Religious

Details: By SAT-7; Published: 20 January 2022

ALONE IN AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, KIDS RISK ALL TO 'MEET JESUS:' One girl in Afghanistan tells media ministry SAT-7 (www.sat7usa.org) she would be "cut to pieces" by the Taliban if discovered watching Christian children's shows broadcast in the local Farsi and Dari languages. Thousands of young children and teens in Afghanistan and Iran – many of them alone and in hiding – are using secure phone apps to watch live Christian shows and connect with other believers.

EASTON, Md. -- Children as young as 4 are risking their lives in Afghanistan because they want to "meet Jesus" and talk to other Christians, even as they hide from the Taliban.

Desperate for hope, thousands of young children and teens – often the only Christians in their families – are turning to a Middle East media ministry on their secure phone apps, a "digital lifeline" for those who are alone.

One young viewer in Afghanistan said she would be "cut to pieces" by the Taliban if discovered watching Christian children's shows broadcast daily in the local Farsi and Dari languages.

"I am the only believer in my family, and I came to faith through your program," the girl told SAT-7 (www.sat7usa.org), which broadcasts live into Afghanistan, Iran and surrounding nations. Many believers there are forced to practice their faith in secret and often alone.

Details: By Nite Line Press Release; Published: 17 January 2022

Nite Line broadcasts live Monday through Friday on WGGS-TV from 8 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. The program features local and/or nationally known guests who share their testimonies and talent. Our goal is to be an inspiration to our viewers as well as inform them of Christian and community events in the upstate.

Monday, January 24, 2022: Tonight on Nite Line Pastor Benny Littlejohn welcomes Scott Daniels to share his testimony. Michael Basmajian ministers in song and discusses his ministry at the jockey lot.

Faith

Details: By Christian Newswire; Published: 17 January 2022

After Two Decades, North Korea No Longer Considered World's Worst Enemy of Faith; Open Doors USA to Reveal New Top Perpetrator in Religious Persecution at '2022 World Watch List' Press Conference Jan. 19

SANTA ANA, Calif. -- There is a new top perpetrator of religious persecution, according to Open Doors' forthcoming 2022 World Watch List. For the past 20 years, North Korea has appeared at number one on the annual list, which ranks the top 50 countries where it is most difficult and dangerous to be a Christian. However, Open Doors leadership indicates that though North Korea's religious freedom violations have not improved, conditions have significantly worsened elsewhere in the world, causing a shift in ranking.

Details: By Slavic Gospel Association (SGA); Published: 12 January 2022

U.S. ministry Slavic Gospel Association rushes to aid only church 'for miles' on edge of nuclear wasteland

U.S. ministry Slavic Gospel Association (www.sga.org) is rushing to the aid of a one-of-a-kind "church of compassion" set on fire by arsonists in Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear fallout zone. The church is a unique place of hope and help for children living on the edge of a toxic wasteland, the result of the world's worst ever nuclear disaster more than 3 decades ago.

LOVES PARK, Ill. -- A U.S. ministry is rushing to the aid of a one-of-a-kind "church of compassion" targeted by arsonists in Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear fallout zone.

The only church in the village of Mlachivka – on the edge of the Chernobyl radiation "exclusion zone" – was badly damaged by fire on Jan. 6, Christmas Eve in the region's Russian Orthodox calendar. Evidence at the scene shows arson as the cause.

The church – the only evangelical congregation for miles – is a unique place of hope and help for children living on the doorstep of a toxic wasteland, the result of the world's worst ever nuclear disaster more than three decades ago.

"This little church is a major compassion haven for so many children in a very dark place," said Michael Johnson, president of Illinois-based Slavic Gospel Association (SGA, www.sga.org), who has traveled to the area many times.

"Most of these children are from dysfunctional homes with alcoholic parents. Domestic violence is common. Pastor Nikolai's church is a unique place where they feel loved, safe, and cared for," said Johnson, who announced SGA would be helping the church rebuild.

Details: By Nite Line Press Release; Published: 11 January 2022

Nite Line broadcasts live Monday through Friday on WGGS-TV from 8 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. The program features local and/or nationally known guests who share their testimonies and talent. Our goal is to be an inspiration to our viewers as well as inform them of Christian and community events in the upstate.

Monday, January 17, 2022: Pastor Benny Littlejohn welcomes Linda Gunter, the founder of Love Him Love Them, to share how her ministry helps widows and orphans in need. This program features music from The Love Him Love Them Haitian Children’s Choir.

Details: By Nite Line Press Release; Published: 04 January 2022

Nite Line broadcasts live Monday through Friday on WGGS-TV from 8 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. The program features local and/or nationally known guests who share their testimonies and talent. Our goal is to be an inspiration to our viewers as well as inform them of Christian and community events in the upstate.

Monday, January 10, 2022: Tonight on Nite Line Pastor Keith Kelly welcomes Rick Pearson, the host of Prophecy USA, to discuss his book, The Hour That Changes Everything: America’s Role in Bible Prophecy. This program features music from Eddie Anders.