NEW DELHI, October 17 (AFP): At least 60 Christians have been killed over the past two months in eastern India in a brutal backlash to the murder of a revered Hindu holy man, a national bishops’ body said Friday. The figure is nearly double the official toll of 35 given by government authorities in the eastern state of Orissa. [...]

November we focus prayer on the least-reached peoples of the Central Asian region. Trade and Islam beat a path through the Silk Roads of the 11 countries of Central Asia, much of which could not be changed by 70 years of Soviet rule. Most of the languages here have been Turkish-based since the early days [...]

In September, the chief of B village in a southern province called a special community meeting to resolve the “problem” of eight resident Christian families who have refused to give up their faith. The meeting concluded with plans to expel all 55 Christians from the village. Although all adult members of a village are usually [...]

16 November is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP). The focus of IDOP 2008 is Secret Believers in the Muslim World. Many Muslim-background believers face discrimination in the workplace, rejection from society and harassment by the authorities. Some may face torture, imprisonment and even death. They are in great need of [...]

Dear Ethne Friends: As we pray together this month for least-reached peoples of Central Asia, did you know these 17 peoples here have no Bible in their language? And, of these, only 3 have the Jesus film available in their language. Please pray that God calls forth resources, projects and people to meet these needs. [...]

Remember to pray for the least-reached peoples of Central Asia this month as well as for the persecuted church, which includes many in this region including the Church in Iran. Today pray along with this Global Prayer Digest item for today on Praying for the Persian Church. You can subscribe to this daily email version of Global Prayer Digest, [...]

“The church in Iran is like a rose petal; the more you press it, the sweeter the perfume.” This quote, stated by Persian martyr Pastor Mehdi Dibaj, sums up what has been taking place in the Persian Iranian church since the 1979 Revolution. As the government continues its push to destroy anything Western, the Persian people are meeting in secret [...]

In response to a year of persecution and the imminent passing of a law making the death sentence mandatory for all Muslim men who turn to Christ and life imprsonment for Muslim women who turn to Christ, Iranian church leaders are calling for prayer and fasting from November 21 – 23, 2008. They know they [...]

In northern Vietnam at least 120 people are now confirmed to have died after floodwaters from southern China caused river levels to rise,further inundating a region lashed by heavy rains since Friday.  The government has warned that more downpours, flash floods and landslides could be in store in mountainous provinces in the country’s north-central region this week. [...]

FrontierScan, May 2009, Keith Carey, Managing Editor Condensed from the May 2009 issue of the Global Prayer Digest May, 2009 Headlines: Canada: North America’s Beautiful Ethnic Quilt! Dear Praying Friends, About 15 years ago, I called a full-time mission mobilizer in Canada in hopes of finding out about the unreached people groups in his country. [...]