A Christian young lady escaped violent attacks by the Burmese military and found her way to our school. “Holly” (not her name) arrived at a challenging time for Christian Freedom International’s school. This summer, our co-director Marnie Scott was tragically killed in an accident. This was a huge loss. Especially for the young women at … Read more
A pastor who had converted from animism and resisted pressure from villagers and authorities to deny Christ was murdered in October. His Bible was found near his body. Christian leaders and police in central Laos believe Pastor Seetoud was killed for spreading the gospel during rapid church expansion in the nation. The pastor planned to … Read more
Where Becoming A Christian Equals Criminal In some countries, choosing to leave a religion to become a Christian can land you in jail. At least 22 countries criminalize apostasy, or leaving a religion. Additional countries punish evangelizing and proselytizing. In March, these laws came under scrutiny at a panel held during the UN Human Rights … Read more
As Russia invades Ukraine, Christians are praying for peace and preparing for persecution that may come. Christians in Ukraine gathered each night leading up to Russia’s attack and prayed near St. Andrew’s Hill, where according to tradition, the Apostle Andrew first brought the gospel to the region. Over 500 Evangelicals were elected to all levels … Read more
The Olympics open today to historic controversy for its host country: China. “The most prominent attention that China should gain from hosting the Olympics is exposure and condemnation of its atrocities against Christians, Uyghurs, and other religious and ethnic peoples,” said Wendy Wright, president of Christian Freedom International. Even as China’s communist government is exterminating … Read more
Gunmen killed a 75-year old pastor and shot another in an ambush as they left church in Peshawar, Pakistan on Sunday, January 30. William Siraj of the Church of Pakistan was shot twice and killed. Pastor Patrick Naeem was wounded in the attack. TV video showed people chanting “Long live Jesus Christ!” as they carried … Read more
Pray for the Persecuted Afghanis 1Cor.12:26; Heb.13:3 Pray for secret Believers Hid in Afghanistan That God will protect them From the violent Taliban. Pray Taliban leaders Uphold human life May they seek God’s love Amidst hatred and strife. And pray for those helping All Afghan refugees To share God’s grace, and love … Read more
Burmese military attacks on ethnic villages are forcing hundreds of people to flee into Thailand. In another region, the Burmese junta arrested and killed two pastors. They were apparently tortured. Since a Feb 1 coup, Burma’s junta has beaten, tortured, killed, and cut off aid and supplies to thousands of families to crush resistance. This … Read more
Nigeria is where more Christians are killed for their faith than any other country. Yet, inexplicably, the U.S. State Department removed Nigeria from its list of worst countries that engage in or tolerate severe religious persecution. This “is an outrageous betrayal of an already brutalized Christian community” and permits “multiplied death squads, torched villages and … Read more
A new report based on testimonies from North Korean escapees finds that Christians face severe persecution from the nation’s intelligence agency – and every organ of the government actively mobilizes to deny religious freedom. The totalitarian regime considers Christianity a threat to the political system. Korea Future’s report Persecuting Faith: Volume 2 follows its groundbreaking … Read more