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”
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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”
Video Update from Pilot Ryan
As Ryan Koher of Mission Aviation Fellowship readied his plane to take vitamins to needy orphans in tumultuous northern Mozambique at the beginning of November, he and two elderly South African volunteers, W. J. du Plessis and Eric Dry, were detained. After several months of imprisonment, they were given a provisional release from prison in mid-March. TheirContinue reading “Video Update from Pilot Ryan”
Christians Respond to Deadly Floods in Ukraine
More than 52 people have died in floods in the Russian-occupied areas of southern Ukraine, after a major dam collapsed in Kherson on June 6. The dam had provided drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people and cooling water to a major nuclear power plant. Although Russian forces retreated from the city of KhersonContinue reading “Christians Respond to Deadly Floods in Ukraine”
Cyclone Hits Southern Brazil
More than 13 have died and dozens are still missing after a cyclone hit Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul this weekend. Thousands have been displaced from their homes, even as more rainfall and low temperatures loom ahead in the coming week. Loving Father, please rescue those who are trapped, heal those whoContinue reading “Cyclone Hits Southern Brazil”
Terrorists Kill Students on Uganda-Congo Border
Terrorists set a secondary school on fire and murdered about 47 people, most of them between the ages of 13 and 18, on Friday night in Uganda. The attackers abducted at least six others and escaped across the border into Congo. Uganda is 82% Christian and borders the volatile eastern region of Democratic Republic ofContinue reading “Terrorists Kill Students on Uganda-Congo Border”
A Prayer for Fathers
My dad is an amazing prayer warrior man of God. He has spent his life loving others over and beyond, even moving his family to a poverty-stricken country to share God’s love with those who hadn’t experienced it yet. I am who I am today because he showed me Jesus, and because I grew upContinue reading “A Prayer for Fathers”
Martyred in Manipur
As an ethnic Kuki Christian woman prayed in her church last weekend in Khoken village, Manipur, India, Meitei terrorists dressed in Indian army uniforms and bearing automatic rifles killed her along with two other Kuki Christians, injuring two more. The ethnic Meitei, which make up 53% of Manipur’s population, are a mostly Hindu unreached peopleContinue reading “Martyred in Manipur”
Pakistan: Christians Wrongfully Accused
A 24-year-old Christian has been sentenced to death after a false conviction of breaking Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. Morning Star News reported that police broke into Noman Masih‘s home to arrest him while he slept — the same time he is accused of showing blasphemous images of Islam’s Prophet Muhammed to a group of people inContinue reading “Pakistan: Christians Wrongfully Accused”
