Pastor Bakhrom Kholmatov, who was detained by the Tajikistan secret police in April 2017, was recently sentenced to three years in prison.

Five Laotian Christian families stood firm in their beliefs after local officials tried to entice them with a better lifestyle if they rejected their faith.

Pastor Sultan Masih, 50, of Temple of God Church in Ludhiana was found shot dead July 15th. Ludhiana is the largest city in northern India’s Punjab state. His martyrdom took place in front of his church, two months after Hindu extremists witnessed his church celebrating its 25th anniversary.

A Vietnamese believer was arrested and beaten recently after police raided his home looking for Christian materials. A few days before arresting “Mr. Lee”, police had arrested other Vietnamese Christians and discovered Christian materials on their digital music players.

“Keowynn” and his family recently moved to a new area of Laos to share the gospel with an unreached people group but were forced out of their home by their oldest son.