• Dec. 04, 2025 | Nepal

    Three Language Groups to Have Bible for First Time

    [15] prayers in [2] nations have been posted for God's Word to spread.
    A Christian in Nepal experiences the joy of receiving a Bible in his language.

    Front-line workers in Nepal report that three language groups will soon have Bibles available in print for the first time. Praise the Lord for the years of faithful translation work that have been completed and for the culmination of this work. Pray for the next steps of the printing and distribution of God's Word to people who have long waited to have it in their own languages. Read More.

  • Dec. 04, 2025 | Kyrgyzstan

    A Call for Unity

    [10] prayers in [1] nation have been posted for Christians in Kyrgyztan.
    Pray for unity among Christians in Kyrgyztan.

    Front-line workers request prayer for unity among Kyrgyz Christian communities, especially those including Muslim-background believers. Converts from Islam are often beaten, and the small Christian minority is generally oppressed by society. Due to this constant pressure, church groups often have trouble trusting each other and working together. Read More.

  • Dec. 04, 2025 | Congo, Republic of the

    Emotional Healing for Survivors

    [12] prayers in [1] nation have been posted for survivors.
    Kemi and her son were shunned but have received help and healing through Christian counseling.

    Kemi, her husband and several others were abducted in 2017 by radical Islamists. The militants killed most of the Christians, including Kemi's husband, but spared Kemi. Instead, they marched her into the forest and abused her. For nine months she prayed that God would rescue her. One day, while fetching water, she was able to escape her captors. After living on wild fruit for three weeks, she finally stumbled onto a road, describing it as a miracle. Read More.

  • Nov. 27, 2025 | Pakistan

    Christian Family Held Hostage, Now in Hiding

    [164] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Pakistani Christians.
    A Pakastani Christian stands in the remains of one of the churches destroyed during the Jaranwala Islamic riots.

    On Aug. 27, 2025, at 1:30 a.m., a group of armed men took a Christian family captive, threatened to bring blasphemy charges against the family and demanded the family pay more than $150,000 to prevent the accusations. They also threatened to destroy everything the Christians owned. "You will be the next Jaranwala," the abductors said, referencing a riot in August 2023 when Islamic extremists destroyed 26 churches and more than 80 homes in a Christian area after Pakistani Christians were falsely accused of destroying a copy of the Quran. Read More.

  • Nov. 27, 2025 | Burkina Faso

    Evangelists Equipped with Solar Projectors

    [116] prayers in [9] nations have been posted for evangelists.
    Evangelists equipped with solar projectors.

    Despite repeated and ongoing attacks on churches from radical Islamist groups, evangelists continue spreading the gospel throughout the country, most recently through solar-powered projectors. VOM front-line workers delivered the projectors to show the JESUS film and other Christian resources and provided training for 16 outreach workers to operate the projectors. "All were very happy to receive these projectors," said a front-line worker. Read More.

  • Nov. 27, 2025 | Bhutan

    Student Retreat Relieves Buddhist Pressure

    [115] prayers in [9] nations have been posted for students.
    Christian students in Bhutan experience pressure and persecution by standing for Christ.

    As Christian students are forced to participate in Buddhist practices in school, an upcoming retreat will encourage and strengthen their faith. In Bhutan, the king regards himself as a divinely appointed defender of Buddhism, and stringent laws are in place to restrict Christianity, forcing students to join Buddhist practices at school even when doing so is contrary to their faith in Christ. Read More.

  • Nov. 20, 2025 | Benin

    Pastor, Elders Abducted

    [181] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Christians in Benin.
    Beninese churches, especially those located in the north, have been facing increasing pressures by Islamists.

    On Sunday, July 27, 2025, Islamists entered a church building in northeastern Benin near the end of the service and abducted its pastor and three elders. Persecution is prevalent in the northern part of Benin, where Christians are beaten and sometimes killed and church buildings are routinely destroyed. Read More.

  • Nov. 20, 2025 | Israel

    Christians in Gaza Struggle Amid Conflict, Attack

    [149] prayers in [10] nations have been posted for Christians in Gaza.
    Workers in Gaza hand out hot food below a sign saying it is provided by a local church.

    Christians in Gaza have suffered greatly amid the ongoing regional conflict that began on Oct. 7, 2023. "We had about 900 [Christians], and after the war about 200 of them, at least, left Gaza," said Pastor Hanna Massad of Christian Mission to Gaza. He also said that living conditions for those who remained have been difficult: "It has been really hard for them. Many of them [have] lost a lot of weight." Many of the Christians unable to flee from Gaza are sheltering in a Catholic church, which was struck by an Israeli tank shell on July 17, 2025, killing three people. Read More.

  • Nov. 20, 2025 | China

    Linfen Church Leaders Rejoice After Receiving Harsh Sentences

    [134] prayers in [10] nations have been posted for church leaders.
    Yang Rongli and her husband, Pastor Wang Xiaoguang, are in prison for their work in the underground church.

    On Aug. 7, 2021, Pastor Wang Xiaoguang; his wife, Yang Rongli; and other leaders of the Linfen church in Shanxi Province were arrested. They were accused of fraud, which is how the Chinese Communist Party characterizes the collection of tithes in the church. After almost four years of detention, Pastor Wang Xiaoguang was sentenced to nine years and seven months in prison. In a separate trial, Yang Rongli was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Together, they also face fines of 2.3 million yuan, or more than $320,000. Read More.

  • Nov. 13, 2025 | Kyrgyzstan

    Two Church Leaders Arrested, Fined

    [180] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for churches in Kyrgyzstan.

    On September 14, 2025, government officials entered a church, began recording the service and ultimately arrested two church leaders. The officials first demanded to see documents authorizing the religious meeting. Two church leaders explained that the fellowship had been meeting since 1992 and that, under Article 34 of the Kyrgyz constitution, they were guaranteed "freedom of conscience and religion." Read More.

  • Nov. 13, 2025 | Burkina Faso

    Ministry Leaders Struggle After Attacks

    [162] prayers in [9] nations have been posted for Christians in Burkina Faso.
    A Burkinabe evangelist explains the gospel to displaced individuals sheltering in a former school.

    As Islamists in Burkina Faso attack Christians and force hundreds of churches to close, ministry leaders and their families feel confusion and doubt, especially the women. Over 2 million Burkinabe have been displaced, and VOM provides emotional and spiritual support to ministry leaders among them, who sometimes struggle emotionally. "Many women expressed feelings of idleness, as they are no longer able to teach other women or engage in ministry," said a front-line worker. "Their identity, closely tied to their roles in the church, has been deeply affected." Read More.

  • Nov. 13, 2025 | Iraq

    Christians Arrested, Accused of Evangelizing

    [147] prayers in [9] nations have been posted for Christians in Iraq.
    The small population of Christians in Iraq live and minister under constant pressure.

    An Iraqi Christian who often helps disciple Christian converts from Islam was arrested and detained alongside two other Christians. They were released after a few days but are being accused of evangelizing, which is a criminal act as the country's official religion is Islam. A front-line worker has requested prayer for the Lord to intervene in their cases and that all three Christians will be able to return to their families. Read More.

  • Nov. 06, 2025 | Nigeria

    Christians "In the Lion's Den"

    [207] prayers in [15] nations have been posted for Christians in Nigeria.
    Jonathan and his family had to flee after Muslims threatened them and posted videos of them online.

    In northern Nigeria, Christians are cautious with outreach to Muslims as thousands of Christians have been murdered by Islamists. "Many churches in northern Nigeria do not reach out to Muslims and are even reluctant to allow Muslim converts into their churches," said a front-line worker. He added that while this kind of attitude should change, we should not judge them but "seek to understand the great amount of pressure they are under and pray for them. They are truly in the lion's den." For example, Fatima, a Muslim student, approached a Christian teacher, Jonathan, wanting to know more about Christ. Read More.

  • Nov. 06, 2025 | China

    House Church Closure Signals Renewed Crackdown

    [155] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for house churches.
    Christians in unregistered house churches in China can be charged with "organizing illegal meetings" and other crimes.

    According to an announcement issued by the Xi'an Civil Affairs Bureau on July 29, 2025, Xi'an Living Spring Church was determined by the government to be an illegal social organization and banned. Because of the government's coercive efforts for total control, many house churches do not register, making them highly vulnerable to crackdowns from authorities. Such incidents usually occur out of public view, so it is difficult to accurately estimate the number of churches affected. Read More.

  • Nov. 06, 2025 | Syria

    Instability Turns Some Toward Christ

    [166] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for churches in Syria.
    Despite recent attacks on some churches, Syrian Christians say there are new opportunities for the gospel.

    Regional instability has created an environment causing some Syrians to be more receptive to the gospel. "Syria is at a turning point," said a front-line worker, telling how Islamist attacks against an Alawite community in March 2025 led some Alawites to question their faith and be more open to Christ. Additionally, battles between Sunni Bedouins and Druze militias in July 2025 also resulted in disillusionment with Islam. "We need to pray for the church to be ready for the harvest," said the worker. Read More.

  • Oct. 30, 2025 | Laos

    Christian Families Attacked, Deprived for Faithfulness to Christ

    [196] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Christians in Laos.
    Villagers in Laos destroyed this home when its Christian owners would not recant their faith.

    On Oct. 12, 2025, three families in a remote area of Laos were driven from their homes while villagers demolished their houses and confiscated their land and livestock. This attack followed weeks of growing aggression that included the chaining of a local Christian leader, Lom, to a house post for four days; Lom's family was among those driven from their home. Since the attack, the families have been forced to live under a lean-to in the center of the village, closely watched and prohibited from seeking help. Read More.

  • Oct. 30, 2025 | Benin

    Young Female Converts Rejected by Families

    [152] prayers in [10] nations have been posted for Nathalie and Daniela.
    Daniela has been rejected by her parents for following Christ.

    Two young women have been rejected by their families for placing their faith in Christ. Nathalie's conversion to Christianity three years ago angered her Muslim parents, who then tried to force her to marry an older Muslim man. She escaped the arranged marriage by running away from home and enrolling in a trade school, but her parents found her and have continued trying to force her to return to Islam. "I have no intention of turning away from Christ," Nathalie said. Another young woman, Daniela, has also faced family pressure to renounce Christ since she became a Christian two and a half years ago. Read More.

  • Oct. 30, 2025 | Kazakhstan

    Long-Established Russian Church Fined

    [142] prayers in [10] nations have been posted for church members in Kazakhstan.
    Kazakhstan has a 15% Christian population made mostly of Russian Orthodox Christians but includes some from smaller Bible churches.

    Despite its long presence in the area, a Kazakh church was fined for holding an unauthorized gathering. In the 20th century, the Soviet Union attempted to quash Russian churches, often by arresting and imprisoning pastors and church members. Some of the imprisoned Russian Christians stayed in what is now Kazakhstan after they were released and formed an independent church in 1970, which has continually faced opposition. "This church is definitely battle-tested and knows how to endure persecution," a front-line worker said. Read More.

  • Oct. 23, 2025 | Laos

    Ostracized Christians Patient But Weary

    [206] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for Christian families.
    Five Christian families facing increasing pressure in northern Laos meet for worship and prayer.

    In a village in northern Laos, five Christian families have faced increasing persecution because they will not return to spirit worship. The village head confiscated their family registration books, which contain vital records including birth and marriage certificates, residence permits and education and professional records. This village head has refused to register births, issue marriage licenses and legally register a motorbike. Without registration books, some members have had difficulty getting medical care. The village head also decreed that Christians must be excluded from all village activities. Read More.

  • Oct. 23, 2025 | Nigeria

    Christian Convert Flees Family

    [163] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Adnan.
    Adnan's father tried to kill him for converting to Christianity.

    A young Christian has fled his family after they beat and threatened him. Adnan grew up in a predominately Muslim area of northern Nigeria and loved to study the Quran. When he noticed contradictions between what he had been told about Jesus and what he read in the Quran, his teachers told him to stop asking questions. He then secretly visited a church where Christians welcomed him. He also enjoyed the music and the teaching. Later, he met privately with a pastor who answered his questions, and he placed his faith in Christ. Read More.

  • Oct. 23, 2025 | Iran

    Imprisoned Pastor's Daughter Under Pressure

    [169] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Narine and family.
    The Iranian government views home churches as threats to national security.

    A young Christian woman is being pressured to leave the country. Her father, a pastor, is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence for leading a house church. The Iranian government views such Christian fellowships as "enemy groups" and as threats to national security. A front-line worker met with Narine, 20, in another country where she is safe for the time being. "She's quite stressed and alone," said the front-line worker. Read More.

  • Oct. 16, 2025 | Burkina Faso

    Christians Persevere Amid Frequent Attacks

    [217] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Christians in Burkina Faso.
    This Burkinabe pastor and his family fled during an Islamist attack.

    Islamist militias attacked three different villages in eastern Burkina Faso on and shortly after July 19, 2025. "Eleven Christians have been killed, and others have been taken hostage or are missing," said a front-line worker. He added that many Christians in the area have fled their homes, and one pastor was evacuated to another city to receive medical care after suffering a serious injury. The incidents occurred near the Mali border, where numerous jihadi groups are based. "Please pray for the church in Burkina Faso as they continue to face attacks on nearly a weekly basis," said the front-line worker. Read More.

  • Oct. 16, 2025 | Nicaragua

    Pastor, Seven Other Christians Disappear After Arrest

    [183] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for Nicaraguan Christians.
    Nicaraguans under the Marxist regime of President Daniel Ortega live with many restrictions, including restrictions on Christian activities. Photo credit: ROBERTHARDING / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO

    In a series of raids on July 17, 2025, Nicaraguan national police took Pastor Rudy Palacios Vargas and seven other Christians into custody without warning or warrants. The families of those detained have been unable to locate their loved ones. One family member reported that they were being charged with treason and "undermining national integrity." Vargas had been forced into exile in 2018 after he and his congregation brought food and medicine and offered prayer to students protesting the authoritarian Marxist regime of President Daniel Ortega. Read More.

  • Oct. 16, 2025 | Arabian Peninsula

    Christian Man Struggles After Torture

    [190] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Jonas.
    Christian converts from Islam sometimes endure violent persecution in the Arabian Peninsula.

    A Christian man now suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after being tortured for his faith. Jonas left Islam and came to faith in Christ many years ago. When someone discovered his conversion and reported it to authorities, Jonas was immediately arrested, imprisoned and tortured repeatedly. When he was released, Jonas fled from the region as soon as he was able to and now lives in Europe. Read More.

  • Oct. 09, 2025 | Israel

    West Bank Christians Threatened

    [215] prayers in [15] nations have been posted for Christian converts.
    Muslims make up around 20% of the population of Israel including the West Bank and Gaza, while Christians are less than 2%.

    Radical Muslims in the West Bank have threatened to kill a Christian convert from Islam and his family, including his four children. After receiving the death threats, the man and his family fled from Bethlehem to hide in a larger city. They request prayer that Israeli authorities will allow them to stay. Another West Bank convert to Christianity was confronted by his parents and his village imam with an ultimatum: Return to Islam within a month or be imprisoned by local Palestinian officials. Read More.

  • Oct. 09, 2025 | China

    Pastor Arrested, Wife Harassed in Ongoing Persecution

    [188] prayers in [14] nations have been posted for Pastor Chang Shun.
    Pray for the children of persecuted Christians in China.

    Pastor Chang Shun of Maizhong Reformed Church was detained on June 29, 2025, on suspicion of "organizing illegal gatherings." His wife, Li Yunyan, reported that he has faced ongoing persecution by the authorities since 2021, including detentions and fines. She said local authorities forcibly entered their home to arrest her husband in June and also detained several of their house guests for questioning before expelling them from the city. Since her husband's arrest, Li Yunyan has been harassed and followed, and her two young children fear for their father. Read More.

  • Oct. 02, 2025 | Tunisia

    More Field Workers Needed, Especially Women

    [196] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for Tunisia.
    Pray for more women to advance the gospel in Tunisia.

    Front-line workers report there is a need for more workers in the harvest fields of Tunisa, especially for more women. "We need to have more sisters who are willing to work with women here," he said. Tunisia is home to many people who have fled violence and insecurity in neighboring Libya. Read More.

  • Oct. 02, 2025 | Middle East

    Christian Soldier Suffering Yet Serving

    [185] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for Christian soldier.
    Middle Eastern converts to Christianity can face persecution from their families and their own governments.

    A former Muslim has been arrested and drugged against his will yet continues to share Christ with others. This man, who serves in the military in a Middle Eastern country, became a follower of Christ in 2024. Not long after his conversion, his own parents reported him to authorities, who arrested him. He spent a month in jail, and then the courts ordered that he be committed to a psychiatric hospital, where he is forced to take drugs that cloud his thinking. Read More.

  • Oct. 02, 2025 | Laos

    Couple Rejected by Parents, Daughter

    [173] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for Yeaun and Vanhdee.
    Yeaun and Vanhdee with their youngest daughter.

    A Laotian couple has been rejected by their family after placing their faith in Christ. Yeaun and his wife, Vanhdee, became followers of Jesus Christ when their three-year-old daughter was healed after a Christian coworker recommended taking her to a church for prayer. They were afraid to follow his advice, but as they listened to an audio Bible the man had given them, they became convinced they should follow Christ. After they placed their trust in Christ, they attended a nearby church and listened to the Bible every day. Read More.

  • Sep. 25, 2025 | Eritrea

    Arrests of Christians Increasing

    [193] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Christians in Eritrea.
    Christian prisoners in Eritrea are sometimes held in shipping containers for years.

    Front-line workers report that arrests of Christians in Eritrea have increased in 2025 with very few releases of current prisoners. Since Jan. 1, 2025, there have been over 200 new arrests, putting the total number of Christian prisoners in the country around 550. This is the highest it has been in over five years. The conditions inside these "prisons" are some of the harshest in the world as Christian prisoners are provided meager rations and held in shipping containers in extreme desert conditions for years. Read More.

  • Sep. 25, 2025 | China

    Pastor, Church Staff Detained Without Charges

    [160] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for pastor and church members.
    Pastors and church leaders in China are often targets of Communist authorities that seek to intimidate and punish Christians.

    On July 30, 2025, Pastor Pu Jinshun, Elder Zhu Zhengwu and several co-workers from the Lingshan Church in Chuxiong, Yunnan, were arrested by local police and taken to a detention center. The specific charges have not been made public. In recent years, the church has been unable to use its purchased office building as a meeting place due to governmental pressure. Read More.

  • Sep. 25, 2025 | Afghanistan

    Mass Deportations from Iran Endanger Christians

    [152] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Afghan Christians.
    Millions of Afghan refugees are being forced to return home from Iran and other neighboring countries.

    Forced deportations are placing Afghan Christians in danger. More than 1.4 million Afghans have been deported from Iran back to Afghanistan since the start of 2025, with as many as half a million sent back since the June 2025 war between Israel and Iran. "Some of those being forced back are Christians," said a front-line worker. "They are Christians who already fled persecution in their home villages and fear what could happen to them when they return." Many Christians will attempt to hide in Afghanistan's larger cities, but without family support networks to help them, they urgently need assistance. Read More.

  • Sep. 18, 2025 | Mozambique

    ISIS Attacks Continue

    [186] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for Christians in Mozambique.
    More than 100 Mozambican children have been kidnapped by ISIS militants in 2025.

    Christians in northern Mozambique continue to suffer greatly due to ongoing attacks by the self-proclaimed Islamic State (ISIS). In May 2025, several attacks occurred in Niassa province, an area that has not previously experienced Islamist violence. Front-line workers also report that 120 children have been kidnapped in Cabo Delgado by Islamists since the beginning of 2025. Read More.

  • Sep. 18, 2025 | Nigeria

    Former Islamist Martyred for Christ

    [170] prayers in [14] nations have been posted for caregiver and son.
    Christian women in Nigeria are particularly vulnerable during Islamist attacks.

    A Christian, his wife and their newborn daughter were killed by members of the man's former terrorist group. Moustafa was a prominent leader in the group, and one night he snuck into a Christian meeting, intending to cause trouble. But as a Christian woman shared about God's coming judgment, his heart was touched, and he became a follower of Christ. When he told his terrorist group about his new faith, they tried to burn him to death. He survived for three months, visited by many Islamist friends who became followers of Christ through his witness. Read More.

  • Sep. 18, 2025 | Laos

    Christian Love Amid Persecution Draws Family to Christ

    [154] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Jer Sua's family.
    Jer Sua's son and daughter-in-law decided to follow the Lord after witnessing the unity and love of the body of Christ.

    The support of Christians for a deceased believer's family has drawn his children to Christ. When Jer Sua came to faith in Christ in 2023 at the age of 64, he was already sick, and he died on May 23, 2025. Though it is customary in Lao culture for villagers to collect money to help the deceased's family, the village chief refused not only the collection but also denied him a burial plot in the cemetery. Because Jer Sua's illness had depleted his family's resources, they could not even prepare food for the funeral. However, Christians in the village came alongside the family, giving them rice and money. Read More.

  • Sep. 11, 2025 | Togo

    Church Nearly Destroyed, Eight Killed

    [204] prayers in [14] nations have been posted for Christians in northern Togo.
    Islamist militants destroyed the roof and parts of this church in Togo.

    On October 26, 2024, Islamist militants attacked a church in Nalgbangou in northern Togo. During the attack, the Islamists burned houses and killed eight men in the village. They also filled the local church with bullet holes, knocked the metal sheeting roof down and set the building on fire. Read More.

  • Sep. 11, 2025 | Kazakhstan

    Pray for Leaders of Tribes, Heads of Families

    [152] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Kazakh Christians.
    Pray for Christians trying to reach Kazakhs with the gospel.

    A Kazakh evangelist requests prayer for effective outreach to tribal leaders and heads of families. "In the very beginning, we should approach families rather than individuals," said the Kazakh pastor, who explained that approaching an entire family group or the head of a household first can build bridges of trust that help prevent misunderstandings. The pastor said he uses a "person of peace" evangelism strategy based on Luke 10:6. In that approach, he tries to find "the person the Holy Spirit has been preparing for the gospel," he said. Read More.

  • Sep. 11, 2025 | Bhutan

    Christian Mother Endures Unsafe Conditions

    [167] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Jampa.
    Jampa lives in unsafe conditions since being kicked out of her home.

    Jampa is a Christian who has experienced persecution and deprivation since coming to faith in Jesus Christ. She was beaten for praying, had to trek through the jungle to attend a distant church, and kept her Bible hidden in the woods so it would not be found and destroyed. When police disrupted a worship service she was attending, she was detained and questioned, and now her in-laws have kicked her out of their home because of her faith, leaving her to live in unsafe and unsanitary conditions. Read More.

  • Sep. 04, 2025 | Benin

    Abandoned by Husband, Supported by Body of Christ

    [202] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for Lenna.
    With the help of the global body of Christ, Lenna sells food staples to support herself and her children.

    Despite her suffering, a Christian woman is standing firm in her faith and discipling others as well. Lenna was raised as a Muslim in northern Benin. When she came to faith in Christ a few years ago, her Muslim husband abandoned her and her three children. Not long afterward, Lenna was in a motorcycle accident and lost her right hand and part of her arm. She then struggled to support herself and her children. Read More.

  • Sep. 04, 2025 | Indonesia

    Bullied Christian Boy Dies

    [180] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for our youngest brothers and sisters.
    Children joyfully receive Bibles during a Christmas Care pack distribution in Indonesia.

    Second-grader Khristopel Butarbutar, who was part of a Christian tribal group on Indonesia's island of Sumatra, came home from school on May 19, 2025, injured and in pain. He had been beaten by five older Muslim boys in his school, the culmination of a week of bullying that included taunting him about his Christian faith. Khristopel continued to suffer and weaken physically, and his parents took him to the hospital, where he died on May 26. The autopsy showed the cause of death as a ruptured appendix, which may or may not have been the result of the beating, but the autopsy also showed internal bleeding and bruises that were consistent with blunt force trauma. Read More.

  • Sep. 04, 2025 | Turkey

    Persecuted Christian Refugees Fear Forced Return

    [171] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Christian refugees.
    Turkiye is increasingly requiring refugees to return to their home countries.

    Christian refugees in Türkiye face persecution and possibly death if they are forced out. Türkiye, which has the largest refugee population in the world, is actively working to reduce its numbers as roughly 3.5 million have fled there from neighboring countries. "Türkiye has been ramping up deportations in recent years," said a front-line worker. "But in the past few months, they significantly escalated the number of refugees they are sending back to their home countries." Some refugees are Christians who fled persecution. Read More.

  • Aug. 28, 2025 | Iran

    War Increases Risk, Also Opportunity

    [192] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Iran.
    Christians in Iran take great risks to distribute Bibles.

    Front-line workers have reported that the risk of advancing the gospel in Iran has increased since the Twelve-Day War in June of 2025 - but so has the opportunity to advance it. "In the past, if Christians were arrested for distributing Bibles or Christian literature, they were typically charged with unauthorized possession and distribution and ‘actions against national security,'" said one front-line worker. "Now, they fear being charged with espionage, which carries an automatic death penalty." Despite this pressure, Christians say there are new opportunities to share their faith. Read More.

  • Aug. 28, 2025 | India

    Murderer of Missionary Family Freed from Prison

    [159] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for India.
    Graham Staines was an Australian missionary who had served leprosy patients in India since 1965. His sons were 10 and 6 at the time of the murders.

    On April 16, 2025, prison authorities in India's Odisha state released one of the men who had murdered Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two young sons, Philip and Timothy, in January 1999. Mahendra Hembram, who set fire to the car in which the family was sleeping, was sentenced to life in prison in 2003 but was granted early release for good behavior. Hembram's release was celebrated publicly by Hindu nationalist organizations such as Vishwa Hindu Parishad, who called it "a good day for us." The convicted murderer was greeted at the gate of the prison by crowds chanting Hindu slogans and welcoming him as a hero. Read More.

  • Aug. 28, 2025 | Algeria

    Christian Converts Opposed by Community

    [152] prayers in [10] nations have been posted for Algerian Christians.
    When Algerians leave Islam to follow Christ, they may be rejected by their families. Pray for them.

    When Algerian Muslims become followers of Christ, they often experience rejection from their families or job loss. Once the local Muslim community knows of their new faith, Christian converts may struggle to find replacement work. With the help of the global body of Christ, one convert who has had difficulty providing for his family since becoming a Christian is now starting a dairy business, hoping to sell cheeses to provide for his family. Another Christian, who formerly worked as an Islamic teacher in an area where many radical Islamists live, is struggling to provide for his family since losing his job. Read More.

  • Aug. 21, 2025 | Burkina Faso

    Six Killed in Islamist Attack

    [222] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for Burkinabe Christians.
    A gathering of Burkinabe Christians.

    Six Christians, including a pastor, were killed in an Islamist attack. On May 23, 2025, shortly after noon, a large group of Islamists riding on motorbikes invaded a village and began searching for the local pastor. They rode to his house while he was meeting in his courtyard with several other Christians. Hearing the roar of the motorbikes, the Christians fled on foot. The Islamists chased them and captured six, including the pastor, and shot them to death. Read More.

  • Aug. 21, 2025 | Indonesia

    Muslims Protest Church Construction

    [165] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for West Java province.
    The construction of a church building in West Java, Indonesia, led to anti-Christian protests.

    After a church in West Java province held a celebration to break ground for a new building, hundreds of Muslims came to protest the construction on July 5, 2025. They complained that church leaders did not properly communicate their plans, even though there had been public meetings with district, village and neighborhood leaders during the permitting process. Among other stipulations in the agreements for the church construction were provisions for the church to serve the public good, including road improvements and community use of the building. Read More.

  • Aug. 21, 2025 | Syria

    Pastor, Family Members Killed Amid Fighting

    [181] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for violence to end in Syria.
    A bullet riddled building in Syria. New fighting has broken out in the city of Suwayda.

    Khaled Mezher, a pastor, and at least 12 members of his family were murdered during fighting between Druze militias and Islamic extremists battling for control of the city of Suwayda. The victims include his wife, children, his elderly parents, some of his siblings and their children. More than 250 people in the community have been killed in the fighting, and the number could be much higher. Pastor Mezher had been active in distributing aid in the city, and front-line workers report that his church will continue to receive VOM Action Packs. They are also helping the surviving family members. Read More.

  • Aug. 14, 2025 | Laos

    New Christian Faces Harassment in Hometown

    [217] prayers in [14] nations have been posted for ThaoSeng.
    Pray for ThaoSeng to stand firm in her newfound faith in Christ.

    A newly Christian woman is facing expulsion from her village because of her faith. ThaoSeng, 51, became a follower of Christ in 2024 through the witness of a cousin she was visiting in another city. When she returned to her hometown a few months later, she remained faithful and worshiped at a church in a nearby village. Her family and the village elders became aware of her new Christian faith and began to persecute her, threatening to kick her out of the village if she would not renounce Jesus Christ. Read More.

  • Aug. 14, 2025 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the

    More Than 40 Christians Killed During Prayer Meeting

    [190] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Christians in eastern DRC.
    Islamists in the DRC have been attacking Christians and churches like this one, which the ADF bombed in 2023.

    Militants with the radical Islamist group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked a group of Christians in far northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Sunday, July 27, killing more than 40 people. The attack occurred in the middle of the night while a group was gathered for an all-night prayer meeting. One week earlier, militants attacked another church in the area, killing three people. "The two attacks directly targeting [these] churches raise serious questions about the safety of Christians in Ituri province and eastern DRC in general," said a front-line worker. Read More.

  • Aug. 14, 2025 | Uzbekistan

    Christians Forced from Family Homes

    [169] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Uzbek families.
    Uzbek families often live communally, which often creates challenges when family members turn to Christ.

    Front-line workers say that three families who left Islam and became followers of Christ have been forced from their homes. "It is common for young families to live with or near their parents or other family members as they save up funds to someday build their own place to live," said a front-line worker. "But Christians who have been forced [out] usually can't afford to pay rent and to save money so they can build or purchase their own home in the future." Read More.

  • Aug. 07, 2025 | Algeria

    Stress of Persecution Impacts Health

    [216] prayers in [14] nations have been posted for health of Algerian Christians.
    Algerian converts request prayer.

    Two Christians are struggling with health problems as they wait for their court cases to be resolved. Soon after Murad became a follower of Christ, he was active in telling others the Good News and eventually became a pastor. The Algerian government took notice of his Christian activities, arresting him and charging him with numerous violations of religious laws. If he is convicted, Murad could face several years in prison. He has appealed his case to the Algerian Supreme Court, but the stress of his legal ordeal has created some serious health complications. A member of his congregation was also arrested, and his ongoing court case has also created health problems for him. Read More.

  • Aug. 07, 2025 | Burkina Faso

    Two Killed in Church Attack

    [182] prayers in [14] nations have been posted for Burkina Faso church.
    A church in Burkina Faso.

    On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, armed Islamic terrorists attacked a church outside of Fada N'Gourma in eastern Burkina Faso, killing two members. As church members were inside holding a prayer meeting, the terrorists entered the building and killed two men, allowing women and children to flee. The attackers entered the pastor's nearby home and ransacked it, then burned four motorcycles, several motorbikes and two carts vital for local transportation. One of the murdered men was a church elder named Amadou Thiombiano, who is survived by his wife and three children. The second person killed was 18-year-old Jeremi Thiombian. Read More.

  • Aug. 07, 2025 | Syria

    Islamists Threaten Christians

    [179] prayers in [14] nations have been posted for Syrian Christians.
    One of the threatening letters left at Syrian churches.

    Several Syrian churches have received threatening letters from anonymous Islamist groups that urge Muslims to attack Christians in a religious war. One note said, "Muslims, do not stop destroying the homes of Christians, slaughtering their children … Rush to jihad today, not tomorrow." Another note said, "Let us make them taste torment and turn their homes into graves." A third included the line, "Burn the bodies of the slaves of the cross." In response to the threats, the new Syrian government has sent armed guards to protect the churches. Read More.

  • Jul. 31, 2025 | Nigeria

    Christian Widow's Home Burned, Crops Destroyed

    [240] prayers in [16] nations have been posted for Christian widow.
    Victoria lost her husband in an Islamist attack and now struggles to provide for her family.

    A Christian widow has been unable to support herself and her children as Islamists regularly destroy her crops. Islamist groups regularly attack villages in central and northern parts of the country, and attacks against Christian communities are especially violent, leaving behind many widows. Victoria Luka, a mother of five, lost her husband to an attack on Sept. 17, 2018, near Jos. Their village was destroyed and their house burnt to ash. Read More.

  • Jul. 31, 2025 | Laos

    Authorities Halt Church Building Effort

    [176] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Pastor Wang and congregation.
    Pastor Wang was arrested as the congregation began to lay the building foundation.

    On April 25, 2025, Christians from a minority tribal group in Laos were prevented from constructing a new church building. The 85 members of the church had started building the church's foundation when the police arrived, told them to stop and drove away the assembled workers with threats of arrest and imprisonment. The pastor and one elder were arrested and deprived of food and water for the day. Read More.

  • Jul. 31, 2025 | Mexico

    Apartment Flooded in Attempt to Expel House Church

    [171] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for house church.
    Water pours from the third-floor balcony above a house church in central Mexico.

    A house church in central Mexico experienced an unusual attack. As members met for their Sunday service in a first-floor apartment, a neighbor on the third floor, who practices an occult religion and has been vocally opposed to the church gatherings, tried to flood the church's apartment by running water from her balcony through an empty second-floor apartment and into their meeting space. Finding a new apartment to rent is very difficult, as in this area biblical Christians face great opposition. Read More.

  • Jul. 24, 2025 | Togo

    Hundreds of Christians Displaced by Islamists

    [218] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for displaced Christians.
    Pray for Christians in Togo.

    Some 240 Christians have been displaced as Islamist militants have flooded into northern Togo from neighboring Burkina Faso. The terrorists, as they are locally called, have burned homes, clothing and Bibles and have stolen farm animals, causing many Christians to flee. The displaced believers are from near the towns of Sokode and Tchamba and are now living with other Christians. Read More.

  • Jul. 24, 2025 | Bhutan

    Front-Line Couple Faithful in Trials

    [187] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for Tshewang and Umzey.
    Tshewang and Umzey are able to use a little shop like one of these to grow discipleship relationships in their Bhutanese community.

    A pastor and his wife remain firm in their faith despite persecution and family troubles. Because the government of Bhutan holds strict policies regarding non-Buddhist religions, Pastor Tshewang lost his government job and retirement benefits when he was arrested and refused to recant his faith in Christ. Since then, with the help of the global body of Christ, Tshewang and his wife, Umzey, have built a business that provides them with opportunities to share the gospel in their community. They have continued to disciple and baptize new believers, including five recent converts. Read More.

  • Jul. 24, 2025 | Nigeria

    Young Christian Loses Husband in Islamist Attack

    [207] prayers in [14] nations have been posted for Nandi.
    Nandi was pregnant when her husband was killed in an Islamist attack.

    Nandi Tangkat, a 26-year-old mother of four, was widowed after her husband was killed by Islamic militants on May 16, 2023, near Jos, Nigeria. Nandi, pregnant at the time, was away when the militants attacked, but her husband, slowed by an injury that he had previously sustained to his legs, was unable to escape. Nandi's pastor and many other Christians were also killed in the attack. She has been trying to work at tin mining sites, but work is rarely available and pays very little, so she is learning to sew. Read More.

  • Jul. 17, 2025 | Syria

    "A Nightmare Come True"

    [232] prayers in [16] nations have been posted for Syrian Christians.
    The aftermath of a deadly June 22 attack on a Syrian church during services.

    On Sunday evening, June 22, 2025, a suicide bomber entered the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Elias in Damascus during a service, started shooting, and detonated an explosive belt. The explosion killed at least 20 and seriously injured more than 50 others. Syrian Christians say it is the most violent attack on a Syrian church in recent years, and local officials say the attacker was affiliated with the self-proclaimed Islamic State (ISIS). "Since the attack, fear and anxiety have spread quickly among Christian communities, especially as threatening messages against other churches and leaders started circulating on social media," a front-line worker said. Read More.

  • Jul. 17, 2025 | Laos

    Church Threatened Over "Foreign" Faith

    [188] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Kane.
    Kane and Mae continue to lead the Christian fellowship in their community.

    A church in Laos has been told by authorities to stop meeting, and an evangelist has been threatened. When Kane, 28, moved to his wife's village in a minority area of Laos, he was the only Christian. But he shared his faith with his wife, Mae, and her parents, who came to faith in Christ. They, in turn, became bold witnesses throughout their community. By the end of 2023, 25 Christians gathered for worship each week. The village head tried to stop them, calling Christianity a religion belonging to foreigners, but the church continued to meet. Read More.

  • Jul. 17, 2025 | Tajikistan

    Afghan Refugees Ordered to Leave

    [195] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Afghan Refugees.
    Afghan refugees worry they could be arrested on Tajikistan's streets and forced back to Afghanistan.

    On July 9, 2025, the Tajik government ordered all Afghan refugees to leave within 15 days. Tajikistan hosts around 13,000 Afghan refugees, the largest number in Central Asia. Most of the refugees fled their homeland when the Taliban took over Afghanistan in 2021. Some of the Christian refugees have been active in spreading the gospel to the displaced Afghan population in Tajikistan. "Please pray for these refugees," said a front-line worker who worries about what could happen to Afghan Christians if they are forced back across the border. Read More.

  • Jul. 10, 2025 | Iraq

    Christian Family Flees Threats

    [239] prayers in [16] nations have been posted for Qasim and Zaynab.
    Baptized former Muslims often face harsh and even deadly repercussions.

    When Qasim and his wife, Zaynab, became followers of Christ in 2016, their Shiite Muslim family immediately rejected them and threatened their lives. Zaynab's brother beat her and told her to leave her "infidel" husband. Eventually, the couple and their young children fled Iraq, but Zaynab's brother continues to harass them over the phone, saying he will kill them if he finds them. Islamists seeking their location attacked Qasim's father and one of his younger brothers, sending him to a hospital with broken legs and in a life-threatening coma. Read More.

  • Jul. 10, 2025 | Ethiopia

    Rejected Convert Receives His Own Bible

    [193] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Muse.
    Muse holding his new Bible.

    A Christian convert from Islam rejected by his family was encouraged by receiving a copy of God's Word. Muse was raised in a Muslim fundamentalist religious family and came to faith in Christ through the testimony of a missionary working in his region of Ethiopia. Muse's eldest brother was a respected Islamic scholar, and when he learned that Muse had converted to Christianity, he threatened him to renounce his new faith. When Muse would not, he was evicted from the family home and forced to drop out of school, moving to a nearby town where he took on daily labor to support himself. Read More.

  • Jul. 10, 2025 | Sierra Leone

    Occultists Pressure Pastors and Churches

    [190] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Sierra Leone Christians.
    A secret society women harass a church.

    Secret occult societies in Sierra Leone regularly threaten pastors and churches. "We came for fellowship, and we were attacked right at the church," said Pastor Joshua Ramine. The societies are groups that practice occult rituals, including bodily mutilation and allegedly even the ritualistic killing of humans to appease spirits. The groups have been known to surround churches with hundreds of people to harass and intimidate Christians and stop their worship services. "They shouted while we were singing," Joshua said. "But I said, ‘No, let's continue singing.' Read More.

  • Jul. 03, 2025 | Central African Republic

    Front-Line Workers Visit Sudanese Refugees

    [216] prayers in [14] nations have been posted for Christian refugees.
    Some of the Christian women at the Birao refugee camp.

    Front-line workers were able to minister to displaced Christians seeking refuge. Millions of Sudanese have fled the civil war in their country that began April 2023. Some escaped to neighboring nations, including the Central African Republic (CAR), which borders Sudan's Darfur region. Though Sudan has a predominantly Muslim population, a small percentage of Christians also live there. Some have found refuge in Birao, a town in the far north of the CAR near its border with Sudan, Chad and South Sudan. Front-line workers visited with about 100 of the estimated 300 Christians living in a camp of around 20,000 refugees. Read More.

  • Jul. 03, 2025 | Laos

    Christian Mother Kept from Church

    [189] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Lomg.
    Lomg at home with her youngest child, In.

    A Christian woman's husband has attempted to divorce her for her faith and has forcibly prevented her from attending church. Lomg, a 33-year-old mother of four children in Laos, has been under constant pressure from her husband since she began to follow Jesus Christ. In April 2025, he tried to initiate divorce, saying, "I hate her because she believes [in] God." When the divorce was not granted, Lomg's husband escalated his efforts to make her recant her faith by taking her and her children out to their remote fields and leaving them there to work and sleep. Read More.

  • Jul. 03, 2025 | Pakistan

    Female Evangelist Ambushed, Assaulted and Hospitalized

    [193] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Naila.
    Pakistani Christians, like these in Jaranwala in 2023, face increasingly violent Muslim attacks.

    A Christian woman was attacked and hospitalized after sharing the gospel. On Tuesday, April 29, Naila visited a family in one of the hardest-to-reach cities in her region to share the gospel. She said soon after she started to share, an older woman in the family suddenly became angry. She yelled at Naila and then began to beat her. Naila ran from the house, but men were waiting for her and hit her with some kind of sharp tool. Naila again tried to escape, running down the street and crying for help before she collapsed, waking in a hospital with serious injuries. Naila currently cannot walk and suffers from external and emotional wounds, and she is unable to care for her young child. Read More.

  • Jun. 26, 2025 | Nigeria

    Christian Escapes Being Burned Alive

    [238] prayers in [16] nations have been posted for Adamu.
    Pray for Christians in Nigeria, like Adamu.

    When Adamu Musa Ubandoma's community realized that he had become a Christian, they attempted to burn him alive. He escaped, but burn marks are still visible on his head. His two daughters were then taken and given in marriage to Muslim men, and his wife was also kidnapped. All his belongings were burned and his cows confiscated. But Adamu says that nothing will separate him from the love of Christ. Before he placed his faith in Christ, he was a drug addict and a member of the Islamic militant group Boko Haram. Read More.

  • Jun. 26, 2025 | Bangladesh

    Christian Families Faithful Under Persecution

    [169] prayers in [9] nations have been posted for Christians in Bangladesh.
    Christians shunned for their faith often have difficulty buying or selling in the community to meet their basic needs.

    In the months since protests resulted in a chaotic change of government in Bangladesh, Christians have encountered mounting violence and threats, but a church in northern Bangladesh has demonstrated special resilience. Despite intense persecution, the pastor of the church has discipled 10 other families to stand strong in their faith. These families have been rejected by their community, making it difficult to obtain food and other necessities. Read More.

  • Jun. 26, 2025 | Israel

    Ethiopian Jews Who Follow Christ Face Challenges

    [166] prayers in [10] nations have been posted for young converts.
    Israeli Ethiopian Jews who Convert to Christianity often struggle to find housing and jobs.

    Many Ethiopian Jews in Israel face discrimination based on their ethnicity. For some, this rejection causes disillusionment, leading to a life of drug addiction and crime. One Ethiopian Jew who placed his faith in Christ years ago says that while the Ethiopian community forms less than 2% of Israel's population, it makes up about 45% of the Jewish prison population. Some, however, are turning to Christ as their Messiah. When they do, they face new forms of discrimination, usually from family members, who force them from their homes. Read More.

  • Jun. 19, 2025 | Burkina Faso

    Islamists Increase Attacks on Christians

    [220] prayers in [14] nations have been posted for Burkinabe Christians.
    Hundreds of Burkinabe churches like this have been destroyed by Islamists in recent years.

    According to Burkinabe church leaders from two denominations, attacks on Christians by Islamist insurgents are rapidly increasing. Leaders from one denomination say that from January 2024 until the beginning of 2025, 10 pastors were murdered, 220 displaced, 7 abducted, 179 churches closed, 22 churches burned or destroyed, and 177 Christians murdered. Nearly 31,000 of the denomination's church members have been displaced. Another denomination reports that 797 pastors (70%) have been displaced, 7 killed, and 97 churches burned or destroyed with 946 churches closed and 115 Christians killed. Read More.

  • Jun. 19, 2025 | Laos

    Family Cut Off, Threatened by Brother-in-Law

    [171] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Pin and family.
    Pin with her two youngest children, 4-year-old Alan and 18-month-old Maysa.

    A Christian woman's brother-in-law is persecuting her and her family because of her faith in Christ. Feeling that she was attacked by the "ghost spirits" worshiped by her tribal group in Laos, Pin sought protection and healing in Jesus Christ in 2022. Through a local pastor, she and her husband continued growing in their faith. When Pin's brother-in-law, who is a policeman, became aware that they were Christians, he became furious and threatened them. In April 2025, he cut off access to electricity and water in their home and began a campaign to get his brother to divorce Pin and leave her and their three children. Read More.

  • Jun. 19, 2025 | Israel

    Looking for "Peacemakers on Both Sides"

    [176] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for Pastor Hanna and teams.
    Pastor Hanna's team works to deliver food and eternal hope in Gaza.

    A pastor and his church are providing food for their community in war-torn Gaza to spread the love of God. "Each day brings more loss, and even basic food is becoming harder to find," said Pastor Hanna, a Christian from Gaza. "Yet, in the midst of darkness, God's light continues to shine." Pastor Hanna coordinates teams that prepare and distribute food inside Gaza amid the current conflict. The food is given to Christians and also to the wider community in the territory as the team works to share God's love in the warzone. Read More.

  • Jun. 12, 2025 | Sierra Leone

    Christian Girl Escapes Secret Society

    [222] prayers in [15] nations have been posted for a young Christian girl.
    A student at a Christian training center.

    A Christian woman was forced to flee after her family threatened to kill her. The young woman became a follower of Christ as a young girl after meeting Christians when she had left her village to attend school. When she returned home, her family was going to initiate her into a secret society, but she told them, "My faith doesn't permit me. I am a daughter of Christ." Read More.

  • Jun. 12, 2025 | Bangladesh

    Youth Trained for Ministry in Volatile Area

    [171] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Young Christians.
    Young men attend Bible training to prepare them to serve their people in the Hill Tracts district.

    Young Christians from isolated people groups are being equipped to reach their communities with the gospel. In a volatile area of southern Bangladesh called the Hill Tracts, tribal groups that culturally identify as Christians have faced a triple threat: Government forces, anti-government paramilitary groups and Islamist groups all regard them as enemies. The threats have driven these people groups out of their homes and deep into the jungle, making access to them nearly impossible. Read More.

  • Jun. 12, 2025 | Uzbekistan

    New Law Restricts Discipling Children

    [173] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Uzbek Christians.
    Christian parents now face significant fines and jail time for teaching their children about Christ.

    Uzbek lawmakers are cracking down on religious instruction of children. On February 21, 2025, the President of Uzbekistan signed a new law penalizing parents or anyone who teaches children about religion, including Christianity, without official authorization. Violating the law could lead to fines equivalent to more than a month's wages and up to 15 days in jail. Among Uzbekistan's population of around 35 million people, only 2% are Christians. Uzbekistan has historically restricted Christian activity, and the new law will make it more difficult for parents to disciple their children in the Christian faith. Read More.

  • Jun. 05, 2025 | Nigeria

    Young Fulani Christian Smuggled from Captivity

    [222] prayers in [17] nations have been posted for Aliyu.
    Some Fulani groups attack Christian communities in Nigeria.

    Aliyu Abubakar, 23, is a new Christian who has already suffered and escaped from persecution. He is a member of the Fulani, a nomadic people group across west and central Africa. Some Fulani groups are militant Muslims who attack Christian communities, and when Aliyu accepted Christ, he was locked in a room for days with little food to separate him from the friend who had brought him to Christ. He escaped by being smuggled from his village. Read More.

  • Jun. 05, 2025 | Maldives

    Reaching Many Through "People of Peace"

    [164] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Maldives.
    All Maldivians are required by law to be Muslim. Fewer than 30 Maldivians are known to be Christian.

    Front-line workers in the Maldives often encounter significant challenges in sharing the gospel and discipling new believers without drawing persecution from fundamentalist groups, so they pray for "people of peace" who are open to engaging with them to give others the possibility of experiencing the gospel. Mary, one such potentially influential person of peace, shared that she and her husband have suffered traumatic losses as they have tried to start a family, and front-line workers were able to pray with her in this respect. Read More.

  • Jun. 05, 2025 | Afghanistan

    Christian Leaders Hunted, Arrested by Taliban

    [175] prayers in [9] nations have been posted for Christians in Afghanistan.
    The Taliban are hunting and imprisoning Christians.

    Front-line workers report that Afghanistan's radical Islamist Taliban government has increased its efforts to find and arrest Christians, especially leaders. "The situation remains very sensitive," said one front-line worker. "In recent months, the Taliban has visibly intensified search for Christian converts and for house churches." When the Taliban took control, many Christians fled the country, but a few Christian leaders decided to risk their lives and stay in the country. Read More.

  • May. 29, 2025 | Ethiopia

    Evangelist Martyred by Islamists

    [217] prayers in [15] nations have been posted for Ibrahim's family.
    Ibrahim was shot because of his Christian witness. He died in the hospital.

    A Christian convert from Islam was killed for sharing his faith with other Muslims. Ibrahim Mohammed became a follower of Christ in 2021 and immediately began sharing the Good News with others in his predominantly Muslim community in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. In one year, he led 80 Muslims to Christ, and he devoted himself to discipling the new believers. Because of his bold witness, Ibrahim began receiving death threats from local Islamists; still, he remained determined to share about Christ. On May 15, 2025, he was witnessing in a rural area when someone wearing Islamic dress approached him, told him it would be his last time to evangelize and shot him. Read More.

  • May. 29, 2025 | Sri Lanka

    Bombing Survivor Continues Medical Care

    [150] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Rebecca.
    Rebecca and her husband serve the Lord through music and evangelism.

    Rebecca survived a 2019 bomb attack on her church in Sri Lanka with burns and injuries that have continued to affect her even as she has joyfully pursued a ministry of music and evangelism. She is undergoing surgery to restore some movement in her hands, and her doctors also found a brain tumor in 2024 that has resulted in more surgery and treatment; even so, doctors say the tumor could return. Read More.

  • May. 29, 2025 | Laos

    Threatened Evangelist Stands Strong

    [147] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Kard.
    Kard was encouraged when she attended a seminar to gain a biblical perspective on persecution and fellowship with other persecuted Christians.

    Kard felt that she was controlled by the spirits her people worshiped - that they were making her sick and causing trouble. In May 2013, a pastor prayed for Kard and led her to faith in Jesus Christ, and she was released from the spirits' control. Though she kept her new faith a secret, other villagers noticed her healing and asked questions. She started to share the gospel, and 21 people eventually placed their trust in Christ through her testimony. Read More.

  • May. 22, 2025 | Tajikistan

    Persecuted for Discipling Children in Christ

    [185] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for Tajik Christians.
    Christian Tajik parents are not allowed to teach their children about the Bible.

    A Tajik Christian has been penalized for sharing the gospel with children. In Tajikistan, teaching children about Christ is illegal, but Christian parents and pastors continue discipling children. One church leader was caught trying to bring Christian children's books into the country and now faces expensive fines and multiple court appearances. "This restriction is a hard one, especially on parents," said a front-line worker. Read More.

  • May. 22, 2025 | Nigeria

    Christian Remains with Persecutors to Share the Gospel

    [142] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Abdulmasi.
    Pray for Nigerian Christians like Abdulmasi who continue to share the gospel in hostile areas.

    A Christian convert from Islam chose to stay in his community despite being opposed for his Christian witness. Abdulmasi studied the Quran in a renowned Muslim university in northern Nigeria but came to faith in Christ through dreams he had. Since giving his life to Christ, Abdulmasi has experienced opposition in his community. People in his village refuse to eat with him; he has been beaten and poisoned; and a majority of his harvest was taken by other villagers. Read More.

  • May. 22, 2025 | Laos

    New Christian Rejected by Family

    [139] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Vanh.
    Vanh wants to remain faithful to Christ even as her husband and children have rejected her for her Christian faith.

    A recent convert has faced backlash from her family since becoming a Christian. Vanh came to faith in Christ in January after local Christians invited her to Christmas activities. When her husband and adult children found out, they forbade her from returning to church, saying they would cut off all support for her if she did. After the next Sunday service, one of her sons angrily smashed her dishes, saying it might be her who gets smashed next time. Her children took her phone so that she would not be able to listen to Bible texts and Christian teaching, and the next day, her husband prepared divorce papers. Read More.

  • May. 15, 2025 | Kenya

    Rejected Convert Encouraged by Christian Fellowship

    [175] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Hussein.
    Hussein has been rejected by his family because of his faith in Christ.

    Hussein finds strength in community with other Christians after familial rejection for his faith. Hussein came to faith in Christ 20 years ago after experiencing him in a dream and was soon baptized. Since then, Hussein has faced opposition for his Christian faith. He was kicked out of his village, his property was taken from him and his wife left him. He has also been ridiculed by his family and isolated from his children, all of which negatively impacted Hussein's wellbeing. "The rejection and discrimination Hussein went through resulted in some level of trauma and depression in his life," his pastor said. Read More.

  • May. 15, 2025 | Middle East

    Locked in a Tomb for Turning to Christ

    [141] prayers in [10] nations have been posted for Wahid.
    A Middle Eastern family used a mausoleum to torture a living family member.

    Wahid was persecuted by his family to the point of mental instability but still seeks Christ. A former Muslim, Wahid had a cousin who became a follower of Christ and shared the gospel with him. On hearing the gospel explained, Wahid became convinced of its truth and placed his trust in Christ. But when Wahid's family discovered his conversion, they locked him inside an unused tomb, causing him to lose his sanity. When he emerged, they forced him to deny Christ, which he did and afterwards fell into a coma-like state. Read More.

  • May. 15, 2025 | Pakistan

    Christian Survives Knife Attack

    [147] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Waqas.
    Waqas has had two throat surgeries and remains hospitalized.

    Waqas, a Christian who worked at a paper factory, was attacked at work for refusing to reject Christ. When a Muslim supervisor asked him to renounce his faith and embrace Islam as the "true religion," Waqas responded, "I do not need to change my religion. I have the living God." Waqas was told that if he converted, his life would be easier, but his mother encouraged him to stand firm. "You have Jesus, who is the truth and the life. Therefore, do not worry and just focus on your work," she said. Read More.

  • May. 08, 2025 | Benin

    Young Christian Rejects Voodoo Ritual

    [193] prayers in [15] nations have been posted for Michelle.
    Voodooists on parade in Benin.

    When Michelle, a college student, refused to participate in a voodoo ritual, her family abused and rejected her. On March 18, 2025, Michelle was at church when her mother and sister came in and urged her to come home. Not knowing what they wanted, Michelle left with them and went home to find her father performing an occultic ritual with a voodoo leader. The leader held a blade, covered with an allegedly magic powder to drive away a spirit of death, that he wanted to cut her with. Read More.

  • May. 08, 2025 | Laos

    Bold Witness Undeterred by Opposition

    [134] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for TuYang.
    TuYang and his wife host a house church of nine families that he led to Christ.

    TuYang, a 32-year-old tribal Christian in Laos, remains firm in his faith despite persecution from his family and village. When his older brother, a police officer, found out that TuYang and his wife had come to faith in Christ in 2021, he became angry and began a campaign of persecution. He encouraged his extended family and the village to cut off TuYang, his wife and their children. Even so, TuYang and his wife have brought nine families to Christ. Read More.

  • May. 08, 2025 | Turkmenistan

    Front-Line Workers Serve Amid Many Risks

    [125] prayers in [9] nations have been posted for Batyr.
    Christians in Turkmenistan, famous for its white buildings, face harassment and pressure.

    Batyr is a house church leader who regularly faces persecution as he travels throughout Turkmenistan to train and encourage leaders and their small congregations. He has been followed by police, harassed, and detained several times. Government officials recently held him overnight, and guards prohibited him from answering his phone as his worried wife called repeatedly over several hours. After that incident, Batyr met with another front-line worker and shared his stress and the struggles he faces as a ministry leader with a young family. Read More.

  • May. 01, 2025 | Kenya

    Recent Fellowship Highlights Need for Christian Community

    [143] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for Christian workers.
    A local pastor encouraged a group of Christian workers with God's Word at a recent fellowship gathering.

    When a group of Christian leaders gathered for fellowship, they realized its necessity and importance. The gathering was facilitated by a local pastor, one of only two full-time pastors in the region, and composed of 13 lay leaders. Front-line workers reported that the gathering highlighted the need for more opportunities to fellowship with other Christian workers in this region of Kenya, which is dominated by Islam. "The gratitude of the teachers ... after the fellowship evidenced how they critically needed such fellowships and encouragements regularly," a front-line worker said. Read More.

  • May. 01, 2025 | Mauritania

    Mob Desecrates Body, Threatens Christians

    [136] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Christians in Mauritania.
    Though conversion can carry a death sentence, nearly all Mauritanian Christians are former Muslims.

    Christians in the town of Selibaby fear for their safety after threats made on social media resulted in a mob attack and desecration of a grave. The social media posts called local Christians infidels and apostates and urged action against them. On April 7, an angry mob entered a cemetery where a Christian man had recently been buried, destroyed his tombstone and exhumed his body. They then dragged his body through the streets to a village over 10 miles away to rebury it. Read More.

  • May. 01, 2025 | South Asia

    Imprisoned for a Powerful Purpose

    [134] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Pastor Gul.
    The families of imprisoned Christians in India often endure social and financial pressure as their loved ones are in jail.

    Pastor Gul was arrested and sentenced to six years in prison for the activity of his Christian faith. His elderly parents, brother and sisters continue to gather for worship with other Christians in their small, rented home, although the constant judgment and scrutiny from the community have created an atmosphere of anxiety and distress for them. They expressed both deep pain and joy that Gul "had been chosen by God to bear his name and bring hope and the gospel to inmates." In a recent visit, Gul reminded his father of the story of Joseph. Read More.

  • Apr. 24, 2025 | Central African Republic

    Christian Mother Abducted, Others Killed by Islamists

    [189] prayers in [15] nations have been posted for Emil's wife.
    Radical Muslims are demanding a huge ransom to return Emil's wife.

    On Feb. 13, 2025, Islamists abducted a Christian mother of five as she worked in her family's cropland in Bocaranga, in the northwestern region of the Central African Republic. "That day I didn't go to the garden. I stayed at home," said her husband, Emil. "While she was in the garden, she was caught by them and kidnapped." The kidnappers have called Emil and demanded an exorbitant ransom for her return. "I don't have any solution, so I cry out to the Lord for help in this situation. Read More.

  • Apr. 24, 2025 | Pakistan

    Violence Increasing Against Christians

    [132] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Pakistani Christians.
    A Pakistani church attacked and burned by radical Muslims in 2023.

    Front-line workers in Pakistan report that the level of brutality against Christians in the country has been increasing in recent months. "In my 65 years, I have never seen these kinds of things in Pakistan," said one worker. On March 24, 2025, a Muslim in the Punjab province attacked a Christian coworker with a paper cutter, slashing his throat. The Christian barely survived and is currently unable to speak. On March 27, 2025, a Christian couple was stopped in the Faisalabad district and robbed at gunpoint by two masked men. Read More.

  • Apr. 24, 2025 | Laos

    Shunned Christian Widow Embraces Hope

    [135] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for YeanFin.
    YeanFin led her four children to Christ, even when she knew it would cost her financial support from her family.

    YeanFin is persevering in faith despite total rejection from her family and community. In 2015, YeanFin became a Christian and led her four children to Christ. Already a widow at that time, she was dependent on her extended family as she raised her children alone. Her relatives and the officials of her Laotian village were at first curious about her decision but then threatened her to return to the worship of their ancestral spirits. They said they would not help her if she persisted in following what they saw as a foreign religion: "You should choose us, not choose God!" Read More.

  • Apr. 17, 2025 | Burkina Faso

    A Solemn Baptism

    [189] prayers in [14] nations have been posted for young Christians.
    Burkinabe Christians who publicly profess their faith through baptism face real danger.

    On Saturday, March 8, eight young Christians were baptized. The ceremony took place in a village in the southwestern part of the country where Muslim terrorists from neighboring Mali sometimes attack and kill followers of Christ. "These baptisms are different than most I have attended as they are quite solemn," said a front-line worker. "Once these individuals are baptized, they are targeted and are likely to be beaten or even killed for their faith in Jesus Christ." Read More.

  • Apr. 17, 2025 | Iran

    Pastors Rearrested, One Suffers Stroke

    [152] prayers in [14] nations have been posted for Iranian pastors.
    Pastor Nasser (left) and Pastor Joseph (right). (Source: Article 18)

    Iranian pastors Nasser Navard Gol-Tapath, age 63, and Joseph Shahbazian, age 61, were rearrested in their homes on Feb. 6, 2025, and taken to Evin Prison. No reason for their arrests was given. Pastor Nasser immediately began a hunger strike in protest but suffered a debilitating stroke on March 17. While he reportedly has received some medical treatment, he remains behind bars. Pastor Nasser had previously served nearly 5 years in the same prison on a 10-year sentence on charges of "action against national security" for leading house churches. Read More.

  • Apr. 17, 2025 | Korea, North

    Ministry Training Evolves to Reach New Students

    [133] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for ministry students.
    North Korean ministry students practice Bible translation as part of their training and discipleship.

    Front-line workers and students in a discipleship training program for North Korean defectors are continually adapting their ministry to encourage the participation of more students in different regions of South Korea. At the beginning of 2025, 42 North Koreans enrolled in a new regionally based program. Pray that, during recruitment trips, the Lord will send new North Korean defectors who have a heart for gospel ministry to be trained in discipleship techniques that have been effective. Read More.

  • Apr. 10, 2025 | Indonesia

    Continued Healing for Bombing Survivor

    [187] prayers in [15] nations have been posted for Fenny.
    Fenny underwent many procedures to regain use of her arms and hands.

    Fenny's life was forever changed after a May 2018 church bombing in Surabaya, Indonesia, but she continues to heal spiritually and physically. She shared how, through the recovery process, the Lord gave her purpose and helped her understand her worth in God's eyes. She has undergone years of medical treatment and is making much progress. Read More.

  • Apr. 10, 2025 | Kenya

    Elder Evangelist Still "Longs to Go for Outreach"

    [141] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for Ibrahim.
    Ibrahim has been a bold witness for Christ among Somalis for more than 50 years.

    Even though Ibrahim came to faith in Christ more than 50 years ago, he has lost none of his zeal for ministry. He has been a passionate evangelist, sharing the gospel among ethnic Somalis and planting more than 20 churches. His ministry work has come at great cost, however, as most Somalis believe that to be Somali is to be Muslim. Therefore, those who faithfully serve Christ or convert from Islam in Somali communities face severe persecution. Still, Ibrahim has been a bold witness for Christ among Somalis despite risks. Read More.

  • Apr. 10, 2025 | Algeria

    Christians Face Opposition on Multiple Fronts

    [135] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Algerian Christians.
    The Algerian government has closed many churches across the country.

    The Algerian Christian community has struggled in multiple ways since the government forced numerous churches across the country to close in 2017. While some Algerian followers of Christ have faced governmental pressures, others, especially those who have left Islam to follow Christ, are dealing with opposition from their own families. Malak is an Algerian Christian who is currently facing both pressures. Read More.

  • Apr. 03, 2025 | Togo

    Pastors Targeted by Islamists

    [188] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for pastors in Togo.
    Pastor Kokouvi is one of many who serve in dangerous parts of Togo.

    Several pastors in the north of Togo have been persecuted by Islamists, who sometimes cross over from neighboring countries to attack Christians. In April 2024, Islamists attacked a village where Pastor Gbendja Félidja was serving, killing five people. He fled at that time, but he returned during the summer. On Feb. 7, 2025, armed militants came to his house and shot and stabbed him to death. He left behind seven married adult children. In the same region of Togo, Pastor Patrice Kokouvi continues to minister despite ongoing threats for sharing the gospel with Muslims. Read More.

  • Apr. 03, 2025 | Arabian Peninsula

    Christian Sisters Escape Family, Fear Forced Return

    [154] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Noor and Rana.
    Women face harsh restrictions in some Muslim-majority nations.

    Two sisters were imprisoned by their family for their faith and now seek safety in another country. Noor and Rana grew up in a Muslim home but did not like the way they and other women were treated. They searched the internet for information on different faiths and eventually met some Christians online. Through the Christians' friendship and witness, the two sisters became followers of Christ. But when their family discovered their new faith, they locked the sisters inside and physically abused them for 13 months. Read More.

  • Apr. 03, 2025 | Laos

    Village Head Refuses to Register Christian Families

    [135] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Vat and family.
    Vat and his family cannot get their family registration book because of their faith in Christ.

    A Christian family's registration book is being withheld because of their faith. Vat was born and registered in a village in northern Laos, but as a young man he left for the southern part of the country to work at a coffee farm. While there, he married and also heard the gospel, and he and his family came to faith in Jesus Christ. In Jan. 2024, he returned to his home village. However, after learning that Vat and his family were Christians, the head of the village refused to renew their registration book - a document with vital records such as ID, travel and work permits, marriage and birth records, educational records, and residence permits. Read More.

  • Mar. 27, 2025 | Central Asia

    Young Christian Pressured by Family

    [190] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for Yasmina.
    Yasmina left Islam to follow Christ.

    Yasmina, a former Muslim, faces pressure from her family after placing her faith in Christ. When Yasmina and her husband first became followers of Christ, they stopped praying in the Islamic manner. Their Muslim family pressured the young couple to recant, even taking legal measures to try to annul their marriage. After several days of severe pressure, Yasmina's husband yielded and reverted to Islam, but Yasmina remained firm. Read More.

  • Mar. 27, 2025 | Middle East

    Christian Daughter Miraculously Escapes

    [158] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Sarah.
    Christian converts from Islam sometimes face death threats from their own families.

    Sarah's father imprisoned her for her faith, yet she was rescued. She became a follower of Christ after Christians invited her to church. When her Muslim father discovered her new faith, he locked her within his guarded compound and confiscated her phone. For 10 days, he asked her to return to Islam; she refused. Then he threatened to marry her to a Muslim man, saying her husband could then kill her. "Let your God save you from me," he taunted. Sarah prayed to God, "Where are you? You said you would be with me, but I am here. What am I supposed to do?" Read More.

  • Mar. 27, 2025 | Indonesia

    Obstacles Used to Suppress Gospel Advance

    [135] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Indonesia.
    The cost of Christian burials in Indonesia have kept some interested Muslims from converting to Christianity. Muslims do not pay burial fees.

    In a Muslim-dominated area of Indonesia, several different obstacles cause Muslims to hesitate placing their faith in Christ. Prohibitions against Christian burial in common cemeteries and exorbitant fees for Christian burial in approved locations remain a stumbling block for many who have expressed genuine interest in converting to Christianity. The cost of burial in an approved Christian plot can cost up to a few months' wages, whereas Muslims can be buried for free on any private land. Read More.

  • Mar. 20, 2025 | Lebanon

    Persecuted Christian Concerned for Cousin

    [173] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for Salim and cousin.
    Christian converts from Islam sometimes flee to other nations to escape extreme persecution.

    Salim, a believer, shared the gospel with a cousin who now faces severe persecution. When Salim became a Christian, his wealthy family took away his job, and a few relatives tried to kill him. Those relatives even followed him to another country, hoping to harm him. But Salim's faith grew stronger, and he shared it with other family members, including an older relative. At one point that relative became sick and asked Salim, "Why doesn't your God heal?" Read More.

  • Mar. 20, 2025 | Bangladesh

    Church Threatened by Large Mobs for Ongoing Ministry

    [125] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Christians in Bangladesh.
    This social media post about "some vile people… who have embraced Christianity for the sake of money" exposed 10 Christian families and prompted a backlash from 12 nearby mosques.

    After a secret Christmas program at Saiful's house church in late December 2024, someone obtained photos and exposed the church on social media, prompting outrage against Saiful and the church from several nearby mosques. Within hours, the situation escalated until a large Muslim crowd marched to the church, threatening violence. Police intervened to stop the procession, but the leaders of the rally vowed to return with more people to burn Saiful's house. Local authorities have granted permission for the Christians to continue meeting, but Saiful has been warned to take safety precautions. Read More.

  • Mar. 20, 2025 | Indonesia

    Safe Houses Bless Muslim-Background Believers

    [129] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Safe Houses.
    "Blessing houses" provide shelter, fellowship, discipleship and training for Muslim-background Christians.

    A Christian ministry in Indonesia runs four "blessing houses" that serve as temporary safe houses for Christian converts from Islam who are from one of Indonesia's largest minority groups. These houses also serve as places of worship, discipleship and skill development centers for persecuted Christians. A front-line worker there said that every week she experiences "small-scale persecution" in the community. Read More.

  • Mar. 13, 2025 | Afghanistan

    Young Afghan Christian Forcibly Married

    [223] prayers in [16] nations have been posted for Mina.
    Despite restrictions, some Afghans are still accessing online Christian resources.

    Mina, an Afghan Christian, was forced by her father to marry an abusive Muslim man because of her faith. The twenty-year-old became a follower of Christ after meeting some Christians online, and through her online community, she continued to grow in her faith. One day a neighbor overheard her worshiping God through an open window. The neighbor informed Mina's father, and he beat her severely. He then forced her to marry an older Muslim man. Read More.

  • Mar. 13, 2025 | Laos

    Literature Distribution Leads to Backlash Against Church

    [129] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Lao church and pastor.
    A local Lao church was blamed for the illegal distribution of Bibles and Christian literature in schools.

    A pastor in Laos was arrested and accused of distributing Christian materials to local schools. In a part of northern Laos where Christians have faced harsh persecution, a church received a call from the district chief of police on Dec. 18, 2024. Two government primary schools had mysteriously received Bibles and pamphlets about salvation in Christ, enough for each student to have one. The police believed the members of this church were responsible for the distribution, which was illegal, but the pastor insisted that he had never even seen the pamphlet before. Read More.

  • Mar. 13, 2025 | Ethiopia

    Christian Convert Rejected by Family

    [133] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Momina and Mohammed.
    Momina and Mohammed

    When Momina's family rejected her because of her faith, the body of Christ took her in. After the death of her husband, Momina was the sole provider for their young son, Mohammed. She met two Christian women who shared the gospel with her, and through their persistent witness, she came to faith in Christ. Soon after, the Muslim woman whom Momina lived with kicked her out of the house; her Muslim family members tried to kidnap Mohammed; and they refused to help Momina when she was hospitalized for a serious illness in 2024. Read More.

  • Mar. 06, 2025 | India

    Pastor in "Land of Gods" Delivered by the Living God

    [181] prayers in [14] nations have been posted for Hira.
    Himachal Pradesh is known as Dev Bhoomi, or Land of the Gods. Many Hindu devotees come here on pilgrimage.

    A pastor named Hira Singh has used notoriety from being persecuted to share the gospel with even more people. In 2000, Hira Singh, who was formerly from a high-caste Hindu background, came to faith in Christ in Himachal Pradesh. This region is a North Indian state known as Dev Bhoomi (Land of Gods) and a prominent Hindu pilgrimage destination. In the early years of his Christian faith, Hira faced opposition from his family and community. Read More.

  • Mar. 06, 2025 | Turkey

    Beaten Bible Distributor Needs Surgery

    [161] prayers in [15] nations have been posted for Faraj.
    Handing out Bibles, or leaving them to be found, is dangerous in Iran.

    A believer named Faraj has needed multiple surgeries after severe persecution. Faraj would carefully place Bibles on empty bus seats in Iran, praying people would find them, read them and come to know Jesus like he did. Eventually, Iranian authorities discovered his clandestine Bible distribution program and arrested him. His jailers tortured him, knocking out numerous teeth and breaking his back. When they stopped their abuse, Faraj fled to Turkiye, where the body of Christ helped provide for replacement teeth and two back surgeries. Read More.

  • Mar. 06, 2025 | Ethiopia

    Bold Witness Murdered by Militants

    [145] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Melke and family.
    Melke (right) and Yeshi (left) both lost their husbands in an attack by militants.

    Kitessa was a dedicated church leader murdered by armed militants, leaving behind his wife, Melke, and five children. Because of his passionate evangelism, Kitessa was warned he would be killed if he did not stop preaching the gospel. Still, he remained committed to sharing the gospel and leading a church in his community. On Aug. 25, 2024, Kitessa was returning home after preaching a Sunday service when armed militants opened fire on him. Kitessa's wife, Melke, was within earshot of the gunfire and quickly tried to reach her husband by phone. Read More.

  • Feb. 27, 2025 | Cameroon

    Bibles Bring Freedom to New Believers

    [172] prayers in [15] nations have been posted for Christians in Cameroon.
    Violent attacks by Boko Haram militants are common in northern Cameroon.

    Northern Cameroon is a dangerous place for Christians, but that hasn't stopped gospel workers from working to advance God's kingdom in the region. The Islamist group Boko Haram regularly attacks Christians, and followers of ethnic animistic religions also persecute family members who become followers of Christ. One pastor is helping a widow whose husband was murdered by his own Muslim father after he became a Christian. The pastor said Bibles, especially audio Bibles, are needed for that area to help bring freedom to those enslaved to false ideologies. Read More.

  • Feb. 27, 2025 | Bangladesh

    Persecution Spurs Muslim Family to Support Christian Brother

    [140] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Arif.
    Some Muslims in Bangladesh have become disillusioned with Islam because of extremist violence.

    Like many Bangladeshi Christians in the months since the August 2024 overthrow of the government, Arif has faced increased pressure from Muslim extremist groups because of his faith in Christ. Witnessing this, Arif's brothers, who are still Muslim, have declared their support for him and their opposition to the Muslim clerics who have harassed Arif. Pray for Arif to stand firm in the truth of 2 Corinthians 4:17–18, verses he shared with front-line workers: "For this light momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen." Read More.

  • Feb. 27, 2025 | Iran

    Church Leader Targeted by Government

    [146] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Iranian Christians.
    Iran's government seeks to stop the growth of the church among Iranian women and men.

    Authorities sentenced a man involved in evangelism to 10 years in prison for his Christian activities. The government also confiscated his family's possessions and revoked his wife's right to work, even though she has their small children to care for. Her own family has also rejected her, but the global body of Christ is standing with her. Read More.

  • Feb. 20, 2025 | Afghanistan

    Christian Convert in Hiding After Husband's Murder

    [229] prayers in [14] nations have been posted for Asmaan.
    Afghan women, especially those who follow Christ, face great danger if they offend relatives.

    Asmaan is in hiding with her children after her husband was murdered. She and her family had fled Afghanistan when the Taliban took over the country. While displaced in another country, they met some Christians and became followers of Christ. But when Asmaan's brother-in-law learned his brother had rejected Islam, he poisoned him, leaving Asmaan a widow with several young children to raise. Without her husband, Asmaan lost the ability to pay her rent and was evicted from her home. Read More.

  • Feb. 20, 2025 | Laos

    Prayers for New Bible Answered

    [143] prayers in [10] nations have been posted for Vanh.
    Vanh received a new Bible after her first one was stolen from her hut.

    A Laotian woman received a new Bible after hers was stolen. When Vanh became a believer in Christ, her husband divorced her and drove her and their children out of the house. With help from the global body of Christ, they were able to build a hut to live in. Their situation improved, but Vanh continued to face harassment from others in the community. On Dec. 2, 2024, while she was out working her fields, someone entered her hut and took her most prized possession - her Bible. Read More.

  • Feb. 20, 2025 | Middle East

    Former Jihadi Now Serves Jesus

    [152] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Brother Yazan.
    Some Muslims have questioned their faith because of the destructive battles between Syrian Islamist groups.

    Brother Yazan, once a jihadi, now serves Christ despite persecution. He served as a jihadi fighter with al-Qaida in Syria, then joined the al-Nusra Front, an Islamist group fighting a civil war against the Syrian government. At one point during the war, the self-proclaimed Islamic State (ISIS) began fighting against al-Nusra Front, upsetting Yazan. "How could two Muslim groups want to kill each other?" he thought. He soon ceased to be a jihadi soldier. Read More.

  • Feb. 13, 2025 | Cameroon

    Christian Convert Rescued from Captivity

    [171] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for Mahamat.
    Mahamat hopes to live in a place of safety where he can grow in his faith.

    Mahamat, a young Christian living in northern Cameroon, was imprisoned by his parents but later rescued. Mahamat was studying to become a teacher of the Quran when he rejected Islam and turned to Christ. On Jan. 3, 2025, his parents learned of Mahamat's new faith and tried to convince him to recant. When that failed, they locked him inside a house. They also summoned Islamic clerics to persuade him to return to Islam. But when a relative who had also become a follower of Christ learned what was happening, she rescued Mahamat, who had been held captive for about a week. Read More.

  • Feb. 13, 2025 | Djibouti

    Rejected by Family, Resolute in Faith

    [140] prayers in [14] nations have been posted for Moussa and Safia.
    Moussa and his wife, Safia.

    A Muslim man was disowned by his family for placing his faith in Christ after his daughter's miraculous healing. Moussa, 65, was a devout Muslim until around five years ago when his daughter began experiencing severe abdominal pain. After seeking the aid of imams and local physicians without success, Moussa prayed to Christ for his daughter's healing. His wife, Safia, had been a follower of Christ for more than three decades, consistently praying for her husband's salvation. At one point, Moussa had even kicked her out of their home because of her Christian faith. Read More.

  • Feb. 13, 2025 | India

    Former Imam in Danger After Known as Christian

    [143] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Farooq.
    Farooq faces danger and an uncertain future because of his faith in Christ.

    Farooq, a former imam, is in hiding after his Christian faith was made public. For several years since his conversion to the Christian faith, Farooq has continued his teaching role in a majority-Muslim region of northern India, taking every opportunity to point his students to the Bible. When Farooq was exposed as a Christian, however, he was beaten severely and forced into hiding. Pray for Farooq and his family to find refuge and encouragement; for the safety of other Christians who have been in fellowship and ministry partnership with Farooq; and for the many students Farooq has influenced. Read More.

  • Feb. 06, 2025 | Benin

    Standing Firm After Her Husband's Murder

    [222] prayers in [18] nations have been posted for Victorie and family.
    Victorie lost everything she owned but remains faithful to Christ.

    Victorie and her husband had become followers of Christ, but their families and most of the people in their village follow traditional Voodoo practices. Victorie's in-laws were not happy that the young couple had become Christians. They threatened them and tried to scare them into converting back to pagan beliefs. "We would see blood around the house," Victorie said. One day her husband's parents threatened her. "They told me, ‘If anything happens to our son, it is your fault.'" As Victorie and her husband were returning home from a visit to his family one night, he suddenly collapsed and died shortly afterwards. Read More.

  • Feb. 06, 2025 | Bangladesh

    Pastor's Mob-Wrecked Home Cultivates Christian Unity

    [152] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Pastor Dulal.
    Christians in Bangladesh have experienced greater unity in the face of increasing persecution.

    Pastor Dulal had received threats because of his Christian witness in his village. But when political upheaval in the summer of 2024 left the area without police or army protection, Muslim extremists took the opportunity to fulfill those threats. Attackers destroyed his home, gouging large holes in the walls and ripping out windows and doors while carrying away anything of value. Dulal said he was thankful that he and his family were not home at the time because he believes the attackers would have killed them. Read More.

  • Feb. 06, 2025 | Vietnam

    Imprisoned Pastor Dies in Custody

    [150] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Xa and family.
    Xa was overcome with emotion while sharing about her husband's death.

    Pastor Diem and his wife, Xa, lived in a majority-Christian community, so they did not face persecution locally. When Diem would travel beyond the village for ministry, however, he was always under scrutiny. On Jan. 5, 2018, police and security officials surrounded the couple's house and announced Diem's arrest on suspicion of anti-government activities. Months of secret court proceedings ended with a 16-year prison sentence for Diem. On Dec. 14, 2022, Diem was permitted to call home and wish his family a merry Christmas. It was the last time Xa heard his voice. Read More.

  • Jan. 30, 2025 | India

    Hindu Father Charges Christian Son with Illegal Conversion

    [186] prayers in [15] nations have been posted for Chhater Singh.
    Indian pastors and church planters are under severe pressure due to anti-conversion laws intended to curtail Christian activities.

    Chhatar Singh, a schoolteacher in India, placed his faith in Christ in 2002 and has planted churches in seven villages. In 2010, when his mother died, he refused Hindu funeral rituals for her, which turned his father against him. On Jan. 27, 2021, the police arrested Singh and three other Christians on false charges of forced conversion. They spent a month in jail; consequently, Singh was suspended from his school. In July 2024, after Singh's father cut off his inheritance, he filed a criminal complaint against Singh of trying to convert him to Christianity. Read More.

  • Jan. 30, 2025 | Middle East

    Woman Abused After Coming to Faith in Christ

    [176] prayers in [14] nations have been posted for Basma.
    A woman who was abused for turning away from Islam worries she might be returned to her abusers.

    Basma, who comes from a fervent Muslim family, placed her faith in Christ in 2018. As a result, her husband and brother began to abuse her violently. Eventually, Basma escaped from her family and took her two teenage children, who had also become Christians, with her. Basma said that if her brother and husband find her, they will surely kill her. Basma requests prayer for her son, who feels he cannot trust anyone, and for her daughter, because they live in constant fear that someone will turn them in. Read More.

  • Jan. 30, 2025 | Yemen

    Yemeni Christians Pray for Safety

    [153] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Yemeni Christians.
    Yemeni youth who turn to Christ need security and training.

    Amid regional instability, bombs regularly fall in some parts of Yemen, creating a dangerous environment for Christian brothers and sisters. "The situation is not stable for anyone in Yemen," said a front-line worker. "The electricity goes out, and one Christian community heard bombs exploding during a church service." Despite this situation, the worker said the church in Yemen is growing. "Fifteen years ago, it was a dream to find any believers," he said. Read More.

  • Jan. 23, 2025 | Bangladesh

    Family Loses Everything in Attack on Home

    [197] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for Monoara and her family.
    Attacks against Christians in Bangladesh are on the rise in the wake of political upheaval.

    When protests forced the resignation of the prime minister in August 2024, Islamist groups took advantage of the lack of police presence across the country to attack the Christian minority. Attackers have looted and destroyed churches and targeted Christians' homes. Monoara, 75; her daughter, Salma, and her granddaughter, 14, were among those who were attacked. On Aug. 5, they escaped from their home and watched from the nearby jungle as their belongings were carried away or destroyed by an extremist mob. "I thought that was my last day," Monoara recalled. Read More.

  • Jan. 23, 2025 | Lebanon

    God at Work in War Zones

    [157] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Halim and Salim.
    Smoke rises from a recent bombing in southern Lebanon.

    Halim is a Muslim-background believer who fled to Lebanon from a neighboring country when his family tried to kill him. After arriving in the war-torn country, he decided to visit a local hospital amid ongoing attacks. "I was able to pray for five people and seek the Lord for them," he said. "And I had a wonderful conversation with a young Palestinian man. I shared with him how Jesus can give peace and comfort." Another former Muslim, Salim, came to know Christ and has been persecuted in his Shiite town in the Beqaa Valley. Read More.

  • Jan. 23, 2025 | Indonesia

    Pastor Imprisoned for Online Testimony

    [146] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Indonesian Christians.
    Muhammad Kace remains behind bars for allegedly violating Indonesia's anti-blasphemy laws.

    Pak Aman, a Sundanese Christian from a Muslim background, leads a small church and faithfully evangelizes in his community. He was arrested and held in police custody after appearing on the YouTube channel of another Muslim-background believer in Christ. He was accused of violating Indonesia's blasphemy law. Aman said he originally anticipated that he would serve several years in prison due to the outcomes of other blasphemy cases, but the courts ruled in favor of Aman, and he was released from police detention after nine months. Read More.

  • Jan. 16, 2025 | Benin

    Evangelist Dies in Traffic Accident

    [195] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for the family of Pastor Tchando.
    Pastor Tchando, his wife and two of their children.

    Pastor Mathieu Tchando, along with 13 others, was leaving a Christian conference in Nigeria on November 1, 2024 when a large truck hit their minibus. The group was outside of Lagos when the truck hit three vehicles. One person was killed at the accident site, and three others were seriously injured. Pastor Tchando suffered a brain injury that left him comatose; another minister was hospitalized with broken ribs, and doctors were concerned about internal bleeding; and the third was in stable condition. Read More.

  • Jan. 16, 2025 | Middle East

    Christian Fears Being Sent to Eritrea

    [150] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Ishaq.
    Maintaining residency status can be difficult for Christians who move to Arab nations.

    Ishaq is active in evangelism and Bible distribution in the Arab nation where he was born, but his future there is tenuous. Ishaq was permitted to be in the country while his Eritrean father, who had lived and worked there for decades, maintained his official work status. But when Ishaq's father died during the coronavirus pandemic, Ishaq's residency visa expired, and he has been unable to renew it. Ishaq has not been arrested for his unofficial status but has been stopped by police numerous times. "If he were to be deported to Eritrea, where he has never lived, it could be very dangerous for him," said a front-line worker. Read More.

  • Jan. 16, 2025 | Vietnam

    Family Loses Benefits, Income for Not Recanting

    [151] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Gia and Dai.

    Gia and her husband, Dai, have been believers for 15 years. Because they chose biblical names for their children, getting birth certificates for them was difficult. Their daughter, Ruth, was diagnosed with a condition that has affected her neurological and physical development. There is a fund intended for children with Ruth's condition, and the family was called to a government office to receive these funds. After waiting there all day, however, they were presented with an ultimatum: Change Ruth's name and renounce their faith or leave without the funding. Read More.

  • Jan. 09, 2025 | Bhutan

    Authorities Raid Christian Youth Conference

    [200] prayers in [14] nations have been posted for Christians in Bhutan.
    Young Christians in Bhutan have few avenues for ongoing discipleship.

    A Christian youth conference scheduled in Bhutan was disrupted when authorities raided the location and demanded that organizers show permits, which did not exist because Christian events are not allowed by the Buddhist government. Authorities then summoned the organizers for interrogation. The raid caused organizers of other youth events to change their plans as they wait to see the consequences. Read More.

  • Jan. 09, 2025 | Burkina Faso

    Ministry Helps Fulani Christians

    [135] prayers in [8] nations have been posted for Fulani Christians.
    Pastors rejoice over new audio Bibles for Fulani followers of Christ.

    In recent years, militant Fulani Muslims have attacked and killed numbers of Christians, but some have also become followers of Christ. Fulani converts are often rejected by their families and struggle to find supportive communities. A ministry in Burkina Faso is helping Fulani Christian converts by providing a safe place where they can grow in their walk with the Lord and meet other Fulani followers of Christ. In a four-month period, the center hosted Saturday vacation Bible schools which 675 children attended. Read More.

  • Jan. 09, 2025 | Tajikistan

    Tajik Wife Abandons Christian Husband

    [154] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Nurbol.
    Most Tajiks are Sunni Muslims.

    A Tajik follower of Christ named Nurbol is requesting prayer after his wife suddenly abandoned him. She took their two young children and most of their possessions and fled while Nurbol was away. Both Nurbol and his wife grew up as Muslims, but Nurbol came to faith in Christ recently. A front-line worker says he has been very bold in sharing Christ with others and was fired from his job for his faith. His wife seemed interested in Christianity, but after she left him, she said, "You reject Jesus, and I will come back. But if you don't, I won't." He responded, "I am not leaving Christ." Read More.

  • Jan. 02, 2025 | Vietnam

    Former Prisoner for Christ Receives Medical Care

    [202] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Thang.
    Thang, shown with his wife, travels thousands of miles a year on his motorbike to serve churches in his region.

    Thang has been a follower of Christ for more than 35 years. His extended family rejected him when they learned of his conversion, and he spent almost 10 years in prison suffering forced labor, poor rations and regular beatings for his ongoing testimony about Christ. Thang is regularly harassed, and he has been blacklisted by the government. Read More.

  • Jan. 02, 2025 | Burkina Faso

    Christian Women Widowed by Islamists

    [165] prayers in [10] nations have been posted for widows and families.

    Alimata's husband, Yacouba, was the assistant pastor at a church in Kounla. On August 25, 2024, Islamic terrorists came to their house looking for Christian men. They forced Yacouba and another man, bound and blindfolded, into the church at gunpoint. As militants hunted more Christians, Alimata and other women fled with their children. As they ran, they heard gunshots. "I knew that they had killed my husband," Alimata said. While hiding, a woman named Fadima also heard the gunshots that killed her husband and 27 more men inside the church. "Please pray for me as I am in trauma," she said. Read More.

  • Jan. 02, 2025 | Turkey

    Armed Men Stopped from Entering Turkish Church

    [141] prayers in [8] nations have been posted for Turkish Christians.
    Christians make up less than one percent of Turkiye's population and some churches have been attacked by extremist Muslims.

    On November 3, 2024, shortly after worship services and during the Sunday school hour at an Istanbul church, someone rang the bell. A member opened the door, and two unknown men asked to come inside. She told them it was not possible at the moment. Local police officers who were guarding the church then intervened and took the men away. The pastor had previously faced death threats, prompting police to watch the church. Read More.

  • Dec. 26, 2024 | India

    Front-Line Workers Breaking into Hindu Stronghold

    [178] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for front-line workers.
    Front-line workers joyfully open Village Outreach kits that contain study Bibles, flashlights, instruments, raincoats and other items to help and encourage them in their ministry.

    Ashok and his wife, Nila, have spent 25 years reaching out to the small and isolated community of Himachal Pradesh, India, which is overwhelmingly Hindu. Pastor Pravin, who was among the first Christians in this area, leads a rural church there. This church faces the daily challenge of reaching villages that are ruled by chiefs associated with Hindu nationalist groups, which oppose any kind of Christian activities in the village. Through personal evangelism and Bible study, however, they are seeing hearts change. Read More.

  • Dec. 26, 2024 | Indonesia

    Prayers Answered in Case of Imprisoned Evangelist

    [145] prayers in [8] nations have been posted for Kace.
    Muhammad Kace

    Muhammad Kace is an evangelist in an Indonesian prison for charges of blaspheming Islam on his YouTube channel. Kace's lawyers succeeded in getting his 12-year sentence reduced to eight years and are appealing to further reduce the sentence. Despite suffering and being imprisoned for his faith, Kace has been supported by local pastors and by the global body of Christ, enabling his family to rent a home near the prison and providing Kace with essential medication and food during his imprisonment. In a video call with front-line workers, Kace praised God and shared about his ministry in prison to the guards and others he interacts with. Read More.

  • Dec. 26, 2024 | Cameroon

    Christian Converts Threatened

    [142] prayers in [8] nations have been posted for Christian Converts.
    Motorcycles are the main mode of transport in rural parts of many African nations including Cameroon. When they are stolen it can cause severe hardships.

    Fadimatou, 18, grew up in a Muslim home. A college roommate shared the gospel with her, and she became a follower of Christ. Her grandfather, however, is upset about her conversion and has threatened to stop paying her tuition. If she must return home, Fadimatou fears she will be forced to marry a Muslim man. She requests prayer for protection and provision so she can continue her education. Another convert, Moussa, was born into a Muslim family in Cameroon to a father who had three wives and 26 children. When Moussa came to faith in Christ in 2020, some of his brothers blindfolded him and beat him. Read More.

  • Dec. 19, 2024 | Bangladesh

    Extremists Issue Christmas Warnings

    [188] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Christians in Bangladesh.
    Christian pastors have been warned against practicing their faith, especially when it involves leading Muslims to faith in Christ.

    Since a coup last summer that created chaos across Bangladesh and increased violence against Christians, an Islamic extremist group called Hefazat-e-Islam has been rising in power. Several Christian leaders from different parts of Bangladesh reported that they received threatening letters from Hefazat leaders, warning them that any celebration of Christmas this year "will be the last celebration they do in this life." Read More.

  • Dec. 19, 2024 | Benin

    Kicked Out Twice But Firm in Faith

    [153] prayers in [8] nations have been posted for Ariane.
    Ariane has faced harsh persecution from her husband and people who practice witchcraft.

    Ariane visited several voodoo practitioners in her area, but no one could heal her of her intense stomach pain. Someone suggested she go to a Christian hospital in Togo. A nurse there urged her to give her life to Christ, and she became a Christian. She was then healed of her stomach pain. When she returned home, her voodooist husband rejected her and kicked her out of her home. Later, he threatened to kill her with a machete. But she regularly prayed for him, and he eventually let her return home. He even asked her to pray for some struggles he faced which she believed were brought on by witchcraft. Read More.

  • Dec. 19, 2024 | Syria

    Islamist Takeover Worries Local Christians

    [147] prayers in [8] nations have been posted for Syrian Christians.
    Christians used make up around 10% of Syria's population, but many have fled in recent years due to war and persecution.

    On Sunday, December 1, 2024, the Syrian city of Aleppo was suddenly attacked and captured by Islamist militias. One week later, the rebel groups succeeded in taking over the capital city, Damascus, when the Syrian government and military collapsed and its leader, Bashar al-Assad, fled. The jihadist groups have been fighting the Syrian government for more than a decade, and Christians are concerned that they may soon become targets. "The situation is still unclear," said a front-line worker, who added that, so far, Christians and churches have not been specifically threatened, and some have even held services. Read More.

  • Dec. 12, 2024 | Pakistan

    Evangelist Remains Faithful After Brutal Treatment

    [211] prayers in [14] nations have been posted for Pakistani evangelist.
    A remote, mountainous region of Pakistan.

    A Pakistani evangelist was arrested in a remote part of the country and tortured. "He returned to us today not just physically broken but mentally and emotionally scarred, bearing the burden of trauma that words can scarcely express," said a senior front-line worker. The evangelist had visited a remote part of Kashmir to meet someone who wanted to talk about Christ. But when the two sat down for tea, security officers suddenly appeared and rushed the evangelist to interrogation. Read More.

  • Dec. 12, 2024 | Vietnam

    Demolished Church Rebuilt in Faith

    [132] prayers in [10] nations have been posted for Pastor Xuong and congregation.
    The new building, shown here under construction, now houses a vibrant ministry.

    The congregation led by Pastor Xuong outgrew their meeting space in a member's home and looked for an opportunity to build a church. One of the deacons offered his land, and members raised money for the new building. For a year after the building was completed, officials routinely threatened to tear it down. One night in September 2021, Pastor Xuong was called to the church, only to find the building completely destroyed. Though angry, disheartened and unsure how members would finance a new building, Pastor Xuong began searching for a new location. Read More.

  • Dec. 12, 2024 | Cameroon

    Specialized Care Helps Persecuted Youth

    [133] prayers in [9] nations have been posted for northern Cameroon.
    The violent Islamist group Boko Haram regularly attacks villages in northern Cameroon.

    Between April and July 2024, militants with the radical Islamist group Boko Haram attacked villages of the predominately Christian Hdi tribe in far northern Cameroon 11 different times. During their raids, the jihadis murdered villagers and abducted young people to serve as child soldiers or child brides. As many of the Hdi children who survived were traumatized, some of them received holistic spiritual care designed to help heal their emotional wounds. Afterward, one child told a front-line worker, "This is the first time this year that I have slept more than four hours uninterrupted. Read More.

  • Dec. 05, 2024 | Indonesia

    Brothers Minister to Minority People Group

    [167] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Joyo and Setiaban.
    Though Christian worship is not officially restricted in Indonesia, Christian activities outside the church are sometimes met with hostility.

    The Sundanese are one of the largest unreached minority groups in the world and have been resistant to the gospel. However, when three Muslim-background Sundanese brothers - Joyo, Setiaban and Wira - came to faith in Jesus Christ, they also became passionate evangelists. Their evangelistic success in their village eventually led to persecution. When the news of dozens of Christian conversions began to spread, one of the Islamic social organizations in Indonesia, Muhammadiyah, rallied members to stop the brothers and the spread of Christianity in their village. Read More.

  • Dec. 05, 2024 | Central Asia

    Christian Broadcaster in Hiding

    [138] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Central Asian Christian.
    Internet-based video broadcasts are helping Central Asian Christians bring Christ's teachings to their Muslim neighbors.

    Christians form a fraction of the population in the Muslim-majority nations of Central Asia, and followers of Christ in these lands often face severe restrictions on their worship and outreach activities. Broadcasting through the internet is a strategy some Central Asian Christians are employing to share the gospel message with their countrymen. However, utilizing digital media also comes with risk. One Central Asian Christian created a series of videos that directly challenge Islamic beliefs and uploaded them to YouTube. Soon, he received death threats from offended Muslims. "His videos are very confrontational," said a front-line worker. Read More.

  • Dec. 05, 2024 | Benin

    Abandoned by Her Family, Loved by Jesus

    [148] prayers in [12] nations have been posted for Maelle.
    Maelle felt rejected by her family but loved by Christ.

    Maelle was only five years old when she was sent to a wealthier family's home to care for their infant child. While working there, Maelle attended church for the first time. Raised in a Muslim home, she placed her trust in Christ when she heard that "Jesus loves the little children." She said she felt that "Jesus loves [her] more than [her] family," who had abandoned her. Two years later, she was sent back to her family, but when they learned that she had come to know Christ, they were upset and prevented her from attending church. Read More.