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LAOS: “IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING TO JESUS, YOU NEED A LOT OF BIBLES”

LAOS: “IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING TO JESUS, YOU NEED A LOT OF BIBLES”

The number of Christians in Laos continues to grow dramatically, according to Voice of the Martyrs Korea. But opposition from family members and local authorities means that Bible distribution to those new Christians has to be done through discrete, personal deliveries by local Christian workers, not large-scale distributions by foreign missionaries. Voice of the Martyrs ...

BURKINA FASO: NEW PROJECT HELPS REFUGEE PASTORS SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES AND CHURCHES AS JIHADIST ATTACKS WORSEN

BURKINA FASO: NEW PROJECT HELPS REFUGEE PASTORS SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES AND CHURCHES AS JIHADIST ATTACKS WORSEN

According to United Nations estimates, as much as 10 percent of Burkina Faso’s population has been displaced by Islamic Jihadist attacks in the country’s northern region. According to Voice of the Martyrs Korea, Christians are a particular target of the Jihadists, and pastors in the affected areas are working hard to keep their congregations safe, ...

“I WILL LIVE FOR JESUS OR DIE FOR JESUS BUT I WILL NEVER TURN BACK”—2020 INDIAN MARTYR HONORED ON INTERNATIONAL MARTYRS DAY

“I WILL LIVE FOR JESUS OR DIE FOR JESUS BUT I WILL NEVER TURN BACK”—2020 INDIAN MARTYR HONORED ON INTERNATIONAL MARTYRS DAY

A young Christian husband and father who was dragged from his home and violently stabbed to death by his neighbors in an all-Hindu village in India in 2020 is this year’s Voice of the Martyrs Korea International Martyrs Day honoree. The ministry honored martyred Indian Christian Kande Mudu with a plaque on its Martyrs Timeline ...

RUSSIA: FOUR CHURCHES SHUT IN MAY BY OFFICIALS FOR REFUSING GOVERNMENT REGISTRATION

RUSSIA: FOUR CHURCHES SHUT IN MAY BY OFFICIALS FOR REFUSING GOVERNMENT REGISTRATION

UPDATE: At the time of publication, an additional church, in Krasnodon, in the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, reported that authorities approached them after their worship service on June 8, demanding to see the church's registration. However, the church indicated that it is, and intends to remain, unregistered. Four Protestant churches experienced harassment in May by ...

CHINA: CHURCHES REQUIRED TO SING COMMUNIST PARTY ANTHEM BEFORE DOXOLOGY

CHINA: CHURCHES REQUIRED TO SING COMMUNIST PARTY ANTHEM BEFORE DOXOLOGY

Christians in China’s government-run “Three Self” churches must sing the Communist Party anthem prior to singing the Doxology. It’s part of a larger 2025 plan by authorities to re-make Christian music more compatible with Chinese communism, according to a report from Voice of the Martyrs Korea and its partner ministry China Aid. “The Three-Self Patriotic ...

ORYUN CHURCH MISSION TRAINEES “SHOCKED” TO EXPERIENCE UNDERGROUND CHURCH LIFE THROUGH VOICE OF THE MARTYRS TRAINING EVENT

ORYUN CHURCH MISSION TRAINEES “SHOCKED” TO EXPERIENCE UNDERGROUND CHURCH LIFE THROUGH VOICE OF THE MARTYRS TRAINING EVENT

Short-term mission trainees from Oryun Church were handcuffed, enclosed in a torture box, and sang, prayed, and shared scripture with each other in prison May 19. It was all part of a half-day customized “Underground Church Experience” that persecution ministry Voice of the Martyrs Korea prepared for the group to help them experience what Christians ...

CHINA: HOUSE CHURCH PASTORS NOW LEGALLY CLASSIFIED AS “IMPERSONATORS”

CHINA: HOUSE CHURCH PASTORS NOW LEGALLY CLASSIFIED AS “IMPERSONATORS”

House church pastors in China are accustomed to police harassment and even legal prosecution. But a new program in Song County, Henan Province designed to promote reporting of illegal religious activities by citizens now classifies house church pastors as “impersonators”. According to Voice of the Martyrs Korea Representative Dr. Hyun Sook Foley, the move is ...