08-29-2026

Nigeria: Journalist reports on persecution of Christians, gets charged with crime

Fight to clear name takes 5 years

Weekend Devotional: Welcoming God's Word

A Grand Welcome for God’s Word

Please pray For Pastor Nihad Hassan, his family, and his church in Beirut

What should have been a simple visit with family turned into two weeks in prison for Pastor Nihad Hassan.

A3 mobilizing to help Nepal flood survivors after deadly glacier collapse

There was little time to escape. On Wednesday morning, August 26, a chunk of glacier broke off a Himalayan mountainside in Tibet. 

Gang Attack on Haiti Church Leaves 47 Dead, Dozens Kidnapped

At least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others were kidnapped after armed gangs stormed the hilltop community of Kenscoff, near Haiti’s capital, in one of the latest brutal attacks to shake the country’s collapsing security landscape.

Christian In Pakistan Threatened At Gunpoint For Refusing To Renounce Faith

A young Christian cable technician was recovering Wednesday in Pakistan’s second-largest city, Lahore, where he was allegedly abducted, physically assaulted, and threatened at gunpoint in an attempt to force him to abandon his Christian faith.

He's finally home.

Kidnapped U.S. Missionary Pilot Freed in Niger

U.S. Lawmakers Urge Protection for Christian Girl in Pakistan

Letter expresses concern over legal procedures.

Belarus Seeks Arrest And Return Of Two Christian Freedom Defenders

Authorities in Belarus have launched criminal cases against two Christian religious freedom defenders living abroad and are seeking their arrest and return through Russia’s federal arrest system, rights activists confirmed.

Nigeria: Justice for Deborah

Remembering Deborah - brutally murdered on 12th May 2022 by her own university classmates for standing up for her Christian faith in Sokoto state, Nigeria.

North Korea: Walking a tightrope, weathering through hardship

This August, we submitted our annual written contributions on the human rights experiences of North Korean women - in their home country, in China as migrants, and in South Korea as hopeful compatriots. 

73-Year-Old Chinese Pastor Missing

This Week: Lara Trump advocates for Pastor John Cao to return home to his American family. 

Radio ministry offers hope after deadly Haiti gang attack

A gang leader known as “Izo 2” or “Didi” holds more than 50 people hostage in a mountain village outside the Haitian capital. 

Following American missionary’s release, a look at Niger’s extremism problem

American missionary Kevin Rideout is finally home after 9 months in captivity. 

Pakistan Families Demand Inquiry Into ‘Blasphemy Business Gang’ (Worthy News Investigation)

Families of people they say were prosecuted in Pakistan on fabricated blasphemy charges are demanding legal action against an alleged “blasphemy business gang” accused of using young women to lure men into online honey traps before implicating them in offenses against Islam.

UKRAINE: Mobilised conscientious objector "killed or not properly looked after"?

On 1 December 2025, masked officials of Checheliv District Recruitment
Office in Dnipro seized 40-year-old Pentecostal conscientious objector
Yevhen Nabraklo. 

Church attack highlights Haiti’s growing instability

Violence targeting a church in gang territory highlights religious freedom concerns in Haiti.

Palestinian Christians speak hope and peace amid conflict in the Holy Land

Christians have left the Holy Land in droves for decades. In 1948, believers made up around 10 percent of the population, compared to less than two percent today.

Mission Cry Sends First Shipment of Bibles to Namibia

Mission Cry is sending its first shipment of free Bibles, Christian books, and seminary materials to Namibia.

Indonesian Christian Convert Jailed For Two Years Over Muhammad Video (Worthy News Focus)

Concerns remained Monday over Christian leader Dedi Saputra after a court in Indonesia’s Aceh Province sentenced the convert from Islam to two years in prison for an online video deemed insulting to Islam’s prophet Muhammad.

Christian Teen Found Dead In Pakistan Canal; Police Officers Detained (Worthy News Investigation)

Residents discovered the body of a murdered Christian teenager in Pakistan’s Punjab province after authorities detained police suspects in the case, Christian investigators told Worthy News on Monday.

US: 'I think we're in a war': Christian pastors in Texas gather for training on Islamification threat

'Although we don't have any mosques in Pittsburg or in Camp County, we have some in Mount Pleasant; that's really close'

China Detains Christian For Listening To Bible In Car Amid Crackdown (Worthy News In-Depth)

Concern was mounting Monday about a Christian in northwestern China who was detained for listening to the Bible stored on a USB memory stick plugged into his car’s audio system, amid a wider crackdown on Christian activities in the Communist-run nation, Christian sources said.

Christian Man Allegedly Beaten After Defending Women In Pakistan

A young Christian man was recovering from extensive injuries Saturday after he was allegedly attacked by a group of Muslims for intervening when Christian women were being harassed in Pakistan’s Punjab province, Christian representatives said.

Sudan Christians Mark UN Day Amid Killings, Abductions In Nuba Mountains

Sudanese Christians and their supporters used the United Nations’ annual “International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief” on Saturday to condemn what they called a growing wave of killings, abductions and attacks against Christians in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains.

Church in Indonesia Told to Halt Use of Building

Muslims pressure officials to stop worship services.

Christian Relief Worker Detained in Sudan's Nuba Mountains

Rebel militants destabilize area in South Kordofan.

Five years into the Taliban’s rule, poverty and oppression dominate Afghanistan. Yet God’s Word takes root.

August marks five years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. 

New Evidence Suggests Nigeria Christian Massacre Was Part Of Coordinated Attacks (Worthy News Investigation)

New evidence has emerged suggesting that this week’s massacre of Christians in Nigeria’s Plateau State was part of coordinated attacks on several predominantly Christian communities, as questions mounted over why security forces allegedly failed to intervene despite advance warnings.

Freed US Missionary, Wife Thank Christians For Prayers After Niger Captivity

Kevin Rideout, an American Christian missionary who spent more than nine months in captivity after being abducted by suspected Islamic militants in Niger, and his wife thanked believers for their prayers after they were reunited.