Government restrictions on Chinese Christians are nothing new, but new rules proposed this month by China’s State Administration of Religious Affairs extend some of those religious restrictions to a group that has typically been exempt: Foreigners worshiping only with other foreigners in China. The new rules, entitled “Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Regulations ...
Workers from Voice of the Martyrs in Sulawesi, Indonesia are aiding Christians there in the aftermath of an IS-affiliated terrorist attack on November 27. Terrorists murdered 4 Christians, burned 7 homes including a Salvation Army prayer room, and displaced 750 Christians in the village of Lewonu Lembantongoa. A manhunt for the attackers is underway, aided ...
(Chengdu, Sichuan Province) State security officers sieged the home of the 90-year-old father of Liu Xiaoqiong, a renowned Chengdu female human rights activist, to prevent him from receiving baptism. According to Voice of the Martyrs Korea Representative Dr. Hyun Sook Foley, Ms. Liu’s father revealed to his daughter that before his death he wants to profess Christ and receive Christian baptism. “He said that he hopes ...
Voice of the Martyrs Korea announced today the release of its complete Chosun Audio Bible as well as a reprint of its popular Chosun Study Bible. Voice of the Martyrs Korea representative Dr. Hyun Sook Foley says that the resources are available free to qualifying ministries and churches serving North Koreans. “People might think that ...
Seeking to promote more knowledgeable and frequent prayer for persecuted Christians around the world, persecution ministry Voice of the Martyrs Korea is offering a free monthly full-color digital Global Prayer Calendar and Newsletter to individuals who request it directly from the ministry. According to Voice of the Martyrs Korea representative Hyun Sook Foley, each day on ...
This month, 20 widows whose husbands were killed in anti-Christian violence in Odisha State are receiving sewing machines and the training to use them. The project, funded by Voice of the Martyrs Korea’s Families of Martyrs and Prisoners Fund, operates in Lokebadi, in the Kandhamal District of Odisha State. According to Voice of the Martyrs ...
Christians in an estimated 100,000 churches in 130 countries worldwide are joining together this November to pray especially for persecuted Christians. The International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church has been observed annually on the first and second Sundays of November each year since being established more than 20 years ago by the World ...
Schools reopened October 1 in Burkina Faso after being closed due to the Coronavirus. But 440 children of evangelical Christian martyrs and pastors are struggling to enroll. The children, displaced due to terrorist violence and persecution in the northern part of Burkina Faso in 2019 and 2020, lack funds for school fees, supplies, and transportation. This month Voice of the Martyrs Korea ...
Voice of the Martyrs Korea today announced a “prisoner alert” emergency letter writing campaign challenging Christians here to write letters of encouragement this month to 14 believers imprisoned for their faith in China, Eritrea, Iran, Pakistan, and North Korea. Voice of the Martyrs Korea Representative Dr. Hyun Sook Foley says that the organization’s goal is ...
The Chinese Communist Party included a Bible story in its official textbook on law and ethics. But according to Voice of the Martyrs Korea representative Dr. Hyun Sook Foley, the details and meaning have been altered to support Communist ideology. In the altered version, Jesus proclaims himself to be a sinner and stones the woman ...
