Nicole Partridge
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Leaving No Darkness Behind
Conference speaker·Christine Caine·has shone Christ’s light in the world’s darkest places. Now she’s bent on exposing—and abolishing—the $12.3 billion global sex-trafficking industry.· Christine Caine is only 44, fit and healthy, but she already knows what she wants her epitaph to say. She has thought about it and often tells the story of a missionary in …
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Global Troubadours
Hillsong United have set the standard for contemporary worship. It’s a typical Friday night at Hillsong United. The parking lot is filled with skateboards, loud music, longhaired boys wearing ill-fitting jeans and girls huddled together in groups. Inside, thousands of teens pack the auditorium, hungry for a touch from God. “Youth was, and still is, …
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A Sound From Down Under
Australia’s Hillsong Church may be on the other side of the world, but its music and ministry style have affected every continent. We talked to Pastor Brian Houston about the global impact of Aussie faith. It was 11 on a Sunday morning when Elva Hoene visited Sydney’s Hillsong Church for the first time. Clutching her …
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One Woman and a Great Big God
Irene Gleeson moved from an affluent suburb in Australia to a war zone in Uganda to start a ministry. Today she operates schools, feeding centers and churches for 6,000 children.When Irene Gleeson got the call from God to leave Australia and go to Africa, it could not have come at a more inconvenient time for her.
