Response of grace to 21 beheadings
THE EGYPTIAN CHURCH has caused tears across the nation following messages of forgiveness from Christian families of 21 hardworking men beheaded by Islamic State (IS) militants in Libya. HEART reported…
Thousands suffer in CAR
‘THOUSANDS of Christians are suffering’ – the words of a pastor in the Central African Republic (CAR) after believers fled for their lives following a spate of attacks which saw…
Iran house church leader released
A HOUSE CHURCH LEADER who suffered beatings for his faith has been released from Rajai Shahr in Tehran, Iran.
Boko Haram slaughter continues
LIKE ITS COUNTERPART – the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria to which it has declared allegiance – the Boko Haram Islamist group continues its killing machine in Nigeria, Cameroon…
Sudan death sentence mum honoured
A SUDANESE mum imprisoned for her faith who fled to the USA after escaping a death-by-hanging sentence during her second pregnancy has been given the National Religious Broadcasters’ President’s Award…
Iran: “It’s a miracle!” Jailed Pastor Saeed’s wife meets President Obama
“Mr President, can you get my dad home by my birthday?” “Jacob, it’ll be hard but I’m going to try.” This was the conversation between the son of imprisoned Pastor…
Uganda: Teen girl converts clubbed by father
Then he writes letter to ‘disown’ surviving daughter, 12 A TEENAGE GIRL has been traumatised after learning her sister was beaten to death with a club by her father for…
A Christmas party in an Iranian jail? Yes, but not for the captive Christians
Pastor arrested hosting Christmas dinner IRANIAN authorities arrested a church pastor enjoying a Christmas meal with guests at home. The condition of 60-year-old Victor Beth Tarmez, who suffers from diabetes,…
Christians surviving in Yemen
RUTHLESS TERROR network Al Qaeda’s branch in Yemen has claimed responsibility for organising the terror attack which led to the brutal deaths of journalists and cartoonists at the satirical Charlie…
Kenya: Pastor shot dead
A CHURCH PASTOR in Kenya was shot dead by gunmen in a suspected Islamist attack just in front of a church building. It happened during a worship meeting in the…
LIBYA: BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS, THESE CHRISTIAN MEN MAY BE DEAD
The faces of the 20 men shown in this online image by the Islamic State means they could face execution soon IT IS POSSIBLE that 20 Christian Egyptians abducted by…
Iraq: ‘No hope’ for Christina?
A THREE-YEAR-OLD GIRL snatched from the arms of her mother at gunpoint is now deemed permanently missing. Christina Khader Ebada was taken from her mother by Islamic State militants from…
Niger: Churches burnt and believers killed in Charlie Hebdo rampage
MORE THAN 70 CHURCHES and many Christian schools including an orphanage have been destroyed by a rampaging Muslim mob in Niger in riots resulting in the deaths of 10 people.…
Focus on Nigeria bloodshed… at last
MEDIA ATTENTION is a strange thing – one news story gets everyone talking while another is barely noticed. The Paris terror attacks had everyone absorbed minute-by-minute as websites were studied…
Persecution in Pakistan
Peshawar bomb victim dies A YOUNG WOMAN HAS SADLY DIED following the 2013 Peshawar bomb attack. Farha Javeed, aged 26, was made bed-ridden and dependent on colostomy bags due to…