Baby Born at 23 Weeks Can Go Home Next Month

Baby Born at 23 Weeks Can Go Home Next Month

(The Christian Institute) — A baby who was given just a three percent chance of survival has astounded doctors by beating the odds during lockdown. Born at just 23 weeks, Oliver-Cash Lowther-Ryan weighed just 1lb. 3oz. at birth, and he was so delicate that his parents had to wait nine weeks before they could hold […]

Ministry Sows Gospel Seeds in Ethiopia Despite Locust Devastation

Ministry Sows Gospel Seeds in Ethiopia Despite Locust Devastation

Ethiopia (Mission Network News) – Drought, flooding, and locusts have plagued Ethiopia for months. Now in the second half of June, experts say the locusts will begin their migration again, potentially leaving Ethiopians and others in the region devastated by continued food shortages. Locusts have caused and continue to threaten widespread disaster for crops. They […]

Retired Canadian Judge Opposes Plans to Criminalize Non-Affirming Help for Gender-Confused Youth

Retired Canadian Judge Opposes Plans to Criminalize Non-Affirming Help for Gender-Confused Youth

(The Christian Institute) — A retired Canadian judge has criticized his government’s plans to make it illegal to help children who are experiencing gender confusion to accept their biological sex. Writing in The Epoch Times, Judge Brian Giesbrecht said: “It is truly frightening that if this legislation is passed, any counseling that is not deemed […]

Christian Family in Pakistan Claims Relative Was Murdered by Police

Christian Family in Pakistan Claims Relative Was Murdered by Police

Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – A Christian family in Pakistan claims their relative was murder by police after refusing to change his testimony in regards to a crime he witnessed. The Christian family has filed charges against the police and the case has led to several local protests. On June 22, several police officers, led […]

Persecution Watch Group Unveils Plaque Commemorating ‘The Unknown Martyrs of Communism’

Persecution Watch Group Unveils Plaque Commemorating ‘The Unknown Martyrs of Communism’

(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 Christians Struggle Amid Locusts, Coronavirus

Pakistan Christians Struggle Amid Locusts, Coronavirus

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, […]

Christian Dragged Out of Home, Murdered in Jharkhand State, India

Christian Dragged Out of Home, Murdered in Jharkhand State, India

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 […]

Three Iranian Christians Behind Bars Have Sentences Reduced, but Not Overturned

Three Iranian Christians Behind Bars Have Sentences Reduced, but Not Overturned

(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 […]

Chinese Authorities Attack More Than a Dozen Christian Homes

Chinese Authorities Attack More Than a Dozen Christian Homes

(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!” […]