Family suffers from arson. Woman forgives attacker. Voodooist threatens Church.

LoricaLady · 2024-11-21T22:12:46.357Z

• Nov. 21, 2024 | Vietnam • Christian Family Loses Home to Arson [10] prayers in [3] nations have been posted for Cai and Hien. Cai and Hien, whose story was published in the October 2024 issue of The Voice of the Martyrs magazine, have endured several years of persecution since placing their faith in Jesus in 2021. The persecution includes imprisonment, shunning by their community, denial of public services like electricity and water, and refusal to admit their children to school. In the early morning of November 5, 2024, after continuous threats, Cai and Hien's house was set aflame, destroying their home and all their possessions. Read More. • Nov. 21, 2024 | Kazakhstan • Woman Forgives Attacker After Being Beaten [8] prayers in [2] nations have been posted for Samal. Samal suffered a head wound and impaired movement in one arm after her drunken relative, Arman, attacked her with a shovel. Kazakh police arrested Arman and said he could face seven years in prison for the assault. While meeting with police, Samal, a new Christian, said she experienced an angelic vision during which she was encouraged to forgive Arman. Though she initially resisted, Samal eventually forgave her relative. When she did, her pain vanished, and her arm was healed. Read More. • Nov. 21, 2024 | Benin • Voodooist Threatens Church [8] prayers in [2] nations have been posted for the church in Benin. A voodoo practitioner in Benin built an altar directly across the street from a church. He regularly kills animals and places occult items he believes are infused with mystical powers on the altar, often on Sunday mornings. He also puts voodoo powder on the church's steps, hoping to scare church members away, and plays music at a high volume on Sunday mornings to disrupt church services. In response, the church bought a sound system to drown out the music. Read More.

Nov. 21, 2024 | Vietnam
- Christian Family Loses Home to Arson
  [10] prayers in [3] nations have been posted for Cai and Hien.
  Cai and Hien, whose story was published in the October 2024 issue of The Voice of the Martyrs magazine, have endured several years of persecution since placing their faith in Jesus in 2021. The persecution includes imprisonment, shunning by their community, denial of public services like electricity and water, and refusal to admit their children to school. In the early morning of November 5, 2024, after continuous threats, Cai and Hien's house was set aflame, destroying their home and all their possessions. Read More.
Nov. 21, 2024 | Kazakhstan
- Woman Forgives Attacker After Being Beaten
  [8] prayers in [2] nations have been posted for Samal.
  Samal suffered a head wound and impaired movement in one arm after her drunken relative, Arman, attacked her with a shovel. Kazakh police arrested Arman and said he could face seven years in prison for the assault. While meeting with police, Samal, a new Christian, said she experienced an angelic vision during which she was encouraged to forgive Arman. Though she initially resisted, Samal eventually forgave her relative. When she did, her pain vanished, and her arm was healed. Read More.
Nov. 21, 2024 | Benin
- Voodooist Threatens Church
  [8] prayers in [2] nations have been posted for the church in Benin.
  A voodoo practitioner in Benin built an altar directly across the street from a church. He regularly kills animals and places occult items he believes are infused with mystical powers on the altar, often on Sunday mornings. He also puts voodoo powder on the church's steps, hoping to scare church members away, and plays music at a high volume on Sunday mornings to disrupt church services. In response, the church bought a sound system to drown out the music. Read More.