Feb. 19, 2026 | Pakistan

Bombing Survivor Now in Medical Crisis

[10] prayers in [2] nations have been posted for Sister M.
A Pakistani Christian prays inside the Peshawar church that was bombed in 2013.
A Pakistani Christian prays inside the Peshawar church that was bombed in 2013.

The survivor of a 2013 church bombing has been hospitalized after medical complications. On Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, two suicide bombers entered the All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan, and detonated their devices, killing 127 people and injuring more than 250. One survivor was a 3-year-old girl known as Sister M. Her father was killed in the explosions, and she suffered serious burns. After the bombing, the global body of Christ helped her family with housing and other needs, including multiple surgeries and skin grafts for Sister M. Read More.

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These Christian evangelists were attacked while preaching the gospel.
Feb. 19, 2026 | Ethiopia

Evangelists Attacked in Market

On Feb. 9, 2026, two Christian evangelists were attacked by Muslim extremists while preaching in an open-air market in central Ethiopia. The men suffered severe head injuries in the attack and were immediately transported to a local hospital. While Ethiopia is a majority-Christian nation, Christians face violence and even death threats in Muslim-majority areas. Read More.

Elder Li Yingqiang, along with his wife and children, was arrested in the Jan. 6 crackdown against Early Rain Church.
Feb. 19, 2026 | China

Early Rain Church Targeted in New Crackdown

On Jan. 6, 2026, members of the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, China, were subjected to a large-scale crackdown that involved searches of multiple church sites and homes. According to information released by the church and verified by multiple sources, several church elders, preachers, deacons and their family members were detained. The whereabouts of some individuals has been preliminarily confirmed while others remained unreachable. Among those arrested or detained are elder Li Yingqiang and his wife, Zhang Xinyue; preacher Dai Zhichao; the family of Brother Ye Fenghua; elder Yan Hong; preacher Wu Wuqing; and deacon Zeng Qingtao. Local police officers also appeared at a school operated by the church and ordered the landlord to clear the facility. Read More.

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