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Persecution News
We trust that you will be challenged to pray and assist our brothers and sisters in Asia who face persecution on a daily basis.
- 2009-11-05: If You Go to Church, You Die
- 2009-11-03: Missionaries Under Intense Scrutiny After Many Choose to Follow Christ
- 2009-11-02: Missionaries Harrassed, Ministries Threatened
- 2009-10-26: Extremists Stop Church Construction
- 2009-10-15: Missionary Couple Faces Serious Threats after Home Prayer Meeting
- 2009-10-01: GFA Missionary Attacked with an Ax
- 2009-10-01: Brave Church Elder Beaten
- 2009-09-17: GFA Missionary and New Believers Harassed and Threatened
- 2009-09-16: Missionaries Brutally Beaten, Flee to the Forest for Shelter
- 2009-09-15: Update on GFA Pastor Who Was Attacked
- 2009-09-03: Fasting and Praying for His Persecutors
- 2009-08-29: Pastor and Believers Threatened, Situation Tense
- 2009-08-28: One Year Later GFA Missionaries Bringing Hope to Survivors
- 2009-08-20: Extremist Disrupt Prayer Meeting, Attack Christians
- 2009-08-20: Naxalite Stronghold Makes Life Difficult
- 2009-08-19: Young Believer Beaten by Angry Villagers
- 2009-08-18: Missionaries Attacked, Fears Abound as Orissa Anniversary Nears
- 2009-08-12: Extremists Threaten Missionary, Bring Student Home
- 2009-08-12: Missionaries Attacked, Accused of Bribery
- 2009-08-10: Beaten Down and Standing Strong
- 2009-08-05: Missionaries on Trial for Preaching the Gospel
- 2009-07-31: Christian Film Stopped by Threats from Teens
- 2009-07-17: Film Team Beaten, Equipment Damaged
- 2009-07-17: Elections Hinder Court Inquiry on Church Attacks
- 2009-07-17: Update: Answers to Prayer in Urgent Situations
- 2009-07-01: Believers Suffer Another Onslaught in Orissa
- 2009-06-25: Indian Government Seeks to Repeal Anti-Conversion Legislation
- 2009-06-18: Pastor Encounters Many Trials
- 2009-06-17: Missionary Arrested, in Police Custody
- 2009-06-12: GFA Women Missionaries Harassed by Mob of Boys
- 2009-06-10: Police Side with Christians' Attackers
- 2009-05-26: Ethnic Clashes Between Two Tribes Causing Danger
- 2009-05-26: Pastor and Believer Attacked, Beaten
- 2009-05-19: Missionary Severely Beaten; Life Threatened
- 2009-05-15: Intoxicated Youths Turn Violent
- 2009-05-13: Court Inquiry Underway on Church Attacks
- 2009-05-11: Two Film Team Members Missing
- 2009-04-22: Missionary's Life Threatened; Church Construction Halted
- 2009-04-09: GFA Worker Perseveres, Sees Fruit Amid Opposition
- 2009-04-03: Extremists Try to Murder Missionary; Attack Well-Drilling Team
- 2009-03-26: Ministering through Tragedy
- 2009-03-25: A Joy Not Shared
- 2009-03-19: Misunderstanding Becomes an Opportunity
- 2009-03-17: Mob Brutally Attacks Missionaries
- 2009-03-03: Missionary Standing Strong Amidst Persecution
- 2009-02-25: Hope Lives Despite Orissa Dangers
- 2009-02-24: Crackdown on Churches in Myanmar
- 2009-02-19: Gospel for Asia Missionaries Released on Bail
- 2009-02-18: Eleven GFA Missionaries Arrested
- 2009-01-30: Anti-Conversion Law Likely in Sri Lanka
- 2009-01-23: GFA Missionary Released from Jail
- 2009-01-23: GFA Film Team Missionaries Severely Beaten, Kicked
- 2009-01-06: GFA Missionary Arrested in India
- 2008-12-30: "Opposition Increasing Day by Day"
- 2008-12-29: Angry Youths Harass GFA Film Team
- 2008-12-23: Orissa Christmas Day Bandh Cancelled
- 2008-12-22: Extremists Halt Church Construction
- 2008-12-11: Two Missionaries in Danger
- 2008-12-09: Jailed Bible College Students Released
- 2008-12-08: Terrorism in Mumbai Bringing Attention to Long-Term Problems in India
- 2008-12-03: "They Couldn't Catch Me"
- 2008-11-26: Abducted Pastor Escapes
- 2008-11-25: Pastor Beaten, Abducted, Missing
- 2008-11-24: Orissa: $250 to Murder Pastors
- 2008-11-21: Voting Missionary Chased Down
- 2008-11-21: Violence Forces Church and Center to Close
- 2008-11-19: Extremists Demand End to Christian Activity in Orissa
- 2008-11-06: No Churches Allowed Here!
- 2008-10-20: We will make our district like Orissa
- 2008-10-15: Missionary, Wife and Students Beaten by Radicals
- 2008-10-15: Destroyed Church Building Leads to Unity
- 2008-10-08: Manipur Christians Rally for Peace
- 2008-10-07: Persecution in Chhattisgarh
- 2008-10-07: "Vacate or Else"
- 2008-10-01: Three More Christians Killed in Orissa; Opposition Reported in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
- 2008-09-29: GFA Leaders in India Join Dharna and Peace March Against Persecution
- 2008-09-29: Tract for A Blind Girl
- 2008-09-24: Praying for 101 Days
- 2008-09-19: Violence against Christians Rages in India
- 2008-09-15: Pastor, Believers and Children Beaten
- 2008-09-15: Extremists Launch Attacks Against Christians in Second Indian State
- 2008-09-10: Violence Continues in Orissa
- 2008-09-05: Message from Orissa: "God is in Control"
- 2008-09-04: India Supreme Court Orders More Police to Orissa to Protect Christians
- 2008-09-02: Missionary Hunted
- 2008-08-31: New Attacks on Christians Spark Riots in Battered Orissa, India
- 2008-08-29: Christians Protest; Government Trying to Take Control in Orissa
- 2008-08-28: Christians Flee to Forests as Mob Violence Escalates in Indian State
- 2008-08-26: Pastors Attacked, Believers Killed, Churches Destroyed in Anti-Christian Rampage
- 2008-08-25: Missionary Run Down by a Motorcycle
- 2008-08-24: Pastor Attacked, Churches Burned in Wake of Swami's Death
- 2008-08-20: Six Missionaries and a Bible College Student Beaten in Uttarakhand
- 2008-08-15: Christians Under Increasing Pressure in Karnataka, India
- 2008-08-15: Jail Time Strengthens Missionaries' Faith
- 2008-08-08: Gospel for Asia Missionaries Released
- 2008-08-06: Jailed Missionaries Granted Bail, but Denied Release
- 2008-08-05: Jailed Missionaries Appear In Court
- 2008-08-01: Missionaries, Bible College Students Beaten, Tortured and Jailed
- 2008-07-29: Missionary Asked to Denounce Christ
- 2008-07-29: Close Call for A Bridge of Hope Director
- 2008-07-24: I Will Not Disown My Lord Jesus
- 2008-07-23: Two Bible College Students Beaten
- 2008-07-08: Missionary and Believers Interrogated
- 2008-07-02: Risking His Life Going to Church
- 2008-06-26: Women Bible College Students Attacked
- 2008-06-26: Extremists Destroy Jesus Well Plaque
- 2008-06-26: Women's Fellowship Director Interrogated
- 2008-06-25: GFA Seeks Prayer in Wake of Propaganda Attacks
- 2008-06-19: Pastor Beaten; Police Look the Other Way
- 2008-06-18: Protests Block Church, Bible College Construction
- 2008-06-12: Angry Mob Destroys Missionary's Home
- 2008-06-11: GFA Missionary Attacked by Teens After Sharing Gospel
- 2008-06-10: Christian Family Ostracized
- 2008-06-05: Film Team under Attack
- 2008-06-03: New Release Date for Manja
- 2008-05-28: New Christians Face Ultimatum
- 2008-05-27: Sri Lanka Curfews Called 'Direct Attack' on Christians
- 2008-04-29: Gujarat Enacts Anti-Conversion Law
- 2008-04-21: Locked in a Room for Four Hours
- 2008-04-18: Threats in Maharashtra
- 2008-04-16: "We will burn you like Graham Staines"
- 2008-04-15: Christians Attacked in Bhutan
- 2008-04-09: Bible College Students Attacked in Orissa
- 2008-04-01: Film Team Released from Jail after Sharing the Gospel
- 2008-03-31: Gospel for Asia Film Team Arrested
- 2008-03-19: Situation Calmer at GFA's Sri Lanka Bible College
- 2008-03-19: Dalit Civil Rights Case Sent
- 2008-03-17: Church Building Construction Opposed
- 2008-03-16: Violence Escalates at Sri Lanka Bible College
- 2008-03-14: Kidnapped Pastor Released Unharmed
- 2008-03-14: GFA Bible College Comes Under Attack
- 2008-03-06: Kidnapped Christians Released
- 2008-03-05: Pastor Killed in Sri Lanka
- 2008-03-04: Answers to Prayer amid Danger
- 2008-03-04: GFA Missionary Kidnapped in Assam, India
- 2008-02-29: Anti-Christians Active in Maharashtra
- 2008-02-28: Healed by Jesus in Himachal Pradesh
- 2008-02-28: Pastor Kidnapped, Again Forced into Hiding
- 2008-02-28: Christians Kidnapped in India
- 2008-02-25: Elephants Trample Believers' Homes
- 2008-02-22: Healed at Midnight
- 2008-02-21: Treasure Worth More than Life
- 2008-02-14: Incredible Miracle for a Fearful Family
- 2008-02-13: Church Construction Halted by Extremists
- 2008-02-13: Miracles in the Midst of Disaster
- 2008-02-05: A Mother's Prayers
- 2008-02-04: GFA Missionary Given Three Days to Leave
- 2008-01-24: Courageous Team Returns to Village
- 2008-01-23: Pastor Faces Opposition Again
- 2008-01-18: Sharing the True Joy of Christmas
- 2008-01-17: Newlywed Brutally Attacked
- 2008-01-16: Changed Lives Testify to Missionary's Faithfulness
- 2008-01-11: New Information: Details on Orissa Persecution
- 2008-01-10: Teen Girl, Mother and GFA Missionary Beaten; Two Christian Workers Jailed
- 2008-01-08: Pastor Forced Out; Establishes New Ministry
- 2008-01-04: Violence Decreases, Tension Remains
- 2008-01-03: Ministry During a "Day Off"
- 2008-01-03: Dalit Murdered for Beating Cow
- 2008-01-02: Missionaries, Women's Mobile Team, Facing Opposition in Andhra Pradesh
- 2008-01-02: Ministry Behind Bars
- 2007-12-28: 15 Die as Christmas Persecution Continues
- 2007-12-26: Christians Attacked at Christmas Time
- 2007-12-24: Extremists Oppose Church Building Construction in Two Separate Villages
- 2007-12-21: Christmas Break Ministry Opposed
- 2007-12-20: Missionaries Accused, Kicked Out
- 2007-12-18: Identifying With Christ
- 2007-12-12: Pastor Forced to Hide in the Jungle
- 2007-12-04: Persecuted on a Train
- 2007-11-30: Supreme Court Again Delays Dalit Ruling
- 2007-11-28: Preaching In Spite of Persecution
- 2007-11-21: Privilege to Suffer
- 2007-11-21: Two Missionaries Attacked in Haryana, India
- 2007-11-16: Women Face Opposition for Witness
- 2007-11-15: Dalit Village Attacked
- 2007-11-09: Tense Situation for Orissa Missionaries
- 2007-11-08: Living with Mistakes, Praying for a Miracle
- 2007-11-07: Two Missionaries Beaten
- 2007-11-01: Pastor Withstands Opposition
- 2007-10-30: Delivered and Given New Hope
- 2007-10-23: GFA Native Missionary Set Free
- 2007-10-19: Mixed-caste Elopement Ends in Burning
- 2007-10-19: Indian Governor Blocks Anti-Conversion Bill
- 2007-10-19: Native Missionary Remains in Jail
- 2007-10-11: Three Missionaries Face Persecution
- 2007-10-11: Rough Conditions: One Pastor's Daily Struggle
- 2007-10-04: From Hopelessness to Joy
- 2007-09-27: Anti-Christian Extremist Becomes Strong Believer
- 2007-09-17: GFA Bible College Students Beaten by Extremists
- 2007-08-27: Equipment Returned to Film Team
- 2007-08-16: Two Missionaries Beaten in North India
- 2007-08-09: GFA Film Team Beaten in Rajasthan
- 2007-08-08: We Have Come to Earn Salvation
- 2007-08-03: Pastor and Believers Released from Jail
- 2007-07-31: Missionary Faces Death Threats with Courage
- 2007-07-25: Court Again Postpones Dalit Decision
- 2007-07-19: Dalit Case before India's Supreme Court Today
- 2007-07-17: Missionaries in Orissa, India Attacked
- 2007-07-11: Believer’s Son Murdered
- 2007-07-10: Murder Charges Against Missionary Dropped
- 2007-07-06: Bhutanese Christians Barred from Attending Worship Services
- 2007-07-05: Pastor Released from Jail
- 2007-07-02: Film Team Forced to Hide in Sugarcane Field
- 2007-06-15: Another Missionary Facing Death Threats
- 2007-06-05: The Power of One Woman's Prayer
- 2007-06-05: Death Threat Turns into Opportunity
- 2007-06-01: Church Construction Leads to Attempted Murder
- 2007-05-31: Missionary Threatened With Death
- 2007-05-30: Extremists Disrupt Christian Meeting in Mumbai Slum
- 2007-05-17: For Them, Jesus is the Only Way - Part 2
- 2007-05-15: The Unsolvable Saying
- 2007-05-11: Women Believers Face Opposition
- 2007-05-03: Persevering Missionary Brings Life
- 2007-05-02: GFA Missionaries Arrested in Orissa
- 2007-05-01: State Leader Shares Heart for Dalits in Interview
- 2007-04-26: Dalit Christians Equal Rights Case
- 2007-04-16: Christians Attacked During Easter Season
- 2007-04-09: Gunfire Interrupts Good Friday Service
- 2007-04-04: Missionary Sacrifices All for the Gospel
- 2007-04-02: Persecution on the Increase in India
- 2007-03-30: Sri Lanka Believers Among Thousands Displaced
- 2007-03-27: 40 Houses Lost in Fire
- 2007-03-23: Assam Pastor Beaten
- 2007-03-19: Women Reach Out with 50,000 Tracts
- 2007-03-15: Commission Rejects Affirmative Action for Christian Dalits
- 2007-03-12: Extremists Disrupt Believers' Meeting
- 2007-03-09: Insurgents Injure a Believer
- 2007-03-07: State Passes Anti-conversion Law
- 2007-03-07: Peace Returns to Bible College
- 2007-02-23: GFA Workers Arrested, Released
- 2007-02-22: Updated Story — Five Bible College Students Beaten
- 2007-02-16: Young Nepal Believer Killed in Crossfire
- 2007-02-15: Dalit Pastor Thrown in Jail
- 2007-02-09: Threats Force Pastor to Leave Village, Seek New Mission Field
- 2007-02-06: Women Missionaries Beaten by Fanatics
- 2007-01-27: Bible School Vandalized, Students Beaten
- 2007-01-26: Missionary's Dedication Impacts GFA Leader
- 2007-01-23: GFA Missionaries Beaten, Arrested at Indian Festival
- 2007-01-11: Victory in the Face of Persecution
- 2006-12-19: Prayer Changes Persecutors’ Hearts
- 2006-12-18: Bhutan's King Steps Down Early
- 2006-12-08: GFA Missionary Beaten in Home
- 2006-12-07: Reaching Bhutan with Patience, Persistence and Prayer
- 2006-12-07: Dalit Christian Prepares for Bible College
- 2006-12-01: Karnataka - Worshippers Again Targeted by Hindu Extremists
- 2006-11-21: From a Single Tract Comes a Desire
- 2006-11-17: Bible College Students Attacked
- 2006-10-24: Violence Explodes In Manipur
- 2006-10-19: Freed from Kali
- 2006-10-12: Special Dalit Report - Part 1
- 2006-10-05: Chhattisgarh Believers Face Harsh Conversion Law
- 2006-09-20: Family Excommunicated, Stands Strong for Christ
- 2006-09-19: Bringing Good Tidings
- 2006-09-14: Missionaries Praise God in Myanmar Prison
- 2006-09-05: Missionary Dragged Away at Bus Stop
- 2006-07-05: Unseen Evangelist Preaches Powerful Message
- 2006-06-26: Nepali Missionary Still Joyful in Prison
- 2006-06-22: Film Teams Advance the Gospel
- 2006-06-22: Opposition to Christianity Escalates
- 2006-06-16: Chhattisgarh Believers Ask for Prayer
- 2006-05-25: Rajasthan Anti-Conversion Bill Before India's President
- 2006-05-18: New Believer Beaten for His Faith
- 2006-04-25: GFA Office Closed as Violence Engulfs Nepal
- 2006-04-21: Christians Attacked on Easter
- 2006-04-10: Perseverance Spurs Fruit
- 2006-04-03: Sowing Seeds of God's Word
- 2006-03-29: Women of Asia: A Fragile Existence
- 2006-03-29: Missionaries Arrested, Released
- 2006-03-28: Missionaries Arrested
- 2006-03-27: Exuberant Reunion
- 2006-03-22: Interview with Abducted Missionary
- 2006-03-20: Pastor Thrown Out from Village
- 2006-03-15: Invisible Evangelist
- 2006-03-13: Woman's Devotion Touches Lives
- 2006-03-06: Missionary Forced to Attend Awareness Camp (Revised 03/24/06)
- 2006-03-03: Standing Strong in Persecution
- 2006-03-02: Believers Framed for Murder
- 2006-03-01: Pressing on in Nepal
- 2006-02-28: Missionaries Beaten, Warned of Death
- 2006-02-21: Behind the Wave: A Perspective on Persecution
- 2006-02-17: No Attacks at Hindu Festival
- 2006-02-09: Missionary Released
- 2006-02-06: Life in Danger for 'Friend of Outcasts'
- 2006-02-02: Missionary Kidnapped in North India
- 2006-01-28: Bible Students Beaten to Near Death
- 2006-01-25: Safe Delivery Sparks Response
- 2006-01-16: Former Buddhist Persecuted in Sri Lanka
- 2006-01-13: GFA Tsunami Relief Workers Face Opposition
- 2005-12-21: Christ's Light Shining in Laos
- 2005-12-12: Hindu Extremists Desecrate Church
- 2005-11-11: Persecution Leads to Perseverance
- 2005-10-17: A Harvest of Souls in Sri Lanka
- 2005-09-23: Local ‘Goddess’ Turns to Christ
- 2005-08-17: An Unshakable Call
- 2005-08-15: Sri Lanka Assassination Affects Christian Work
- 2005-08-11: God Gives Victory in Assam
- 2005-07-26: Brutally Beaten for the Sake of Christ
- 2005-06-28: Anti-Conversion Laws a Danger
- 2005-06-24: Six Believers Hacked to Death in India
- 2005-06-23: Healing Brings New Life
- 2005-06-22: Waves of Violence, Hearts of Prayer
- 2005-06-17: A New Way of Life
- 2005-06-14: Attack by Night
- 2005-05-23: Training Ground
- 2005-05-17: Proclaiming Peace in a Ravaged Land
- 2005-05-09: Barbershop Evangelism
- 2005-05-03: Building the Church amid War
- 2005-04-19: Rajasthan to Vote on Anti-Conversion Law
- 2005-04-19: Anti-Conversion Bill: Sri Lanka to Decide this Month
- 2005-04-05: Brutal Attack
- 2005-03-28: “We Will Stand for the Lord”
- 2005-03-03: Persecution Reaches GFA Students Across India
- 2005-02-22: Situation in Nepal Affects GFA Schools
- 2005-02-18: Militants Arrested in Student Attack
- 2005-02-13: Crisis in Nepal Continues
- 2005-02-13: Extremists Attack, Beat Six GFA Students
- 2005-02-08: Prince of Peace
- 2005-02-02: GFA Home Bible School Faces Opposition!
- 2004-11-24: GFA Missionary Severely Beaten!
- 2004-11-23: Beaten for Sharing Christ
- 2004-11-23: No Turning Back
- 2004-11-22: Homeless for Jesus' Sake
- 2004-10-15: Update on Pastor Tulsiram: A Cry for Souls
- 2004-10-15: Interview with GFA Pastor Who Was Kidnapped and Released
- 2004-10-14: GFA Film Team Threatened
- 2004-10-07: Update-GFA Pastor Released
- 2004-10-06: GFA Pastor Beaten and Kidnapped!
- 2004-10-05: GFA Missionary Tul Abducted
- 2004-10-04: Missionary Threatened with Death: Update
- 2004-10-02: GFA Missionary Threatened with Death, Urgent Prayer Requested
- 2004-09-30: Another Way
- 2004-09-15: Words to Ponder
- 2004-09-14: Interview with Released GFA Missionary Hostage
- 2004-09-10: UPDATE -- GFA Missionary Hostages Released
- 2004-09-09: GFA Missionaries Held Hostage To Be Killed within 48 Hours!
- 2004-09-02: Update: Nepali Missionary Besh Freed!
- 2004-09-01: Appeal for Manja Submitted to the King
- 2004-08-24: Update: Missionary Still Missing in Nepal!
- 2004-08-19: Train Evangelism
- 2004-08-19: Nepali Missionary Abducted by Maoists!
- 2004-08-19: Man Assaults Orissa Sisters’ Team
- 2004-07-28: A Friend Visits Manja in Prison
- 2004-07-06: How Manja Was Arrested
- 2004-07-01: Letter from K.P. about Manja
- 2004-07-01: Urgent - Manja's Appeal Rejected
- 2004-06-29: Manja News from K.P.
- 2004-06-27: Manja's Story (Audio)
- 2004-06-17: Manja's Verdict Delayed Again
- 2004-06-01: Manja's Verdict to be Announced June 17
- 2004-05-27: Manja's May 27th Hearing Delayed
- 2004-05-06: Nepali Field Leader Hopeful for Manja’s Release
- 2004-05-04: Manja's Case to be Heard One Day Sooner
- 2004-04-15: Manja’s Case Rescheduled for May 7
- 2004-03-18: Manja's Case Dismissed; Remains in Prison
- 2004-03-03: Manja’s Court Date Set for March 18!
- 2003-10-31: "Their Pictures Remind Us"
- 2003-09-30: Manja Update--A Place to Grow
- 2003-06-26: Manja's Case Heard!
- 2003-05-05: Manja Stays Encouraged; Wife Prepares for Ministry
- 2003-04-28: Manja’s Trial Delayed Again
- 2003-04-10: Manja May Be Released!
- 2003-03-17: Manja's Trial Delayed Again
- 2003-02-26: Manja's Trial Schedule
- 2003-02-21: Manja's Hearing Postponed Again
- 2003-01-27: Manja's Wife Determined to Serve God Despite Delay
- 2003-01-10: Manja's Trial Rescheduled a Fourth Time
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