China’s Jilin Province Shut Down Over 160 House Church Venues in 2019
(Bitter Winter) — The so-called gray market, which encompasses places of worship that are neither legal nor explicitly banned, is the largest segment of religion in China and is continuously suppressed by the CCP. Last year, at least 162 such
‘The Lord Is My Shepherd’: 100-Year-Old Woman Recovers From Coronavirus
BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. — A 100-year-old woman with asthma recently beat the novel coronavirus, and her family is crediting their Christian faith for her survival. Edith Brachman turned 100 last summer and moved into a nursing home over the winter. Last
Church Members Injured, Property Damaged During Police Raid on Unregistered Church in China
Photo Credit: Pete Linforth/Pixabay(Christian Solidarity Worldwide) — Authorities in China’s Xiamen shut down a Sunday service at Xingguang Church on May 3, injuring several church members and damaging property during the process. Witnesses report that police violently dispersed church members, removing
Johnson County, Illinois Sheriff: ‘We Will Not Force Any Business to Close’
VIENNA, Ill. (WSIL) — Johnson County Sheriff Pete Sopczak announced Thursday evening his department’s stance on enforcing the extension of Governor JB Pritzker’s stay-at-home order related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a post on the department’s Facebook page, the Sheriff’s Department
Christian Relief Groups Working to Protect Thousands in Greek Refugee Camp During Pandemic
Photo Credit: EuroRelief(Evangelical Focus) — Fear of the coronavirus has also come to the Moria refugee camp in Lesbos (Greece), prompting several Christian organizations to take steps to protect the nearly 20,000 people crowded into the camp. According to a report
April Marks Korean-Chinese Christian’s 2,000th Day in Prison
Photo Credit: Cacahuate/Free Map Viewer(Church in Chains) — Chinese Christian Jang Moon Seok, an ethnic Korean who ministered to North Koreans in China, was abducted in November 2014, brought across the border into North Korea and sentenced to 15 years
U.S. Marriage Rate Hits Historic Low
(U.S. News & World Report) — The U.S. marriage rate reached a historic low in 2018, according to federal data spanning more than a century. Social and economic shifts in the U.S. are visible through the lens of the country’s marriage
‘I Am a Walking Miracle’: Ohio Man Credits Answered Prayer for Surviving Coronavirus
DOVER, Ohio — An Ohio man is crediting the power of prayer for surviving the novel coronavirus as he had been hospitalized for 18 days, part of which he spent intubated and in a medically-induced coma. “You absolutely have to have
‘Our Message of Faith’: Video Shows Police Officer Proclaiming Jesus While Riding Through Streets of Guatemala
A video posted to social media shows a police officer with the National Civil Police in Guatemala declaring the name of Jesus to residents who are quarantined in their homes, encouraging them to have faith in God, for “what is
‘Thank You, Jesus’: Pa. Woman Who Spent 11 Days on Ventilator Credits God, Prayer for Recovery From COVID
UNIONTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania woman is crediting God and the prayers of her family and friends for pulling her through a battle with the novel coronavirus as it was thought that she might not survive. Lisa Fields, a custodian at