The Persecuted Church: The Persecution and Prayer Alert

 
1. Violence against Christians in Sri Lanka
On March 25, a pastor and church worker were attacked by a man armed with a machete, according to a March 27 report from the National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka. The armed man barged into the Vineyard Community Church in the city of Pannala, North Western Province [...]

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Unreached People Groups: Khvarshin (Dagestan), Dosadh (India)

Khvarshin People

Not only are the Khvarshin (aka, Khwarshi) people unfamiliar to most Westerners, their homeland of Dagestan is a mystery as well. This tiny ethnic group of 3000 people lives in the nondescript Dagestan region of southwestern Russia, near the former Soviet state of Georgia. They are farmers, ranchers, and craftsmen who reside in small [...]

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Persecuted Church: Pastor shot in India

 
Pastor Shot in Bomb Attack On Church in India
Compass Direct is reporting this news today. Attacker said he aimed to stop Christian conversions; Hindu extremist connection suspected.
NEW DELHI, March 10 (Compass Direct News) – In an effort to stop conversions to Christianity in the eastern state of Bihar, a 25-year-old ailing man on Sunday (March [...]

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Unreached Peoples:Lezgin (Dagestan, Azerbaijan), Anasari (India)

 
 Lezgin People
Do you know your alphabet? If you ask an elderly Lezgin woman, she might ask you, “Which one?” Originally Lezghi was written in an Arabic script. Under communism, a Latin script was introduced, later to be replaced by a Russian Cyrillic script in an effort to Russify the people.
Traditionally they are an agrarian and [...]

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Missions News: North Korea+

Ministry a laser beam of light in dark corner
 
North Korea (ODM/MNN) ― Do you ever wonder if anyone is making a difference in the darkness of North Korea? Open Doors is. They’re planting seeds of hope in a country that is widely recognized as the world’s worst persecutor of Christians.
This is happening not only [...]

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Mission News: India, India, and More India

Hope for slum dwellers
 
‘Slumdog Millionaire’ is the story of a boy’s life growing up in the slums of India
India (MNN) ― After viewing the Academy Award winning film, ‘Slumdog Millionaire,’ many people were shocked by the living conditions portrayed. The picture painted of poverty was uncomfortably accurate.
Dave Stravers with Mission India explains the reality [...]

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Unreached Peoples: Botlikh (Dagestan), Badhi (India)

Botlikh People
“Might makes right” is the lesson the Botlikh people of southern Russia learned in 1999. Their mountainous homeland was chosen by the Russian Defense Ministry for a military base to repel terrorist attacks from the neighboring Chechnya region. Although war was unwillingly thrust upon them, 2,500 Botlikh people fought alongside Russia’s regular army forces [...]

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Persecuted Church: Indian Pastor Arrested in Thailand

Indian Pastor Arrested in Thailand
Pastor David Raj (28yrs) of ‘Divine Vision Fellowship Church’, Sanathnagar near Rangareddy, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh who is also the Asia Co-coordinator, ‘Community Care World Mission’, was arrested in Thailand on 11th Feb for sharing the Gospel with a Buddhist.
Pastor David went to Bangkok for a meeting of a Community Care World [...]

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Unreached People Groups: Bagulal (Dagestan),Chamar (India)

Bagulal People
The Bagulal people are isolated, and nearly extinct, with no written language. They call themselves “Bogatyri” meaning “heroes.” These Sunni Muslims need a true hero! The Bagulals are nearly cut off from the rest of the world by the high mountains of Dagestan. As of 1926, there were only about 3,000 Bagulals in existence. [...]

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Persecuted Church: Persecution & Prayer Alert

The Persecution & Prayer Alert
The Voice of the Martyrs, Canada
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A weekly news digest on the Persecuted Church and how you can respond.
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In this week’s edition: Reports from Nigeria, India and Egypt, with updates from Pakistan and Sri Lanka
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1. Christians killed, [...]

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