Businessman led many Muslims to Christ. By Our East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, April 21, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists this month killed a Christian who was effective in leading Muslims to Christ in eastern Uganda, sources said. Engineer Herbert of Sironko District was stabbed to death in the Namakwekwe area of northern Mbale town the night of April 8 while … Read More
Jihadists Bomb Christians’ Good Friday Service in Uganda
Suspect sought Allah’s reward, source says. By Our East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, April 17, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists exploded a fuel bomb during a church’s Good Friday night service in western Uganda on April 7, sources said. The explosion at NABI Pentecostal church in Biguli, Kamwenge District damaged part of the building, a parked car and several motorcycles, an … Read More
Terrorists Kill 33 Christians in Village in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Anglican bishop says government is capable of stopping bloodshed. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, April 17, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists killed 33 Christians in an attack Saturday night through the early hours of Sunday (April 15-16) in Kaduna state, Nigeria. Area residents said herdsmen alongside other armed terrorists invaded predominantly Christian Runji village, in Zangon Kataf … Read More
Iraq: Court of Appeal confirms Christian’s conviction
Iraq: Court of Appeal confirms Christian’s conviction On 16 April 2023, the appeal court in Duhok confirmed the sentence of Jagarkhuin Abdulrahman Ismael, known as “Jagar,” issued by the lower court on 29 March 2023. Christians in Iraq ask for continued prayer for him, his family and his church. On 29 March, a court in Dohuk found … Read More
Iraq: Christian convicted for misuse of a telecommunication device
Iraq: Christian convicted for misuse of a telecommunication device Christians in Iraq request prayer for a convert from Islam serving a six months prison sentence for blasphemy. Jagarkhuin Abdulrahman Ismael, known as “Jagar,” was found guilty on 29 March of misusing a telecommunication device, according to a Kurdistan Region (KRI) law that criminalizes the “… threatening, defamation or insulting … Read More
Local Officials Seal Church Building Shut in Indonesia
Muslim intruders demanded congregation stop worshiping at site. By Our Indonesia Correspondent SURABAYA, Indonesia, April 6, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Local officials sealed shut a church building in West Java Province, Indonesia on Saturday (April 1), two weeks after Muslims intruded into a worship service and demanded its closure, church leaders said. The congregation of the Simalungun Christian Protestant Church (Gereja Kristen Protestan … Read More
Herdsmen and Other Terrorists Kill Nine Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria
Slain Christian’s son kidnapped. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, April 4, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists killed a pastor and his two sons last month in Plateau state, Nigeria, and six other Christians were slain in the state in other attacks. Herdsmen and other terrorists at about 11 p.m. on March 26 broke into the … Read More
Terrorists Kill More than 60 Christians in Benue State, Nigeria
Pastor, four others kidnapped in attack on church service. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, April 3, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Saturday (April 1) killed at least seven Christians in Benue state, Nigeria, bringing the total to more than 60 villagers slain in the past month, sources said. Assailants killed a Christian in an attack on a … Read More
Pastor’s Son and Church Leader Slain in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Terrorists kidnap pastor’s wife. By Our Nigeria Correspondent ABUJA, Nigeria, March 29, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen killed a pastor on Thursday (March 23) in Kaduna state, Nigeria two weeks after terrorists killed a Baptist pastor’s son in the same state, sources said. The Rev. Musa Mairimi of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Buda 2 village, near … Read More
Muslim Relatives Kill Pastor for His Faith
Widow, children fear for their lives. By Our East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, March 28, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Muslim relatives of a pastor in eastern Uganda took him from his home and killed him for his faith this month, sources said. Pastor Adinani Bulwa had fled Muslim opposition in northern Uganda and returned home to Muterere village, Bugiri District … Read More