Month: November 2018

Source: Global Christian News, October 22, 2018

Christian youths have stood to protect Muslims traders from being lynched by some Christian groups as violence has spread in Kaduna state, central Nigeria as a result of the death of about 84 people in Kasuwan Magani.

An eyewitness, Choko Nkut, said some of the youths “stopped (others) from lynching the Muslim traders who sell fruits at the junction. They did not just stop there, they stood to protect the properties of the Muslims until security agents arrived and the traders were handed over to the (security agents) for safety.” Nkut said, “I wish we all become our brother’s keepers.”

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» Violence in neighboring Cameroon is rooted in tensions between the country’s French and English speakers. A week ago a US missionary and father of eight was killed shortly after arriving in country. This week more than 70 students in a church-based boarding school were kidnapped and have just been released.

Source: Far East Broadcasting Company, October 22, 2018

Cambodia’s Voice of Love team shared that 21 students successfully graduated from their Bible class. Students in the program studied for three months via speaker boxes and lessons on the Old and New Testaments and Galatians.

In addition to celebrating their graduates, the Voice of Love team also took time to visit [more than] 190 listeners who shared with them about what they have learned through FEBC’s radio programs. Many mentioned the “Comfort at Night” program, which discusses being a peacemaker in your family and encourages people to live according to Christ’s Word.

Please continue to pray that God would work out his wonderful plan to use these people for his glory, spreading the gospel to other villages.

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» Also from Cambodia, Worth the Wait describes a theological education initiative based on oral learning methods, obedience-based assessments, and practical ministerial and Bible study skills (Global Partners).

Sources: Various

It’s been a week since Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi was cleared of blasphemy charges after eight years in prison.

Today news sources report she has been released from jail and transported to Islamabad. Widespread threats and protests may keep her from leaving the country, though we are seeing contradictory reports. Her lawyer has been evacuated to the Netherlands and her husband has appealed to the UK and US for asylum for the family.

Let’s keep praying not only for this woman and her family but for the people of Pakistan, where tensions are high.

» See also, from neighboring India, Outbreak of Violence against Christians in Assam Sparks Concern (Christian Headlines).