If there is anyone who can’t plausibly take any credit whatsoever for their salvation–even for their purported “decision” to follow Christ, or for cooperating with Christ in any helpful way in the wake of that decision–it would be me. I have previously written a little (and with equally little insight, I might note) about my …
KACHIN CHRISTIANS IN MYANMAR PERSECUTED BY BOTH POLITICAL FACTIONS IN THEIR HOMELAND
(October 2018) This month, Kachin Christians in Myanmar faced persecution from both Myanmar’s state army and from the United Wa State army. Churches have been destroyed and replaced with Buddhist temples. Christians have been expelled from their homes. Humanitarian aid has been cut off. According to Uppsala University’s Conflict data program, China has a history ...
Sweden and Muslim Refugees
Last month Tom and JoAnn were in Sweden to speak at churches and events about the need to reach Muslims with the Gospel. The recent negative events connected to Muslim refugee government sponsored programs have caused the country that had the most accepting immigration policy to do an about face. Sweden is now deporting immigrants. ...
If you want to be transformed, share your testimony before you’re transformed (and other lessons I learned from coaching traumatized North Koreans)
A Guest Post from Dr. Hyun Sook Foley Contrary to what you may have been taught or maybe just assumed, you do not have to live a successful life first and then tell your testimony once your life is polished and perfect. You don’t have to suddenly start making great choices and produce astonishing results …
SUNDAY MARKS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER FOR PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS
On November 4, Christians from more than 150 nations around the world will be participating in the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. For more than ten years, Christians around the world have set aside the first Sunday in November to pray for believers in more than 70 countries who are persecuted for ...
CHINESE PASTOR REQUESTS URGENT PRAYER
(Zhejiang, China) National Security agents confronted Pastor Yan Xiaojie of Shangjiang Church in Wenzhou, Zhejiang for supporting Christians in Henan province. These Christians are currently undergoing fierce persecution and Pastor Yan was one of the more than 345 signees to a petition decrying this persecution. Pastor Yan Xiaojie On September 19, Pastor Yan posted an ...
How North Koreans Can Help Us Tell Our Life Stories the Way God Wants Us To
A Guest Post from Dr. Hyun Sook Foley The estimated population of North Korea is nearly twenty-five million people, but North Korea is actually the country of one story: the story of Kim Il Sung. As North Koreans grow up, they have to memorize more than one hundred stories about Kim Il Sung’s life. That …
CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION INCREASES THROUGHOUT CENTRAL ASIA
Christians in Central Asia are facing worship bans, arrest, and torture as Islamic nationalism becomes stronger in their countries. According to Voice of the Martyrs Korea representative Foley Hyun Sook, Christians in Central Asia can be arrested for reading the Bible in public places (such as a bus or train), or for telling other people ...
INDIA: ARCHBISHOP URGES PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS TO FORGIVE THEIR ATTACKERS
(Photo taken in 2008) Villagers stand by the burning remains of their village. Late last month, Christians from the Kandhamal region of Odisha held a memorial service for those who died in the seven week massacre that occurred in the region ten years ago. After the murder of Hindu leader Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati, false rumours ...
CHINESE GOVERNMENT INSTRUCTS OFFICIALS TO RESIST “KOREAN CHRISTIAN INFILTRATION”
(September 18) A confidential order from the Chinese government to regional officials was recently discovered by Voice of the Martyrs Korea and its China ministry partner China Aid. This order details the ways that officials could “resist the Korean Christian infiltration” and “consolidate the foundation [of Christianity] by ruling [the Chinese Church]” in their region. ...