June 15 is Persecution Sunday. Join us as we pray for persecuted Christians like Jessica. On April 30, 16-year-old Jessica Iqbal was abducted from her home in Pakistan by her 32-year-old Muslim neighbor, Azeem Ullah. Her Catholic father, Iqbal Masih, a house painter in Lahore, Punjab, filed an abduction case against Azeem the same day,Continue reading “Muslim Man Gets Custody of Christian Teen He Kidnapped”
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3 Hostages Found in Gaza and Other Headlines
ISRAEL-GAZA: The IDF recovered the body of Pinta Nattapong (m, 35) a Thai agricultural worker taken captive from Nir Oz, and then slain. They also recovered the bodies of two American-Israelis killed on October 7, Judith Weinstein-Haggai, 70, and her husband, Gad Haggai, 72. They were taken to Gaza by Mujahideen Brigades, the armed wingContinue reading “3 Hostages Found in Gaza and Other Headlines”
Pakistan: 3 Christians Freed from Forced Conversion and Marriage
Join us for the International Day for the Unreached on Pentecost Sunday, June 8, 2025. Police freed a 12-year-old Christian girl, Saba Shafique, two months after she was abducted by a 35-year-old neighbor, Muhammad Ali, who forced her to convert to Islam and marry him. As of early March, she is now home with herContinue reading “Pakistan: 3 Christians Freed from Forced Conversion and Marriage”
Resurrection Miracle in India
Join us for the International Day for the Unreached on Pentecost Sunday, June 8, 2025. More than 2,000 people groups, 95 percent of India’s population of 1.4 billion, are still unreached with the gospel. With the Hindu-majority nation among the most dangerous in the world for followers of Jesus, pastors and other Christians are oftenContinue reading “Resurrection Miracle in India”
Miracle Birth in India
Join us for the International Day for the Unreached on Pentecost Sunday, June 8, 2025. India is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for those who follow Jesus. But the couple in this story courageously chose Him, even at great cost. (Their names and photos are withheld for their protection.) As youContinue reading “Miracle Birth in India”
Pakistani Christian Girl Kidnapped. Again.
Join us for the International Day for the Unreached on Pentecost Sunday, June 8, 2025. Muskan Salman, the 15-year-old Christian girl we prayed for last year, who managed to escape from the Muslim man that abducted her, has once again been kidnapped by the same man. (March 3, Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) A ChristianContinue reading “Pakistani Christian Girl Kidnapped. Again.”
India: Christians Beaten, Forced from their Homes
Join us for the International Day for the Unreached on Pentecost Sunday, June 8, 2025. About 60 villagers who practice tribal religion in India’s Durandarbha village, Chhattisgarh state, gathered around 11 Christian families on April 24, beating them with thick wooden sticks and demanding they renounce Christ. (May 13, Morning Star News) “We were dyingContinue reading “India: Christians Beaten, Forced from their Homes”
Battle for Our Hearts and Nation
What battles do you see our nation and families going through? “Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.” Psalm 31:24 NIV Lord, please get up in our face. Invade our space. Show Yourself strong. Overwhelm us with Your beauty. Sway us by Your grace. Woo us with Your love. Give usContinue reading “Battle for Our Hearts and Nation”
Hostage Released and Other Answers to Prayer
ISRAEL: Edan Alexander, 21, American-Israeli soldier held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023, was released yesterday. Pray for his salvation and healing from trauma. Pray God will meet every terrorist in their dreams, grip them with fear of the Lord, and bring them to repentance and salvation. Pray all remaining hostages willContinue reading “Hostage Released and Other Answers to Prayer”
Christians in Uganda Persecuted, Martyred
Last week, we shared with you how God had answered our prayers during Ramadan, and many Muslims came to faith in Uganda, but several Christians were also murdered. Following are more reports of persecution in Uganda. Let’s continue to pray for these situations. Pray for protection and healing for Christians and seekers who survived, comfortContinue reading “Christians in Uganda Persecuted, Martyred”
