Jul. 29, 2021

Mother and Daughter Rejected for Christian Faith

[203] prayers in [16] nations have been posted for Christine and her daughter, Desire.
Desire (left) and her mother, Christine (middle), were kicked out of their home for trusting Christ.
Desire (left) and her mother, Christine (middle), were kicked out of their home for trusting Christ.

A teenage girl and her mother were rejected by their family because of their decision to trust in Christ. Desire is 14 years old, and when her Muslim father discovered she had become a Christian by finding her baptism card, he stopped paying her school fees, forcing her to drop out of school. He also divorced her mother, Christine, because he learned she had become a Christian as well. Read More.

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The Algerian government has sealed 16 churches since 2017.
Jul. 29, 2021 | Algeria

Government Seals Three More Churches as Crackdown Continues

The Algerian government sealed three churches in Oran on July 7, the latest closings in a government campaign against Christian churches that began in 2017. In November of that year, Algerian authorities began closing churches via a national ordinance mandating that permission must be obtained to use any building for non-Muslim worship. Read More.

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Jul. 29, 2021 | Ethiopia

Hunger for Bibles Continues to Increase

Tokuma lives in an area of Ethiopia dominated by tribal religions. When he became a Christian two years ago, he desired to grow in his faith, but there was only one Bible to share among the 20 members of his small church. Members took turns with the Bible, returning it to the church every Friday so their church planter could prepare for his Sunday teaching. But Tokuma hungered to know more. Read More.

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