10 http://www.christiannewswire.com Disaster Relief / Humanitarian Aid Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:00:23 -0400 en-us Disaster Relief / Humanitarian Aid http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10840 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10840 Contact: Mary Anne Morrow, Blossom Communications Inc., 602-332-9026, PRMaryAnne@earthlink.net   PHOENIX, July 2 /Christian Newswire/ -- As many as five to ten million males in the U.S. struggle quietly with an eating disorder because they're ashamed to admit they have the illness, reports Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating and Anxiety Disorders (www.remudaranch.com). Healthcare professionals, family members and close friends often are unaware of the high-risk behaviors in males Source: Remuda Ranch Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:12:11 -0400 Disaster Relief / Humanitarian Aid http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10833 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10833 Contact: Katherine Cason, 267-210-8278, Katherine@ChinaAid.org; Washington, D.C. Contact: Jenny McCloy, 202-213-0506, Jenny@ChinaAid.org; www.ChinaAid.org, www.MonitorChina.org   HENAN, July 1 /Christian Newswire/ -- Pastor Dou Shaowen and his wife Feng Lu of Rock (Panshi) Church in Zhengzhou city, Henan, were sentenced to one year of re-education through labor for "engaging in illegal religious activities." Attorney Li Dunyong has traveled to Zhengzhou city to repres Source: China Aid Association, Inc. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:58:56 -0400 Disaster Relief / Humanitarian Aid http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10830 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10830 Through Angel Mission wells, $5 can provide clean water for a person for 20 years Contact: Jenny Kutz, Angel Mission, 919-605-9217, jenny@angel-mission.org; Jeffrey Levinson, GOD TV, 407-862-5084, jlevinson@god.tv MEDIA ADVISORY, July 1 /Christian Newswire/ -- Six explosive bands will be performing LIVE on GOD TV this weekend as the Angel Mission Benefit Concert is broadcast around the globe. This far-reaching initiative aims to raise support for desperately needed clean water wells Source: GOD TV Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:00:38 -0400 Disaster Relief / Humanitarian Aid http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10826 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10826 Contact: Katherine Cason, 267-210-8278, Katherine@ChinaAid.org; Washington, D.C. Contact: Jenny McCloy, 202-213-0506, Jenny@ChinaAid.org; www.ChinaAid.org, www.MonitorChina.org   BEIJING, June 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- ChinaAid calls on the international community to pray and act on behalf of imprisoned Christian house church leader Shi Weihan. On June 10 the Beijing Court found Shi Weihan, age 38, guilty of "illegal business operation" and sentenced him to Source: China Aid Association, Inc. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:40:54 -0400 Disaster Relief / Humanitarian Aid http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10818 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10818 Contact: Lila Rose, Live Action, 408-497-3982, lilarose@liveaction.org BIRMINGHAM, June 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- A Planned Parenthood counselor in Birmingham was caught on hidden camera telling an alleged 14-year-old statutory rape victim that the clinic "does sometimes bend the rules a little bit" rather than report sexual abuse to state authorities. This is the seventh Planned Parenthood clinic implicated in a multi-state child abuse scandal involving the deliberate and unlawful suppre Source: Live Action Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:00:00 -0400 Disaster Relief / Humanitarian Aid http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10816 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10816 Contact: Dr. Ronald D. Kelly, The Wesleyan Church World Headquarters, 317-774-7907 MEDIA ADVISORY, June 29 /Christian Newswire/ -- Dr. Jo Anne Lyon, member of the board of General Superintendents, The Wesleyan Church, was part of a nine-person international peace-building/goodwill mission to Sri Lanka. The June 1-5, 2009 mission was organized by the World Evangelical Alliance, an association of national alliances in128 countries, in response to an invitation by Christian leaders in Sri Lanka Source: The Wesleyan Church Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:39:57 -0400 Disaster Relief / Humanitarian Aid http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10813 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10813 Thain Boatworks, Inc. Ships its First Containerized Ferry to Uganda Thain and EarthWise Ventures, Inc., Take Major Step Toward Rebuilding African Infrastructure Contact: Rob Smith, 425-319-1032 EVERETT, Wash., June 29 /Christian Newswire/ -- Thain Boatworks and EarthWise Ventures, Inc. will be shipping the first Thain Containerizable Ferry from Everett to Uganda the final week of July.  According to Robert Smith, U.S.A CEO of EarthWise Ventures and President of Thain Boatworks, &qu Source: CCN Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:03:00 -0400 Disaster Relief / Humanitarian Aid http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10797 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10797 Contact: Jon D. Wilke, Faith Comes By Hearing, 505-881-3321, jon@FaithComesByHearing.com ALBUQUERQUE, NM, June 26 /Christian Newswire/ -- Tens of thousands died in the fighting, and many more thousands fled in search of peace. Now, hundreds of thousands survive in refugee camps not far from the places they once called home. After 26 years of bitter civil war in Sri Lanka, this island nation's militarized minority, the Tamil Tigers, laid down their weapons. This transition has opened the d Source: Faith Comes By Hearing Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:13:16 -0400 Disaster Relief / Humanitarian Aid http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10791 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10791 Contact: Katherine Cason, 267-210-8278, Katherine@ChinaAid.org; Washington, D.C. Contact: Jenny McCloy, 202-213-0506, Jenny@ChinaAid.org; www.ChinaAid.org, www.MonitorChina.org   SICHUAN, China, June 26 /Christian Newswire/ -- All 18 house church leaders arrested in Langzhong city, Sichuan province on June 9 were released due to pressure from many supporters who called the PSB office after seeing ChinaAid's press release. Thirteen of the leaders served administrative detention for 1 Source: China Aid Association, Inc. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:53:23 -0400 Disaster Relief / Humanitarian Aid http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10783 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10783 Churches across America to Close Doors on Sunday to Serve Communities during Tough Economic Times Web Site Launched to Support Expanding Movement Contact: Nicole Aptekar, 909-851-0326, naptekar@adelphia.net; Promotional video @ www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVVFtsNg068; NOTE TO EDITORS: If you would like to localize this story, a list of churches that plan to participate in "Faith in Action Sunday" in 2009 is updated weekly and posted at www.putyourfaithinaction.org/roster. Churches that ha Source: InChrist Communications Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:30:35 -0400 Disaster Relief / Humanitarian Aid http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10782 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10782 Thain Boatworks, Inc. Ships its First Containerized Ferry to Uganda Thain and EarthWise Ventures, Inc., Take Major Step Toward Rebuilding African Infrastructure Contact: Rob Smith, 425-319-1032 EVERETT, Wash., June 25 /Christian Newswire/ -- Thain Boatworks and EarthWise Ventures, Inc. will be shipping the first Thain Containerizable Ferry from Everett to Uganda the final week of July.  According to Robert Smith, U.S.A CEO of EarthWise Ventures and President of Thain Boatworks, "The Source: CCN Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:01:39 -0400 Disaster Relief / Humanitarian Aid http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10775 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10775 Contact: Margaret, Priests for Life,  888-735-3448, ext. 251 ATLANTA, June 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- Dr. Alveda King, Pastoral Associate of Priests for Life and niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., responded today to the news that White House tapes of President Nixon reveal him saying that he thought abortion was 'necessary' when one parent was white and one was black. "Since its inception, the abortion movement has been eliminating people that Source: Priests for Life Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:16:02 -0400 Disaster Relief / Humanitarian Aid http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10773 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10773 Contact: Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, Christian Defense Coalition, 540-538-4741, 202-547-1735   WASHINGTON, June 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Obama Administration refuses to rescind its invitation for Iranian diplomats to attend 4th of July celebrations at US embassies around the world. This invitation still stands in spite of the Iranian government brutalizing and murdering their people as they peacefully cry for human rights and fair elections. This is a slap in the face an Source: Christian Defense Coalition Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:56:10 -0400 Disaster Relief / Humanitarian Aid http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10769 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10769 Contact: Jeff Goins, Director of Marketing, Adventures in Missions, 615-542-7380, jeffgoins@adventures.org GAINESVILLE, GA, June 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- Adventures in Missions (AIM), a non-profit organization that facilitates short-term mission trips throughout the world and within the United States, recently launched The Novas Project. The Novas Project is more than a mission trip. It's an 8-month missions experience for 18-24 year-olds, where men and women actually learn how to be a mi Source: Adventures In Missions Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:36:34 -0400 Disaster Relief / Humanitarian Aid http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10764 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10764 Contact: Katherine Cason, 267-210-8278, Katherine@ChinaAid.org; Washington, D.C. Contact: Jenny McCloy, 202-213-0506, Jenny@ChinaAid.org; www.ChinaAid.org, www.MonitorChina.org   SHANGHAI, China, June 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- On June 17 Christian human rights attorney, Zheng Enchong, was interrogated and tortured for nine hours by Public Security Bureau (PSB) officers because of his work defending Chinese citizens whose land has been confiscated by the government. During his detention, Source: China Aid Association, Inc. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:52:09 -0400 Disaster Relief / Humanitarian Aid http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10761 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10761 Motivated by the Economy, the Alpha Foundation Creates International Donation Program -- Launches TheGive5.org to Help Save Lives Contact: Rhonda Boudreaux, 913-780-4035, rdboudreaux1@aol.com OZARK, MO, June 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Alpha Foundation announces the launch of TheGive5.org, a global donation program dedicated to making a difference in areas most affected by poverty, neglect, disease, abuse, war and natural disaster. TheGive5.org is an innovative and revolutionary fundin Source: The Give 5 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:00:00 -0400 Disaster Relief / Humanitarian Aid http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10760 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10760 Contact: Colette Bercu, Free for Life Ministries, 888-335-8835 MEDIA ADVISORY, June 23 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the award of over $2 million in grants to state and local organizations to identify and help victims of human trafficking. The funds are part of the Rescue & Restore Victims of Human Trafficking Regional Program, whose purpose is to enhance anti-trafficking effort Source: Free for Life Ministries Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:13:13 -0400 Disaster Relief / Humanitarian Aid http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10759 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10759 Contact: Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, Christian Defense Coalition, 540-538-4741, 202-547-1735 WASHINGTON, June 23 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Obama Administration refuses to rescind its invitation for Iranian diplomats to attend 4th of July celebrations at US embassies around the world. This invitation still stands in spite of the Iranian government brutalizing and murdering their people as they peacefully cry for human rights and fair elections. This is a slap in the face and disgrace t Source: Christian Defense Coalition Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:38:54 -0400 Disaster Relief / Humanitarian Aid http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10757 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10757 Contact: Katherine Cason, 267-210-8278, Katherine@ChinaAid.org; Washington, D.C. Contact: Jenny McCloy, 202-213-0506, Jenny@ChinaAid.org; www.ChinaAid.org, www.MonitorChina.org   HENAN, China, June 23 /Christian Newswire/ -- ChinaAid received more details regarding the persecution of Rock (Panshi) Church, a house church in Zhengzhou City, Henan. On June 14, government officials forcibly abolished and sealed Rock Church's building. Eight Christians have been detained, with one releas Source: China Aid Association, Inc. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:29:22 -0400 Disaster Relief / Humanitarian Aid http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10747 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=10747 Contact: Rachel Elwood, Media Relations, World Gospel Mission, 765-671-7255, mediarelations@wgm.org MEDIA ADVISORY, June 23 /Christian Newswire/ -- With more than 10 million people in Kenya facing starvation due to drought and political unrest, World Gospel Mission (WGM) is helping Christians in the United States get much-needed food supplies to the hardest hit areas. "Today, about a third of Kenyans are hungry," said Tim Rickel, vice president of Development at WGM, a missionary-sendi Source: World Gospel Mission Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:45:00 -0400