We praise God that although missionary pilot Ryan Koher has not yet been released, his plane has! The Cessna 206 was returned to Missionary Aviation Fellowship (called Ambassador Aviation in Mozambique) a few days ago. Although Mozambique is a Christian-majority nation, brutal persecution by Muslim extremists has ranked it one of the most dangerous countries in theContinue reading “Ryan Koher’s Plane Released”
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Christians in Turkey Quake Zone Ask for Prayer
Today marks the one-month anniversary of the tragic quake that has cost nearly 52,000 lives in Turkey and Syria. More than 45,000 of those fatalities happened in Turkey, making February 6 the deadliest earthquake that nation has experienced in possibly 1,500 years. Everyone lost someone, say Christians who survived and are now helping provide shelter,Continue reading “Christians in Turkey Quake Zone Ask for Prayer”
Pray for Missionary Pilot Ryan’s Release from Prison
As Mission Aviation Fellowship pilot Ryan Koher and two elderly South African volunteers, W. J. du Plessis and Eric Dry, near four months of imprisonment without formal charges in Mozambique, let’s pray all the more fervently for their release. Here is the latest update from MAF: “At the end of four months, Mozambican law requires theContinue reading “Pray for Missionary Pilot Ryan’s Release from Prison”
Burmese Christians Ask for Prayer
Since a military coup seized power from the elected government in Myanmar two years ago, security forces have slaughtered an estimated 3,000 people. Fighting in the mostly Christian Chin State has left countless families homeless and hiding in the jungles, their villages burned, and dozens of churches ransacked, shelled and occupied. The minority peoples ofContinue reading “Burmese Christians Ask for Prayer”
Extremist Meets Jesus in a Vision
Over the past few weeks, we’ve shared story after story of persecuted and martyred Christians, usually at the hands of Muslim extremists. Converts from Islam and those who help them to faith are in the greatest danger, especially in Africa, where more than 90% of the world’s Christian martyrs last year took their last earthlyContinue reading “Extremist Meets Jesus in a Vision”
Christians Imprisoned in Eritrea
Eritrean authorities recently arrested 44 Christians as they gathered in homes, reports Release International. The 39 women and four men will likely face torture and even death unless they renounce Jesus. They join an estimated 400-1000 others imprisoned for their faith in the East African country, which ranks fourth on Open Doors’ World Watchlist ofContinue reading “Christians Imprisoned in Eritrea”
Update from Koher in Prison
Let’s continue to pray for three Christians imprisoned in Mozambique. Here is their story and an update: On November 4, a pilot with Mission Aviation Fellowship, Ryan Koher met with two South Africans as they prepared for a routine flight to deliver vitamins and other needed supplies to orphanages trapped by ongoing jihadist violence inContinue reading “Update from Koher in Prison”
Four Christians Killed, Four Injured in Sudan
A Sudanese-American pastor and three other Christians were gunned down Monday by terrorists in Kadugli, southern Sudan. Four others were also injured in the attack. (Read the full story at MorningStarNews.org.) Although the country had made some strides toward religious freedom, ever since the coup in 2021, Islamic extremism and terrorism, especially against Christians, hasContinue reading “Four Christians Killed, Four Injured in Sudan”
Letter from Imprisoned Pilot
Here at the Prayer Wall, we have been asking the Lord for the quick release of a pilot with Mission Aviation Fellowship, Ryan Koher, and two South Africans who helped with his ministry. The three are being held in a maximum security prison in Mozambique on an accusation of “supporting terrorism” because of an intendedContinue reading “Letter from Imprisoned Pilot”
Nigeria: Dozens of Christians Martyred in a Week
After the January 15 attacks, many more Christians have been martyred and abducted in Nigeria. In Kaduna State on the 17th, five believers were murdered and many more injured. On the same day in another village, terrorists kidnapped a Catholic teacher and killed a church worker. Fulani militants kidnapped four more believers on the 17thContinue reading “Nigeria: Dozens of Christians Martyred in a Week”
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