Answer to Prayer at Indian Village Tribunal
On Monday night, a family in small rural village in India was forced to stand trial at a local tribunal. The charge? The family had all become Christian and would not deny the name of Jesus Christ. The village has been having problems with disaster and sickness and the village concluded that it was because the gods were angry. In
Continue ReadingStraight outta China – GOOGLE’s New Social Media Score
If you only follow Christian news, you might have missed the fact that last week a Silicon Valley whistleblower, who spoke with the intrepid investigative team at Project Veritas, sounded the alarm for all American Christians. In case you were sleeping, former Google software engineer Zachary Vorhies exposed different websites that were put on a blacklist, banning content from appearing on newsfeeds accessed
Continue ReadingDove lands again in India
Our Dove Sunday school teachers training program is still growing, and languages are being added every year. This summer a team of Chinese and Europeans were invited to India to train Sunday school teachers, together with our Indian partners. With its huge population of children, and many devoted followers of Jesus, India is a great place to use the Dove
Continue ReadingWho defends persecuted Muslims? (Spoiler: Not other Muslims)
Of those being persecuted for their faith around the world 80% are Christians. But what about the other 20%? Among them is a group that has received much media attention lately, the Uyghurs of China, a Muslim minority group. CNN published an article today with some surprising findings about what the world thinks about China’s treatment of them. It is
Continue ReadingPost-Christian bewilderment about the persecuted church
Not only Christian organisations worry about the increase of persecution world wide. An interesting report was published last week, as a result of an independent enquiry commissioned by Jeremy Hunt, the UK foreign secretary. The main takeaway was that the persecution of Christians is a pressing human rights issue, and in many situations the UK government fails to recognise or
Continue ReadingAsia Bibi free and reunited with family; a long journey ends
This week the joyful news finally came that Asia Bibi had been able to leave Pakistan and was granted asilum with her family in Canada. Asia Bibi’s case has gripped the attention of the world. Her story was full of twists and turns. The reason for her death sentence was bizarre, several of her defenders were murdered, her case was
Continue ReadingVictims of Islamic attacks in Nigeria “Please share our stories to the world.”
In this past month, there have been several severe attacks on Christians in Nigeria. Although some news outlets picked up on it, much of it has been overshadowed by the events in Christchurch, New Zealand. However, what is happening in Nigeria should not be ignored, least of all by Christians. Nigeria is one of the main Christian nations in the
Continue ReadingChristchurch Attack: Islamophobia and Persecution (Podcast)
Last week’s terrorist attack on innocent and unsuspecting people praying in a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, shocked the world, and rightly so. Few stories were more tragic than those of people who had fled Syria, survived ISIS and then died in a random attack in a peaceful country. We can only pray for comfort for all those affected and
Continue ReadingFufu goes to Sunday school
We love that our books and other resources travel across the globe, carrying a spark for revival and an urgency to stand with the persecuted church. Recently we received a message from a children’s class in Indiana where forty children (ages 3-12) are learning about “Around the World Missions.” Adileah the teacher, found the BTJ Fufu children’s books through a
Continue ReadingDon Richardson finishes his race
BTJ is saddened by the news of our friend, Don Richardson’s home-going on December 23, 2018. Most anyone in missions these days has been influenced by the life and ministry of Don. We at BTJ are no exception. As one who joyfully laid down his life for the Gospel of Christ, we are honored to have known and worked with
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