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Guinea: Finding Healing, with Persecution, in Christ
Hamade had been sick for many years before becoming a Believer. When traditional healers couldn’t cure her, she began attending church....
VOM South Africa
Jun 17, 2020


INDIA: Christian Boy Murdered by Extremists
Sombura Madkami, a 14-year-old Christian boy from Kenduguda village, located in the Malkangiri district of India’s Odisha state, was...
VOM South Africa
Jun 11, 2020


Colombia: Evangelist and Former Rebel in Hiding
A front-line evangelist and former rebel is currently in hiding after learning that members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia...
VOM South Africa
Jun 11, 2020


Cuba: Christians Face New Difficulties
While many churches around the world have moved their services online because of the coronavirus pandemic, Christians in Cuba do not have...
VOM South Africa
Jun 8, 2020


Burkina Faso: Anti-Christian Violence Growing
The situation for Christians in Burkina Faso is deteriorating steadily, according to a VOM worker in the region. In less than two months,...
VOM South Africa
Jun 5, 2020


Uganda: Christian Woman Loses Business and Home to Fire
When the restaurant she owned and operated was burned six months after she became a believer, Faridah assumed it had been an accident....
VOM South Africa
Jun 3, 2020


INDIA: Daughter of Slain Pastor Wounded
On 13 October 2015, Pastor Chamu Hassa Purty was shot and killed while at his home in Sandih village, Jharkhand. The murder happened...
VOM South Africa
May 29, 2020


Nigeria: Pandemic Hasn't Stopped Attacks or Aid
The global pandemic has not stopped Muslim militants from continuing their attacks on Christian villages in northern Nigeria. VOM workers...
VOM South Africa
May 25, 2020


Guinea: Widow Remains Faithful After Being Kicked Out of Several Homes
Zainab, a blind widow, was kicked out of her in-laws’ home after refusing to give up her Christian faith. Although her Muslim husband had...
VOM South Africa
May 22, 2020


Iran: Update on Ismaeil Maghrebinejad
On 27 February, Ismaeil was given a two year imprisonment for "membership of a group hostile to the regime." On 9 May after the judge...
VOM South Africa
May 20, 2020
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