In the midst of humanitarian crisis, ICR Canada will support Christians in Israel and Palestine in the midst of war with terrorists in Gaza through local churches. We are ready to help support the persecuted Christians in the midst of surviving a terrible situation.
The World Needs Our Help.
ICR Canada is helping in many countries around the globe where North American missionaries simply can't safely go. For over 50 years, the international ministry of ICR has provided spiritual and material assistance to Christians who live in countries hostile to the gospel, enabling them to proclaim the truth, plant churches, and persevere.
“You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.”
Genesis 16:13
Churches across Canada will come together on IDOP Sunday (November 3), to lift up the persecuted Church. We hope your church will join us in prayer for our brothers and sisters who follow Jesus where faith costs the most.
This theme this year is Remember Her, focusing on the women, widows and orphans who've been persecuted for their faith in Jesus.
You can make a difference in the life of a persecuted Nigerian Christian today.
- Support a widow.
- Sponsor an orphan’s education.
- Provide emergency aid for a displaced family.
- Equip a pastor to serve those living in areas of intense persecution.
Pray today for the persecuted church around the globe. Sign up today to receive our monthly prayer calendar in your email inbox!
Breaking News on Persecuted Christians Around the Globe
Uttar Pradesh Anti-Conversion Law Nearly 1,700 Arrested in 4 Years
Over the past four years, the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act has led to the arrest of 1,682 individuals and the registration of 835 cases in Uttar Pradesh, a state in North India. A significant proportion of those arrested under this law have been Christians, including…
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50 Christians Massacred in Ayati Nigeria: A Nation in Crisis
A Brutal Attack in Ayati On August 8, 2024, the predominantly Christian village of Ayati, located in Ukum County, Benue State, Nigeria, was the scene of a horrifying massacre. At least 50 Christians massacred in Ayati Nigeria in what local reports describe as an attack allegedly carried out by Fulani…
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Pastor Shot Dead in Laos by Unknown Assailants
HONG KONG (Morning Star News) – Pastor Thongkham Philavanh was feeding his chickens and ducks behind his house in Vanghay village, northwestern Laos, on Monday (July 22) when two men on motorcycles, faces covered, arrived. After a brief exchange, one of the gunmen fired seven shots into his head and…
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Persecuted Christians in India Devasted by Son’s Death
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Pastor Sushil Kumar and his wife rose at 3 a.m. on July 8 in their village in northern India as always to pray. They came out of their house 90 minutes later to find their 22-year-old son’s body hanging from the bamboo ceiling of…
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Iran sentences tourist to 10 years in prison for possessing New Testament
In a controversial legal case, Hakop Gochumyan, an Armenian Christian, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran. Despite arguments from his lawyer highlighting the weakness of the case against him, the judge invoked a provision in the penal code allowing for judgments based on “intuition.” Gochumyan, who…
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Christian Leaders Attacked with Swords in Northern India
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A group belonging to a Sikh warrior order last week attacked a pastor and another Christian with swords and knives in northern India’s Punjab state for leading church worship in their village. Four Nihang Sikhs, who as members of the traditional warrior group are…
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Muslim Extremists Kill Christian Convert in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya, March 22, 2024 (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists on March 8 ambushed and killed an evangelist from Kenya and severely injured three others from Uganda near a town on Kenya’s border with Uganda, sources said. The four Christian workers were returning to Bugiri, Uganda after a four-day…
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Muslim Suitor Kidnaps 13-yr-old Pakistani Christian Girl
LAHORE, Pakistan, March 21, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – Two months after a Muslim told a Christian in Pakistan he could not stop him from taking the Christian’s 13-year-old daughter for marriage to his 28-year-old Muslim son, the girl was kidnapped on March 13, her father said. Shakeel…
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Christian Girl Kidnapped, Forcibly Converted to Islam
LAHORE, Pakistan, March 11, 2024 (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) – The Christian parents of a 10-year-old girl in Pakistan who was abducted and forcibly converted to Islam last month fear she could be sold to sex traffickers, sources said. A month after Laiba Suhail was abducted from her home…
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Christians in Jaranwala, Pakistan Acquitted of Blasphemy Charges
By Our Pakistan Correspondent LAHORE, Pakistan, March 4, 2024 (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A judge in Pakistan on Friday (March 1) acquitted two Christian brothers of false blasphemy charges that had led to Muslims attacking Christian homes and businesses in Jaranwala last year, sources said. Faisalabad Anti-Terrorism Judge Muhammad…
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Christians in Yemen must keep their faith secret, or risk severe repercussions from their families, the authorities or radical Islamic groups. This can include divorce, loss of custody of children, arrest, and interrogation. Even death.
Following Jesus continues to be extremely dangerous. How can you help?
Since 1969, ICR’s international ministry has been providing hope and help in Ukraine. At this time, as people in Ukraine are fleeing for their lives, ICR teams and partners are on the ground working to provide emergency food, safe shelter, blankets, and medical supplies for displaced people in Ukraine, and for those who have fled to nearby countries. Will you help?
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ICR Canada provides fast and effective help for persecuted Christians and people in need in many countries around the world.
Sikh in India Leads Pastor into Knife Attack
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – A Christian pastor in northern India who drives a taxi for a living didn’t think he had anything to fear when a well-mannered Sikh asked him to take a slight detour. Pastor Sukhdev Mark, 47, had dropped him off the previous night at a hotel in Ambala, Haryana state after picking him up from a gurdwara, or Sikh place of worship. During their conversation, Pastor Mark gave him a gospel tract, which the Sikh politely accepted, he said. The…
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