Easter Sunday Bombing Devastation Continues in Pakistan

This past Easter Sunday in Lahore, Pakistan, a Muslim suicide bomber killed more than 70 men, women, and children, and injured more than 300 in a Christian targeted bombing during an Easter celebration at a popular local park for Lahore’s Christian community. The...

URGENT: Help Christians in Lahore

A Muslim suicide bomber killed at least 70 people, mostly Christian women and children, at a park in Lahore on Easter Sunday. A Pakistani Muslim Taliban faction claimed responsibility for the bombing, and said it had intentionally targeted Christians. More than 300...

Remember the Fatherless

In November 2014, Shami Bibi, 24, and her husband Shahzad Masih, 26, were burned alive in a brickyard outside Lahore, Pakistan. An angry mob of Muslims beat to near-death the Christian couple for their alleged “blasphemy,” then threw them both – still alive – into a...

Why Are Christians Suffering in the Middle East?

In reflecting during my morning devotions on the Words of Jesus, I was amazed in a new way about something He said regarding persecution. In John 16:1-4, Jesus said, “…in fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. They...

Attempted Murder of Pastor in Bangladesh

CFI recently received this urgent report from our program Director in Bangladesh regarding one of the pastors we support: Pastor Luke Sarker has survived an attempt on his life by three men who came to his home pretending to want to learn about Christianity. Luke...