This Christmas, the stark reality of life as a Christian was displayed in Pakistan. In Quetta, Islamic terrorists attacked a church during a packed pre-Christmas service where a children’s Christmas play was scheduled. At least 11 people were killed and 50 injured. In Lahore, Christians gave colorful clothes and toys to brighten Christmas for children … Read more
The bad news came as Christian Freedom International’s volunteers were distributing food and provisions to refugees from Pakistan last month. A Christian family, who is hiding in Thailand while seeking asylum, was arrested while on the way to pick up the aid and food packet. “We prayed together from the core of our heart,” said … Read more
An e-mail from our co-worker in a restricted country arrived last week. He warned that a police officer is trying to track us down after we visited Christians in a remote area of that country. The officer wants to know who we met with, and why. “If you get any mail from police officer in {restricted country} please don’t respond,” … Read more
After the beheadings and terrorist attacks, after the world turns to the next breaking news, what happens to the families of Christians killed by ISIS? Many times, they are forgotten. The problem is not that people don’t care. There are just too many tragedies to keep up. In Egypt, one man remembers. One early morning … Read more
What does day-to-day work at a mission Bible school look like? Joe and Marnie Scott know. They direct, with help from their daughters Kiera and Maija, the Huai Kalok Bible Institute (HBI). Located in a small village near the Burma/Thai border, HBI trains persecuted Christian young adults to serve as pastors, teachers, worship leaders, and … Read more
At first, the young Christian widow blamed God. Her husband, a church security guard in Egypt, was killed as he tried to pull a suicide bomber out of the crowded service at St Peter and St Paul Church last December. Then “God said this will build my faith. He comforted me. What happened to my … Read more
The young sponsor child grinned at us. The little guy bounced with excitement at the American guests in his home. What does he want to be when he grows up? A successful businessman! We can’t mention his name, but he lives in Garbage City, a neighborhood for Christians in Cairo, Egypt. An orphan — his … Read more
CFI Applauds Vice-President Pence’s statement at the IDC Summit.
“We feel Christians in the West care less than they should. Few listen to us or feel sympathy.” Ignatius Aphrem is the Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church, a church rooted within decades of Christ’s ministry on earth, and where disciples of the Lord were first referred to as Christians. According to Aphrem, “Hungary is … Read more
“Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.”- Psalms 50:15 In Bangladesh, 176 women die from pregnancy and childbirth-related causes each year for every 100,000 babies born. Thanks to God, Rashti and her newborn did not join that statistic. Rashti is the young wife of Trupi, … Read more