Pray for healing for Pastor Fernandes and the other injured believers. Pray that Christians in India will put their hope in the Lord as the One who upholds their cause (Psalm 146).
Find out more about India's suffering church by visiting the India Country Report.
On October 30, house church leader Pastor Zhu Baoguo was sentenced to one year "re-education through labour" on charges of being an "evil cult" leader, according to a November 18 report from China Aid Association. Pastor Zhu and four other leaders were detained by authorities during a church gathering in Dushu village, Henan province on October 12. While the other four leaders were sentenced to five days of administrative detention, Pastor Zhu was sentenced to 15 days. Two days after Pastor Zhu's release from detention, he was sentenced and taken to a labour camp in an unknown location. There is considerable concern for his health as he suffers from heart disease.
Ask God to protect Pastor Zhu in the labour camp. Pray that he will be a bold witness for Christ there. Pray that the persecutors of Christians in China will open their hearts to the love of Christ (Acts 9:1-19).
For more information on the persecution facing Christians in China, click here.
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Dr. Robin Sardar (55), who was falsely accused of blasphemy by a local Muslim in the district of Hafizabad, Punjab in early May (click here for more), was released from prison on November 4, according to All Pakistan Minorities Alliance. The court exonerated Sardar after the complainant stated that the blasphemy case was registered against him over a misunderstanding. He was reunited with his family but has gone into hiding in fear of retaliation from Muslim militants angered by his release.
For more information on the persecution of Christians in Pakistan, click here.
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Pastor Hamid Shabanov, who was arrested in late June for allegedly holding an illegal weapon (click here for more), was transferred from prison and placed under house arrest following a hearing at the Zakatala District Court in north-western Azerbaijan on November 5. According to a November 6 report from Forum 18, his trial is scheduled to continue on November 17.
For more on the opposition facing Christians in Azerbaijan, click here.
