(Voice of the Martyrs) — Voice of the Martyrs Korea, an NGO which ministers to persecuted Christians worldwide, held a press conference today to unveil a plaque on its Martyrs Timeline commemorating “The Unknown Martyrs of Communism” and to officially release its new booklet, “Communism Is Not Dead”, an educational resource for Christians and churches. “Since […]
Pakistan (Mission Network News) — Locusts munch their way across Pakistan, destroying crops and livelihoods as they go. Last week, Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) reported swarms in nearly one-third of the country’s districts. “This locust swarm is one of the biggest they’ve had in more than 30 years. Because of the COVID crisis, […]
KHUNTI, Jharkhand (Church in Chains) — On June 7, a group of armed religious extremists attacked and murdered 27-year-old Christian Kande Mudu in Bari village, Khunti District in Jharkhand state. The murder took place only three days after Hindu extremists in Odisha state murdered Christian teenager Samaru Madkami. At approximately 8 p.m., Kande (also known […]
(Article 18) — Three Christian converts currently serving 10-year sentences in Tehran’s Evin Prison have had their sentences reduced at a retrial, but they are still facing years in prison and exile. Yousef Nadarkhani and Zaman (Saheb) Fadaee’s sentences have been reduced to six years, and Mohammadreza (Youhan) Omidi’s to two years, meaning he will […]
(Voice of the Martyrs) — Authorities in China’s Fujian province destroyed more than a dozen Christian homes on June 11. At around 9 a.m., more than 100 officials from various government departments arrived at the homes of Xingguang Church members. They moved furniture from the homes into the hallway. They yelled, “What are you recording!” […]
(Voice of the Martyrs Australia) — A doctor living in Australia has had a formal complaint made against him for praying with a patient. The patient, a Christian teenager who suffers from anxiety, went to the emergency room following a severe panic attack. The patient’s father asked the doctor if he would talk to her […]
(The Christian Institute) — A London-based homosexual advocacy group has complained about a rainbow artwork that was inspired by children using “the natural phenomena as a symbol of hope” during the lockdown. Brockley Queers in south London claimed that “the rainbow is ours” and told the Artmongers group who decorated a bridge that it cannot […]
WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — As fall school plans remain uncertain, local homeschooling organizations are reporting a growing number of new, interested families. “We have seen quite an uptick,” said Bill Heuer, executive director of the Massachusetts Home Learning Association. The latest available data shows around 7,600 students are homeschooled in Massachusetts and 1,800 students in […]
(Mission Network News) — As COVID-19 spreads throughout Russia and the former Soviet Union, many families face severe scarcity. One such family lives in a region of Southern Russia that is predominantly Muslim. Three young girls were taken in by neighbors after their mother wound up in prison. Slavic Gospel Asssociation’s Eric Mock says, “They […]
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) — Distance learning was the new normal this past spring semester because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but learning from home has pushed more parents to keep their kids at home. Schooling during the quarantine looked a lot different: Papers, books, and technology spread across a kitchen table, mingled with the ins and […]