Urgent Need in Iran
Heavy floods have devastated the south-eastern area of Iran, on the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan. This is one of the poorest areas in Iran. Thousands have been displaced and an unknown number of people have died. The severe rainfall and flooding blocked roads, destroyed houses and displaced thousands of people in southeastern provinces of Kerman as well. Massive flooding
Continue ReadingBTJ 2020 List of Top 10 Most Dangerous Countries to be a Christian
Back to Jerusalem has been working together with the underground house church of China in different nations between China and Jerusalem to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. Most of the nations where BTJ missionaries serve are between the Great Wall of China and the Western Wall of Jerusalem. These nations are home to about 2/3rds of the world’s
Continue ReadingChina Gives Underground Pastor 9 Years in Prison
Yesterday, a Chinese court sentenced Pastor Wang Yi to nine years in prison. The Chinese court in the western province of Chengdu ruled that his Christian beliefs were dangerous for the nation and charged him with inciting subversion of state power and illegally operating a business. Pastor Wang does not own a business, but because he is a pastor of
Continue ReadingIslamic Attack on Christmas Eve
At least six people were killed and three wounded on Christmas Eve when the Islamic group Boko Haram attacked a community in northeastern Nigeria. The Islamic group that focuses their attacks on Christians raided Kwaaagilim village near the town of Chibok. In the last six years Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for killing nearly 30,000 people, most of which have
Continue ReadingDeadly Disaster Strikes During Christmas
Christmas came to the Philippines this year in the form of a deadly storm that claimed the lives of 11 people and left more than 10,000 evacuees homeless for the holiday. Typhoon Phanfone hit the Philippines on the 24th and 25th of December with reported winds of up to 130km/h (80 mph) and gustiness of up to 160km/h (99 mph).
Continue ReadingDid China Just Back the New President of the United States?
After a year-and-half of tough negotiations between the United States and China, a trade deal might have finally been reached and it tells us a lot about China’s new bet on the future leadership of America and this new bet will have an impact on the rules that impact the underground house church. We don’t argue whether the new trade
Continue ReadingJewish Prayer has Returned to Temple Mount
Jewish worshipers prayed on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem yesterday as was reported by the Jerusalem Post. This is a big deal, because the Jewish people have been forbidden to pray at the Temple Mount for decades. The Police insist that the laws have not changed. Christians and Jews may enter as tourists, but they are forbidden from praying, singing,
Continue ReadingBullets for Bibles – A Shooting Event to Support Bible Printing in Closed Countries
The Bible is considered to be the most dangerous book in the world. Illegal in 52 nations, the Bible is the most banned book in the world. Tyrannical governments are completely terrified of the power of the Bible. In North Korea and Somalia, a person can be executed for simply owning one. In China last year, thousands of Bibles were
Continue ReadingBREAKING NEWS: China Working with UN to Target Christians
BREAKING NEWS: China is working with the United Nations to implement new facial recognition and surveillance standards, according to leaked documents obtained by Financial Times. (https://www.ft.com/content/c3555a3c-0d3e-11ea-b2d6-9bf4d1957a67) Chinese companies that have military connections are creating UN’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU) infrastructure for facial recognition, video monitoring, city and vehicle surveillance. The ITU initiative in the UN, which comprises nearly 200 member
Continue ReadingIran is falling
Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi has compared Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to the Shah, the monarch deposed in a 1979 revolution, following the government’s crackdown on protests this month. The unrest began on Nov. 15 and have only intensified. Not much news is coming out about it, but BTJ partners inside have been reporting massive problems throughout the nation.
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