Serving the Persecuted Church

by CFI Field Staff | March 9, 2018 | News | 0 Comments

While world attention is drawn to Burma’s attacks on the mostly-Muslim Rohingya, the military is advancing into other territories inhabited by minorities, including Christians. Several students at CFI’s Bible Institute are sheltering at the school instead of returning...

by CFI Field Staff | March 2, 2018 | News | 0 Comments

The struggle over religious freedom is oftentimes not straight-forward. Restrictions can come in tricky wording or bureaucratic regulations. If “freedom of religion” is changed to “freedom of worship” then, just like that, Christians would not be free to live their...

by CFI Field Staff | February 15, 2018 | News | 0 Comments

A Christian leader expressed alarm this week at the arrest of two extremists in Bangladesh. The militants were tracking Christian converts from Islam to kill them. “I am afraid, not for myself but for my children,” the leader wrote, “If I would be killed by Islamic...

by CFI Field Staff | January 23, 2018 | News | 0 Comments

Update: The U.S. Senate confirmed Gov. Sam Brownback today as the U.S. Ambassador for International Religious Freedom. Vice President Mike Pence cast the tie-breaking vote as Democrats opposed Brownback for his Christian beliefs on the sanctity of life and marriage....

by CFI Field Staff | January 4, 2018 | News | 0 Comments

Egyptian Christians Celebrate Christmas Despite ISIS Attacks Egyptian Christians will celebrate Christmas this weekend even as Islamic militants step up attacks and vow to “wipe them out.” “Pray for a safe and peaceful Christmas here, and for the protection of the...

by CFI Field Staff | December 22, 2017 | News | 0 Comments

This Christmas, the stark reality of life as a Christian was displayed in Pakistan. In Quetta, Islamic terrorists attacked a church during a packed pre-Christmas service where a children’s Christmas play was scheduled. At least 11 people were killed and 50 injured. In...

by CFI Field Staff | December 14, 2017 | News | 0 Comments

The bad news came as Christian Freedom International’s volunteers were distributing food and provisions to refugees from Pakistan last month. A Christian family, who is hiding in Thailand while seeking asylum, was arrested while on the way to pick up the aid and food...

by CFI Field Staff | December 8, 2017 | News | 0 Comments

An e-mail from our co-worker in a restricted country arrived last week. He warned that a police officer is trying to track us down after we visited Christians in a remote area of that country. The officer wants to know who we met with, and why. “If you get any mail...