Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is set to visit to New York this week for the United Nations General Assembly. This has caused a great outcry from many humanitarian groups and human rights organizations. Ahmadinejad is noted by many to be one of the greatest violators of basic human rights in the world today. Though many [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Persecution’
A Visit to New York
Posted in Advocacy, Church, Evangelism, Events, Iran, North Korea, Open Doors USA, Persecuted Church, Persecution, Prayer, World Watch List, tagged Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Open Doors USA, Persecution, Prayer, United Nations, World Watch List on September 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Mehdi
Posted in Advocacy, Church, Evangelism, Events, Open Doors USA, Persecuted Church, Persecution, Prayer, Secret Believers, tagged Christian, Muslim Background Believer, open doors, Persecution, Prayer on September 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
This is Mehdi. Mehdi is a Muslim Background Believer. This picture really stands out to me because the joy of the Lord is evident in his life, despite the persecution he faces. Will you pray that Mehdi would continue to know this joy?
Please Pray for the Report on International Religious Freedom Tomorrow!
Posted in Advocacy, Church, Evangelism, Events, tagged Christians, Open Doors USA, Persecution, Prayer, Report on International Religious Freedom, Secretary Clinton on September 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In 2011, we hear of many human rights violations. Whether it is human trafficking or the oppression of women, we can note that there are many violations. And along with this list is another group that is often forgotten about- those who are persecuted for their faith. Tomorrow, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will [...]
An Unimaginable Choice
Posted in Bible, Church, Events, Pakistan, Persecuted Church, Prayer, tagged Christian, Compass Direct News, Pakistan, Persecution, Pray on September 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today I read a story from Compass Direct News about a young Christian woman who had gone through an unimaginable trauma. This story nearly brought tears to my eyes. A male colleague, who she considered a close friend, began acting strangely. “One day when I was least expecting it, he told me that he had [...]
Her Tears
Posted in Bangladesh, Church, Evangelism, Events, Open Doors USA, Persecuted Church, Persecution, Prayer, Secret Believers, tagged Bangladesh, Christian, open doors, Persecution, Prayer, Testimony, Woman on September 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This is a picture of a Bengali Christian weeping as she shares her testimony. A group of women from the West traveled to Bangladesh to meet with their Bengali sisters in Christ who are suffering from heinous forms of persecution.
An Amazing Answer to Prayer in China!
Posted in Advocacy, Bible, China, Church, Evangelism, Events, Open Doors USA, Persecuted Church, Persecution, Prayer, tagged China, open doors, Pastor Zhang. Zhang, Persecution, Pray, Prayer, Prison on September 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last night, Pastor Zhang was released from prison. This was an amazing answer to prayer, as Pastor Zhang had been incarcerated nearly for seven years. Pastor Zhang, of the China for Christ church, was arrested without charge in December 2004, in Zhengzhou, Henan province. The house church leader had been detained five times before and [...]
Egyptian Christians
Posted in Advocacy, Africa, Church, Egypt, Events, Open Doors USA, Persecuted Church, Persecution, Prayer, tagged Arab Spring, Christian, Egypt, Open Doors USA, Persecution, Prayer on August 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I was reading a very good article in The Economist today- http://www.economist.com/node/21524851. The article examined post revolutionary Egypt. It is amazing to see how far the country has come, while still noting the ways in which Christians could face persecution. As the Arab Spring continues, we cannot forget about Christians in the region. Even though [...]
