Charisa Coulter, left, and Laura Silsby are two of 10 missionaries accused of trying to take children after the Haiti earthquake. Photo Source: Getty Images

On Monday, the Haitian judge involved in the case of the 10 American Baptist missionaries who attempted to transport orphaned children out of the country declared that all charges still stand, according to several international news reports.

Although rumors had been circulating that the volunteers would soon be exonerated, Judge Bernard Saint-Vil denied ever suggesting he would drop charges against the group.  Read more... (302 words, 2 images, estimated 1:12 mins reading time)

Is the current increase in natural disasters matching up with Bible prophecy of the “end times?”

People have been announcing the “last days” for millennia.

In antiquity, Old Testament prophets such as Daniel (Daniel 12:1) spoke of them.  Read more... (536 words, 4 images, estimated 2:09 mins reading time)

Award-winning Christian gospel, hip hop and R&B singer Kirk Franklin is bringing together artists from around the world to support Haiti. Photo (c) kirkfranklin.com.

Multi-Dove Award and Grammy-winning Christian gospel, hip hop and R&B singer Kirk Franklin is heading up a project to provide relief and financial support to earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince Haiti, according to his official web site www.kirkfranklin.com.

Franklin’s latest single entitled “Are You Listening: A Love Song for Haiti” will feature the voices of over 150 well-known contemporary Christian and gospel singers including Jeremy Camp, Natalie Grant, BeBe, CeCe and Marvin Winans, Mary Mary, Nicole C. Mullen and dozens more. As has been the case with so many other music artists throughout the industry, all proceeds and donations to the project single will go directly to relief efforts in Haiti.  Read more... (376 words, 2 images, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)

A group of ten Americans, most of who hail from Central Valley Baptist Church in Meridian, Idaho, have been arrested and detained in quake-ravaged Haiti after illegally transporting 33 Haitian children into the Dominican Republic, according to CNN, FOX and several other national news outlets. The group was recently released from their cells for brief interviews with reporters.

Group leader Laura Silsby, 40, told CNN, “We believe we’ve been charged very falsely with trafficking […]. We literally all gave up everything we had and used our own funds to come here and help these children.”  Read more... (639 words, 1 image, estimated 2:33 mins reading time)

NASA satellite photo of Haiti's Gonave Island

Dr. Pat Robertson, the world renowned founder of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) and the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), recently commented on last Tuesday’s 7.0 magnitude earthquake which toppled much of Haiti.

Robertson blamed the disaster on the country’s alleged “pact with the devil.”

According to officials and several international news reports, more than 100,000 people perished in what has been recorded as the country’s most severe quake in over 200 years.  Read more... (499 words, 2 images, estimated 1:60 mins reading time)