Source: East-West Ministries, June 22, 2017<\/p>\n
Times are tough in Central Asia. Spiritual warfare is constantly at play through false religions and opposition from the government against Christians \u2026 including our team of missionaries and nationals.<\/p>\n
In the middle of a recent wedding, police invaded and arrested a local believer leading the service.<\/p>\n
The only thing that indicted this man was that he\u2019d written notes for the ceremony that included Bible verses and had a Bible with him. And the oppression against these believers only heightened as 11 more leaders were arrested.<\/p>\n
During each arrest, the officers kept asking, \u201cWhy are you becoming Christians? You\u2019re supposed to be Muslim!\u201d<\/p>\n
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