Originally posted in CBN Pastor Saeed Abedini has been imprisoned in Iran for his Christian faith for 1 000 days, on June 23. To commemorate the day, supporters of the imprisoned pastor gathered in Washington, DC, to host a prayer vigil and to place a thousand flowers in front of […]
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What it means to live a Dangerous Faith
[notice] This year marks the 60th anniversary of Brother Andrew’s first encounter with persecuted Christians behind the Iron Curtain, and the beginning of Open Doors’ ministry to the persecuted Church. Open Doors South Africa is celebrating the past 60 years of ministry with its Dangerous Faith 60 Tour. More about […]
Widow of slain Egyptian is proud that husband stood firm for faith
Originally posted in Christian Post The 23-year-old widow of Malak Ibrahim, one of the 21 Egyptian Christians who were beheaded by Islamic State terrorists in Libya earlier this year, says she’s proud and comforted by the fact that her husband refused to deny Christ and was praying to Jesus when […]
Libya: 88 Christians abducted by ISIS
Originally published in Open Doors SA Militants of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) abducted 88 Eritrean Christians in Libya on Wednesday, 3 June. According to reports by the Libya Herald, the Christians were seized by IS militants during an ambush on a people smuggling’ convoy near Oum Walid. This incident […]
China: Christians replace crosses that were removed under government order
Originally published in Gospel Herald Christians in China’s Zhejiang province have challenged local authorities of the Communist Party by putting back crosses knocked down in the government’s campaign. The cross is considered a traditional symbol of Christianity. In an exclusive report by Robert Marquand of the Christian Science Monitor, police […]
Iran sentences 18 Christian converts to prison for creating house churches
Originally published in Christian Today In the last two months, Iranian courts have sentenced 18 Christian converts to time in prison for charges including evangelising and creating house churches. The 18 were sentenced between mid-March and mid-May, according to a report from Persian-language Radio Farda. Thirteen of them were from […]
Sudanese pastors facing execution not afraid to die
Originally published in Charisma News Two South Sudanese pastors possibly facing execution in Sudan said they are not afraid to die. They’ve been charged with “inciting organized groups” and “offending Islamic beliefs.” Pastors Yat Michael and David Yein spoke with Sr. International Correspondent George Thomas by phone from their Khartoum […]
WATCH: Video of the Week: June 4, 2015 — Flocks don orange to support Middle East Christians
Originally published in Fox News Orange is the new color for Sundays, as the movement to wear the color either in clothing or on ribbons – to raise attention to the Christians executed by ISIS. The trend was popularized by several Christian leaders, including Catholic writer Rey Flores, who declared […]
Boko Haram kills dozens in villages, turns children into human weapons
Originally published in The Christian Post Boko Haram has killed dozens of people, including many Christians, in a slew of separate attacks carried out in raids on villages in Nigeria in the past week. The UN has said that the Islamic terror group continues forcing women and young girls to […]
Sudan’s aerial bombing kills 3-year-old girl, wounds mother in Nuba mountains
Originally published in Morning Star News A Sudanese Air Force bomb on Monday (May 25) killed a 3-year-old girl and wounded her Christian mother at their home in Kauda, South Kordofan state, sources said. In the latest civilian death in nearly 3,500 government bombings of civilian targets since April 2012, […]