Rachael Lee Articles
First Person Diagnosed with Ebola within the U.S. Dies
Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person to have been diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, died early on Wednesday morning at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, located in Dallas. Duncan was a Liberian man who had traveled to the United States. He went to the Dallas hospital on September 20, ... Push for Greater Involvement of U.S.-Led Coalition Grows Stronger as Islamic State Continues Expansion
As the Syrian Kurdish town, Kobani, had almost fallen into possession of the Islamic State, the Obama administration has been pressed for a more active involvement in the fight against the Islamic State. Kobani, which is located on the border of Syria and Turkey, had been under siege by the Islamic ... Facebook’s Shuttle Drivers Seeking to Unionize for Better Wages and Work Hours
Drivers of shuttles that transport Facebook employees from their residences in locations such as San Francisco and Palo Alto are seeking to unionize against their employer, Loop Transportation, on the basis of low wages and long hours. Loop Transportation is currently under contract with Facebook. ... Obama Administration to Discuss Additional Screening Procedures on Passengers to Prevent Ebola
President Obama announced on Monday that the U.S. is “working on protocols to do additional passenger screening, both at the source and here in the United States,” in his own words. “Here in the United States, at least, the chances of an outbreak—of an epidemic here—are extraordinarily low,” he ... Discovery of ‘Inner GPS’ in the Brain Wins Nobel Prize
Three neuroscientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of “an inner GPS that makes it possible to know where we are and find our way,” according to Ole Kiehn, a Nobel committee member. John O’Keefe, a British-American professor of cognitive ... 
ISAAC Features a Bilateral Symposium about Race and Gender with Asian American and African American Faith Leaders
In the midst of a surge of racial unrest, with recent events such as the Ferguson shooting, the Institute for the Study of Asian American Christianity (ISAAC) realized that race and ethnicity is increasingly becoming an urgent issue to discuss within the church context. Hence, in their upcoming ... 
Korean Church Leaders Actively Preparing for Upcoming Line in the Sand Prayer Movement
As the November 11 inter-ethnic prayer movement, A Line in the Sand, is fast approaching, the Korean church has been actively preparing for the event in prayer. After the first preparatory prayer meeting took place in mid-July, the Korean church has been meeting regionally un South Bay, San Diego, ... 
With Hopes of Raising a Missional Generation, Higher Calling Conference Preparations Underway
Korea Campus Crusade for Christ (KCCC), a para-church ministry that focuses on sharing the gospel and making disciples in university campuses, has been holding annual revival conferences for Korean American high school and college students for the past 11 years, and will be holding another ... 
Church Covenant Membership Classes Allow Members to ‘Do Life Together’
Many believe that young people in the church today have too many choices, and that that this leads to their lack of commitment to one church. They seek after big-name pastors, great welcoming teams, or passionate worship bands, disgruntled church leaders might say. During a time in which commitment ... 
Rick Sacra Fully Recovered from Ebola, Returns Home
Rick Sacra, the third American missionary who had contracted Ebola while doing aid work in West Africa, has now fully recovered from the virus and has returned to his Massachusetts home. “I am so grateful,” said Sacra. “Just so incredibly grateful to have gotten through this illness! Many were ...
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