Two messages came in this week; let me walk you through them in the order they came in. The first came from one of our regional team leaders in Niger […]

“The creator created his creation to create.” Artificial intelligence is already changing how people communicate, create, and think about the future. After Pope Leo compared AI to the Tower of

As previously reported, Pastor Ezra Jin, founder of Zion Church, has been released, but eight Zion Church pastors remain incarcerated and the global church must remain vigilant in prayer. Pastor

Brother John (not real name), who is a preacher from Zion Church, recently shared a brief testimony with BTJ. He was excited to do so. Last year, in 2025, he

I had just finished writing our June update for the website and sent it to our publishing department. I was still processing the heartbreaking church demolition and wondering how the

Pastor Ezra Jin, founder of China’s Underground Zion Church, landed on US soil for the Fourth of July to be with his family. Pastor Ezra was one of the 38 leaders

The anti-conversion law came into effect this month in India. Teaching the Bible, praying for people, baptizing someone, and inviting non-Christians to church are now considered serious crimes. The law

We have shared many stories of persecution and June was no exception for Christians in India. Sadly, the same stories continue. Once again, Chhattisgarh is in the news, this time

Sadly, another attack has left Christians dead in Nigeria. According to local reports, at least 22 believers, including a pastor, were killed after armed militants attacked a Christian gathering in

Police continue to pressure members of Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) after raiding the church’s June 14 worship service in Chengdu. Thirty-three Christians were detained when authorities entered the Sunday

The Voices of the Persecuted Conference is on for 2026! What can we learn from the persecuted church? What lessons do they have to teach us? How can we prepare

Urgent help is needed for BTJ missionaries and their families serving in war zones. “Our missionaries are in extremely dangerous areas because of the war,” Pastor Andrew (not his real

Iranian Christian convert Mohammad Nikbakht, has been threatened with execution, after his two brothers were sentenced to death, according to BTJ partners. Mohammad was violently arrested during a raid in

The Iranian church lost a hero yesterday when one of its most loved leaders passed away after medical complications. Reverend Dr. Edward Hovsepian-Mehr passed away yesterday morning on Friday, June

On November 18th, 2025, when police officers from China’s Public Security Bureau arrested 18 Zion Church pastors and co-workers it had a traumatic effect on the spouses and children of

There seems to be something extremely powerful about God using “two women” to carry out His will. I have personally seen it happen in ministry over and over again and

Last night the state of New York had their primary elections and Socialists had a very good night – especially candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier. Ms. Chevalier represents an alarming trend

Phyllis Thompson wrote a book after being kicked out of China in 1949 that changed the way foreigners saw the Chinese church forever and you can read the book for

Helen Bailey changed Chinese mission history forever and most of the world has never even heard her name. I have been studying Chinese mission history for more than 25 years

Today is Father’s Day and anyone who knows anything about fathers knows that it is not easy to find a gift for them. As a father and a grandfather, I

Nine Christians leaders were finally released yesterday from a Chinese prison after being detained for 253 days without charges. On June 18, Zion Christian Church in China reported that several

More than three dozen Christians were arrested after Chinese officials raided an indoor meeting of Early Rain Covenant Church last weekend, church leaders said Monday in a prayer letter. According