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March 13, 2018

Hindu Mob in India Raids Churches and Assaults Pastors in Violence Spree

Recent attacks on a spate of Christian churches and their pastors in India bears evidence of the increasing persecution in the country and Hindu extremists' resolve to eradicate Christianity.


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Published on March 13, 2018 07:05

Hindu Extremist Slashes Pastor with Machete in India-But God Does the Miraculous

House-church leaders in India like Vipur* are constant targets of Hindu extremists who resort to all sorts of persecution—even violence and murder—to stop the spread of the gospel.


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Published on March 13, 2018 07:01

March 8, 2018

In Nigeria, Kidnapped, Raped, Mocked, Saved by God: A Boko Haram Survivor’s Story of Radical Forgiveness

For a year, Esther was held captive by Boko Haram militants. Her captivity left her with deep emotional wounds and a child she named Rebecca—the baby others in her family and village call “Boko.”


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Published on March 08, 2018 07:23

March 6, 2018

In India, Christian Teen Kidnapped by Traffickers, Restored by God

Thought of as “less than” with no real human rights and already disenfranchised from Hindu society, Christian women and girls in India are often targets of persecution expressed in unthinkable ways.


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Published on March 06, 2018 20:18

March 4, 2018

Pray With India Widow: ‘I’d Rather Die Than Forsake Jesus’

The last thing that Chandan remembers about that terrible day in her village in India was the loud bang of the door shutting behind her.


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Published on March 04, 2018 18:47

March 2, 2018

Pakistani Christian Leaps from Window to Avoid Twisted Act of Persecution

Faced with a "frighteningly turn of persecution strategy," 20-year-old Sajid Masih was forced to make a horrific choice.


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Published on March 02, 2018 10:42

February 28, 2018

In India, the Persecution No One’s Talking About

Discrimination and violence are increasing to new heights in this city of 1.3 billion people as 64 million believers pack churches by the thousands


 


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Published on February 28, 2018 17:16

February 27, 2018

Pray for a Sheikh in Uganda Who Openly Admitted His Conversion to Christ

How a former leader of one of the largest mosques in his district followed his restless heart to find Jesus as His Savior


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Published on February 27, 2018 14:35

February 23, 2018

Pray for the Return of 60-Plus Christians Still Missing from the Nineveh Plains and Mosul

As restoration of the Church in Iraq's Nineveh Plain and Mosul continues, the casualties of war are still very real for many families.


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Published on February 23, 2018 23:48

February 22, 2018

14 Ways to Stand and Pray With Syrian Believers–as Deadly War Rages On

We asked our local ministry partners: How can we pray with believers in Syria, and what are some ways that God is moving there?


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Published on February 22, 2018 13:19

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