China arrests Christian preacher over Bible verses on Covid masks
Preacher Chang Hao of a rural church in Zhenxiong county of Zhaotong City was arrested in the second week of April following a police raid, Bitter Winter reported on April 28 referring to his wife, Enlin.
Terror attacks kill 293 people in Pakistan since January
The security forces conducted 8,269 major and minor intelligence-based operations in which 1,535 terrorists were either killed or arrested.
Church in Indonesia resists attempts to stop worship
“They told us that from now on, we should not hold worship service here since, they said, we have no permission,” Pastor Julles said.
Call to protect Christians keep UN Pakistan Mission busy
The Mission has received hundreds of such letters over the past year, sources said.
Persecution of Christians in China ‘getting worse’
'Bob Fu, ChinaAid President and Founder, said that China's state-run religious groups not only are required to praise the CCP, but increasingly must praise Chinese "President" Xi Jinping.
Xi Jinping secures 3rd term as China’s president
Xi was reappointed Friday as president for another five years by China's rubber-stamp legislature in a ceremonial vote in Beijing's Great Hall of the People.
Don’t distribute Bibles after earthquake, Turkish Christians plead
Alongside the prohibition of Bibles and evangelistic materials was a basic request to work with the local church to navigate Turkish sensitivities.
Bible translators ready NT for dedication in South Asia
Because village residents are fearful of foreigners, Wycliffe Associates trains national Christians who then travel throughout the country to teach others how to translate the Bible for their language communities.
Chinese Christians pray amid government crackdown
According to China’s repressive new regulations on religious affairs of 2018 all religious groups, religious institutes, and clergy must register with the government and pledge allegiance to the state or face punitive actions.
Turkish and Syrian Christians rally earthquake relief
LOCAL Christians were among the first responders to the massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria that left more than 5,000 people dead and more than 20,000 injured. They just don’t know how to make sense of it.
The happiness of suffering
Suffering for our own mistakes tends to be a source of shame. But to suffer for the sake of righteousness (because we are followers of Jesus) is a cause for joy in the Lord.
Have faith in God: Smith Wigglesworth
It is grand to see people believe God. God knew all about this leg and that it was broken in two places. I said to the woman, "When I pray, something will happen." Her husband was sitting there; he had been in his chair for four years and could not walk a step.
Churches petition Murmu to save Christians in Manipur
An estimated 35,000 Meitei Christians face “total cleansing and obliteration" in all the valley districts of the hilly state, according to their memorandum submitted to Murmu on June 26.
