Christian mother abducted, others killed. Violence increasing, Christians killed. Shunned widow embracing hope.

• Apr. 24, 2025 | Central African Republic

  Christian Mother Abducted, Others Killed by Islamists

  [7] prayers in [1] nation have been posted for Emil's wife.

  On Feb. 13, 2025, Islamists abducted a Christian mother of five as she worked in her family's cropland in Bocaranga, in the northwestern region of the Central African Republic. "That day I didn't go to the garden. I stayed at home," said her husband, Emil. "While she was in the garden, she was caught by them and kidnapped." The kidnappers have called Emil and demanded an exorbitant ransom for her return. "I don't have any solution, so I cry out to the Lord for help in this situation. Read More.

• Apr. 24, 2025 | Pakistan

  Violence Increasing Against Christians

  [3] prayers in [1] nation have been posted for Pakistani Christians.

  Front-line workers in Pakistan report that the level of brutality against Christians in the country has been increasing in recent months. "In my 65 years, I have never seen these kinds of things in Pakistan," said one worker. On March 24, 2025, a Muslim in the Punjab province attacked a Christian coworker with a paper cutter, slashing his throat. The Christian barely survived and is currently unable to speak. On March 27, 2025, a Christian couple was stopped in the Faisalabad district and robbed at gunpoint by two masked men. Read More.

• Apr. 24, 2025 | Laos

  Shunned Christian Widow Embraces Hope

  [3] prayers in [1] nation have been posted for YeanFin.

  YeanFin is persevering in faith despite total rejection from her family and community. In 2015, YeanFin became a Christian and led her four children to Christ. Already a widow at that time, she was dependent on her extended family as she raised her children alone. Her relatives and the officials of her Laotian village were at first curious about her decision but then threatened her to return to the worship of their ancestral spirits. They said they would not help her if she persisted in following what they saw as a foreign religion: "You should choose us, not choose God!" Read More.