Monthly archive for January 2022

In November 2021, the pastor of the Gospel Tabernacle Church in Polgolla, Sri Lanka, and another member of his congregation visited a Christian family for a time of prayer. As they were concluding their prayer meeting, a crowd gathered outside the house and made it known that the pastor is not welcome there.

The crowd also surrounded a home across the street which belonged to another member of the pastor’s church.  They shouted at the resident and demanded to know why she goes to church. When the pastor and other Christians tried to intervene on the resident’s behalf, the mob beat them up resulting in one of the believers sustaining cuts on the body.

We thank and praise God that no one was seriously injured in this attack.

Pray that each persecuted believer’s testimony and how they handle the challenges they face will be a shining testimony of the light of Christ’s love to all those around them. And through their testimonies, many will believe in the Lord and receive salvation.

Pray that this pastor and members of his church will be empowered by the Holy Spirit and endowered with wisdom, strength and courage as they continue to share the gospel and minister to the needy in the midst of a hostile environment.

 

(Source & Photo : VOMC)

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A  church of about 20 families from the Chakma people group had been gathering peacefully for worship in a tin hut for more than 10 years. Shortly after they started constructing a church building in their village, a group of thugs destroyed the church building’s windows and threatened to torture or kill the men of the church, causing the believers to flee into the jungle for several weeks.

The frightened women and children lived together in one home for safety. However, the same thugs found the women and beat them with canes, leaving them bruised. The thugs also looted the believers’ homes, stealing their crops and livestock. For safety, the Christian children have not attended school since the initial attack.

Pray for these Christian families to remain strong in their faith despite the pain they have had to endure and the uncertainties they now face. Pray that they will find comfort and peace in God and all their needs, both physical and emotional, will be divinely provided for.

Pray that those who are persecuting these Christians will hear the gospel message, repent and receive salvation.

Pray for completion of the church building’s construction.

 

(Source & Photo : VOM)

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We are raising funds for two new projects for North Korea –

1. Bible Distribution
   Target Funds Needed – S$37,400
   The aim is to distribute 29,400 copies of the Bible in digital and/or printed version into North Korea via air, sea and land.
2. Support for the Underground Church
   Target Funds Needed – S$25,700
   The aim is to identify and minister to former underground North Korean Christians and their descendants who are now living in South Korea, and to connect them to local churches in South Korea so that they can continue to grow and mature in their faith.

Would you join us in showing our love for North Korea by giving towards these two projects?

May the Lord bless you abundantly for giving generously!

When visits to hospitals and a witchdoctor failed to heal Phan from his illness, his wife, Yun, decided to bring him to her Christian relatives who shared the gospel with them. Phan soon experienced healing and the couple decided to put their trust in Jesus Christ.

When they returned home, Phan’s parents, whom they lived with, learned of their new faith. They told Phan that his family couldn’t live with them unless they renounced their Christian faith. Phan and Yun stood firm in their faith, and Phan’s parents chased them away. The couple and their two young children are starting their lives over in a new district. They are living with Yun’s relatives but have nothing of their own.

Pray that they will continue to grow in their faith despite their current circumstances. Pray that God will provide for their every need.

Pray that Phan and Yun will be able to share the gospel with Phan’s family and they will believe in the Lord and receive salvation.

 

(Source & Photo : VOM)

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