Source: Back to Jerusalem, April 3, 2024
“One of our brothers has been thrown in prison,” Pastor Anil (not his real name) reported on Monday. “Please pray for him. His family has no other way to get support.”
Bhutan’s ruling Drukpa people are 100% unreached and strictly enforce the Buddhist religion. “The government does not want to say that they put him in jail for being a Christian, so they made up charges against him,” Pastor Anil said. Pastor Anil is one of the few Drukpa Christians in Bhutan and is in charge of a nationwide fellowship.
The pastor has a daughter who is currently in school. With her father in prison, she has no way to pay for tuition.
Read the full story. BTJ has a scholarship fund to help the children of persecuted pastors.
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