Village authorities tear down Laos house church – February 28th
Barnabas Aid, 21st February 2024 Christians in Laos urgently need our prayers. Whilst citizens of Laos have the right and freedom “to believe or not to believe in religions” according to the country’s constitution, followers of Jesus are still subject to repeated harassment in rural areas. Village leaders and residents tore down the private home […]
Islamic State kills 10 Christians in Mozambique – February 28th
Open Doors, 21st February 2024 Your urgent prayers are again needed for believers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following another attack on a church in the northeast of the country. In yet another devastating attack in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), at least 15 Christians were killed, including a pastor, when a […]
Martyr’s Widow Perseveres in Leading Church – February 28th
Voice of the Martyrs, February 22nd, 2024 Feliciana’s husband pastored a church in a town in Oaxaca, Mexico, until he was killed in 2014 for his bold witness for Christ. After her husband’s murder, Feliciana struggled to provide for her family, and her two children became seriously ill. With help from foreign believrs, she has […]
The Cocos Islands Malay in Australia – Febuary 28th
Joshua Project, February 23rd, 2024 The Cocos Malays are the majority population of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, a territory of Australia. The Malay were the first permanent inhabitants of the island, along with Alexander Hare. They were brought as slaves and members of his harem. When a previous claimant, John Clunies-Ross, arrived a year later […]
Armenian Christian on Trial in Iran – January 31st
International Christian Concern, 27th January 2024 Armenian Christian Hakop Gochumyan is still being detained in Iran. Last summer Hakop, an Armenian citizen, travelled to Iran to visit his wife Elisa’s family, an Iranian-Armenian. On August 16th, they were arrested while visiting their friend’s home. Their arrests coincided with arrests of dozens of other Christian converts […]
Islamic State kills 10 Christians in Mozambique – January 31st
Barnabas Aid, January 24th, 2024 (excerpts) Islamists have boasted of killing ten Christians in a series of attacks waged over two weeks against Christian villages in northern Mozambique. The onslaught claimed by Islamic State coincided with the launch on 4 January 2024 of the group’s new global terror campaign, “Kill Them Wherever You Find Them”, […]
Bold Witness Beaten 40 Times – January 31st
Voice of the Martyrs, January 25th, 2024 Gabriela lives in a rural village in Oaxaca, Mexico, where members of her Mixteca community adhere to Christo-paganism, a syncretistic blend of pagan practices and Roman Catholicism that is opposed to the gospel. Because of her boldness in sharing her faith, she has been attacked by her neighbours […]
The Rahmani (Muslim traditions) in India – January 31st
Joshua Project, January 31st, 2024 The Rahmani work mainly as farmers. Many do not read, so the gospel will need to be given in oral forms. However, there are also prominent people among them, and the Rahmani surname is well known across a number of countries. They are Sunni Muslims, and there is much […]
Russia and its Conscientious Objectors – January 3rd
Forum 18, 19th December 2023 Military officials have denied four young Baptist men in Siberia and the Far East the opportunity to carry out alternative civilian service, rather than military service, despite their efforts to demonstrate their pacifist religious convictions to the military authorities. All had applied for alternative civilian service. As of mid-December, only […]
Arrested after Baptism Video – January 3rd
Christian Daily International, December 29, 2023 (excerpts) Officials in Mauritania have released all Christians arrested after a video of a baptism ceremony in November prompted Muslims to call for their punishment, Christian leaders in the region said. The Christians do not appear to have been charged with any crime, the Christian leaders indicated. “They have […]