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Oct 17, 2024 | 
wng.org | Onize Oduah |Carlos Paez |Jenny Lind Schmitt |Mariia Sinchuk
In Switzerland’s rural northwest canton of Jura, several churches gathered together for a 24-hour prayer event from noon Saturday to noon Sunday in mid-September. In the central village of Alle, a lineup of worship bands led prayer and praise services through the night, culminating with a joint service in a community meeting hall, where local mayors and dignitaries also attended.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
wng.org | Kristen Flavin |Carlos Paez
MYRNA BROWN, HOST: Today is Thursday, September 12th. Thank you for turning to WORLD Radio to help start your day. Good morning. I’m Myrna Brown. MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard. Coming next on The World and Everything in It: religious persecution in Mexico. More than a hundred evangelicals had to flee from their homes in Hidalgo, Mexico back in April after threats of violence from indigenous villagers.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
wng.org | Carlos Paez |Mary Reichard
MARY REICHARD, HOST: It’s Tuesday the 30th of July, 2024. Glad to have you along for today’s edition of The World and Everything in It. Good morning, I’m Mary Reichard. LINDSAY MAST, HOST: And I’m Lindsay Mast. Up first… contested election results in VenezuelaAUDIO: Banging pots and pans. MAST: That’s the sound of disappointed Venezuelans protesting the election results by banging on pots and pans in Caracas.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
wng.org | Carlos Paez
David Diaz worked as a petroleum engineer in Cabimas, Venezuela, before immigrating with his family to the United States in 2018 in search of a better future. He moved to Katy, Texas, and opened Pan Pa’ Venezuela, a bakery featuring Venezuelan specialties. Diaz still misses his country, but he said he doesn’t plan to return any time soon, adding that he sees no future there for his children. “We were assaulted once, and that’s what forced me to leave the country,” Diaz said.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
wng.org | Carlos Paez
More than 176 displaced evangelicals in Hidalgo state, Mexico, cannot return to their homes until they pay a $9,000 fine to local authorities. Last month, villagers in Coamila and Rancho Nuevo, Mexico, cut power to the Christians’ homes and ultimately forced them to flee the area. Hidalgo Gov.
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Feb 15, 2024 | 
advocate.jbu.edu | Carlos Paez
Last week, President Nayib Bukele stood on the balcony of El Salvador’s National Palace celebrating the start of a second term as head of the nation. The elections, which took place on Feb. 4, revealed overwhelming support from the population, who gave him 83% of the national vote. In second place was leftist candidate Farabundo Marti, who received less than 7% of the vote.
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Feb 1, 2024 | 
advocate.jbu.edu | Carlos Paez
On Jan.19, the White House formally announced the cancellation of another $5 billion in student loan debt for almost 74,000 Americans. The decision comes months after the Supreme Court struck down Biden’s largest loan forgiveness plan, which would have theoretically erased the debts of more than 20 million people. Even so, the president has managed to cancel a total of $136 billion in student debt since taking office.
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Nov 2, 2023 | 
advocate.jbu.edu | Carlos Paez
On Oct. 7, Hamas terrorists committed the most violent attack in the history of modern Israel. Starting at 6:30 a.m., militants from Gaza launched approximately 5,000 missiles into the central and southern parts of the country. Ground raids soon followed, taking the lives of 1,400 innocent people and more than 200 hostages by the end of the day. The attack occurred unexpectedly, as an organized group of militants destroyed Israel’s high-tech defense systems across the border.
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Oct 12, 2023 | 
advocate.jbu.edu | Carlos Paez
Natalie Davey just became one of the newest faculty members at John Brown University, starting this fall semester as an adjunct instructor for the English Department. This is Davey’s first experience teaching at the college level, marking an exciting point of her professional career. Working at JBU played out as her best option, and she kindly shared with us more details about this new phase of her life.
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Sep 21, 2023 | 
advocate.jbu.edu | Carlos Paez
This past Saturday, Sep. 16, hundreds of residents from all around Northwest Arkansas gathered at Siloam Springs’ Memorial Park to celebrate the city’s second Hispanic Heritage Festival. The fair saw the presence of a variety of Central American peoples – mostly from El Salvador and Mexico – who recently celebrated 203 years of independence from Spanish rule. Dr. Miguel Rivera, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at John Brown University, led the planning of the event months in advance.
