The day after Christmas, Hezbollah targeted an ancient Christian village in northern Israel. Muslim terrorist missiles from Lebanon hit Saint Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church in Iqrit, wounding an 80-year-old man and nine Israeli soldiers who rushed to help. Already more than 80,000 people have been displaced in that region. (CBN, Jan 2) Israeli air strikesContinue reading “Christian Village Targeted by Hezbollah Missiles”
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Christians Jailed for Their Faith
UGANDA: On the third day of an evangelistic campaign in Soroti, a crowd of Muslims beat the Christian preachers for quoting the Quran. Police then arrested two of the evangelists, Joseph Omadi and Isaac Napakol, for “wounding the religious feelings” of the Muslim community. Their physical condition has worsened considerably in prison this past month.Continue reading “Christians Jailed for Their Faith”
Nigeria: More Than 160 Massacred at Christmas
At least 160 people died, more than 300 sustained injuries, and hundreds of homes burned to the ground over Christmas weekend in brutal attacks on more than 20 mostly Christian communities in the Bokkos and Barkin Ladi region of Plateau State, Nigeria. Although Nigeria is nearly 52% Christian, it is by far the deadliest countryContinue reading “Nigeria: More Than 160 Massacred at Christmas”
Prayers for Suffering Christians This Christmas
As we gather with loved ones this Christmas and worship God freely in our churches, let’s take a moment to pray together as a family for persecuted Christians throughout the world who don’t have that freedom or who are in the midst of a war they have no part in. To understand better what ourContinue reading “Prayers for Suffering Christians This Christmas”
Christians Killed in Gaza and Other Headlines
GAZA: IDF sniper fire killed Nahida Anton and her daughter Samar inside the Holy Family Parish on Saturday as they walked to the Sisters Convent. Seven more were wounded as they tried to protect others. The night before, heavy bombing resulted in three wounded inside the church. The compound is home to Missionaries of Charity,Continue reading “Christians Killed in Gaza and Other Headlines”
Praying for Yemen’s Salvation
Since Yemen’s warring sides failed to renew a truce that expired last month, fighting has continued at a standstill, giving respite to their haggard nation. In the meantime, however, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have begun attacking Israel. Although Yemen is the third most dangerous country in the world for followers of Jesus, nearly a decadeContinue reading “Praying for Yemen’s Salvation”
Three Christians Conditionally Released from Prison in Iran, One Pardoned
Three Christians imprisoned in Iran for participating in house churches, Ahmad Sarparast, Ayoob Poor-Rezazadeh and Morteza Mashoodkari, have been released to serve the remainder of their five-year sentences outside prison, as long as they return to work daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the jail’s adjacent factory. In addition, another house church memberContinue reading “Three Christians Conditionally Released from Prison in Iran, One Pardoned”
Nigeria: 74 Christians Martyred, More than 123 Abducted in Two Months
As you read this devastating report from Nigeria in September and October, BENUE STATE: Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists killed three Christians and kidnapped another, Iorhon Dam, early Sunday morning, October 29, in Tse Gamber village, Gwer West County. At the same time, three more Christians were murdered in Ngai village. On October 23, terroristsContinue reading “Nigeria: 74 Christians Martyred, More than 123 Abducted in Two Months”
Deadly Earthquake in Nepal
More than 157 people died and over 170 were injured in a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that shook northwestern Nepal Friday night and flattened many villages. People as far away as New Delhi, India, also felt the tremors. Then, today, another earthquake hit in the same area as the first, Ramidanda in Jajarkot district, followed byContinue reading “Deadly Earthquake in Nepal”
International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church
Please go to our International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church page for today’s prayers: International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church If you haven’t subscribed to the Prayer Wall yet, please enter your email address below, so you can receive each daily prayer guide in time for your morning quiet times with God:Continue reading “International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church”
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