Christian refugee children in Bangkok are getting a new school this Christmas! It’s been a tough year for Pakistani Christians. A crack-down in Thailand forced Christian refugees who fled there to scatter in fear. It was too risky for the refugee kids to go to CFI’s school. So the teachers went to them, finding students … Read more
Dear Friend of the Persecuted Church, Merry Christmas! Tucked in a small Bangladesh village, the Center for the Blind and Disabled is a safe place for people with sight impairments to craft items that they can sell on the street. This Christmas, they will be thanking God for a gift they received. This year, Christian … Read more
Kick-off the Christmas season by giving to the “least of these” — Christians who suffer for their faith. Christian Freedom International can help you. Your gift can provide food and education, Biblical teaching and discipleship, job training and medical support for Christian refugees and outcasts. There are many ways to give — online, monthly, sponsorship, … Read more
Three young men sat behind the children in the outdoor Sunday School class in Bangladesh. When we left the village, they followed us. We were visiting Christian Freedom International’s ministries. On this day, we traveled for hours then walked through dry, flat fields to a huddle of buildings. The children – dozens of them – … Read more
Two buses of Coptic Christians were gunned down on Nov 2 as they drove to the Monastery of Saint Samuel – the same road where 28 Christians were killed by ISIS gunmen a year ago. Seven Christians were killed – six in the same family – and at least 14 more were injured. Egyptian officials … Read more
Asia’s long-awaited exoneration and release came as churches prepared for the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted. Asia Bibi has finally been released from jail a week after being acquitted by Pakistan’s Supreme Court of blasphemy charges. After eight years in jail, she and her family are now in hiding. Asia left the jail … Read more
“It appears that after an altercation taking place in the field of Falsa a feast of falsehood had followed . . .” Pakistan’s Supreme Court issued a stinging rebuke to the false witnesses and illegitimate prosecution of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman accused of blasphemy and sentenced to death. While the court upheld Pakistan’s blasphemy … Read more
Pakistan’s Supreme Court acquitted Asia Bibi of blasphemy charges. The Christian woman has spent 10 years in jail and faced the death penalty. Christians worldwide have been praying for this innocent Christian — and will now need to pray for God’s protection against a backlash by radical Islamists against Christians in Pakistan.
“Please advocate for us,” the pastor said. He lives in an especially oppressive region. The government’s harsh treatment of Christians is notorious. It is even worse toward Christian ethnic minorities. Their every word and action is monitored. The pastor heard that Christian Freedom International provides aid and advocacy for persecuted Christians. “How can we advocate … Read more
Isolation. An intense feeling of being alone. This is a big struggle for many Christians living in societies that hate Christians. The prophet Elijah struggled with this, too. When Jezebel threatened to track him down and kill him, he told God, “I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life to take it … Read more