Daily briefs of the top news stories impacting Christians around the world.  In today's edition: 

• Opportunity for Gospel in Sudan after Security Compact

• Lawyer: Constitution Prevailed in Nigerian Stoning Case

• At Christian `Feast of Tabernacles,' Evangelicals Support Israel

• Author Challenges Christians to Resist Discrimination

Opportunity for Gospel in Sudanafter Security Compact

Allie Martin, Agape Press

The president of World Relief (worldrelief.org) says churches in America have a chance to help Christians in war-torn and poverty-stricken Sudan. A recent security deal signed by Sudan's government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army is a significant step toward peace in that country, according to World Relief president Clive Calver. He says the new security arrangement and opportunities for relief come at a critical time for many Sudanese who are suffering from hunger and health issues caused by a combination of war and natural disasters. Calver says the opportunities have never been greater for spreading the gospel in that country. "There's been almost no transportation -- there are no telephones [or radios], so…it's been a huge problem for the spreading of the gospel,” he explained. “And yet, Southern Sudan is [home to] one of the fastest growing churches on Earth.  People are so ready for Jesus." According to World Relief, the security pact has important implications for the relief and development community. "The message from the church [in the Sudan] to the brothers and the sisters in the West is…we're going to get peace; now we've got a chance to share Jesus and change our country."