This coming Sunday, November 9, we are marking the day as the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church.

In Nigeria alone, there were 26,000 deaths since 2009, and, in addition, 25,000 churches and 2,200 schools have been burned. This is primarily because various Muslim Jiihadi groups are active in the sub-Sahara, doing all in their power to change Africa to a fully Muslim caliphate.

Meanwhile, the TatMadaw - the Myanmar military - has been persecuting Christians and basically all the population of Myanmar who are not Buddhist. There are 3.5 million IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) camps in Myanmar, where much of the population has had to flee, and over 150,000 refugees are attempting to find safety.

According to a recent BBC story, "China has a sizeable Christian population. Government figures in recent years have stated there are about 38 million Protestants and nearly six million Catholics.

“But these figures likely only account for members of churches registered with the officially approved Catholic Patriotic Association and the Protestant Three-Self Patriotic Movement, which emphasize loyalty to China and the Communist Party

“Rights activists and scholars estimate that tens of millions more Chinese attend unregistered churches."

Join us this Sunday as Mother Valarie preaches on the plight of the persecuted church around the world. Some of our church family will lead us in prayer at the end of the sermon. Don't miss this critical Sunday.