Anne Thomas

• S Korea Urged to Rethink Mission Strategies

  Following the kidnapping of 23 South Korean hostages in Afghanistan, the country's foreign ministry has banned its nationals from travelling to Afghanistan and urged those already there - an estimated 200 civilians - to get out.

• Amy Grant to Release Memoir

  Legendary Christian artist Amy Grant's memoir will release next autumn, Flying Dolphin Press/Waterbrook has announced. Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far will be released on 16 October 2008 and will be published as a trade paperback the following year.

• Brian 'Head' Welch Promotes Best-Selling Conversion Story

  Brian "Head" Welch, ex-guitarist of rock band Korn, will make a rare public appearance next month to promote his memoir, Save Me From Myself: How I Found God, Quit Korn, Kicked Drugs, and Lived to Tell My Story.

• Former Church Premieres Slavery Drama

  Intermission Theatre, a former derelict church in London, will host the world premiere of a slavery drama next week. Cracking the Whip is about a small-time Hackney drug dealer who finds himself transported back in time to a South Virginia slave plantation.

• Forest Whitaker Reverses from Ruthless Dictator to Moses

  Oscar-winning Forest Whitaker who once played the ruthless dictator Idi Amin is reversing direction to play one of the Bible's most beloved figures in a new audio version of the Old Testament.

• Christian Rock Band Delivers Child-Trafficking Petition to Downing Street

  Christian rock band Replenish delivered a 30 metre-long petition wall to Downing Street last week, calling on the UK Government to take more decisive action on the issue of child trafficking.

• Christian Gang Drama Tackles UK Youth Crisis

  Faith Drama Productions' Life on the Stairs is once again going on a national tour this summer to tackle the knife and gun killing crisis that has blighted youth culture and plagued a number of communities.

• Phatfish Releases First New Project in Four Years

  Brighton-based Christian worship band Phatfish have released a new project this month, four years since their last studio album.

• Cut the Carbon March Kicks Off in Northern Ireland

  Campaigners from around the world set off on the Cut the Carbon March yesterday from Northern Ireland. The march is believed to be the UK's longest protest march, calling for action on climate change.

• Church Roof Thefts on the Increase

  Church roof theft reports in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire have doubled as criminal gangs turn their eye increasingly to expensive metals such as lead roofs.

• Christian Aid Urges Government to Cut Emissions

  Christian Aid and its overseas partners met at the House of Commons for a special Parliamentary meeting on climate change.

• Barnardo's Warns of Child Sexual Exploitation

  Children's charity Barnardo's has called for safety awareness in London boroughs to help more than 1,000 children who are at risk from sexual exploitation.