Burma (Myanmar): Faith over Family
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A young Christian in Myanmar was forced to choose
between faith and family recently when her relatives demanded that she recant
her faith. On Sept. 19, 2011, 21-year-old Ying was preparing to leave for
classes at an underground seminary when her relatives locked her in the house.
They threatened to disown her, beat her and withdraw support — including food —
if she continued to attend seminary or church. In addition, they threatened to
send her...
Five days before the beginning of fall semester at Asbury
University in Wilmore, Kentucky, while many college students were moving into their
dorms, 18-year-old Christina Kuo stood in front of a video camera.
“Jesus Christ gave up his life for you. What would you give
up for him?” she asked, looking into the camera. “[Asia Bibi’s] life is on the
line, but we as her brothers and sisters in Christ have a voice. With God...
Muslim extremists carried out new attacks on villages in
Nigeria’s Plateau state in September, killing more than 100 Christians,
including entire families, according to Compass Direct News.
On Sept. 10, 2011, Muslim extremists stormed Vwang Fwil
village at 3 a.m., killing 13 Christians. Attackers killed 14 more Christians,
including one pregnant woman, when they attacked the Christian community of
Vwang Kogot on Sept. 9. And on Sept. 8, 10...
Agents of Iran’s intelligence ministry recently took a
Christian couple’s adopted child, demanding that the couple file a complaint
against other Christians being held in prison, according to Mohabat News. The
couple was taken to the hospital because of emotional stress caused by the loss
of their child. “This is the first time I have ever seen this tactic — taking a
child hostage,” said a VOM contact. “In the past,...