As Christians prepare to participate in the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church on Nov. 3 or Nov. 10, Gospel for Asia (GFA)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A court in Muslim-majority Malaysia ruled Oct. 14 that only Muslims are permitted to use the Arabic word “Allah” to describe
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei — The sultan of Brunei announced Oct. 22 he will rule his oil-rich Islamic country according to Shariah laws. This includes
Debalal, an elder of a Gospel for Asia-supported Believers Church, was fatally attacked Oct. 20, in Phattepur, Nepal. “Opposition, persecution and martyrdom are part of
Baptists are responding after a deadly earthquake shook the Philippines and a cyclone swept through two states in India. On Oct. 15, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake
NIRAYANPALYA, India — Incidents of violence against Christians in India’s Karnataka state have spiked since June, including hospitalization of a school helper in early October
After nearly five months' imprisonment, a court in Kazakhstan's capital Astana has extended pre-trial detention for 66-year-old Presbyterian pastor Bakhytzhan Kashkumbayev until Nov. 17, but
Baptist pastor Viktor Lim was ordered deported from Kazakhstan for leading a registered religious community and left in mid-August. Lim, a stateless person, had lived
