For the past 5 days people have been talking non-stop about Steve Job’s retirement. His retirement is quite significant, as he has been responsible for many technological advances in our society. However, some of the technology he is responsible for has been appreciated even more so by persecuted Christians. The widespread adoption of Apple products [...]
Posts Tagged ‘persecuted’
Persecuted Church: Thank you Steve Jobs
Posted in Advocacy, Africa, Bible, Church, Middle East, Open Doors USA, Persecuted Church, Persecution, Secret Believers, tagged Africa, Christians, Middle East, MP4, open doors, persecuted, Steve Jobs on August 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
2011
Posted in Bible, Church, Events, Open Doors USA, Persecuted Church, Persecution, Prayer, tagged Open Doors USA, persecuted, Persecuted Christians, Prayer Calendar on December 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In an earlier post, I reflected on what a year 2010 had been. I can’t believe all that has happened and that the last day of the year has approached. I usually find myself thinking of resolutions on this day. Usually it involves weight loss or exercising more, but this year another resolution came to [...]
Christian Forced to Sell Kidney to Pay Debt to Boss in Pakistan
Posted in Events, Open Doors USA, Pakistan, Persecution, tagged Christian, Pakistan, persecuted on May 18, 2010 | 2 Comments »
A news brief from Open Doors USA states: A low-wage Pakistani Christian said his Muslim employer last week forced him to sell his kidney in an effort to pay off a loan his boss made at exorbitant interest rates charged only to non-Muslims, according to Compass Direct News. John Gill, a molding machine operator at [...]
Praying for the Persecuted
Posted in Bible, Church, Evangelism, Persecuted Church, Persecution, Prayer, tagged persecuted, Prayer on March 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Want to make persecuted Christians part of your daily prayers? Open Doors has a monthly prayer calendar, with daily prayers avaliable at http://www.opendoorsusa.org.
Persecuted while Mourning
Posted in Church, Pakistan, Persecuted Church, Persecution, Prayer, tagged Pakistan, persecuted, Pray on September 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A young Christian man in Lahore, Pakistan was allegedly killed by authorities while in custody on false charge of desecrating Quran. To make matters worse, at his funeral police fired at mourners trying to move the coffin to another site. As soon as mourners lifted the coffin, police began firing tear gas. The believers were [...]
Hated by His Own Brothers Because of His Faith
Posted in Bangladesh, Persecution, tagged Bangladesh, persecuted on August 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In Mid July, Gopen Biswas was nearly beaten to death in his village in Bangladesh, by his two older brothers, Gauranga and Ripen. The two approached from behind and beat him with two bamboo sticks. Gopen was hit on the head and spine. He cried for help as he fell down, but soon he became [...]
Open Doors Honors Mission Network News for Focus on Persecuted
Posted in Carl Moeller, Open Doors USA, Persecution, tagged Award, Carl Moeller, Christians, Greg Yoder, Mission Network News, persecuted, Radio on January 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Open Doors USA has named Mission Network News (MNN) as the first winner of its “Passion for the Persecuted” award. The award will be presented annually to a media member who has demonstrated an on-going commitment to inform its audience about the plight of persecuted Christians around the world. Mission Network News is a mission [...]
