Christian Daily International (CDI), based in the United States, reported on November 2 (local time) that a pastor in India's Punjab State had been murdered by a local resident to whom he had personally shared the Gospel, shocking the local Christian community. CDI reported that Pastor Balwinder Pal, who had led a church for seven years in Batala, Gurdaspur District, Punjab State, was killed on October 8 at his home, which also served as his place of worship, after being atta

The number of cases registered under blasphemy accusations in Pakistan has reportedly declined significantly this year. As the military has intensified its crackdown on hardline Islamist groups, related riots and attacks have also decreased. However, religious minorities, including Christians, continue to fear false accusations and mob violence. Concerns have also been raised that official statistics alone are insufficient to determine whether religious freedom in the country

(The photo above is unrelated to the content.) Hello. My name is Aung Zaw, and I live in Kalaymyo, Myanmar. Due to my financial circumstances, I was unable to afford the Vision School fees right away. However, by God's grace, I sold my computer to participate in the training. I have been praying for Laos and hoping to share the Gospel with the people of Laos through short-term missions. Using my personal allowance, I travel to various parts of Myanmar every week to share the

Research findings indicate that smoke from wildfires that have continued for several months across Indonesia has caused severe air pollution, with an estimated 3,560 people dying last September. According to AFP and other news agencies on the 30th (local time), the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), a Helsinki-based think tank in Finland, stated in a recently published report that an estimated 3,560 people died last month due to deteriorating air quality caus

The number of deaths caused by dengue fever in Bangladesh has surpassed 400 this year. According to Reuters and other news outlets on the 1st (local time), between January and October this year, 418 people died from dengue fever in Bangladesh, while 133,000 were hospitalized and received treatment. After 148 people died from dengue fever in September alone, the death toll increased further to 173 last month, with the sharp rise continuing. There are also concerns that the cum

Indonesian churches and mission organizations have established a goal of sending 30,000 Indonesian missionaries to countries around the world by 2033. The vision is for the Indonesian Christian community, which received the Gospel through foreign missionaries over the past several centuries, to now transition into a sending nation that actively participates in world missions. (Excerpt) According to Dr. Budiyanto, as of 2020, there were approximately 800 Indonesian missionarie

More than 2,000 aftershocks have been recorded following the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck China's western Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region on the 22nd, China's Earthquake Networks Center reported on the 26th. According to the report, a total of 2,054 aftershocks had been recorded as of 8 a.m. on the 26th, following the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Baqing County in Nagqu City, Xizang Autonomous Region, on the night of the 22nd. The largest aftershock during thi

At least 2,003 people were executed in Iran over the past year. This represents an increase of approximately 29% compared to the same reporting period in the previous year, meaning that one person was executed approximately every 4 hours and 21 minutes. Human rights organizations have pointed out that as executions in Iran surge, the authorities continue to withhold information and carry out executions related to political and security charges. In a report released this month

(The photo above is unrelated to the content.) Hello, my name is Nuuris, and I live in Kyrgyzstan. I was born as a result of a kidnapping marriage when my mother was eighteen years old. When I was three, I met Korean teachers for the first time together with my mother. At that time, my mother accepted Jesus as her Savior and was baptized. However, life became extremely difficult for my mother because of my father’s repeated infidelity and domestic violence. She eventually los

A stampede occurred at a Hindu festival in India after sudden rainfall, leaving 19 people dead and 25 injured. According to AFP and China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency on the 18th (local time), the stampede occurred the previous day at a Hindu festival called Durga Puja in Kolkata, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. Suvendu Adhikari, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, said that 19 people, including a seven-year-old girl, had died and 25 had been injured. One of the