By Mindy Belz, in World magazine, May 27, 2017, page 28 (www.wng.org). ------------------------- An Iraqi boy prays inside St. George's Church in Baghdad -------------------------------------- Months into the invasion of…
Many Mid-East nations have (or, once had) significant Christian minorities. Many of the refugees you see on the news are Christians fleeing not only the wars, but genocidal persecution specifically…
From the Voice of the Martyrs January 2017 newsletter, (www.persecution.com) A pastor from an Islamic country in the Middle East recently shared the story of Shani, one of…
By David Yeghnazar. Yeghnazar was born in Tehran, Iran. He is the executive director for Elam Ministries, founded in 1990 by Iranian church leaders, to strengthen and expand the church in the…
By Mark Howard, of Elam Ministries, an organization founded in 1990 by Iranian church leaders with a mission to strengthen and expand the church in the Iran region and beyond. Posted…
Today's meditation contains the last words of several martyrs who died because they would not deny their faith in Jesus Christ. Most of the quotes are taken from the book…
From Jesus Freaks, pages 52-55, published by 'The Voice of the Martyrs', 1999. "When you catch the infidels, beat them! Allah will be pleased," Zahid encouraged them. The…
From The One Year Christian History, by E. Michael and Sharon Rusten, 2003, pages 372-373. In 1928 the Sudan Interior Mission sent the first missionaries to the Wallamo…
Nadia was raised in a strict Muslim home in Pakistan. She remembers even as an eleven-year old being curious about the Christian church in her neighborhood. She knew better…
By Eric Metaxas, at www.breakpoint.org, August 15, 2016. The greater the persecution, the greater the revival. It’s a phrase Chinese Christians are using these days, and with good reason. ------------------------…