Caught on Camera: Pastor Arrested Yesterday During Sunday Morning Service
Yesterday morning on August 2, the priest of Fang Xuzhou Down Church, Jiangsu, was taken away by the police in the middle of a Sunday morning house church service. The event was caught on camera and shared on social media by Chinese Christian Fellowship of Righteousness. The pastor was taken to the local police station and kept for questioning. Last
Continue ReadingSunday Morning Prayer Request: Afghanistan
As you attend your fellowship in person or online today, please keep BTJ in your prayers as we begin a new project tomorrow to assist with helping the poor and covertly sharing the Gospel message in Afghanistan. Afghanistan is facing a serious crisis and COVID-19 has only exacerbated the problems. The United State military and US AID have brought in
Continue ReadingBTJ Podcast Saturday Morning Call-In
The Back to Jerusalem podcast continues to grow. More and more listeners from around the world are downloading the podcast and joining the discussion to send missionaries into the most unreached nations. Between the months of March and June, we had an average of 9.5k downloads per month from over 85 different nations. We are not certain how many people
Continue ReadingIndia’s Most Dense Slum Should’ve been Destroyed by COVID-19. It Wasn’t. Why? Don’t Be Mad at the Reason
Earlier this month, Asia’s largest and densest populated slum shocked the world by announcing just one new positive COVID-19 case. How that is possible is challenging what we think we know about the coronavirus – and making some of us angry. BTJ has been working in India for almost two decades and has provided aid to many of the poorest
Continue ReadingChina’s Nat’l Religious Committee Met About The Future of Christianity in China – This is What They Said
On July 27, the Ethnic and Religious Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference held a forum to discuss the future of Christianity in China. Christians from all around China were watching for news from the meeting with the hopes that there would be some sign of easing restrictions on the church. The official reports
Continue ReadingA B-I-G Thanks from BTJ for Making July 2020 Our Most Productive July in Unreached Nations EVER.
July 2020 has been an unusual month for Back to Jerusalem. Even though the coronavirus is wreaking havoc on the ability of missionaries to travel, this might be the busiest July we have ever had. Usually, summer time is slower when it comes to ministry activities. Many Chinese factories have fewer orders as their western customers take time off. By
Continue ReadingOn Monday – BTJ Launches 30 Days of Prayer for North Korea, NEXT DAY – North Korea Asks BTJ for Help
The day after BTJ launched 30 days of prayer for North Korea on the social media platform DingDash, something amazing happened – the North Korean government reached out to BTJ for help. North Korea has been suffering from extreme food shortages due to COVID-19 lock downs, closed borders with China, and enforced international sanctions. We are seeing people suffer and
Continue ReadingWhy pray for North Korea? 30 reasons for 30 days
We have started another 30 days of prayer; this time for North Korea. We are hoping you will join in! But why spend your precious summer holiday praying for North Korea? Here are 30 reasons. Mission and the church It is the business of the church that God’s name is glorified in all the earth. That includes North Korea. North
Continue ReadingState vs the People; money in North Korea
It is no secret that North Korea is in great need of foreign currency. But getting it has not been so easy in recent months. One way of getting foreign currency, is by sending out North Korean labourers to other countries to work as waitresses or loggers. Their salaries are collected by the North Korean government. Another way is tourism.
Continue ReadingFacebook, Google/YouTube, Twitter Censor Viral Video of Doctors’ Coronavirus Press Conference
Facebook, Google, YouTube, and Twitter have repeatedly removed the top performing video posted yesterday. The video was of an event hosted in Washington D.C. by congressman Ralph Norman (R-SC) and a host of doctors with an organization called America’s Frontline Doctors. Several doctors openly shared their views and professional opinions on the coronavirus and a medical response to the pandemic.
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