A pastor’s distribution of Bibles is encouraging displaced Christians. In northern Togo, radical Muslims have attacked villages and churches and killed Christians, displacing thousands. Kodjo, a local pastor, said his church is currently serving 200 of those displaced Christians. He often hears gunfire near his house and has witnessed Muslim militants kill people. One member of Kodjo’s church was shot in the arm while running away from Islamic terrorists who had dragged a man out of his home and killed him.
Read MoreFront-line workers report that a family in Bangladesh is struggling physically and emotionally after continual assaults. Luck, a faithful Christian evangelist, was confronted and warned to stop her gospel work. In 2025, a radical Muslim mob attacked her home, beat Luck and her husband, and burned 15 Bibles. In response, they gave thanks that they were counted worthy to suffer for Christ, and Luck boldly continued to spread the Good News in their village. Later that year, a group of Muslim men followed her 11-year-old daughter from school and assaulted her, leaving the whole family traumatized and afraid.
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Over the past 18 months some of the most violent attacks against persecuted Christians anywhere in the world have taken place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country where more than 100 armed groups—many motivated by Islamist ideals—vie for territory and influence. Dr. David Kasali, founder and president of Congo Initiative, is back on VOM Radio this week to tell how Christians are responding and enduring, how they are choosing to be victors instead of victims. Listen as he shares how he trains Christians to overcome their fears and how he prays for Christ’s Kingdom to be established in DRC, just as it is in heaven. He’ll also share how Congo Initiative is welcoming Christians from around the world to come and serve in various roles. “We have to work,” Dr. Kasali says, “for the coming Kingdom of God.” He’ll also share the story of his calling by God to return to Congo—leaving behind an education ministry he truly loved in Kenya—to serve and strengthen the persecuted church in DRC. And finally, he’ll equip listeners to pray specifically for the needs of persecuted Christians in the Congo. Dr. Kasali’s first visit with VOM Radio can be heard here. The VOM App for your smartphone or tablet will help you pray daily for persecuted Christians in nations like North Korea, Nigeria, China and Iran, as well as provide free access to e-books, audiobooks, video content, and feature films. Download the VOM App for your iOS or Android device today.
Read MoreA mob attacked a church after claiming a deacon had blasphemed Islam. The deacon discovered “Muhammad,” the name of Islam’s founder, painted on an alleyway in front of a church. He cleaned it up before anyone could walk on it and accuse the church of blasphemy. Regardless, someone rallied a mob to attack the church and the deacon, saying he had no right to touch the word as he wasn’t Muslim.
Read MoreA pastor in Morocco is asking for prayer that local Christians in house churches will be bolder in their witness for Christ and have favor with police and other local officials. Morocco is 99.9% Muslim, and only a few churches exist for Moroccans. Those churches are mostly small, often meet secretly in homes and are composed almost entirely of members who have converted from Islam to Christianity.
Read MoreTwo young Christians persist in their faith despite opposition from their family. Marie, 18, and Rosaline, 17, are cousins in a voodooist family. The girls had never heard the gospel until a Christian woman who sold soap started coming to their home, and they placed their trust in Christ and started attending church. This angered their family, who rejected them and started cursing them in the middle of the night.
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