Weekly Prayer Updates

On 22 October we reported the recent arrest of Pastor John Cao and preacher Chang Hao after they held a baptismal service for 13 members of Hao’s congregation. After the baptism, about 20 police off...

Pakistan’s blasphemy laws mean Christians are at constant risk of being falsely accused of blaspheming Islam, the Koran or Mohammed, and they receive harsh punishments when convicted. Christians hav...

Benin is a small country bordering western Nigeria. It is the birthplace of voodoo, and Christianity is viewed by many in the north as a threat to their traditional beliefs. Christianity is considered...

Islamist villagers in eastern Uganda burned a pastor and his family to death after he led three Muslims to faith in Christ, the pastor’s brother said. Thirty-year-old Pastor Weere Mukisa, his 25-...

Abducted in broad daylight on 13 February 2017, Pastor Raymond Koh’s wife Susanna continues to seek answers regarding his disappearance. The long-standing mystery surrounding the disappearance of Pa...

There is a small, visible Christian community in Nepal, but believers experience opposition from extremists among the Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist and Marxist groups. Christians face false accusations, har...

There are no church buildings in Somalia, and Christians must exercise extreme care when meeting in groups. It is strictly illegal to convert or evangelise. Christians are more likely to be killed by ...

Two Hindu nationalist organisations are trying to stop two large public Christian conventions scheduled to take place in different provinces of the Central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Vishwa Hind...

The church pastored by Chang Hao had over ten new Christians who needed baptism. Out of respect for church tradition, Chang Hao, considering himself a preacher not yet ordained as a pastor, believed t...