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SIERRA LEONE: YOUNG GIRL TURNS FROM SATAN TO CHRIST, NOW MARKED FOR DEATH BY GRANDMOTHER

SIERRA LEONE: YOUNG GIRL TURNS FROM SATAN TO CHRIST, NOW MARKED FOR DEATH BY GRANDMOTHER

As a young girl in Sierra Leone, Africa, Miracle was taught by her grandmother to invoke demonic spirits and perform brutal rituals for a secret Satanic religious society. But now that Miracle has become a Christian, she herself has been marked for death by her grandmother. “For two years, Miracle, who was known as Sassa ...

CHINA: PASTOR JOHN CAO RELEASED AFTER COMPLETING 7 YEAR SENTENCE

CHINA: PASTOR JOHN CAO RELEASED AFTER COMPLETING 7 YEAR SENTENCE

Voice of the Martyrs Korea is reporting that Pastor John Cao has been released from prison in Kunming in Yunnan province on March 3rd after finishing his seven-year sentence for allegedly organizing illegal border crossings into China from neighboring Myanmar. Voice of the Martyrs had conducted a global letter writing campaign on behalf of Pastor ...

NORTH KOREA: LETTERS FROM UNDERGROUND CHRISTIANS REPORT SAME TEMPTATIONS AS OTHER CHRISTIANS, SAME GRACE TO OVERCOME THEM

NORTH KOREA: LETTERS FROM UNDERGROUND CHRISTIANS REPORT SAME TEMPTATIONS AS OTHER CHRISTIANS, SAME GRACE TO OVERCOME THEM

Some popular media depict North Korean underground Christians as superheroes of faith barely fazed by their government’s relentless persecution. Other media depict the group as barely surviving, desperate for help from their fellow Christians abroad. But according to a new batch of letters released by persecution ministry Voice of the Martyrs Korea, North Korean underground ...

LAOS: PERSECUTORS DESTROYED THEIR HOMES, BUT THESE 10 CHRISTIAN FAMILIES ARE KEEPING THE FAITH

LAOS: PERSECUTORS DESTROYED THEIR HOMES, BUT THESE 10 CHRISTIAN FAMILIES ARE KEEPING THE FAITH

Voice of the Martyrs Korea is reporting that the homes of all ten Christian families in a village in the South of Laos (name withheld for security reasons) were torn down one by one by fellow villagers over an eight-month period last year. According to Representative Dr. Hyun Sook Foley, a building the families were ...

INDIA: FATHER’S DEATH BRINGS SON CLOSER TO GOD, PERSECUTORS

INDIA: FATHER’S DEATH BRINGS SON CLOSER TO GOD, PERSECUTORS

Pastor Shankar Yalam was the Number 2 target on the “Most Wanted” list of India’s communist Naxalite guerrillas. When he was brutally murdered on March 17, 2022, his enemies believed they had eliminated one of their strongest Christian opponents. But according to Voice of the Martyrs Korea Representative Dr. Hyun Sook Foley, the communist Naxalite ...

CHINA: “THE GOVERNMENT HAD GUNS BUT THE CHURCH HAD THE HOLY SPIRIT”

CHINA: “THE GOVERNMENT HAD GUNS BUT THE CHURCH HAD THE HOLY SPIRIT”

A church in Guangzhou’s calm response to an intimidating mealtime raid by armed police and government agents last month is drawing praise from persecution advocates. They say the incident reveals that churches in China are standing strong despite growing hostility toward Christianity by Communist Party authorities. Voice of the Martyrs Korea and its US partner ...

BUSAN: VOLUNTEERS SERVE PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS THROUGH NEW VOICE OF THE MARTYRS KOREA OFFICE

BUSAN: VOLUNTEERS SERVE PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS THROUGH NEW VOICE OF THE MARTYRS KOREA OFFICE

A ribbon cutting ceremony marked the opening of Voice of the Martyrs Korea’s new regional office in the Seomyeon neighborhood of Busan on Saturday, January 20. But unlike most ribbon cutting ceremonies, the ribbon cutters were not local dignitaries, board members, or megachurch pastors. “It was important to us to have our regular Busan volunteers, ...

NK: RADIO BROADCASTERS PREPARE FOR MORE—AND BETTER—JAMMING EFFORTS

NK: RADIO BROADCASTERS PREPARE FOR MORE—AND BETTER—JAMMING EFFORTS

Russia and North Korea’s September agreement to expand technology sharing between the two countries has led to speculation on the possible impact of Russian technology on North Korea’s satellite, missile, and nuclear programs. But according to Voice of the Martyrs Korea Representative Dr. Hyun Sook Foley, one of the most significant impacts of increased Russia-North ...