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The village was neglected. Dirty. Desolate. Dried corn stalks and discarded farm tools littered the manure-covered ground. After school, children wandered the streets unsupervised, without rules or responsibility, while elderly men and women huddled together beneath the warm afternoon sun.
At least 50 believers have been arrested in Yemen in recent months as persecution against Christians here increases, particularly against those from a Muslim background. The recent wave of arrests is something not seen here in years, and an indigenous ministry that supports Yemeni believers through online channels has received reports of not only increasing imprisonments, but also intense pressure on those who are arrested to provide information on other believers. Now, this ministry requests your prayers. “Because of harsh punishment, information is being forced out of them,” the ministry leader said. “As a result, the arrests keep spreading. Families are carrying heavy fear and grief, and many are living under intense surveillance and threats.”
Earthquakes. Flooding. And the worst typhoon to hit the Philippines last year. This wave of crippling natural disasters battered the country to such a degree that relief efforts are still ongoing. Local ministries continue to assist all those in need, providing basic necessities to their Christian brothers and sisters as well as their unbelieving neighbors. But with hundreds of thousands of people still displaced, and with scores of people who lost all they owned, those efforts will continue for a long time.
Deep in the Andes Mountains, a group of missionaries drove a bumpy, winding road on their way to visit believers in remote, nearly inaccessible villages. To get to their destination, they had to cross a river. But on this day, recent storms had caused the river to overflow its banks. Its current was too fast, the water was too deep, and it was impossible for the truck to cross.
Ayaz* spent his early years in a madrasa in his native Iran, a type of school known for its strict adherence to Islam. His days—beginning early each morning—were filled with Islamic lessons and chants. “My family told me that the best way to serve God was by committing myself fully to this path,” he said...
Sudden, intense rainstorms across Pakistan, India, and Nepal have left hundreds dead and tens of thousands homeless. The storms began unexpectedly in August, causing flash floods and landslides across South Asia, wiping out houses and roads, and sweeping people away. Ministries here urgently request assistance...
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