South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in The Gospel Herald A North Korean woman who suffered unspeakable horrors while imprisoned for her faith has shared how God’s faithfulness — and one desperate prayer — sustained her through the darkest of days. Growing up war-torn North Korea, Hannah Cho often heard her mother pray, “Hananim! […]
Originally published in World Watch Monitor Three Kenyan Christians were hacked to death by Al-Shabaab militants at night on August 18, after they refused to recite the Islamic prayer of faith. A fourth Christian – the mentally challenged older brother of one of the three – was also killed. At […]
Originally published in The Christian Institute Christianity is growing in the despotic state of North Korea despite the horrendous persecution of dissenters, sources on the ground say. A North Korean defector who works with the country’s underground church said that people “no longer respect Kim Jong-un” and are refusing to […]
Originally published in The Christian Post The massive rise of Christianity in Iran, especially among youths, continues despite the Islamic government’s efforts to suppress the faith. Even Islamic leaders admitted that more and more young people are choosing to follow Christ. According to Mohabat News, which reports on the persecution […]
Originally published in World Watch Monitor After four years’ imprisonment for “violating national security”, Iranian Christian Maryam Naghash Zargaran was released from Tehran’s Evin prison on the August 1 2017. She was due to be released four days earlier, on July 28, but, as Mohabat News reported, this was delayed […]
Originally published in God Reports An Ethiopian evangelist suffered significant wounds to his head when he was attacked by a group of radical Muslims with machetes. The 27-year-old man – who cannot be named for security reasons – was attacked on July 16 while he was alone in his home […]
Originally published in CBN News President Donald Trump is nominating Kansas Gov Sam Brownback as the ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom. If confirmed by the Senate, he’ll run the State Department’s office which promotes religious freedom through foreign policy. He and his staff would be charged with investigating religious freedom […]
Originally published in Christian Today Seven Christians have been killed in Kenya by al-Shabaab militants, according to International Christian Concern. The killings took place earlier this month in three separate villages. Three policemen were killed in the first raid, when 200 militants attacked Pandanguo village in Lamu county. Three days […]
Originally published in CBN News The little girl had no idea her parents were criminals until the day she found a Bible hidden in the family’s home. “When I was twelve, I accidentally found a Bible my parents had hidden in their closet. I don’t know why, but I started […]
By Open Doors SA It is estimated that for one in every 12 Christians around the world,persecution is a daily reality –they endure intimidation, prison and even death because of their faith. During 2016, Open Doors distributed 2.5 million Bibles and Christian literature worldwide, trained a million people and provided […]