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Evangelist persecuted in Denmark fighting legal battle after Florida judge denies his asylum request

Originally published in CBN News A Florida immigration judge has denied evangelist Torben Søndergaard’s request for asylum.  Judge Yon Alberdi, an appointee of Obama Attorney General Eric Holder, ruled Søndergaard did not meet the requirements for asylum. Søndergaard’s attorneys are filing an appeal. They have also filed a defamation lawsuit […]

Ukraine prison ministry showing love of Jesus to Russian captives

Originally published in Worthy Christian News A Ukrainian prison ministry has begun caring for Russian prisoners of war that were captured in the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, Christianity Today (CT) reports. Affiliated with the international network of the Chuck Colson–founded US prison ministry, Prison Fellowship Ukraine (PFU) was […]

Miraculous escape: Ukrainian pastor survives Russian imprisonment and takes family to freedom

Originally published in Faithwire As Russian troops are facing increasing strain with the Ukrainian army seeking to retake the southern city of Kherson, stories of atrocities, persecution, and God’s deliverance are emerging from the occupied territory. Residents of Kherson are boarding buses under forced “evacuation” orders from the Russian army, […]

Pro-Russian forces shutting down churches, arresting pastors in Ukraine

Originally published in Christian News A religious freedom watchdog has warned of Pro-Russian forces persecuting non-Orthodox churches in Ukraine.  According to Release International, forces occupying areas in Ukraine have closed down the three largest evangelical Protestant churches in Melitopol and shut down churches in Mariupol. In another raid, soldiers reportedly […]

UKRAINE: Chaplain rescues trapped civilians as war rages

Originally published in Voice of the Martyrs Since the opening days of the war, Gennadiy Mokhnenko, a chaplain in Ukraine’s military, and his band of brothers have rescued thousands trapped between Ukrainian and Russian forces. “Right now, this is [a very] dangerous place,” Mokhnenko told CBN News. “Every time when […]