Feb 21, 2019 | Afghanistan, News, Prayer, South Asia, Testimonies
What and how do we pray for believers in a country that almost tied North Korea for the No. 1 spot on the 2019 World Watch List for the second consecutive year? With more than 36 million Muslims and only several thousand Christians in Afghanistan, these faithful...
Feb 19, 2019 | News, Nigeria, Prayer, Testimonies, West Africa
Today (19 February) marks one year since the capture of fifteen-year-old Nigerian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu from her school in Dapchi. Leah’s mother, Rebecca Sharibu, has called on the Nigerian government to expedite her release. Speaking in tears at a press...
Feb 14, 2019 | News, North Korea, Prayer, Testimonies
Chilled octopus from the Namhae Tongyeong sea, garnished with citrus soy sauce. Beef from South Korea’s indigenous Hanwoo cattle. Sea bream and steamed crab. Mango mousse. What do these things have in common? They were all on the menu when Kim Jong-un, the leader of...
Feb 12, 2019 | Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Colombia, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iraq, Nepal, News, Nigeria, Pakistan, Prayer, Sri Lanka, Tunisia
While our research for the 2019 World Watch List shows that gendered persecution is particularly prevalent in Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Colombia, and the Central African Republic, here’s a quick look at what’s happening to female believers in several of the countries on...
Jan 31, 2019 | Iraq, Libya, News, Nigeria, Pakistan, Prayer, Testimonies
Two years ago Aisha, a 28-year-old wife and mother of three from Nigeria (#12 on the 2019 World Watch List), found herself face to face with Fulani Islamic militants. During an attack on her northern Nigerian community of Kano, they had forced their way into her home....
Jan 29, 2019 | East & South East Asia, News, Philippines, Prayer
Government forces and local residents of Jolo inspect Jolo Cathedral after the twin blast. At least 20 Christians have been killed and 81 wounded in a bomb attack on a church in Jolo, Sulu, Southern Philippines. Local media reported that there were two explosions...
