The Dangers of Sharing the Gospel in NigeriaJanuary 23, 2022 — 01/23/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - Oscar Amaechina, the president of the Afri-Mission and Evangelism Network of Nigeria, recently spoke with The Christian Post (CP) about the challenges of spreading...
Foreign Teachers in China Prevented from Sharing FaithSeptember 8, 2020 — 09/08/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – A new set of regulations is expected to come into effect soon in China, regulating that foreign teachers should refrain from proselytizing without permission...
China Deports Korean Missionaries Serving North Korean DefectorsSeptember 18, 2019 — By ICC’s Representative for North Korea China has been cracking down on the Church with a “Sinicization” campaign. President Xi seeks to place religion under the Party’s control. ICC’s representative...
Expulsion of Foreign Missionaries in China Has Greatly IncreasedFebruary 13, 2019 — 02/13/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – In the name of “Sinicization,” China has been targeting religions seen by Beijing as under foreign influence, namely Islam and Christianity. By now it...
Cameroon Unrest Leads to Death of US MissionaryOctober 31, 2018 — 10/31/2018 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – A United States missionary to Cameroon has been killed. Charles Wesco and his family had just arrived in Cameroon less than two weeks prior...
Philippines At Odds With the ChurchAugust 8, 2018 — ICC Note: In the two years since President Duterte has come to office, three Catholic priests were killed, missionaries blacklisted and deported, and church workers arrested. He also made controversial statements...
Three Methodist Missionaries Return Home After Philippines Orders Them to LeaveJuly 13, 2018 — ICC Note: Three Methodist missionaries accused of involvement in political activities and barred from leaving the Philippines have all returned to their home countries safely. The last of the three exited...
Church Groups Call on Philippines to Free MissionariesJuly 3, 2018 — ICC Note: The Philippine government has detained a United Methodist missionary and barred two others from leaving the country since last May. Various church groups around the world are calling...
Four Indian Christian NGO-Workers Kidnapped and RapedJune 22, 2018 — ICC Note: In Jharkhand, India this week four Christian women were kidnapped at gunpoint and gang-raped. They are workers for an NGO, supported by Christian missionaries. At the time of...
Korean Missionaries Arrested, Church Closed in WenzhouJune 11, 2018 — ICC Note: Two South Korean missionaries in Wenzhou city were arrested and their church was shut down in late May. The church is a small underground church that is mission-oriented, according...
Philippines Arrests Terrorist Who Guarded Abducted U.S. MissionariesMarch 12, 2018 — ICC Note: Philippines police have arrested a suspect from terrorist group Abu Sayyaf who allegedly helped guard a group of abducted tourists in 2001. American missionary couple Martin and Garcia...
South Korean government confirms the identity of detained defectorDecember 22, 2017 — ICC Note: South Korean government confirmed the identity of a North Korean defector surnamed Park, who reportedly is held captive in the DPRK after being kidnapped by Pyongyang in 2016....
Chinese nationals warn of imminent attacks by ‘terrorists’ in PakistanDecember 10, 2017 — ICC Note: China warns its nationals in Pakistan of danger due to possible terrorist attack targeting Belt and Road Initiative. Thousands of Chinese workers left to go to Pakistan after...
The difficult life of a Catholic missionary in MyanmarDecember 1, 2017 — ICC Note: A Spanish Catholic missionary shares the challenges he faces in the Buddhist-majority country Myanmar- difficulties to evangelize, no equal treatment in day-to-day life, not registered as a religious...
Mother of Chinese Missionary Killed in Pakistan Thanks the Lord for Choosing Her SonNovember 30, 2017 — ICC Note: A memorial service for two Chinese preachers, Meng Li Si and Li Xinheng, kidnapped and killed in Pakistan by ISIS militants was held in a Wuhan Church on...
Chinese Christians Poised to be Missionaries Despite PersecutionNovember 30, 2017 — ICC Note: Christians in China, especially those who attend house churches, are often persecuted by the Communist government due to their faith. With President Xi Jiping’s tightening control of religion,...
