What does it take for a jihadist to turn to Jesus? A Muslim extremist in central Africa, Wesley Saliboko murdered people in his fight against Christians. But each time he participated in the violence jihad demanded of him, his heart filled with sorrow. “I did not want to live with this sorrow in my heart,”Continue reading “Muslim Murderer of Christians Gives His Life to Christ”
Category Archives: Persecution
Christians Detained in China
A house church elder in Guizhou Province, China, detained since 2021 without a proper trial or verdict, has now been sentenced to five years in prison. Zhang Chunlei suffers from cholecystitis (gall bladder inflammation) and liver cirrhosis, but has been denied bail. His congregation in Guiyang was banned in 2018 from meeting together and hasContinue reading “Christians Detained in China”
Yemeni, Egyptian in Prison for Their Faith
Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo, 54, a refugee from Yemen who converted from Islam to Christ, and an Egyptian Christian, Nour Fayez Ibrahim Girgis, were arrested in late 2021 for their connection with a private Facebook group for Christian converts from Islam. Abdulbaqi also spoke on a Christian TV program about his conversion and the persecution YemeniContinue reading “Yemeni, Egyptian in Prison for Their Faith”
Christian Child Forced to Marry Muslim Man in Pakistan
Muhammad Asad abducted 12-year-old Fairy Shaukat, daughter of an impoverished Christian widow, on August 9, from a shop near her home in Kasur District, Punjab province. The Muslim man then forced the child to convert to Islam and married her. Marriage to a minor is illegal in Pakistan, and a proposed bill called the PunjabContinue reading “Christian Child Forced to Marry Muslim Man in Pakistan”
Terrorism in Nigeria Causes 70 Churches to Close
Terrorist attacks, especially the brutal Christmas attacks, have forced the Church of Christ in Nations denomination to close 70 churches in central Nigeria’s Plateau state. (July 8, CDI-MSN) “All our worship church buildings in these communities were burned down by the terrorists,” Rev. Amos Mohzo, president of COCIN, said. “Internally Displaced Christians from these communitiesContinue reading “Terrorism in Nigeria Causes 70 Churches to Close”
Kidnapped, Released in Nigeria
Ada Anioma, Christian wife of the attorney general of Nigeria’s Delta state, Peter Mrakpor, was abducted from a Bible study in Asaba July 30. Gunmen killed her driver and a policeman in the attack. (August 1, Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) Father God, please comfort the families of Ada’s driver and the policeman. Be aContinue reading “Kidnapped, Released in Nigeria”
90 New Martyrs in Nigeria
At least 50 Christians died in a brutal attack on Ayati village, August 8, by Fulani herdsmen and a criminal gang. The predominantly Christian village in Ukum County, Benue state, Nigeria, was also attacked by Fulanis a month earlier, martyring 11 Christians there and in Borikyo village. (August 9, Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) ResidentsContinue reading “90 New Martyrs in Nigeria”
Christians in India Murdered for Their Faith
At the end of last month, as Bindu Sodhi and her family prepared their rice field for planting, a group of Hindu extremists, including extended family members, assaulted them and killed Bindu, 22. Rather than registering her case or taking action against the murderers, police detained those insisting on a burial for Bindu. (Anto AkkaraContinue reading “Christians in India Murdered for Their Faith”
Christian Teen Tortured, Martyred in Pakistan
On June 6, Haji Muhammad Saleem, the Muslim owner of a plastic bottle factory in Lahore, along with his son Umar and three Muslim factory workers, Shahzad, Bilal and Shani tortured and killed Waqas Salamat, an 18-year-old Catholic who worked at the factory, for leaving the job against Haji’s wishes. Police arrested one worker, butContinue reading “Christian Teen Tortured, Martyred in Pakistan”
Christian Mother Arrested in Pakistan
A judge rejected bail last month for a 28-year-old Christian mother, Stella Khawar, arrested on false blasphemy charges that could mean up to 17 years in prison. “After the August 16, 2023 attacks on churches and homes of Christians in Jaranwala, there have been three or four incidents in our village in which blasphemous contentContinue reading “Christian Mother Arrested in Pakistan”
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