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#11 - Fr Garry Jenkins: Serving the Church in Liberia for 50 years

Fr Garry Jenkins has served the suffering Church in Liberia as a missionary priest for half a century. He tells ACN's John Pontifex about his memories of the civil war and other moving experiences in the “forgotten” country.

#10 - Bishop Alex Lodiong of Yei: The Suffering Church in South Sudan

Bishop Alex Lodiong Sakor of Yei Diocese, South Sudan sits down with Dr John Newton, ACN (UK) Communications & Research Manager to discuss the present and future of the Church in the war-torn country.

#9 - Dr Caroline Hull & Kinga Schierstadt: Visiting IDP camps in Nigeria

ACN (UK) National Director Dr Caroline Hull and ACN Head of Nigeria Projects Kinga Schierstadt visited IDP camps and met Christians forced out of their homes by extremists in some of Nigeria’s most dangerous regions. They share some moving and inspiring stories about the suffering and persecuted Church.

#8 - Sir Stephen Timms: Faith, politics and religious freedom

Sir Stephen Timms, Labour MP for East Ham and Minister of State in the Department for Work and Pensions, sits down with ACN (UK) Parliamentary & Public Affairs Officer Daniel Beurthe to discuss Christian persecution, religious freedom advocacy and the role of faith in public life.

#7 - Dr John Newton: The challenges facing the Church in India

Dr John Newton, ACN (UK) Communications & Research Manager recently returned from a trip to rural India where he witnessed both the joys and difficulties experienced by the local Church. He sits down with John Pontifex, ACN (UK) Head of Press & Public Affairs to discuss the challenges facing Christians in India and what the charity is doing to help. 

#6 - Margaret Attah: Surviving a massacre at a church in Nigeria

Margaret Attah is a survivor of the 2022 Pentecost Sunday church massacre in Owo, Nigeria, and the recipient of ACN (UK)'s first 'Courage to be Christian' award. On the second anniversary of the attack, Margaret discussed her experience of surviving the atrocity, the ongoing lack of justice and what faith means to her and her community. 

#5 - Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil: 10 years since the fall of Mosul

A decade after Daesh (ISIS) invaded Mosul, Chaldean Archbishop Bashar Warda discusses his memories of the tragic events, highlighting the importance of keeping "the flame of the Christian faith shining” in Iraq’s historic Christian heartland.

#4 - Fr Mark Odion: The Church in Nigeria

Fr Mark Odion, MSP Regional Superior in the UK and ACN's John Pontifex discuss the challenges facing the Church in Nigeria and what ACN is doing to help.

#3 - Lord Alton of Liverpool: Parliamentary advocacy for persecuted Christians

Lord Alton of Liverpool, a House of Lords crossbencher, tells Daniel Beurthe, Parliamentary and Public Affairs Officer at ACN (UK), about his remarkable career advocating for freedom of religion and belief in the political arena. 

#2 - Ribqa Nevash: Growing up as a Christian girl in Pakistan

Ribqa Nevash, an advocate for Christians in Pakistan, sits down with Amy Balog, Press Officer at ACN (UK), to discuss the situation of Christian women and girls in the South Asian country.