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Daniel Ziedins, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Thy Kingdom News

Founder & Editor-in-Chief

Daniel Ziedins

Daniel Ziedins is the founder and editor-in-chief of Thy Kingdom News. A passionate believer with a heart for revival, missions, and seeing God's Kingdom advance across the earth, Daniel created this platform to report on what God is doing in the nations — the stories the mainstream media won't tell. He is also the creator of LoveOnTheWorldMap.com, a global initiative to map acts of God's love worldwide. Daniel believes that every testimony, every revival report, and every prayer answered is evidence that the Kingdom of God is here and advancing.

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2026
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Biblical Perspective

What Is Repentance? What It Means to Turn to God — and What It Doesn't

Repentance means turning — a change of mind and direction, away from sin and toward God. It's how Jesus began His preaching, it's different from mere regret, and Scripture says it leads to forgiveness, refreshing and joy in heaven.

Daniel Ziedins4 min
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Biblical Perspective

Who Is the Holy Spirit? What the Bible Says About God the Spirit

The Holy Spirit is God — the third person of the Trinity, alongside the Father and the Son. Jesus promised Him as an Advocate who would live in His followers, guide them into truth, give them power to be witnesses and grow His character in them. Here is what Scripture says.

Daniel Ziedins5 min
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Outreach

Churches Spend Under 5% on Evangelism, Says Canon J.John — 'A Slight Imbalance'

Speaking at the Church Resources Exhibition, Canon J.John said churches spend over 95% of their time, energy and money on worship and wellbeing and less than 5% on witness — and that Philo Trust research found only 36 of 1,000 evangelical churches had run evangelism training in a decade.

Daniel Ziedins3 min
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Culture

ChatGPT Fields 70 Million Questions About Religion Every Week, OpenAI Finds

An OpenAI analysis of September 2025 to September 2026 found ChatGPT receives about 70 million religion-related requests a week — 45% about Islam, 34% about Christianity — with 22 million focused on studying religious texts. Nearly half of Christianity questions concern Bible passages.

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Outreach

'The Gospel Belongs on the Streets': UK Church Fights Council Order Silencing Its Outreach

A community protection notice from Colchester City Council bars Bread of Life Community Church from using amplification at its weekly city-centre outreach — breaching it is a criminal offence. The church, backed by a 27,000-signature petition, is appealing in magistrates' court.

Daniel Ziedins3 min
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Prayer Alerts

Colombian Pastor Beaten to Death by Gang Members He Preached To

Pastor Jesús Alberto Puerta Pérez of La Antorcha Encendida Church was beaten to death on 7 October in Cartagena by gang members he had preached to, after refusing to let them use his motorcycle to move drugs. He leaves a wife and three young children.

Daniel Ziedins3 min
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Prayer Alerts

Mob of 200 Attacks Santhali Bible Convention in India's West Bengal

On 9 October, a mob of about 200 attacked the annual Santhali Mega Bible Convention Retreat at the Divine Love Retreat Centre in Jalalkhali, Nadia district, West Bengal — stoning the grounds, shouting anti-Christian slogans and injuring several believers.

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Prayer Alerts

What Is the Underground Church? House Churches Under Pressure, Explained

An underground or house church is a congregation that meets privately — in homes, garages or other unofficial places — because public worship is restricted or dangerous. Here's where they are (China, Iran, North Korea, Algeria and beyond), why they exist, how they survive and how to pray for them.

Daniel Ziedins5 min
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Biblical Perspective

Who Is Jesus? What the Bible Says About Him — and Why It Matters

Jesus of Nazareth is the central figure of Christianity: a first-century Jewish teacher who, the Gospels record, claimed to be the Son of God, died by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate and rose from the dead. Here is who He is according to the Bible — and the question He asked His followers that every reader still faces.

Daniel Ziedins5 min
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Biblical Perspective

What Does It Mean to Be Born Again? Jesus' Answer in John 3

"Born again" comes from Jesus' conversation with Nicodemus in John 3: "No one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again." It means a new spiritual life given by the Holy Spirit when a person trusts Christ — not self-improvement, but God making someone new.

Daniel Ziedins5 min
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Biblical Perspective

What Is the Gospel? The Good News of Jesus, Explained Simply

The gospel is the good news that God sent His Son, Jesus, who lived a perfect life, died for our sins and rose from the dead, so that everyone who turns from sin and trusts Him is forgiven and given eternal life. Here it is in plain words — God, us, Jesus and our response — with the Scripture behind each part.

Daniel Ziedins5 min
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Biblical Perspective

How to Read the Bible for the First Time: Where to Start and How to Keep Going

New to the Bible? Don't start at Genesis and stall in Leviticus. Start with a Gospel — Mark or John — then Acts, Genesis and the Psalms. Read a short passage a day, ask three simple questions, and read with someone else. Here's the full beginner's guide.

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Biblical Perspective

What Is Baptism? Meaning, Key Bible Verses and What to Expect

Baptism is the Christian rite of washing with water in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Jesus commanded it, the first believers practised it immediately, and Paul describes it as being buried and raised with Christ. Here's what it means, the key verses, where traditions differ, and what to expect.

Daniel Ziedins5 min
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Encouragement

How to Pray: A Simple Biblical Guide for Beginners

Prayer is simply talking with God. Jesus gave a pattern — the Lord's Prayer — that covers worship, God's kingdom, daily needs, forgiveness and protection. This guide walks through it line by line, shows how to build a daily habit, and what Scripture says when prayers seem unanswered.

Daniel Ziedins5 min
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Encouragement

How to Prayer Walk Your City: A Simple, Biblical Guide

Prayer walking means praying on-site, with your eyes open, for the people and places of your city. It needs no training — just two or three believers, a route and Scripture. This guide covers the biblical basis, how to plan a walk, what to pray and how to follow up.

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Biblical Perspective

What to Do After Someone Accepts Jesus: A Practical Follow-Up Guide

When someone gives their life to Jesus, the next 30 days matter enormously. This guide walks through what to do in the first 24 hours, the first week and the first month — assurance, Scripture, prayer, baptism, church family and sharing their story — with the Bible verses behind each step.

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Prayer Alerts

What Is the World Watch List? How Christian Persecution Is Measured — and the 2026 Top 50

The World Watch List is Open Doors' annual ranking of the 50 countries where Christians face the most extreme persecution. In 2026, North Korea ranks first, more than 388 million Christians face high levels of persecution, and 4,849 were killed for their faith. Here's how the list works and the full top 50.

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Culture

Episcopal Church Has Lost Nearly 350,000 Members Since 2015, New Data Shows

The Episcopal Church's 2025 Parochial Report shows membership of about 1.425 million, down from about 1.77 million in 2015, and in-person Sunday attendance of about 407,000, down from about 600,000. Baptisms and open congregations also declined.

Daniel Ziedins2 min
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Prayer Alerts

Calvary Chapel Pastor and His Wife Shot Dead Outside Their Home in Mexico

Pastor Ángel González of Calvary Chapel Irapuato and his wife, Irán Montes, were shot around 1 a.m. outside their home in Guanajuato while returning from a wake. Police have detained a suspect. They leave two children, Matthew, 18, and Dorothy, 17.

Daniel Ziedins2 min
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Revival

700 Students Choose Jesus at Appalachian State — and 100 Are Baptised That Night

More than 700 students made decisions to follow Jesus at a UniteUS outreach at Appalachian State University's Holmes Convocation Center, and about 100 were baptised immediately afterwards, UniteUS told CBN News.

Daniel Ziedins2 min
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Prayer Alerts

Myanmar's Military Bombs a Church in Chin State and Burns Another in Kachin

Two junta fighter jets bombed a Presbyterian church in Mindat, Chin State on 9 October, and on 12 October soldiers set fire to Htingnan Kachin Baptist Church in Banmaw, Kachin State, along with nearby homes, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide.

Daniel Ziedins2 min
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Faith in Action

Arrested for Selling Water on a Memphis Corner, He Got a Car Instead

Demarcus Dickerson, 33, was arrested on 6 October for selling water and Gatorade at a Memphis intersection; prosecutors declined the case. Pastor Gregory Stapleton Jr. and the community then gave him a car and help to build a legitimate business.

Daniel Ziedins2 min
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Kingdom News

Pope Leo XIV Has Early-Stage Lung Cancer — Surgery Successful, Now Out of Hospital

Pope Leo XIV, 71, has been diagnosed with early-stage lung adenocarcinoma. The Holy See says surgery on 13 October to remove the lower lobe of his right lung was successful, with no complications. He left Rome's Gemelli hospital on 17 October, four days after surgery.

Daniel Ziedins3 min
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Prayer Alerts

The Double Life of Malay Christians: Faith That Can't Be Written Down

Article 160 of Malaysia's constitution defines ethnic Malays as Muslim. Malay Christians like "Deborah" and "Lukas" can't be baptised or marry in church, avoid anywhere that asks for ID, and risk "rehabilitation" if exposed.

Daniel Ziedins3 min
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Revival

80,000 Fill AT&T Stadium — Not for a Concert, but to Pray

About 80,000 people gathered at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on 10 October for ACCESS — That Powerful Hour of Prayer, hosted by Atlanta's 2819 Church. Free tickets sold out in eight hours for a night of corporate prayer with no celebrity speakers.

Daniel Ziedins3 min
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Missions

More Than 500 Million Christians Live With Restricted Access to the Bible

More than 500 million Christians live in nations where access to the Bible is restricted, and more than 125 million cannot access Scripture in any format, according to the Bible Access Initiative. Some face bans; many more simply can't get a copy.

Daniel Ziedins3 min
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Prayer Alerts

Nepal Arrests 24 South Korean Christians at a Bible College

Twenty-four South Korean Christians were arrested on 9 October at Nepal New Covenant College in Morang District over "illegal religious teaching, training, and promotion." The principal says they were only meeting believers inside the college.

Daniel Ziedins2 min
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Prayer Alerts

Cuban Pastor Jailed After Calling Christians to Pray — While His Daughter Is in Hospital

Pastor Maikel Pupo Velázquez of an unregistered church in Camagüey, Cuba, was arrested on 26 September while notifying people that a public prayer event had been cancelled. He is now held at La Cerámica Roja prison; his 16-year-old daughter is in hospital receiving cardiac treatment.

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Prayer Alerts

Pakistan's Supreme Court Upholds Christian's Death Sentence — and Frees His Brother

On 7 October Pakistan's Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of Qaiser Ayub, a 49-year-old Christian from Lahore accused in 2010 of posting blasphemous material, while his brother Amoon was acquitted and released. Their lawyers plan a revision petition.

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Testimonies

A Mufti's Son, a Dream of Light, and 13 Lost Teeth: Ahmed Joktan's Call to Share the Gospel

Ahmed Joktan grew up in Saudi Arabia, the son of a mufti. A dream while studying in New Zealand led him to Jesus — and when his family found his Bible, he was beaten and lost 13 teeth. Now he urges Christians: share the gospel with Muslims, without fear.

Daniel Ziedins3 min
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Prayer Alerts

Prayer Alert: Health Fears for Pastor Wang Yi as China Renews Pressure on Early Rain Church

Advocacy groups say Pastor Wang Yi of Chengdu's Early Rain Covenant Church — jailed since December 2018 on a nine-year sentence — may have late-stage liver cancer. Meanwhile police detained 11 church members, mostly over 60, at a teahouse reading group in September.

Daniel Ziedins3 min
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Missions

Burma's Christians Bought the House Where Adoniram Judson Was Born

Adoniram Judson sailed for Asia in 1812 and spent decades translating the Bible into Burmese. Today, Burmese diaspora Christians own his birthplace at 145 Main Street, Malden — bought for $875,000 — and use it to tell his story and house students.

Daniel Ziedins3 min
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Culture

Fewer Than Half of Americans Now Believe in the Virgin Birth, Survey Finds

49% of Americans say the virgin birth is at least probably true — down from 66% in 2017 and 73% in 2014, according to the American Bible Society. But most still believe in the supernatural, and 53% believe Jesus rose from the dead.

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Faith in Action

'If It Were Not for My Church, I Would Have Died': Kenyan Churches Care for Abandoned Older Men

Friends Church and The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ Ministry are visiting, feeding and caring for older men left alone in western Kenya — where research shows a steep rise in suicide risk among men over 50.

Daniel Ziedins3 min
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Prayer Alerts

Shot Walking to Church: Pastor Among Those Killed as Plateau State Imposes Curfew

Over the weekend of 19–20 September, attacks in Plateau State's Barkin Ladi and Riyom areas killed at least nine people, among them a pastor shot while walking to a church service at Dorowa Babuje. The state imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on three local government areas.

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Revival

Troughs in a College Parking Lot: 59 Baptised in One Week in Small-Town Mississippi

First Baptist Church Poplarville saw 52 people baptised in concrete troughs in a Pearl River Community College parking lot on the last night of its August revival — 59 in one week. The pastor says it took years of faithful, low-attendance revivals to get there.

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Outreach

The Fruit So Far: 12 Cities, 50+ Baptisms and a Brand Built to Seek First

Twelve cities with weekly outreach groups. Prayer for 36 nations. More than 10,000 people at Jesus Festival across 2024 and 2025, then 70+ salvations and 50+ baptisms in 2026. And SIX33, a brand built to impact culture, is coming. Here's the fruit — and the invitation.

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Thy Kingdom Updates

Plunder Hell, Populate Heaven: An Invitation to Partner With Us Through e3 Canada

This one is personal. Since 2014 Katie and I have carried the gospel onto Hamilton's streets — and it has grown into Love on The World, Overflow, Jesus Festival and Evangelize.World. Here is the vision, the Scripture behind it, and how you can partner with us through e3 Ministry Canada.

Daniel Ziedins8 min
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Outreach

How to Share Your Faith Without Being Awkward: A Practical Guide

You don't need a script, a debate strategy or a stage. You need a friendship, your own story, and a willingness to ask one honest question. A practical guide to sharing your faith.

Daniel Ziedins5 min
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Revival

'Life Returns to Their Eyes': 115 Baptised in Two Florida Jails

A volunteer chaplain's Bible studies and prayer meetings led to 70 baptisms at Walton County Jail in July and 45 at Okaloosa County Jail in August. Among the 70, there have been no disciplinary actions since.

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Prayer Alerts

Eight Zion Church Leaders Still in Prison as Advocates Say China's Christians Went Unmentioned

Religious-freedom advocates say Chinese Christians' persecution did not come up when President Trump met Xi Jinping on 24 September. Eight leaders of Beijing's Zion Church remain behind bars.

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Revival

'A Sea of Children and Youth': Whitmire's Years of Prayer Met Their Weekend

Last week we reported that Whitmire, a South Carolina town of 1,400, had prayed for revival for years ahead of a weekend crusade. Here is what happened when it came.

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Revival

UniteUS Reaches Miami: 'God Marked the University of Miami Tonight'

Six days after Pepperdine, UniteUS filled the Watsco Center at the University of Miami. Hundreds of students made the decision to follow Jesus, and hundreds were baptised.

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Kingdom News

882 Baptisms in One Day at a Texas Church — the Largest Yet This Season

Lakepointe Church in Texas baptised 882 people on 27 September — up from nearly 700 last September, and after 2,772 first-time decisions at Easter.

Daniel Ziedins2 min
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Kingdom News

From Cane Ridge to Jerusalem: Communion 250 Gathers 156 Sites at Once

From 24 to 26 September, Christians gathered at 156 sites across every US state and abroad for extended communion — including near Cane Ridge, Kentucky, 225 years after the revival there.

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Biblical Perspective

Why Are So Many People Getting Baptised? The 2026 Baptism Wave, Explained

2,552 on a Florida beach. 458 in one North Carolina church. 17,900 across 49 countries in a single day. Here is what is driving the baptism wave, what baptism means, and how to tell if it lasts.

Daniel Ziedins5 min
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Encouragement

How to Start a Prayer Meeting for Revival: A Practical Guide

Almost every documented awakening began with a handful of ordinary people praying persistently. This is a practical, step-by-step way to start that kind of meeting — and to keep it alive when nothing seems to happen.

Daniel Ziedins4 min
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Kingdom News

Police Raided His Church With Machine Guns. Attendance Went Up.

An armed police unit stormed Wera Forum in Duisburg over an allegation its source later admitted was false. The pastor says he left with a broken nose. The church has since grown past 1,000 across four locations.

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Revival

Small Town, Big Prayer: Whitmire, South Carolina Believes a Great Awakening Is Coming

Whitmire has been praying for revival for years. This weekend World Harvest Ministry brings an evangelistic crusade to town — and the mayor says he believes God planned it two years ago.

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Biblical Perspective

What Is Revival? The Biblical Definition, the Marks, and the History

The word gets used for everything from a genuine outpouring to a well-attended conference. Here is what revival means biblically, the marks that distinguish it, and what the historical awakenings actually shared.

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Prayer Alerts

How to Pray for the Persecuted Church: A Practical Guide

Most of us want to pray for persecuted believers and do not know how, so we pray vaguely and stop. This is a practical method — with the numbers, the countries, and the specific requests the persecuted church actually makes.

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Culture

Is Christianity Growing or Declining? What the 2026 Data Actually Shows

Both stories are true at once, and which one you hear depends entirely on which continent, which generation and which measure someone is quoting. Here is the actual picture.

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Revival

'What a Night, What a God': The College Revival Reaches Pepperdine

Thousands of students gathered at Pepperdine University in Malibu. Hundreds chose Christ. Many were baptised on the spot. UniteUS has now reached more than 100,000 students since autumn 2023.

Daniel Ziedins4 min
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Prayer Alerts

A Pastor Killed, a Reporter Under Fire: Nigeria's Daily Attrition

A pastor and a church worker were killed, and the pastor's son critically wounded, roughly five miles from an earlier attack site. A reporter documenting it was shot at while filming.

Daniel Ziedins4 min
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Kingdom News

458 Baptisms in One Day: A 137-Year-Old Church Breaks Its Own Record

On 13 September, Biltmore Church baptised 458 people in a single day — the largest in its 137-year history, and a jump on the 389 it recorded just last year.

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Testimonies

'Nothing Short of a Miracle': A Skateboard Accident, a Brain Injury, and an Encounter

An electric skateboard accident left Gabe Poirot with a horrific brain injury. He says that during it he met Jesus — and doctors say his survival and recovery are nothing short of a miracle.

Daniel Ziedins4 min
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Missions

Sealed Doors, Open Homes: Algeria's Church Goes Underground

Since 2006 at least 58 Protestant churches have been shut in Algeria, and no EPA-affiliated congregation has been granted a licence. The church did not stop meeting. It stopped meeting in buildings.

Daniel Ziedins3 min
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Kingdom News

The Weekend Kingdom Briefing: Baptism, Belonging, Freedom and Costly Worship

This weekend's briefing follows public baptisms in Britain, new research on young men's loneliness, international religious-freedom appointments and believers who worship under pressure.

Daniel Ziedins3 min
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Kingdom News

New Religious-Freedom Appointments Put Global Persecution Back in Focus

The U.S. religious-freedom commission welcomed several appointments while calling for a swift Senate confirmation process for ambassador-designate Cissie Graham Lynch.

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Revival

A Social Post Became an Ocean Baptism as More Than 170 Declared Faith in Jesus

CBN News reports that a simple online invitation, developed with local pastoral support, brought people from across the UK to the sea for baptism.

Daniel Ziedins2 min
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Culture

Young Men Are Naming a Friendship Crisis. Churches Can Answer With Real Community

Research based on 2,000 American men ages 18 to 29 found that four in ten reported two or fewer close friends and nearly half felt they lacked community much of the time.

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Kingdom News

The Kingdom Briefing: Four Stories to Pray Through This Week

This week's source-linked briefing follows four stories where the Church is being called beyond attention and into prayer, care, relief and patient discipleship.

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Prayer Alerts

Worship at Any Cost: Believers Gather Under Pressure Across Six Nations

From an unfinished church in Mexico to a burned church in Nigeria, believers continue to gather—and ask the global Church for specific, sustained prayer.

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Missions

After 10 Months in Captivity, Missionary Kevin Rideout Is Home — and the Prayers Continue

Kevin Rideout, a SIM missionary and pilot who spent 10 months in captivity after being abducted in Niger, has returned to his family. His release is an answer to sustained prayer — and the beginning of a longer road toward rest, privacy and restoration.

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Testimonies

‘God Has Left Me for a Purpose’: A Nigerian Widow Chooses Healing After Unthinkable Loss

Open Doors tells the story of Asabe, a Christian mother from Plateau State who survived a 2025 attack and later found strength through Scripture, church fellowship and trauma-informed care.

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Testimonies

From Addiction and Prison to a Life of Service: Henry Lozano’s Story Points to Grace

Henry C. Lozano's public story moves from heroin addiction and federal prison to Christian recovery ministry, national drug-prevention work and service in the White House.

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Prayer Alerts

Nepal Floods: Churches Grieve, Serve and Ask the Global Body of Christ to Pray

After catastrophic flash floods swept through communities near Nepal's northern border, local believers are grieving lost family members while churches and relief partners organize practical aid.

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Missions

Visions of Jesus: Muslims Across the Middle East Are Meeting Christ in the Middle of War

Pastor Georges Houssney of Horizons International says the pattern is now unmistakable: where war breaks out across the Middle East, Muslims begin having dreams and visions of Jesus — and walking into churches asking who He is.

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Events

AWAKE Houston: Thousands to Gather at Smart Financial Centre on September 19

On Saturday 19 September 2026, Leading The Way hosts AWAKE Houston at the Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land — the third official city-wide rally in the AWAKE America series.

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Culture

Gen Z Is Now the Most Regular Churchgoing Generation in America

For twenty-five years the story was decline. Barna's latest data tells a different one: Gen Z churchgoers now attend more regularly than Boomers, and the trendline is still climbing.

Daniel Ziedins4 min
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Faith in Action

The Government Told This Grandmother to Stop Feeding People. She Said No.

She has been cooking for her neighbours for years. Then the paperwork arrived telling her to stop. She kept cooking.

Daniel Ziedins3 min
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Prayer Alerts

From 29,000 to Zero: Persecuted Christian Refugee Admissions Collapse

In fiscal year 2024 the United States resettled 29,000 Christians fleeing persecution. In fiscal year 2026 the number is tracking toward zero — a first in at least a quarter century.

Daniel Ziedins3 min
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Revival

One of the World's Most Secular Nations Just Named Jesus Influencer of the Year

Sweden's annual Youth Barometer surveys fifteen thousand people aged 15 to 24. It named Jesus Influencer of the Year — and the churches are seeing the same thing the survey found.

Daniel Ziedins3 min
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Testimonies

A Nigerian Woman Left Islam for Christ. A Court Just Ruled in Her Favour.

In Nigeria, leaving Islam for Christianity can mean losing your family, your home, and your safety. For one woman living under threat after her conversion, the courts did something almost nobody expected.

Daniel Ziedins3 min
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Kingdom News

Nigeria Accounts for 72% of Christians Killed Worldwide — and a Governor Just Drew a Line

Of the 4,849 Christians killed for their faith worldwide in the last reporting year, 3,490 were in Nigeria. In September, Plateau State's governor ordered security agencies to shut down unauthorised religious enforcement.

Daniel Ziedins3 min
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Revival

Baptisms in Pickup Trucks: The College Revival That Refuses to Slow Down

There was no water tank, so they filled the bed of a pickup truck. That image — students baptised in a truck bed on a university campus — has become the emblem of the UniteUS movement.

Daniel Ziedins3 min
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Revival

'America Is Hungry': A Canvas Tent, and Hundreds Born Again in a Field

No auditorium. No production budget. A canvas tent in a field, folding chairs, and a portable tank out back — and CBN News reports record salvations and baptisms as it moves across the country.

Daniel Ziedins4 min
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Encouragement

God Gets the Glory: American Idol Winner Breaks Down in Worship on National Stage

Hannah Harper, a mother of three who overcame postpartum depression through faith, crowned Season 24 winner — and immediately surrendered the moment back to Jesus in a breathtaking act of public worship.

Daniel Ziedins3 min
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Kingdom News

A Nation Turns Back to God: America Rededicates Itself to Jesus Christ After 250 Years

In a historic moment on the National Mall, America's leaders gathered to rededicate the nation to God 'through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ' — echoing the prayer of the Founding Fathers and declaring a new era of national revival.

Daniel Ziedins3 min
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Biblical Perspective

Tennessee Boldly Declares June 'Nuclear Family Month' — A Kingdom Stand for God's Design

In a courageous act of cultural leadership, Tennessee has officially declared June 'Nuclear Family Month,' honouring God's design for family and offering a powerful counter-cultural declaration rooted in Scripture.

Daniel Ziedins3 min
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Testimonies

She Was Preparing to Die — Then She Met Jesus: A Testimony That Will Change How You See Eternity

A woman's near-death experience took her to the threshold of eternity — and what she encountered there was not darkness, but the living Jesus. Her testimony is a powerful reminder that death has been defeated and Heaven is real.

Daniel Ziedins3 min
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Revival

Hundreds of High Schoolers Turn to Jesus at UniteUS — Freed from Suicide and Shame

In Columbus, Ohio, a generation-defining revival moment unfolded as hundreds of high school students encountered the living God, walked free from suicide ideation and shame, and gave their lives to Jesus Christ.

Daniel Ziedins3 min
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Biblical Perspective

Kingdom Perspective: Global Leaders Navigate Geopolitical Tensions with Wisdom and Prayer

As world leaders navigate complex geopolitical tensions, we are reminded of the power of prayer and intercession. God's hand is upon these negotiations, and leaders can be guided toward wisdom, peace, and justice.

Daniel Ziedins2 min
The Great Commission — Go therefore and make disciples of all nations
Missions

Make The Great Commission Great Again

The last words of Jesus were not a suggestion. Matthew 28:19 is a command — and the math shows that disciple multiplication is the only strategy that can actually reach the world. Here's why, and how to start with your Oikos.

Daniel Ziedins3 min
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Revival

Revival Fire Sweeps Across Universities as Students Encounter God

What started as a small prayer meeting in a university chapel has exploded into a full-scale revival, with thousands of students encountering the presence of God in powerful and transformative ways.

Daniel Ziedins2 min
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Thy Kingdom Updates

Thy Kingdom Network Launches New Digital Hub for Kingdom Believers

Thy Kingdom Network has launched a new digital hub designed to connect, equip, and mobilize Kingdom-minded believers across every sphere of life.

Daniel Ziedins1 min
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Biblical Perspective

What Does the Bible Say About Artificial Intelligence? A Kingdom Perspective

Artificial intelligence is not just a technological development — it is a civilizational shift. The Church must respond with biblical wisdom, not fear or uncritical adoption.

Daniel Ziedins2 min
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Kingdom News

10,000 Baptisms in a Single Weekend: The Harvest Is Here

In what is being called one of the most significant harvest events of the decade, over 10,000 people were baptized across 50 cities in a single weekend.

Daniel Ziedins1 min
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Faith in Action

Kingdom Entrepreneur Builds 50 Schools in Rural Africa Through Business Profits

David Kamau built a successful tech company in Nairobi — and then used every cent of profit to build schools in the communities that needed them most.

Daniel Ziedins1 min
A person standing with arms open wide in a sunlit field
Testimonies

Former Drug Lord Now Plants Churches Across Latin America

Once feared as one of the most dangerous men in his country, Carlos Mendez now leads a network of over 100 churches and a rehabilitation ministry that has transformed thousands of lives.

Daniel Ziedins2 min
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Prayer Alerts

24/7 Prayer House Transforms Crime-Ridden City in 18 Months

Crime rates dropped 67%. Teen pregnancy fell by half. Three major gangs disbanded. This is what happened when a small group of believers started praying 24/7 for their city.

Daniel Ziedins1 min
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Encouragement

God Has Not Forgotten You: A Word for the Weary Believer

If you are in a season of waiting, wondering if God sees you, wondering if your prayers are being heard — this message is for you.

Daniel Ziedins2 min
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Events

Thy Kingdom Events Announces Epic Summer 2026 Lineup

Thy Kingdom Events has released its summer 2026 lineup, featuring worship nights, outreach weekends, prophetic conferences, and community impact days across multiple cities.

Daniel Ziedins1 min
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Missions

Missionaries Reach Unreached Tribe After 40 Years of Prayer

After 40 years of prayer by a small missions organization, a remote tribe in Southeast Asia has heard the Gospel for the first time — and the response has been extraordinary.

Daniel Ziedins1 min
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Biblical Perspective

Navigating the AI Age: A Biblical Framework for the Digital Future

Artificial intelligence is not just a technological development — it is a cultural and spiritual moment that demands a biblical response. Here is a framework for navigating it wisely.

Daniel Ziedins2 min
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Thy Kingdom Updates

Thy Kingdom Network Launches New Suite of Kingdom Websites

Thy Kingdom Network is expanding its digital presence with a new suite of Kingdom-focused websites, each designed to serve a specific area of the body of Christ.

Daniel Ziedins1 min
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Faith in Action

Church Feeds 50,000 Families in Largest Kingdom Outreach of the Year

What started as a small food drive at a local church became one of the largest community outreach events of the year, with over 50,000 families receiving food, prayer, and practical support.

Daniel Ziedins1 min
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Culture

A New Worship Movement Is Sweeping Across Africa

A new wave of African worship music is capturing hearts around the world, carrying the sound of revival, joy, and Kingdom boldness to nations that have never heard it before.

Daniel Ziedins2 min