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Dec 26, 2024 · India (MNN) — India’s northern state of Rajasthan recently passed a draft bill that could lead to prison sentences of up to 10 years for people accused of “forcing” religious conversions.. Legislation like this is often used against believers, and justice is rare. “Christians are arrested, and then it’s months or years, in some …

Oct 30, 2024 · Call to action. Pray for peace in the wake of violence in and around Israel. Ask God to bring compassion into the limelight in the Middle East. Thank Him for the work Jews For Jesus is doing to rally neighbors together.

Oct 25, 2023 · Israel has vowed to eradicate Hamas, and a pending ground invasion could expand the war across borders. The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting yesterday to discuss the escalating conflict and deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.. Simultaneously, the United States military announced possible evacuation plans amid increasing attacks from Iranian-backed militias in the ...

Jun 19, 2023 · Middle East (MNN) — A senior cleric made waves in Iran earlier this month by saying Islam was weak. Roughly two-thirds of Iran’s mosques have closed, he said – a “worrying admission” for a state built around the principles of Islam.

Oct 10, 2024 · China (MNN) — B ack in the 1980s, there was a big push for smuggling Bibles into Communist China to meet the needs of believers there.. But is Bible smuggling still necessary in China today? Rev. Jason Woolford, President of Mission Cry, says, “You look at the restrictions that the [Chinese] government has on the Bible, the amount of printing that they allow…of the Bible, with much ...

Oct 15, 2024 · Nigeria (MNN) — A first-of-its-kind report was just released looking at ethnic and religious violence in Northern Nigeria. The Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa examined incidents of extreme violence in the region between October 2019 and September 2023.

Dec 18, 2024 · Call to action. Reach out to The Lighthouse if you or a loved one struggles to overcome addiction. Pray those who suffer in addiction’s grip will find freedom in Christ through biblical counseling, whether through The Lighthouse or a local church.

Dec 5, 2024 · Todd Nettleton with The Voice of the Martyrs USA says the bill is largely symbolic, despite some practical calls within it to reunifying families. “It’s hard to say that it means a lot, because the North Korean regime is obviously not checking with the U.S. government before they persecute Christians, before they persecute their own people,” he says.

May 10, 2024 · Iran (MNN) — Iran’s government may be hostile to Christianity and the Gospel message, but Iran’s people are hungry for truth.. However, only five of Iran’s 39 languages have any Scripture, leaving millions without any access to God’s Word. Transform Iran is translating the Bible into Iran’s ethnic ‘heart’ languages, with help from groups like unfoldingWord and SRG.