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.

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