Qaraqosh, talks about how the city, which was deserted following IS’s onslaught, is starting to recover. Watch the video here
