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When most missionaries serving abroad are diagnosed with a terminal illness, that is usually a sign for them to return home to be with family and seek the medical care they need. That is not the case for Barbara White, a minister and BTJ partner living and working in the Kurdistan region of Northern Iraq. When Barbara was first diagnosed

Christian persecution is “the biggest story in the world that has never been told,” James Shannon, a Member of Parliament said before the British House of Commons and he is not wrong. The European Parliament echoed MP James Shannon in their Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World declaring Christians to be the most persecuted group in

The future of Iran seems to be hanging in the balance, as tens of thousands of protestors continue fighting back against the Islamic regime in a very rare show of disobedience. The situation is looking bleak as 50 children under the age of 18 have been killed during the protests and nearly 15,000 Iranians having been arrested, many of whom

For decades, the South Korean church has been praying for reunification with North Korea. Their prayer was that the church of South Korea could re-evangelise the communist North and that the capital, Pyongyang, would once again be the Jerusalem of the East. Some denominations had already planned exactly where and how they were going to plant churches when North Korea

It seems that China’s anti-covid procedures are having deadly consequences. A 55 year old woman in the city of HoHot was found dead on Friday, jumping from a high rise building to her death after being locked down since October 26. Her family members said they had contacted community workers and medical emergency hotlines, but no help came. The woman

The Chinese underground house church is no stranger to persecution.  They have had to endure several decades of suffering for their faith.  Chinese underground house church pastor, Zhang Rongliang, for example, as described in Back to Jerusalem’s 30 Day Devotional (available by clicking here), shared in detail the persecution that he went through when he began sharing about Jesus in

BTJ, along with Mariam Ibraheem, will be sharing in an Amish Mennonite community tucked away in a quaint part of northern Indiana today.  We will be sharing about Christian persecution and how that connects directly with the vision to complete the Great Commission. Mariam Ibraheem was born in a remote camp in eastern Sudan to a refugee mother and a

The media is bemoaning the current situation with Twitter, after billionaire Elon Musk bought the social media platform. Before Elon’s purchase last month, Twitter had been at the center of censorship controversies involving Christians for years. From deleting accounts for sharing Bible verses to banning worship music, Twitter had seemingly taken aim at Christian content which did not meet their

Despite the North Korean government doing everything to isolate its population from outside influences, there are still those who have contact with North Koreans on the other side of the border. Most of those are family members who have fled to other countries and go to great lengths (and costs) to have occasional contact with their relatives in the closed

This week, BTJ will be joining an exciting event in Indiana to help bring awareness of Christian persecution, as well as highlight multiple ministries that serve in closed, unreached nations. Join us in Indiana for a unique opportunity to hear speakers from all over the world, like Nobel Peace Prize nominee Russell Stendal who will share about his persecution in