Voice of the Martyrs Korea today announced plans to send Christmas Care Packages containing children’s Bibles, school supplies, toys, clothing, and hygiene items to Christian children in nine countries where their families are facing persecution due to their faith. “Last year our VOMK supporters made it possible for us to send more than 850 Christmas ...
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 2025 full-color desk calendar to individuals who request it directly from the ministry this month. According to Voice of the Martyrs Korea representative Hyun Sook Foley, each day on the ...
Embattled Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church pastor Wu Wuqing and his family are facing another round of possible forced relocation from his apartment after water and electricity were again cut off on October 17, according to persecution ministry Voice of the Martyrs Korea and its China partner, China Aid. The utility termination follows a 14-day ...
While on a visit to Chang Hao Jundosanim in Zhenxiong on October 14, Pastor John Cao (Chinese name Cao Sanqiang) performed multiple baptisms before being disrupted by over twenty police officers. All who were present were taken to the local police station for statements before being released, according to persecution ministry Voice of the Martyrs ...
On September 24, 2024, Pastor Anooshavan Avedian (62) was acquitted by Branch 21 of the Appeal Court of Tehran on the charge of “propaganda contrary to and disturbing the holy religion of Islam” and ordered to be released from prison immediately, according to Voice of the Martyrs Korea. The ministry, which conducted an international campaign ...
Christians in an estimated 100,000 churches in 130 countries worldwide are expected to join together during the first two Sundays in November to pray for persecuted Christians, according to Christian persecution ministry Voice of the Martyrs Korea. The International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP) has been observed annually on the first and ...
Saying “Today is the day for gospel ministry to North Korea,” Voice of the Martyrs CEO Pastor Eric Foley announced that the ministry is making its popular book on North Korean underground Christians, These are the Generations, available for free this month to South Korean Christians. “There is a common misconception in Korea that gospel ...
Voice of the Martyrs Korea CEO Pastor Eric Foley recalls meeting Paul Kagame in Denver, Colorado when the President of Rwanda visited the United States in 2003. “My wife and I were working with a Bible distribution ministry at that time, and President Kagame told us his country needed Bibles,” says Pastor Foley. “It was ...
On Sunday, September 1, 2024, the Chengdu Early Rain Covenant Church’s in-person Sunday worship, held in a rented conference room, was disrupted by police. Elder Li Yingqiang, Elder Yan Hong, Pastor Wu Wuqing, and Deacon Zeng Qingtao were taken to the Hongpailou Police Station in Wuhou District for investigation on suspicion of “illegal activities in ...
Search and seizures by Chinese authorities are on the increase for churches serving North Korean sex-trafficked women. That’s the word from Voice of the Martyrs Korea, which operates underground discipleship training programs in the region for North Koreans, including sex-trafficked women married to Chinese men. The ministry is emphasizing that discipleship groups of sex-trafficked North ...
