Pastor James Audu Issa was kidnapped from his pastorium at the Evangelical Church Winning All in Ekati, Kwara state, Nigeria, on August 28. Let’s join in prayer for his release, and for the salvation of his captors. This prayer comes from Gana Sunday Kajita, a member of Pastor Issa’s church: “Lord, You are the Keeper ofContinue reading “Nigeria: Pastor Abducted, Priest Released”
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Pray for Victims of Human Trafficking
Isaiah 51:9-23 Lord, today we pray for those across the world who are oppressed through human trafficking. Invade their darkness with Your beauty. Speak to them. Tell them who You created them to be. Envelop them in Your love so completely, whatever the enemy does against them disappears in the vastness of Your love andContinue reading “Pray for Victims of Human Trafficking”
Abducted Missionary, Orphans Released in Haiti
In the early hours of August 3, gunmen raided an orphanage near Port-au-Prince, and abducted Irish missionary Gena Heraty along with seven Haitians, including a three-year-old. Praise God, they have now all been released. Gena, who has lived in Haiti since 1993, helped found Kay Christine, a home for those with special needs at St.Continue reading “Abducted Missionary, Orphans Released in Haiti”
76 Hostages Rescued in Nigeria
About two million people have been displaced in Nigeria due to jihadist attacks in recent years, and more than 35,000 civilians have been brutally killed, many of those Christians. But Muslim civilians are also in danger. Around 30,000 bandits in more than 100 gangs terrorize the people in northwestern Nigeria. Last week, gunmen opened fireContinue reading “76 Hostages Rescued in Nigeria”
Muslim Man Gets Custody of Christian Teen He Kidnapped
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”
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”
Mass Kidnappings and Killings in Nigeria
During Thanksgiving week, Fulani herdsmen killed 48 Christians in Benue state — 30 on Sunday, November 24; and 18 on their way to church December 1. In total, some 106 Christians have been slain by Fulani and other Muslim extremists in Benue and Taraba states since October. Also during Thanksgiving week, Fulani attacked villages inContinue reading “Mass Kidnappings and Killings in Nigeria”
American-Israeli Hostages Update
The IDF announced Monday that an American-Israeli hostage previously believed alive was actually killed in Nir Oz during the Hamas-led attack on October 7 last year. Omer Maxim Neutra, the 21-year-old grandson of Holocaust survivors, grew up on Long Island, New York, where he attended a Jewish high school. In 2020, he spent a gapContinue reading “American-Israeli Hostages Update”
Israel-Gaza One Year Later
Today marks one year since Hamas launched a multi-front invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023, slaughtering 1,200 people and abducting 251. More than 41,431 Gazans have died since that day, more than 479 Palestinians in the West Bank and 2,000 people in Lebanon, with further casualties in Syria, Yemen and Iran. All of these nations inContinue reading “Israel-Gaza One Year Later”
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”
