Brother Andrew's Blog, page 75

‘How lucky I am to have you beside me’—Iranian prisoner thanks Christians for praying

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Laos: Christians flee destroyed homes for decision to worship Jesus

Christian converts are often spied on by neighbors and then forced out by their villages who see their decision as betrayal and a threat to the spirits they worship.

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Christine Caine: Will we be found faithful?

A21 founder Christine Caine looks at the life of faith every Christian has been called to—and how we can learn from the examples of persecuted Christians.

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What happens to North Korea’s Christians if Kim Jong Un dies?

There are reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is sick and near death. What would that mean for North Korea—and for its thousands of secret Christians?

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Persecuted … but not abandoned

How Christians in North Africa are finding Jesus—and growing in their knowledge of Him—even though they are isolated in their faith.

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Walking with Jesus … alone

What it's like for Christians to have to worship and follow Jesus by themselves.

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Iranian Christian sentenced—’I and my family were forced to endure all kinds of torture’

Iranian Christian convert and activist receives suspended sentence, depending on her conduct.

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‘I saw men and women crying of hunger’—COVID-19 creates dire situation in Syria

How the coronavirus is threatening the Christian community in Syria, which is already reeling from years of war and ISIS.

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‘We have real peace in Christ’: COVID-19 hope from Italy, Spain, China and Iran

The coronavirus pandemic has moved across the world. So what can American Christians learn from believers who have already gone through the worst of the health crisis?

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How COVID-19 is making Christian persecution even worse in Africa

Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, hundreds of thousands of believers are not only persecuted for their decision to follow Jesus but are now doubly vulnerable to the impact of a global pandemic.

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