International News

MELISSA, Texas – Iranians continue to suffer persecution under the authoritarian Islamic republic, with death tolls climbing and Christians facing severe legal, social and personal consequences, according to a webinar hosted by Iran Alive Ministries (IAM).

BEIRUT (BP) – Baptists in Lebanon are suffering the escalation of Israel’s war with Hezbollah, as the war zone has expanded to include areas surrounding Arab Baptist Theological Seminary (ABTS) and the Beirut Baptist School (BBS), both founded by Southern Baptists.

JACKSON, Miss. – One moment, the Skopyches were tourists, vacationing in Europe to visit friends. The next, they were among an overwhelming swell of millions of Ukrainian evacuees, losing homes, careers and stability during the Russian invasion of 2022. 

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – At least 200 refugee families from at least seven nations in Africa, South and Southeast Asia and the Middle East were welcomed to Colina del Sol Park April 4 for Agape Myanmar Mission’s 10th annual Easter Community Outreach.

CENTRAL NIGERIA (BP) – At least 54 Christians were killed early Easter in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, many during worship, with dozens more abducted from Evangelical Church Winning All Souls and other sites, International Christian Concern (ICC) reported.

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (BP) – “What’s happening Dad? Why is the U.S. attacking Iran? Is it a good thing, or a bad thing?” Those are the questions Pastor Alireza “Yuna” Sabet’s three daughters put forth at the start of the U.S./Israeli war against Iran.

PLATEAU STATE, Nigeria (BP) – At least 53 Nigerians were killed in three Palm Sunday attacks in predominantly Christian communities in North Central Nigeria, International Christian Concern (ICC) and others reported.

BEIRUT, Lebanon – Wouldn’t you like to pray with Christians in Lebanon?

BEIRUT, Lebanon – The multi-faceted work of Lebanese Baptists is constantly buffeted by strife, whether between Israel and Hezbollah or the spillover effects of the long Syrian civil war that ended in 2024.

WASHINGTON (BP) – Antisemitism is becoming so prevalent abroad that in many places it is dangerous for Jews to reveal their identity publicly, experts told the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in a virtual hearing on the systemic hatred March 18.