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December 28, 2019
7 Christians killed, teen girl kidnapped in Boko Haram attack
Christmas 2019 has been deadly and tragic for Christians, including an attack on Christmas eve by Boko Haram in which seven were killed and a teenage girl was taken. Two days later, Islamic State claimed to have killed 11 Christians.
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December 27, 2019
December 18, 2019
Tajikistan pastor surprised by early prison release—‘All these years, I felt your prayers’
On Wednesday, December 17, at 10 am, imprisoned Tajikistan pastor Bahrom Kholmatov was freed—unexpectedly released three months early from a prison term set to end in March 2020. The Central Asian pastor says that while he was jailed, he felt the thousands of prayers for him.
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December 17, 2019
They were only sitting outside—pray with Christian family stabbed on Egypt’s streets
A recent attack reflects the ongoing violence and bias against Christians in Egypt. A mother and two grown sons were suddenly stabbed by a radical Muslim. "Christians shouldn't be on the street because they're dogs," the man yelled right before he took his first swipe.
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Pray with Pastor George in Syria—blindfolded, questioned, arrested for building a church
After leading his church through the recent Turkish incursion, Pastor George in Qamishli is facing persecution of a different kind for the simple reason of rebuilding his church that was damaged in the ISIS war.
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December 16, 2019
‘They have attacked us again as usual’—10 Kenyans executed mid-Advent
A bus attack by Islamic extremist group al Shabaab in Kenya has claimed 10 lives. The attack mirrors other extremist incidents in which militants separate Muslims from non-Muslims for execution or kidnapping.
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December 13, 2019
‘There was fire everywhere’—why this wounded Sri Lankan believer is singing songs of hope
A family who lost both parents and a sister in the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka shares about the day that changed their lives and the hope they have in Jesus.
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December 9, 2019
Extremists killed her mother, but hearing this young girl read Psalm 23 inspires hope
Dukashini is a 12-year-old girl from Sri Lanka. When her mother was killed in the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in 2019, she has been forced to pick up the pieces. She reads to her father from the Bible every night, something her mother used to do.
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December 5, 2019
Rekindling the light of hope in Syria
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