Special Prayer for Myanmar
On February 1st, the Burmese military arrested Myanmar’s top leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, along with several senior leaders from her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD). Please join IGE in praying for the safety and freedom of IGE’s Myanmar partners.
IGE Global Horizons | January 2021
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Laos Presents Commendation to IGE Program Officer for Peacebuilding Work
The government of Laos has awarded an official commendation to IGE’s Laos program officer Dr. Stephen Bailey for his work in peacebuilding and conflict transformation in the country.
Center for Women, Faith & Leadership Graduates Inaugural Distance Learning Fellowship Cohort
On December 15th, 2020, IGE’s CWFL marked the graduation of its first-ever Distance Learning Fellowship Cohort. The Distance Learning Fellowship has expanded the global reach of CWFL’s successful flagship fellowship program to participants in countries that would otherwise encounter barriers in traveling to the United States.
IGE Holds Religion and Rule of Law Training for Kachin Leaders in Myanmar
From December 14-16, 2020, IGE held a Religion & Rule of Law training program. The training program represents the second collaborative effort between IGE, ICLRS, and KBC after the success of the inaugural training held the previous year in Mandalay. Due to the pandemic, this year’s training was held online.
Hopes and Fears: A Christmas Message & End of Year Encouragement
IGE Founder Ambassador Seiple shares an original Christmas poem and IGE President John Boyd offers encouragement as we look towards 2021.
IGE Convenes Timely Webinar Featuring Models of Christian Peacemaking at Home and Abroad
On Monday, December 14th, 2020, IGE convened a timely webinar featuring models of Christian peacemaking at home and abroad where panelists shared about their peacebuilding work in the United States to confront injustice, challenges in the Middle East, and the work of Christians in Africa. A recording is available.
IGE Global Horizons | December 2020
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State Department Removes Uzbekistan from “Special Watch List” for Religious Freedom Violations
IGE strongly affirms the State Department’s recognition of the significant progress that Uzbekistan has made in building and protecting the freedom of faith of its citizens. This progress is echoed by Uzbek citizens that IGE has the blessing to interact with over the course of its work in Uzbekistan.
