Social Credit to Discredit Christians
In a horrific display of persecution with online data as its primary weapon, the Chinese government has reached a sinister level of oppression. This approach is geared toward essentially paralyzing Christians who operate outside the Three-Self Movement church structure. What are they doing? Employing new laws. Such new laws impose fines on anyone who would host a Christian gathering;
Continue ReadingNorth Korea: Between the headlines in 2017
If it was King Jung Un’s ambition to dominate the international headlines for 2017, it seems he has been pretty successful. From the murder of his older brother Kim Jung Nam, to at least twenty rocket launches, another massive nuke test, a war of insults with Trump, the further purging of high-ranking officials, the escape of a malnourished and parasite-ridden
Continue ReadingChinese churches go off line and back underground
Due to new strict laws, Chinese churches are going back underground. Persecution is increasing. Please pray for strength for believers to bear up, and for increased revival.
Continue ReadingBTJ’s New 30 Day Prayer Guide For Tibet
Pray for the people of Tibet. Pray against spiritual slavery, poverty, and darkness. Pray for the believers and pastors. Join us for 30 days of prayer with our eBook in the Read section of the BTJ app.
Continue ReadingNorth Korea on the Brink of War
The world watches as two of its leaders are at each other’s throats. The aggressive threats that have been the trade mark of the Kim regime in the DPRK for many years, are now responded to in kind by the US president. It seems the Kim regime is particularly angered by the word ‘rocket man’, used by Trump in his
Continue ReadingPrayer and Praise for Prisoners
In the midst of worries and war talk, let’s pause a moment and thank God for the great news that our brother pastor Hyeon Soo Lim was released from prison. He was sentenced to a lifetime of hard labour after he was arrested in the beginning of 2015, while doing NGO work in North Korea. His family, church and government
Continue ReadingHow to Pray for North Korea
As the world leaders see themselves being pulled closer to a new Korean war, we know that our place is to plead for mercy. For those who find it hard to know what to pray, the words of the Lord’s prayer can give guidance, as we apply them to the situation in North Korea. Our Father in heaven The
Continue ReadingNot What You Would Expect of a Woman in the Middle East
The Middle East is not known as an area where it is easy to be a woman. Patriarchal structures run deep, not only among Muslims, but also among Christians. Therefore, it is remarkable that the National Evangelical synod of Syria and Lebanon recently decided to ordain their first two female pastors. For the National Evangelical Church of Beirut, it was
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