Brother Andrew's Blog, page 82

Iran’s Evin Prison: Church leader asks, ‘Remember me in your prayers always’

Two years into a 10-year sentence, an outspoken Christian releases a powerful letter from his cell in Iran's Evin Prison.

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Miracles in China: ‘All I could do is pray’

A look at how God is using the prayers of a praying church to work His miracles in China.

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Near-starving North Koreans told to ‘tighten belts’

A public speech by North Korea's regime offers no hope for religious freedom and better living conditions to North Korean Christians.

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5 ways China is suffocating Christianity

A look at how the Chinese state is trying to control Christianity—or stamp it out completely.

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Rohingya believers attacked, facing torture for choosing Jesus

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Open Doors’ David Curry: Why China’s mass surveillance system threatens Christians worldwide

China's vast surveillance system (an estimated 415 million public cameras) creates implications for Christians and other religious minorities worldwide.

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In Iran, 21-year-old Christian activist arrested, missing—‘no one has heard from her’

A Christian activist in Iran has been arrested and is now missing—only days after being kicked out of her university for no given reason.

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Facial recognition technology ushers in new wave of Christian persecution

A new wave of Christian persecution led by facial recognition technology is one of four major trends impacting believers today.

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Kidnapped Nigerian church leader executed only 18 days after abduction

Abducted in an attack on his village, a Nigerian church leader has been executed by the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram.

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Leah Sharibu reported alive in Nigeria

Nigerian Christian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu is "alive and well," says a former hostage of ISWAP, the same extremist group that kidnapped Sharibu, along with 100 other girls, in February 2018.

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