Oct 15, 2025 | News & Stories
As Salimeh, her husband, and their two children sat at the dinner table in their Iranian home, government agents burst through the door. The men shouted as they ransacked the apartment—pulling books off shelves and dumping drawers onto the floor. The agents searched...
Oct 3, 2025 | News & Stories
Iran has been an authoritarian Islamic republic for more than 40 years, and most Iranians know Islam is not the answer. “The average Iranian believes that Islam is bankrupt,” said an ICR field worker. Because of this, Iranians are open to other faiths, and the Iranian...
Sep 17, 2025 | News & Stories
Pray for regional and national Christian leaders who are under a lot of pressure. Pray for creative ways around anti-conversion laws. Pray for Hindu activists to experience Jesus’ life-changing power. Pray for believers who lose homes, livelihoods, and even family...
Sep 11, 2025 | News & Stories
If you want to get baptized in parts of India right now, you would have to sign a sort of waiver. That waiver is a declaration that you are voluntarily deciding to convert to Christianity. And as you stood in the baptismal waters before a congregation of believers,...
Sep 8, 2025 | News & Stories
“The reason for the persecution in India is usually the growth of the churches and the associated change in society. People from the lower castes suddenly see themselves as valuable, and they want a better education and thus jeopardize the status of the higher...
Sep 2, 2025 | News & Stories
Yesterday, an ICR partner was speaking with a believer in the Middle East, and he heard heartbreaking news. An Afghan brother in Christ, Zia, was martyred because of his faith in Jesus. According to those in the community, he was the very first Christian in the Afghan...
Aug 21, 2025 | News & Stories
Life in Gaza today is bleak, but even in this seemingly hopeless situation, the Lord is drawing people to himself. ICR partners say they have never seen such openness to the Gospel. The team heard a testimony earlier of a Muslim man who came to Christ after meeting a...
Aug 18, 2025 | News & Stories
Prayer Resource – Eritrea
Aug 10, 2025 | News & Stories
How do you share the gospel in a communist country where most people are Buddhists? ICR partners in Southeast Asia have found opportunities in the natural rhythms of life. People are willing to attend the funerals and birthday parties of Christians, even if they...
Aug 5, 2025 | News & Stories
Like many of the countries where ICR supports Christians, Southeast Asia is complicated. This communist, Buddhist-majority country has hosted large evangelical crusades, although most people in the region would be against a family member converting to Christianity....
Jul 20, 2025 | News & Stories
Pray that they will not feel alone or forgotten (Matthew 28:20). Pray that God would knit your heart to theirs (1 Corinthians 12:26). Pray for faithful perseverance (Hebrews 10:32-36). Pray that believers will be prepared for persecution (1 John 3:13). Pray for...
Jul 16, 2025 | News & Stories
Pray for protection for new Christians. Pray for those shepherding new congregations, since it is difficult to visit them. Pray for good leaders for new churches. Pray for good relations with authorities and police. Pray for Christians who are pressured to remain firm...