Missions Stories from Around the World
(From Voice of the Martyrs, VOM – persecution.com) Our Christian brothers and sisters in Eritrea, a nation in East Africa governed by a totalitarian regime, urgently need our prayers and help! Churches that are not among the government’s approved religions… Read moreChristians in Eritrea Need Our Prayers and Support
(From Pray4Southasia.com). With the exception of the Maldives, constitutions of other S-Asian countries uphold some form of religious freedom. In recent years, many Indian states have passed anti-conversion laws. Following India, Nepal ,too, is beginning to limit religious freedom. In… Read moreReligious Freedom In South Asia
(Portions of this post are taken from the Morning Star Development August, 2023 Newsletter. The above photo from Unsplash shows Afghan women refugees protesting the Taliban in another country.) Recently I was sitting with an Afghan friend, and she showed… Read moreLife For Women In Afghanistan Is Bleak
(From Christian Post, 9/14/23 – The photo above is from 8/26/23 as Christians protest the vandalizing of more than 80 homes and 19 churches during an hours-long riot in Jaranwala in the Punjab province.) -A Christian couple in Pakistan’s Punjab… Read moreTensions Rise In Pakistan As Violence Spreads
(From breitbart.com 9/6/23)The U.S. congressional Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, chaired by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), held a hearing Wednesday to discuss the plight of Armenian Christians trapped by an Azerbaijani blockade in the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region. The commission heard testimony from… Read moreAzerbaijan Pursues The ‘Elimination of the Entire Christian Population and It’s Churches’
Imagine you are a pastor living in the midst of extreme persecution just for being a Christian in a country hostile to your beliefs. People lose their jobs, because they believe in Jesus, and children are afraid to attend school…. Read moreHow You Can Help The Persecuted in India!
(From Pray4SouthAsia.com) For 4 months now, Manipur state in Northeast India has been burning. An ethnic and political conflict between 2 communities has caused devastation in many parts of the state. Over 190 people have been killed and thousands of… Read moreManipur State In India is Burning!
(From the BBC) What started with two people burning a Quran has erupted into riots and clashes with the Swedish police where more than 40 people have been arrested. According to the BBC, the violence was sparked by a series… Read morePray for Sweden….AND Pakistan
(From International Christian Concern) – The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) government is rewriting portions of the Bible in an effort to increase its control over religion in country, according to U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI). In a meeting of the… Read moreChina is rewriting the Bible
US national news reported this past week that Muslims in the northern region of Nigeria made another raid on villages where Christians from the southern, mostly Christians, lived after having been displaced. “Terrorists reportedly identified as “Fulani militia” stormed two… Read moreSlaughter of Christians in Nigeria