ICC Global Digest: "A Campaign of Genocide"

        Source:                       www.persecution.org
Date:                            April 21, 2025

A WEEKLY SUMMARY OF CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION NEWS

'A Campaign of Genocide'

Pray for the church in Nigeria, which is exhuasted from ongoing persecution. Pray for truth, justice, and peace. 

Pray for the global church to stand up for the church in Nigeria.  

FEATURED ARTICLE

54 Christians Killed Following Palm Sunday Service 

Following Palm Sunday celebrations on April 13, Islamic Fulani extremists slaughtered at least 54 Christians in the village of Zikke near Jos, Plateau state. Local leaders called the attack “a targeted act of genocide against the Christian community.”

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Pray for Sullivan's family as they move forward from the trauma they've endured. Pray for Sullivan's church planting efforts. Also pray for an end to kidnappings in South Africa, which are frequent.

BREAKING NEWS

U.S. Missionary Rescued in South Africa Following Shootout with Kidnappers

Following an intense gun battle, South African police have rescued U.S. missionary and pastor Josh Sullivan from his kidnappers.

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Pray for the children who are still in the hospital. Pray for their families and for the families of the children who died.

Pray for those who poisoned the children to be brought to justice. Pray that they also hear the gospel and repent.

BREAKING NEWS

3 Dead after Several Christian Children Poisoned 

Three children have died after unknown individuals gave several children from a Christian community in the Hafizabad district of Punjab, Pakistan, poisoned “sweets” on Monday. At least five other children remain in the hospital, two of them in critical condition.

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Pray for the nine Christians and their families. Pray for them each to remain rooted in Christ. 

Pray for more Bibles to enter China, for the gospel to spread within its borders, and for God's Kingdom to advance.

BREAKING NEWS

9 Chinese Christians Receive Prison Sentences, Fines for Distributing Bibles 

Nine Chinese Christians have received prison sentences and large fines for re-selling and distributing Bibles in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. 

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Praise God for the Bibles we have been able to give to Christians in Southeast Asia. 

Pray for ways you, your family, and your church could help support ICC's efforts to provide Bibles to believers facing persecution.

ICC PROJECTS

Getting God’s Word into the Hands of Secret Believers in Southeast Asia 

Multitudes of Christians, particularly those who face persecution in hostile regions and nations, desperately desire copies of God’s Word for themselves and their families. ICC responds to this spiritual need in multiple ways throughout Asia. 

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