Brother Andrew's Blog, page 85

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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‘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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‘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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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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Rekindling the light of hope in Syria

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Rekindling the Light of Hope in Syria

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Why this 7-year-old is the face of living hope in war-torn Syria

In Aleppo, Syria, this young Armenian family is learning to live with grief and walk in hope—as they cope with the absence of their husband/father, kidnapped by Islamic extremists six years ago.

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Another attack in Burkina Faso kills 14 Christians: ‘The attacks have shattered the lives of our people’

Christians in northeastern Burkina Faso are reeling after a new attack on a church left 14 dead.

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80+ killed, 16-year-old girl taken in string of Islamic attacks in DRC

In November, Christians in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have endured a string of at least 10 attacks by an Islamic extremist group who killed at least 84 people and kidnapped 13, including a 16-year-old girl.

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4 things persecuted Christians can teach us about gratitude

Persecuted Christians teach us 4 lessons about Thanksgiving and the importance of living lives of gratitude.

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