Turk pastors arrested, churches raided

January 13, 2000

TURKMENISTAN – Less than a month after Baptist pastor Rahim Tashov was released from prison in Turkmenistan, authorities arrested two pastors and raided four of

Sentencing worsens condition in China

January 13, 2000

CHINA – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom says religious repression in China has worsened over the past weeks with the sentencing of several

Muslims demand holy war against Christians

January 13, 2000

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Thousands of Muslims poured into Jakarta Jan. 7, demanding a holy war against Christians living in riot-torn provinces of Indonesia. Maluku and

Seminary student ambushed while serving as Kenyan missionary

January 13, 2000

A Southeastern Seminary student was viciously beaten and his family terrorized Jan.1 along a dark highway in East Africa during an ambush by men wielding

Saudi Arabia religious police raid Christian worship service

January 13, 2000

Saudi Arabia’s vigilante religious police raided a private Christian worship service in Riyadh Jan. 7, arresting 15 of the estimated 100 persons gathered in a

Relief headed to Venezuela continues

January 6, 2000

Relief has continued to pour into Venezuela following flooding in December that left thousands dead and many more homeless. To date Southern Baptists have given

Spanish soap operas save souls in America

January 6, 2000

Saving souls with soap operas? It’s happening. Spanish speakers throughout North and South America are coming to Christ through “En Familia” – a video series