Foreign Ministries

Foreign Ministries

So What! Ministries proudly supports Voice Of The Martyrs. This organization does extraordinary things to help Christians that live in persecuted countries presently. They get the word to countries like Sudan and China by sending Bibles and action packs for these people living in the dark. Even if it means facing many trials and hard times, those persecuted are determined to get their faith out into the world, no matter what the consequences are. Visit their website at www.persecution.com, to hear life-changing testimonies about the evangelism going on in our world today. You can also get more information about how you can easily give Bibles, action packs, and donations to Voice Of The Martyrs.

Hebrews 13:3NIV

Remember those in prison

as if you were their fellow prisoners,

and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.

Top Stories

Iraq – Two Christian Sisters Killed

Two Christian Sisters Killed by Islamic Extremists. full story

Christian Persecution Intensifies Across China

China Aid Association reports that since the end of the Olympics persecution has intensified. full story

U.S. Department of State Gravely Concerned by China’s Harassment of Pastor "Bike" Zhang

U.S. Department of State deeply concerned by continued harassment of Pastor "Bike" Zhang and his family. full story

Belarus – Protestant Bishop Deported

Ukrainian founder of largest charismatic church deported because of religious activity. full story

Afghanistan – Taliban Kills Christian Aid Worker

Taliban shot and killed Christian aid worker as she walked to work. full story

India – More than 70,000 Christians displaced in Orissa

VOM sources report more than 70,000 believers have been displaced in Orissa state attacks. full story

Christian Family Attacked and Three Killed

Three members of a Christian family killed after a neighbor blames them for his daughter’s stomach ailment. full story

Saudi Arabia – Saudi Man Killed Daughter for Converting to Christianity

Father cuts his daughter’s tongue and burns her Christian conversion. full story

Olympic Persecution: China Confiscates Bibles

Customs officials confiscated 315 Chinese Bibles from a Vision Beyond Borders team on Sunday, August 17, 2008. The Bibles were hidden in the group’s suitcases. full story

ERITREA – Students Imprisoned in Shipping Container, Bibles Burned

Eight Students imprisoned in shipping container after protesting bibles being burned. full story

ERITREA – Christian Woman Dies in Prison

On July 23, an Eritrean Christian woman, Azieb Simon, died of malaria in the Wi’a Military Training Center after being imprisoned and tortured for months. full story

INDIA – Christians Attacked by Hindu Extremists

KARNATAKA - On July 13, Hindu extremists disrupted a morning worship service at the Full Gospel Assembly Church in the village of Harapanahalli Taluk, Davangere district. full story

Christians Abducted at Gunpoint by Muslim Extremists

PAKISTAN – On June 21, 16 Christians were abducted by Muslim extremists when they gathered to pray in Academy Town, Peshawar, Pakistan. full story

Pastor Assaulted by Hindu Extremist

On July 20, Pastor Abraham was assaulted by Hindu extremists in Haveri district, Karnataka state, India. full story

December’s Prayer Request

Name: Nguyen Van Dai

Location: Vietnam
Arrested: March 2007

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In May 2008, Nguyen Van Dai, a Vietnamese Protestant church leader and lawyer, was sentenced to five years in prison and followed by four years of house arrest. Nguyen was accused of a wide range of crimes, including “conspiring with terrorists, in their efforts to promote human rights efforts, including religious rights and democracy.” He was also accused of compiling “evidence of Vietnam’s suppression of the Protestant religion and providing it to the U.S.-based Committee for Religious Freedom in Vietnam and the U.S. embassy.”

Name: Alimujiang Yimiti

Location: China
Arrested: January 2008

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In September 2007 Chinese government officials closed Alimujiang Yimiti’s business and accused him of using it as a cover up for “preaching Christianity among people of Uyghur ethnicity.” He was later arrested in January 2008 and accused of “subversion of the national government and endangering national security,” a crime punishable by death. Alimujiang, a former Muslim, became a Christian more than 10 years ago and has been an active Christian in the growing Uyghur church. On May 27 Alimujiang’s case went to trial. His case was referred back to the Chinese Public Security Bureau’s prosecutors due to “insufficient evidence.” He remains in custody.

Name: Dr. Kiflu Gebremeskel

Location: Eritrea
Arrested: May 2004
Days Imprisoned: 1644

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Dr. Kiflu Gebremeskel, a leading figure of Full Gospel Church of Eritrea, founder and senior pastor of Southwest Full Gospel Church and member of the executive committee to the Full Gospel Church of Eritrea, was arrested on May 23, 2004. He was taken from his home in Asmara Gejeret, at approximately 5:00 a.m. Dr. Gebremeskel was a mathematics lecturer, department and faculty head at the University of Asmara until 1999, when he became a full-time pastor at the Southwest Full Gospel Church. He has a Ph.D. in mathematics from Chicago University. His wife and four children have not been able to visit him.

Nearly 1,800 Eritrean Christians are now believed to be under arrest because of their religious beliefs, held in police stations, military camps and prisons in 12 known locations across Eritrea. Dr. Gebremeskel is one of the 28 clergymen being held.

Jailed Protestants are routinely subjected to physical beatings and severe psychological pressure to deny their religious beliefs. Police and military authorities continue to demand the prisoners return to one of the three “official” Christian denominations recognized by the government. But even the legally recognized denominations-the nation’s historic Orthodox, Catholic and Lutheran churches-have come under government disfavor in the past year, incurring threats and even jailing by security police officials.

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