One Dead, Church Burned in Violent Islamic Clashes in Indonesia

One Dead, Church Burned in Violent Islamic Clashes in Indonesia

ACEH SINGKIL, Indonesia (Christian Solidarity Worldwide) — Violent clashes broke out after a demonstration on October 6th by an Islamic youth group demanding that the local government tear down a number of churches that they claimed had been built illegally without permits. They threatened to tear down the churches themselves if their demands were not met. […]

Eastern Ugandan Evangelist Killed After Muslim-Christian Debate

Eastern Ugandan Evangelist Killed After Muslim-Christian Debate

NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Islamists upset by a Christian-Muslim debate are suspected in the killing of a long-time evangelist in eastern Uganda who led many Muslims to Christ, sources said. The mutilated body of Samson Nfunyeku was found close to his home in Kalampete village, Kibuku District early on Sept. 23, after the latest […]

Netherlands Euthanasia Death Toll Rises 10 Percent

Netherlands Euthanasia Death Toll Rises 10 Percent

(Dutch News) — There was a 10% rise in the number of euthanasia cases in the Netherlands last year, taking the total to 5,306, according to the regional euthanasia monitoring board. The number of cases has risen by around 10% a year for some time. As in previous years, in almost three in four cases, […]

Muslims Torch Indonesian Church

Muslims Torch Indonesian Church

Indonesia (ODM/MNN) — Muslim extremists in Aceh province made good on a threat against Christians on Tuesday, 13 October. Open Doors USA President and CEO David Curry explains, “The Indonesian Christian Church (HKI) was burned down. Their pastor and the congregation have been greatly affected by this. We’re asking people to know what’s happening in […]

Ministry Distributes Gospel Booklets to Refugees in Europe

Ministry Distributes Gospel Booklets to Refugees in Europe

Europe (MNN) — Even in the worst of times, especially in the worst of times, God is at work. There’s proof of that with the refugee crisis, which has been migrating into Europe. After forces of war and terrorism, hundreds of thousands have poured into Europe–legally and illegally. Some countries–Sweden, Luxembourg, Holland, Germany, and the […]

Yazidi Parliamentarian Criticizes Obama’s Inaction in Iraq as ISIS Feeds Mother Her Son’s Body

Yazidi Parliamentarian Criticizes Obama’s Inaction in Iraq as ISIS Feeds Mother Her Son’s Body

WASHINGTON — A Yazidi woman who serves in Iraq’s parliament is expressing her disappointment in the Obama administration over its lack of aid to refugees in the country, sharing a number of gruesome accounts of the suffering in the nation, including that ISIS allegedly fed a hungry mother her own son’s body. Vian Dakhil recently sat […]

Bangladeshi Pastor Describes Attempt to Slit His Throat

Bangladeshi Pastor Describes Attempt to Slit His Throat

DHAKA, Bangladesh (Morning Star News) – Two of the three suspected Muslim extremists who tried to cut the throat of a pastor in northwestern Bangladesh last week met with him in mid-September and feigned interest in converting, the church leader told Morning Star News. Luke Sarker, the 52-year-old pastor of Faith Bible Church in Ishwardi, Pabna […]

Montagnards Flee Persecution in Vietnam for Unsure Future in Cambodia

Montagnards Flee Persecution in Vietnam for Unsure Future in Cambodia

(Radio Free Asia) — Ethnic Montagnards who have fled Vietnam for Cambodia say they are forced to leave after enduring relentless persecution by authorities in their home country, but regularly face difficulties when they apply for asylum across the border. About 200 Montagnards have entered Cambodia illegally from Vietnam’s Central Highlands since late last year, […]

Bangladeshi Pastor Survives Knife Attack by Muslims

Bangladeshi Pastor Survives Knife Attack by Muslims

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A Bangladeshi pastor survived an attempt on his life by three men who came to his home pretending to want to learn about Christianity, police and the victim said Tuesday. The attempt follows two killings of foreigners last week in the predominantly Muslim country grappling with violence claimed by hard-line Islamic […]

ISIS Brutality Leaves Emotional Scars

Syria (Christian Aid Mission/Mission Network News) — The Islamic State’s use of brutality as a way to force Christians to renounce their faith is only escalating. But besides physical danger, there is another issue threatening the work of faithful Christians in Syria: trauma. *Aafa, a missionary supported by Christian Aid Mission, recently learned of the torture and murder of 11 indigenous missionaries […]