On June 23, 2024, One With Them: A Day for Christian Captives, Open Doors Canada invites Canadians to stand with, and pray for, our brothers and sisters held captive for their faith, and to pray their families. Fifty-seven-year-old Inthy, a pastor from Laos, is no stranger to religious persecution. He has been imprisoned three times for courageously … [Read more...] about Open Doors Canada invites Canadians to pray for Christian captives on June 23, 2024
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Mexico – For several years, leaders in the villages of Coamila and Rancho Nuevo, which are both located within the state of Hidalgo, have been pressuring members of the Great Commission Baptist Church to participate in religious festivals that go against their beliefs. In December 2022, one of the non-compliant Protestant believers was admitted to hospital after being tied to a … [Read more...] about Persecuted for their faith
Persecuted for their faith
India: A Christian couple was recently sentenced to prison after accusations were made that they had been involved in pressuring others to convert to Christianity. Pastor Ramesh Ahirwar and his wife Sakshi are from the village of Vivek Nagar in Madhya Pradesh. A man had accused the couple of abducting his estranged wife Sapna (who also happens to be Pastor Ramesh’s niece) … [Read more...] about Persecuted for their faith
Persecuted for their faith
Pakistan (good news) The recent directive from the Lahore High Court to strictly enforce anti-child marriage laws has raised hope among Pakistan’s Christians of some protection against their underage girls being forced to convert to Islam and wed their kidnappers, sources said. It also ordered chairmen of union councils to promptly annul any underage marriages, with the … [Read more...] about Persecuted for their faith
Persecuted for their faith
Pakistan: Gunman kills Christian youth Persecuted for their faith: On February 5, Sunil Masih and three other Christian youth were standing in a market of Punjab’s Gujranwala District when six men arrived on motorcycles. One of the men shouted, “Kill all the Christians.” At that point, a different man, Zaman Butt, opened fire, killing a 14-year-old boy named Sunil. During … [Read more...] about Persecuted for their faith