Calling his martyrdom “one of the most dramatic and powerful witnesses for Christ in the 20th century”, Voice of the Martyrs Korea Representative Dr. Hyun Sook Foley unveiled a commemorative plaque on the ministry’s Martyr’s Timeline for martyred Somali evangelist Abdiwelli Ahmed. Voice of the Martyrs Korea also released a free dramatized short video of ...
During the early morning hours of May 23, 2004, two Eritrean pastors were each arrested by Eritrean authorities for their roles in leading churches in “illegal” evangelical Christian denominations. June marks the beginning of the 19th year in prison for the pastors, Haile Nayzgi and Dr. Kiflu Gebremeskel. Christian persecution ministry Voice of the Martyrs ...
In 1882, Koreans successfully smuggled the first ever Korean language version of the scriptures—in the form of the Gospel of Luke they had just translated with Missionary John Ross—from Moukden, China (today’s Shenyang) inside of what is today North Korea. Now 140 years later, according to persecution ministry Voice of the Martyrs Korea, Koreans have ...
A Baptist pastor from Moscow who was carrying humanitarian aid to help brothers and sisters in the Luhansk region of Ukraine was arrested at a checkpoint and detained since April 21 but has now been released. According to persecution ministry Voice of the Martyrs Korea, authorities may have been intending to make an example out ...
Wang Xiaofei’s husband, Pastor Yang Xibo, leads Xunsiding Church, the largest house church in Xiamen, Fujian province. During the past three years, authorities have shut down the church building, secretly followed church members, destroyed private property, forced members to send their children to public schools, and fined Wang Xiaofei and her husband more than 100,000 ...
In its latest crackdown on Christians, Eritrean authorities this month arrested 103 young Christians who had gathered together at a location in the capital city of Asmara to record praise and worship videos to upload on social media. According to Voice of the Martyrs Korea, the arrests bring to more than 500 the number of ...
순교자의 소리Voice of the Martyrs Korea는 국제 영화제에서 여러 상을 수상한 「사비나: 그리스도를 위한 고난, 나치 시대Sabina: Tortured for Christ, the Nazi Years」를 5월 한 달 동안 온라인에서 무료 상영할 예정이다. www.vomkorea.com/sabina에 접속하면 누구나 영화를 관람할 수 있다. 이 영화는 2021년, 한국 전역의 극장 330 여개 스크린에서 365회 상영된 바 있다. 「사비나: 그리스도를 위한 고난, ...
More than 10,000 Christians in Burkina Faso have now been driven from their homes due to the violence of ISIS and al-Qaida. The believers are part of an estimated 2.3 million people displaced by jihadist attacks across West Africa. With the United Nations estimating 20% of the population of Burkina Faso now needing humanitarian aid, ...
Most North Koreans typically go their whole lives without seeing a Bible. But according to letters received at Easter by Voice of the Martyrs Korea from Bible recipients inside of North Korea, that may be changing--especially among younger North Koreans. “One letter writer wrote us from inside North Korea, ‘There is no way people in ...
An estimated audience of 14,000 gathered on March 4 and 5 at the Phu Tho Sports Facility in Ho Chi Minh City to hear Reverend Franklin Graham, CEO of the US-based Billy Graham Evangelistic Association as he proclaimed the gospel and announced, “Jesus is in the city tonight.” But according to Reverend Eric Foley, CEO ...
