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Persecuted for their faith

March 17, 2025 by P R Leave a Comment

The Sahel – Edited by Al McNair: About 400 million people inhabit the Sahel, a narrow strip of the vast African continent hugging the Sahara desert’s Southern reaches and stretching from Senegal’s Atlantic coastline in the West to the Red Sea in the East. Mostly a figment of the cartographer’s imagination, the Sahel is a region plagued by extreme poverty, deep civil unrest, and … [Read more...] about Persecuted for their faith

Open Doors World Watch List 2024

February 5, 2024 by P R Leave a Comment

World Watch list 2024

Open Doors has released World Watch List 2024 (WWL), which ranks countries by the severity of persecution and discrimination endured by Christians living there. The 2024 list highlights the plight of Christians in sub-Saharan Africa, with more than 82 percent of Christians killed across the globe being in Nigeria (ranked #6), increased violence in India, and church closures and … [Read more...] about Open Doors World Watch List 2024

Urgent Call for Prayer

September 18, 2023 by P R 1 Comment

Standing with Manipur’s tribals against overwhelming odds Rev's Ed Hird & David Kitz Why has the Canadian media left us largely in the dark over the Manipur genocide? What has the Canadian government been doing to protest the slaughter, rape, and displacement of tribal indigenous people of India?  In the remote and beautiful landscapes of Manipur, India, a … [Read more...] about Urgent Call for Prayer

Christians being persecuted for their faith

June 7, 2023 by Voice of the Martyrs Leave a Comment

Belarus: Seven young Christians fined A court in Minsk has fined seven young Christians the equivalent of two months’ average wages each. The charges were laid against the believers as punishment for talking to others about the meaning of Easter on April 15, the day before Orthodox Easter Sunday. The young people were charged for organizing “a demonstration or mass event,” … [Read more...] about Christians being persecuted for their faith

Is there a precedent for thanking God for persecution?

November 2, 2022 by Floyd Brobbel Leave a Comment

“I have found truly jubilant Christians only in the Bible, in the underground church and in prison.” ~ Rev. Richard Wurmbrand. This unrelenting question has consumed my thoughts… Is there a precedent for thanking God for persecution? After all, our reasons for expressing thanks tend toward the good things we receive, not something we regard as bad. For example, most of us … [Read more...] about Is there a precedent for thanking God for persecution?

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