Originally published in Baptist Press News As China continues to hunt down and arrest members of a house church in Sichuan Province, many of the 100 or more Christians arrested reportedly pledged in advance to persevere even until death. Gina Goh, Southeast Asia regional manager for International Christian Concern, said […]
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Asia Bibi ‘hunted door-to-door’
Originally published in Assist News Supporters appeal for Asia Bibi and her family to be given asylum PAKISTAN (ANS – Nov. 23, 2018) — The family of Asia Bibi, the Christian woman who spent eight years on death row in Pakistan for blasphemy before being acquitted three weeks ago, claim […]
All Nations defends missionary killed by remote islanders
Originally published in CBN News The search for the body of missionary John Chau on India’s North Sentinel Island is on hold, for now. The BBC reports that an unnamed Indian official says the government has called off the effort over concerns about safety and objections raised by tribal and […]
Asia Bibi’s daughter ‘thankful’ and ‘fearful’ after mother acquitted of blasphemy
Originally published in Sky News The daughter of a Pakistani woman freed after eight years on death row has thanked supporters and spoken of fears for her family’s safety. Eisham Ashiq has spoken publicly for the first time since her mother Asia Bibi was acquitted of blasphemy. The mother-of-five was […]
US missionary killed by world’s most isolated tribe
Originally published in Christianity Today A 27-year-old American missionary was killed on a remote island off the coast of India, where he attempted to share the gospel with the most isolated tribe in the world. All Nations, a Christian missions agency based in the US, confirmed that John Allen Chau […]
Pakistan Christians wary as asylum offers flood in for Asia Bibi
Originally published in World Watch Monitor Several countries have offered asylum to the Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi, after she was acquitted by the country’s highest court last month of a blasphemy charge carrying the capital punishment. However, local Christians are fearful of repercussions, as the West is perceived as Christian to […]
Woman risks everything to bring Jesus to North Korea
Originally published in Faith Wire Jang-mi was startled as the door to her cell swung open. Bruised, bloody, and soaked from her captives’ attempts to wake her with buckets of water, she was surprised to see her uncle walk through the door. Jang-mi lives in the most oppressive country in […]
More than 80 Indonesian children feared killed at Bible camp
Originally published in Christian Today The church where more than 80 Indonesian children were studying the Bible has moved about two kilometres from where it stood on Friday last week, before disaster struck. A 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck the west coast of Sulawesi island caused extensive soil liquefaction, a […]
Passengers saved as Indonesian pilot heeds Holy Spirit’s prompting to take off early
Originally published in God Reports The Holy Spirit prompted a Christian airline pilot to speed the departure of his Batik Air flight from Palu carrying 140 passengers, narrowly averting a potential disaster with the loss of many lives. The epicentre of a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Friday September 28 […]
China closes one of Beijing’s largest churches amid ongoing crackdown on Christianity
Originally published in The Gospel Herald – Breaking Christian News The growing crackdown on unofficial churches in China deepened on Sunday when authorities closed one of the largest churches in Beijing, according to reports. The Beijing Chaoyang District Civil Affairs Bureau informed Zion Church that it was “legally banned” for […]