This update on Syria is from Open Doors’ 2022 World Watchlist: “Violence against Christians decreased in Syria, which is news worth celebrating. And yet … even though the public threat of ISIS has largely subsided, Christians in Syria still grapple with daily persecution that may become violent. … Where extremists control territory, any public expressionContinue reading “Stories from Syria: “Jesus Saved My Life””
Category Archives: Answered Prayer
Peace Promised for Tigray
After two years of war that plunged more than six million people into acute hunger, caused thousands of deaths, and displaced millions of families from their homes, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Ethiopian government agreed Wednesday evening to permanently end hostilities. Praise God! This is a direct answer to our prayers forContinue reading “Peace Promised for Tigray”
Christians Released from Iranian Prison
Praise God two Christian prisoners in an Iranian prison known as the “torture factory” were recently released without explanation. Both Nasser Narvad Gol-Tapeh, a 61-year old Christian man and house church attender, and Fariba Dalir, a 51-year-old mother and house church planter, were charged with “acting against national security” because of their underground church involvement.Continue reading “Christians Released from Iranian Prison”
Tigray-Ethiopia Peace Talks Are On!
The Peace Talks originally scheduled earlier this month are finally happening now in South Africa between Ethiopian national security advisor Redwan Hussein and Tigray forces spokesman Getachew Reda and General Tsadkan Gebretensae. This comes after Eritrean forces joined with Ethiopia to capture several Tigrayan cities. The two years of relentless violence have cut off theContinue reading “Tigray-Ethiopia Peace Talks Are On!”
Tigray-Ethiopia Peace Talks
The Ethiopian government and warring forces from that country’s Tigray region have agreed to accept an invitation from the African Union to participate in peace talks this weekend in South Africa. The two years of relentless violence have cut off the six million people in Tigray from needed food, medicine, fuel and other aid deliveries,Continue reading “Tigray-Ethiopia Peace Talks”
Ceasefires: Azerbaijan-Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan
Praise God, a ceasefire appears to be holding at the border of Azerbaijan and Armenia. The death toll is up to 210 and rising because of many injuries. Continue praying here: Fighting for Armenia and Azerbaijan Meanwhile, more deadly fighting has erupted in Central Asia along the border of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, which appears to alsoContinue reading “Ceasefires: Azerbaijan-Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan”
Hundreds Turn to Christ in Myanmar
Since a military coup in Myanmar early last year, thousands of innocent people have died, many of those Christians. Fighting in the mostly Christian Chin State has left countless families homeless and hiding in the jungles, their villages burned, and dozens of churches ransacked, shelled and occupied. Baptist pastor Cung Biak Hum was gunned downContinue reading “Hundreds Turn to Christ in Myanmar”
Cambodia: Victims of Trafficking Rescued
Praise God at least 250 victims have been rescued from trafficking in Cambodia this year through an ongoing joint operation between Vietnamese and Cambodian authorities. Teens in Southeast Asian countries are especially vulnerable to the lure of jobs with good pay in Cambodia promised by traffickers who take the time to become their friends first,Continue reading “Cambodia: Victims of Trafficking Rescued”
Hope in Sight for Ethiopia
Just after we prayed on Global Hunger Sunday, the first Ukrainian ship filled with grain bound for areas hard-hit by starvation and famine arrived in Djibouti. (A second shipment from Ukraine is expected to arrive in Yemen soon.) The plan is to transport the 23,000 metric tons of grain in this first shipment overland toContinue reading “Hope in Sight for Ethiopia”
Syrian Migrants Rescued from Island
The 38 living Syrian migrants (one child died of a scorpion sting), including seven children and a heavily pregnant woman, stranded on an unnamed island between Turkey and Greece since mid-July have been rescued and taken to Greece. All are in good condition, praise God. Lord, we thank You for this rescue. Please, now, provideContinue reading “Syrian Migrants Rescued from Island”
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