KHARTOUM, SUDAN – Some 1,500 Christians trapped in Sudan are on their way to neighboring South Sudan, as part of a massive rescue operation dubbed ‘Exodus’, an aid group told Worthy News. The Christians bring the total of rescued believers under the program to roughly 3,800 – almost double the number originally planned, explained Barnabas…
By BosNewsLife Africa and BosNewsLife Asia Services Christians in two heavily Islamic nations were struggling Thursday, March 21, as believers in Libya faced rebuilding their torched church while half-a-world away in Indonesia, Christians were ordered to dismantle their place of worship. The St Mark’s Church in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi was burned down…
A fresh set of sanctions agreed by the United Nations this week will impose further restrictions on North Korea and increasingly limit its ability to function in the international community. According to Open Doors USA, Christians also could be impacted as uncertainty and threats of attacks against the United States and South Korea increase. The…
Five members of the Church of Iran denomination appeared before a judge at the 14th Branch of the Revolutionary Court in Shiraz, Fars Province on March 10 and were handed exorbitant bail terms. According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), Mohammad Roghangir, Surush Saraie, Eskandar Rezaie, Shahin Lahooti and Massoud Rezaie are charged with disturbing public…
Five Iranian Christian converts who were detained late last year will reportedly begin trial in Iran’s Revolutionary Court this week, according to a human rights group following the case. The five men were among seven arrested in October when security forces raided an underground house church in the city of Shiraz during a prayer session….
Islamic rebels have been taking over Christian villages in Syria and that leaves the Christians facing some tough choices. Recently a Muslim group captured the Christian village of Yacoubiyeh. Many residents fled, leaving behind empty homes, damaged churches and relics of their faith. Read more at http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2013/March/Syrian-Christians-Fleeing-as-Islamists-Take-Over/
International Christian Concern reports that 125 Christians have been beaten and detained over the past week in Eritrea. ” Police arrested these church members from homes and workplaces during broad daylight and then marched them through town to the police station while beating them,” an investigator for Open Doors said. Among the 125 Christians, 45 men…
By Carolyn Poteet Almost five hundred years ago, Martin Luther stood before the Diet of Worms and declared, “Here I stand, I can do no other.” He and other Reformers identified five essentials of the faith that they could not compromise: Sola Scriptura—Scripture Alone, Solus Christus—Christ Alone, Sola Gratia—Grace Alone, Sola Fide—Faith Alone, and Soli…
By George Thomas KYIV, Ukraine – A powerful movement is sweeping through Ukraine. Thousands of Christians are coming together to care for the fatherless. With one voice and one heart families are mobilizing to make a difference in the life of every Ukrainian orphan. Now this spirit of adoption is spreading to other countries. Svetlana…
By Dave Bohon The Chinese government has increased its efforts to eradicate the country’s growing underground church movement, a Chinese watchdog group said in a recent report. China Aid, which monitors instances of government persecution of the church in China, reported a 42-percent increase in government harassment of Christians and unauthorized places of worship from…