Category: Faith

China’s Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC), which has been targeted by the Chinese government in its crackdown against Christianity in recent years, has sent out prayer request. It continues to ask for prayers for fellow churches in China that are suffering at the moment, so that these house churches can continue to maintain the spiritual...

Iranian church leader Matthias Haghnejad and eight members of the Church of Iran denomination who were on trial with him have each been sentenced to five years in prison following a short trial on 23 September. Pastor Haghnejad was arrested by members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard after a church service on 10 February 2019, while Shahrouz...

Imprisoned for distributing Bibles in Iran, Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh saw its verses of suffering and forgiveness come alive. Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh spent a harrowing eight months in one of Iran’s most notorious prisons because of their Christian faith. Born and raised as Muslims, both women grew unsatisfied with the teachings of...

While no one was hurt during a tornado that ripped through Northway Church in the US, Shea Sumlin, the lead pastor described the damage it caused as “catastrophic,” adding he is thankful the storm didn’t twist through the sanctuary during services just a few hours before. There was one thing, though, that gave Sumlin comfort: the...

Imagine you are a tender five year old, and out of the blue, your daddy disappears. You don’t know why or how, but suddenly he’s gone and all you now know and experience is your terrified mom. She tries to explain to you he has been killed. You’re not too sure what that means, but from the...

Headlines all over might declare that Christianity is declining, but new research shows the report is distorted and Christianity is growing faster than the population around the world. And atheism and agnosticism are on a gradual decline. The 2019 Status of Global Christianity report shows there were 2.5 billion Christians in the world as of mid-2019 –...

This year, more than 5,000 Christians from all parts of the world gathered on Thursday for the city’s annual Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) festive march around Israel’s capital, which saw 10,000 participants in total.  The Jerusalem municipality organized and funded the march and entertainment events, with participants coming to Israel from 100 nations. The arrival...

Truett Foster McKeehan who is the eldest son of Christian rapper and singer Toby “TobyMac” McKeehan suddenly passed away Tuesday night or early hours of wednesday morning, since the time of death is not clearly ascertained. He was 21 years old.  According to USA Today, “Truett did pass away at home in the Nashville area sometime...

A young Catholic woman has discovered that many Public Order Police in Muslim-majority Sudan believe they have a mandate to sexually harass those they deem ‘inappropriately dressed,’ simply due to the fact that they don’t dress according to strict Islamic custom. Nyankiir Kual Mayen, a 24-year-old university student in Al Qadarif in eastern Sudan, filed...

According to persecution watchdog Open Doors USA, North Africa is home to two of the world’s worst persecutors of Christians: Libya and Sudan. Finding and graduating from a Christian seminary in that region; add persecution and the physical inability to hear, and the task seems unconquerable. A Deaf believer named Chris* successfully navigated these challenges to become...