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...
Jul 26, 2018 | Nepal, News, Prayer, South Asia, World Watch List Prayer Resources
A Nepalese church service Nepal didn’t feature on the World Watch List in 2017. However, this year the country is ranked #25. As one of the only Hindu majority countries in the world, life is beginning to change for those who choose to follow Jesus in Nepal. ...
Apr 12, 2017 | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, News, Pakistan, Prayer, South Asia, Sri Lanka
Image: A Muslim Mosque in South Asia “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of...
Apr 3, 2017 | Nepal, News, Prayer, South Asia
Image: Nepal Church One way in which the freedom of religion or belief in a country can be measured is whether minorities are permitted to carry out their own rituals during key ‘rites of passage’ such as birth, marriage and death. One of the world’s fastest-growing...
Oct 13, 2016 | Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, China, East & South East Asia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, News, Philippines, Prayer, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
Image: Buddhas inside the Tooth Relic Temple in Sri Lanka Through Persecution Preparedness Trainings The Persecuted Church in Asia’s predominantly Buddhist countries is a minority church. Believers experience tremendous pressure from village neighbors...
Sep 8, 2016 | Nepal, News, Prayer, South Asia
Image: Nepal Christian Gathered to Worship Eight Christians are still awaiting the outcome of their trial, after they became the first people to be charged under Nepal’s new constitution. Their crime? An alleged breach of religious freedom – for distributing pamphlets...
