How things have changed in the Middle East and North Africa since our winter issue of Bible Lands! Who at Christmas would have foreseen the overturning of regimes in Tunisia and Egypt; protest movements across the Arab world, notably in Bahrain, Syria and Yemen; civil war and NATO involvement in Libya?
But behind the headlines there is the continuing presence, worship, ministry and outreach of Christians in all these countries - and members of the Anglican Churches among them.
Turmoil in the Middle East
Sir Harold Walker, a former ambassador in Bahrain, the UAE and Iraq, comments on the current unrest in the Middle East.
The Disappearing Christians of the Holy Lands
The Revd. Dr. Stephen Need, until recently Dean of St. George’s College Jerusalem, laments the decline of the historic Christian presence in the Holy Land.
A New Beginning and a Centenary
John Clark reports on the opening of the Hospital in Sadat City and the centenary of the Harpur Memorial Hospital in Menouf.
St Paul's, West Jerusalem Re-Dedicated
Ben Drury, a volunteer at St George's College and Anglican Cathedral of St George, Jerusalem was present and reports on this historic ceremony.
