Every year, more than 100,000 Christians are killed for reasons related to their faith. Broken down, that means approximately 11 believers are killed every hour for following Christ. According to the International Society for Human rights, “Eighty percent of all acts...
North Korea is considered the world’s most oppressed country . . . and the most dangerous place in the world for a Christian. In the last 50 years, 300,000 North Korean Christians have disappeared and are believed to be dead. Today, about 100,000 North Korean...
The drone of approaching vehicles sent a wave of panic over the congregation of Nigerians packed into the village church. Their voices loud with worship instantaneously fell to hushed prayers. Recent attacks against Christians in northern Nigeria had put them on edge....
Situated between Sudan and Yemen, Eritrea is immersed in a radius notoriously hostile to Christians. In fact, the country ranks 10th on the World Watch List of Christian persecution. Protestant Christians in Eritrea attend every church service knowing it may be their...
November 3 is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, a critical gathering of the global body of Christ for collective prayer. Over the past 2,000 years, 70 million Christians are estimated to have died for their faith—65 percent in the last century...