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Gate has been living with 15-year-old granddaughter, Noi, since one of her daughters died. And Gate’s other daughter and her husband have been providing Gate and Noi with food and necessities.

On 15th May 2021, an evangelist visited Gate and Noi at home, and both put their trust in Christ. When Gate’s daughter and son-in-law learned of their conversions, they scolded Gate and told her to renounce her new-found faith. Gate said she couldn’t because she finally knew the true God. Eventually, Gate’s daughter and son-in-law stopped giving her food and told her to take care of herself. Gate is elderly, ill and unable to work. So now, young Noi had to work to provide for both of them.

Pray that God will provide for their every need and heal Gate from her ailments. Pray that Gate’s daughter and son-in-law will know the true God for themselves.

 

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This is a short video, prepared by Ilpo and his wife Hanna from VOM Finland, about Voice of the Martyr Poland’s work among the Ukranian refugees.

A Christian website, “Jona Home”, which has been operating for more than 20 years, was forced to shut down due to new measures severely restricting online religious content effective from 1st March.

On 12th April, the Christian website posted the following notice: “Due to reasons known to everyone, from now on our site can no longer serve brothers and sisters in Christ. Thanks to all for your company and support in the past 21 years!”

A license is now required to post religious subject matter on the Internet and access to such licences are limited.

Pray that God will grant wisdom and guidance to leaders and ministry workers of churches and Christian organizations as they endeavour to share the gospel in a restrictive environment. Pray that believers will find new innovative and more effective ways to share the Word and minister to one another. Pray that believers will stand firm in their faith and beliefs undaunted by constraints of any kind.

 

(Source & Photo : VOMC)

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The children of persecuted Christians are often denied basic and/or quality educational opportunities and this puts them at a disadvantage when looking for employment when they grow up. We believe that education helps eradicate the poverty cycle and empower people to stand up for their rights and beliefs. Yet, the children of persecuted Christians in many parts of Asia are denied this most basic service.

Goshen aims to work with churches and non-profit organizations, to set up e-learning hubs, equipped with learning devices that can function on and offline, in the villages of persecuted Christian communities. These learning devices will be loaded with intuitive and interactive educational content to help users improve their literacy, numeracy and learn precious life skills.

We aim to reach approximately 5,000 children and young people in persecuted Christian communities in Asia, namely in Myanmar, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and China.

Would you prayerfully consider giving towards Project “Advancing the Great Commission” and play a crucial role in helping children and youths in persecuted Christian communities to break out of the vicious cycle of poverty and empower them to not only stand up for their rights and beliefs, but to also fulfill their God-given destiny?

On 3rd April, police raided Zion Reformed Church’s worship service. Seven Christians, including the respective spouses of the church’s pastor and another member were detained in late 2021 under the guise of preventing the spread of coronavirus. Each believer was asked to sign a pledge stating they would no longer attend the church. The believers refused. As a result, they were each made to pay a fine of 500 yuan. Their handphones were also confiscated before being released.

Pray for Pastor An and another church member, Zhang, who are still in prison. Pray that God will strengthen and enable them to endure the challenges they have to face during their time in prison and during this time of separation from their loved ones.

Pray that members of the church who have endured persecution will grow stronger in their faith. Pray that they will be able to find other ways to gather for worship and ministry. Pray that the gospel message will continue to spread throughout China.

 

(Source & Photo : VOM)

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