Originally published by Agenzia Fides “We are not interested in money, the federal government knows what we are asking for”. In a video message posted on Wednesday, the group that attacked the train along the Abuja-Kaduna line on March 28, threatened to kill the captured hostages if their demands (which […]
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Kenya Christians facing great loss amidst ongoing attacks
Originally published by Voice of the Matyrs A bomb planted by members of the al-Shabab Islamic terrorist group exploded on 28 February, killing seven and injuring more than a dozen others. This attack occurred after another recent attack on the predominantly Christian community where at least 13 people were killed […]
Christian family sprayed with acid for leaving Islam
Originally published in Morning Star News Upset over conversions to Christianity, hardline Muslims in an area of eastern Uganda this month sprayed a newly Christian family with acid and beat a former mosque leader, sources said. In Intonko village, Namutumba District, Muslim relatives on March 8 sprayed acid on Juma […]
Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill 32 Christians in Northern Nigeria
Originally published in Christian Headlines More than 100 suspected Fulani herdsmen and Islamic extremist terrorists on Sunday night (March 20) killed 32 civilians, two soldiers and possibly abducted a woman in an attack on a predominantly Christian town in Nigeria, sources said. In northern Nigeria’s Kaduna state, the assailants raided […]
Malawi cyclone victims receive ‘the greatest gift’
By Edward Mikwamba National Repentance Malawi (NPM) and Great Calling Ministries yesterday ministered at a relief camp for cyclone victims in Chikwawa in southern Malawi and people were very receptive to the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ The team’s visit was inspired by a discussion in which they noted […]
Open Doors: Every two hours a Nigerian Christian is killed for ‘following Jesus’
Originally published in BREITBART The Christian aid group Open Doors revealed on Wednesday a Christian is violently killed for their faith in Nigeria every two hours on average, 365 days a year. “That’s nearly 13 people a day, 372 a month and almost 5,000 a year,” writes Lindy Lowry, the […]
Hardline Muslims kill evangelist at open-air event in Uganda
Originally published in Morning Star News Hardline Muslims who grew furious at the preaching of a speaker at an open-air evangelistic event last week in eastern Uganda beat him to death and burned his body, sources said. John Michael Okero was quoting verses from the Koran about Christ on February […]
Cyclone damage, crime in Malawi highlight need for national restoration, healing
By Rev Edward Mikwamba coordinator for National Repentance Malawi Malawi’s economy is continuing to nosedive due to, among others the Covid-19 pandemic and destruction to roads, schools, houses and bridges countrywide caused by Cyclone Ana. The cyclone which first struck in late January and also affected Madagaecar, Mozambique, Zambia and […]
Ugandan Christian evangelist beaten, tied up to be burned for leaving Islam — won’t stop preaching Gospel
Originally published in Morning Star News Muslim relatives of a Christian evangelist on February 6 beat and tied him up to be burned to death after he returned home for a funeral in eastern Uganda, he said. Malingumu Bruhan, 34, returned to Kaliro District for his grandfather’s funeral in Muhira […]
Eritrean patriarch Antonios dies under house arrest after 15 years confinement
Originally published by CSW CSW is deeply saddened by the death of the legitimate patriarch of the Eritrean Tehwado Orthodox Church, Abune Antonios, after 15 years under house arrest. Local reports indicate the 94-year-old patriarch died in the early hours of February 9. The patriarch’s body was taken to the […]