Anne Thomas

  • World Vision to Support HIV, AIDS Project on Valentine's Day

    World Vision Canada will celebrate Valentine's Day this year with 40 florists, as they will support HIV and AIDS initiatives in Tanzania through the organisation with the sale of every long-stemmed rose.

  • New Film Exposes Devastating Effects of World Bank, IMF Policies on Africa

    Christian Aid has teamed up with Britain's leading Muslim magazine, Q-News, to host a special screening of a film that highlights the devastating effects of the World Bank and IMF policies imposed on African countries.

  • Former 'Newsboy' Pursues Passion for 'Deliberate' Ministry

    After parting ways with legendary Australian Christian band Newsboys, Phil Joel will now pursue his passion for ministry with deliberatePeople with his wife Heather, as well as prepare for the spring release of a new children's project.

  • World Vision Aids Jakarta Flood Disaster

    World Vision staff members in Jakarta teamed up Friday to organise and distribute emergency relief aid after severe floods hit the city at dawn. Hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes in a desperate attempt to find a safe place to shelter.

  • Human Cause of Climate Change 'Very Likely' , Reports IPCC

    An influential group of scientists has recently concluded that global climate change is "very likely" to have a human cause. In the first of four reports to be published this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said temperatures were probably going to increase by 1.8-4C (3.2-7.2F) by the end of the century, while projecting that sea levels were most likely to rise by 28-43cm.

  • Joanne Cash to Host 'Midnite Jamboree' Show

    Joanne Cash, gospel singer and sister of the legendary Johnny Cash, will host America's second longest running radio show, Midnite Jamboree, on Saturday 3 February.

  • Thousands of Teens to Fast for World's Poor

    Thousands of teenagers will part take in World Vision's 24-Hour Famine across the UK, which takes place 9-11 February. The annual event is now in its 21st year of encouraging young people from across the UK to go without food and experience hunger for one day. The 24 Hour Famine helps to raise money for the charity through sponsorship and fundraising activities.

  • CHASTE Welcomes Blair's Determination to Combat Human Trafficking

    The interdenominational forum Churches Alert to Sex Trafficking Across Europe (CHASTE) has welcomed news of the Prime Minister's determination to combat human trafficking and decision to sign the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings.

  • Delirious? and St James Prepare for 'Worship Revolution'

    Gospel legends Rebecca St James and Delirious? will pair up this spring for "The Worship Revolution Tour" in the US. The highly anticipated tour will kick off 14 March in Pennsylvania and wrap up 12 April in South Carolina.

  • The Nativity Story DVD to Arrive in Time for Easter

    The Nativity Story DVD will arrive in stores from New Line Home Entertainment, just in time for Easter. Releasing 20 March, The Nativity Story tells the story of the birth of Jesus "in a compelling, captivating, entertaining and inspiring matter that shatters expectations".

  • Sydney in Danger of Climate Change Effect within Next 20 Years

    The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation warns that if residents do not cut water consumption by more than 50 per cent in Sydney over the next 20 years, the city will become unsustainable.

  • Faith-Based Alcholics Rehab Better than Others, Study Suggests

    Research published this month suggests that people with drinking problems attending the faith-based Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) groups are 30 per cent more likely than others to remain sober for at least two years.