More than 100 Muslims were injured and at least 54 died Sunday in a suicide bombing at an Islamic political gathering about 125 km north of Peshawar in the town of Khar, Pakistan, near the border of Afghanistan. Close to 98% Muslim, Pakistan is home to 828 people groups unreached with the Gospel of Christ.Continue reading “Pray for Pakistan”
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Missionary and Her Daughter Kidnapped in Haiti
Missionary Alix Dorsainvil was abducted along with her daughter last Thursday, July 27, from the campus where she serves as a community health nurse for El Roi Outreach International in Haiti. Originally from New Hampshire, she is also the wife of Haitian director Sandro Dorsainvil. Gang violence and kidnappings are a constant threat in Haiti.Continue reading “Missionary and Her Daughter Kidnapped in Haiti”
Protests in Manipur
Last Saturday, thousands of people gathered to protest the sexual assault of women from the mainly Christian Kuki ethnic group by mobs of Hindu Meiteis, who have continued to burn churches and run Christians from their homes since early May despite the presence of the Indian army in Manipur, India, where more than 65,000 peopleContinue reading “Protests in Manipur”
Letter from Pilot Ryan, Fast Tomorrow
Missionary pilot Ryan Koher and two South Africans were detained while preparing Koher’s plane to deliver vitamins and other needed items to orphanages in northern Mozambique. They were imprisoned several months, and have been granted a provisional release, but their case is still ongoing. Missionary Aviation Fellowship has called a fast tomorrow, July 27, forContinue reading “Letter from Pilot Ryan, Fast Tomorrow”
A Militant Muslim’s Encounter with Love
By the time Saudi-born Al Fadi turned 12, he had memorized half the Quran. By age 15, he was ready to die for Allah as a terrorist, had his mother not held him back. He hated Christians and anyone else who did not believe in Islam as the one true religion. The more he readContinue reading “A Militant Muslim’s Encounter with Love”
Uganda: Convert from Islam Martyred
After six months of learning about Christianity, 22-year-old Abudu Amisi chose Jesus as his Savior on June 22, but feared for his life because of his former ties to a Muslim missionary and the Islamic community. Christians provided a rental home for him, and he remained indoors for two weeks. But on July 8, AmisiContinue reading “Uganda: Convert from Islam Martyred”
Adolescent Wrongfully Arrested in Pakistan
Thirteen-year-old Simon laughed with his cousin Adil about which of them would win in a fight. One said he could punch like Muhammed Ali, and the other jokingly responded, “You are not Muhammed Ali. You are a dog.” A Muslim police officer inaccurately overheard the conversation as disrespect for the Islamic prophet Muhammad and beatContinue reading “Adolescent Wrongfully Arrested in Pakistan”
Seven Years a Prisoner Now Free
Held hostage by Al-Qaeda for seven years, Dr. Kenneth Elliot is at last free! Known as the “Doctor of the Poor” and “Savior of Sahel” for treating his patients without charge, the kind Christian surgeon and his wife, Jocelyn, ran a 120-patient hospital in Djibo, Burkina Faso. But in 2016, Muslim extremists abducted them bothContinue reading “Seven Years a Prisoner Now Free”
Forced Marriage or Death in Pakistan
Every year in the 98% Islamic country of Pakistan, hundreds of Christian and Hindu girls face abduction, abuse and forced marriages to Muslim men. Most of the victims fall between the ages of 14 and 18, but the second highest number are below the age of 14. Tragically, no woman is safe. Last month, overContinue reading “Forced Marriage or Death in Pakistan”
Nigerian President Replaces Leaders
Bola Tinubu, sworn in as president of Nigeria last month, has named replacements to lead the military, police and defense intelligence. In addition, he is expected to appoint new boards for all government agencies within the next few weeks, Fox News reported Monday. For years now, the mainly Christian nation has been wracked with violenceContinue reading “Nigerian President Replaces Leaders”
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