Four Christians, including a former extremist, are in hiding after being harassed. As a young man, Mukesh joined a Hindu extremist group but became interested in dating a Christian woman who shared the gospel with him. After he placed his trust in Christ, they married and began a church that grew to more than 60 Christians. In 2025, Mukesh, his wife and two associates were returning home from a ministry trip when three vehicles followed them. The men in the vehicles were armed with bamboo sticks and forced the four to stop, accusing Mukesh of changing the religion of other men and harassing Mukesh’s wife.
Read MoreOn June 4, 2026, workmen under orders from the Iranian regime bulldozed the Evangelical Church of Mashhad, Iran, without explanation. The church was around 80 years old but had been closed by Iranian officials for more than two decades. Still, some Iranian Christians hoped that it would one day reopen, despite a 2012 government ban on Iranian churches holding any services in Farsi.
Read MoreA front-line worker reported that the Ebola outbreak has increased pressure on churches in the DRC as they carry out their ministry. “Pray for those ministering within the local church while they serve as critical front-line responders,” he asked. “Many people don’t seek medical attention soon enough or refuse to change their burial rituals, allowing the disease to spread rapidly.”
Read MoreVillagers from the town of Kokoana, in far western Burkina Faso near Mali, request prayer after Islamists killed 21 people in an attack on May 11, 2026, in which Christian leaders were deliberately targeted. “The terrorists went to the home of Pastor Etienne Keïta and murdered him in front of his family,” said a front-line worker. “They then proceeded to two neighboring Christian households and killed the heads of those families as well.”
Read MoreAn abducted Christian girl has been rescued and reunited with her family. In January 2026, 16-year-old Reena was kidnapped while walking home with her sister. Family members later learned that a Muslim man claimed Reena had converted to Islam and married him. When a lawyer sought to obtain court approval for the minor to be returned to her family, the courts initially backed the abductor, but Reena’s family eventually obtained an order for her release.
Read MoreOn Sunday, June 14, 2026, local authorities halted worship services at Early Rain Covenant Church and arrested church leaders, members and several children in Jiangyou City, Sichuan Province, southwestern China. About 70 government personnel stormed the conference room where members were meeting and forcibly took control of the gathering, detaining 33 believers for hours and pressuring them to sign what was described as a “guarantee letter” to stop them worshiping. Two church elders, Wu Wuqing and Yan Hong, were sentenced to two weeks of administrative detention.
Read MoreIn early 2026, Christian translators in Morocco started printing full versions of the Bible in Darija, including the entire Old Testament, for the first time. Darija, the commonly spoken dialect of Arabic, is a mix of Berber, French, Spanish and Arabic and distinct from the Modern Standard Arabic used in written publications. “It shows how much local churches love God and his Word, and also care about their country and culture,” said a front-line worker, who added that the new Bible will help Moroccan Muslims see that Christianity is not just a Western religion. This first translation of the full Bible will also help Moroccan Christians grow in faith.
Read MoreA man placed his faith in Christ after the witness of his wife. Si Si Than, 35, was raised in a devout Buddhist family but experienced real peace when she heard the gospel. After her husband discovered her new faith, he began to insult, rebuke and physically abuse her. On one occasion, he dragged her out of the church and attacked her with a knife, leaving her with serious injuries. Many people advised divorce, but Si Si Than chose to stay, asking God to bring him to salvation.
Read MoreChristians in western India have experienced ongoing persecution since the arrest of a faithful pastor on conversion charges. Pastor Lakshya and his family moved to a remote village to begin a church that, over three years, grew to include house fellowships in 12 nearby villages. In December 2025, police arrested Lakshya during a family celebration and jailed him for three days. After he received bail, police arrested him again the same evening and filed other false charges.
Read MoreA Pakistani front-line worker says she witnessed more Bibles being distributed in 2025 and early 2026 than she has in many previous years. “We are now able to get into areas that have previously been totally restricted,” she said. She added that she’s very encouraged when she hears from Christians in prison who have received copies of God’s Word. “God’s plan is moving forward, and his Word is touching lives everywhere. Light expels darkness!” she said.
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