R. Koh disappearance investigated. Widow's home burned again. Man leaves Christian wife and children.

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• Nov. 23, 2023 | Malaysia​

  Court Investigates Disappearance of Pastor Raymond Koh​

  [10] prayers in [1] nation have been posted for Koh family.
  
  On Feb. 13, 2017, a group of men on motorbikes and in SUVs abducted Pastor Raymond Koh. His wife, Susanna, and their children have not heard from him since, though Susanna has continued to seek information from the police and Malaysia's justice system. Susanna filed a legal case requesting new inquiries into her husband's disappearance, which she believes was connected to a 2011 confrontation with the Islamic religious police. The judge hearing the case visited the scene of the abduction on Nov. 6 and 7 to learn more about the situation. Read More.

• Nov. 23, 2023 | Nepal​

  Husband Abandons Christian Wife, Children​

  [6] prayers in [1] nation have been posted for Bindu.
  
  Five years ago, Bindu and her three children put their faith in Christ, becoming the first Christians in their village. Bindu's husband, Hari, is strongly Hindu and actively tried to stop them from going to church. On Christmas day 2021, while Bindu and the children were preparing to attend a Christmas celebration, he began to beat them, knocking one of his daughters unconscious and chasing them out of the home. Bindu and her daughters decided to return home, and the persecution and abuse continued. Hari tried many times to open a case for divorce and finally left the village. Read More.

• Nov. 23, 2023 | Kenya​

  Islamists Burn Widow's Home a Second Time​

  [7] prayers in [1] nation have been posted for Grace.
  
  Radical Islamic groups based in Somalia regularly attack Christians in Kenya who live near the border. Late in the evening of January 2, 2022, al-Shabab terrorists from Somalia broke into a house, pulled out a Kenyan father of four named Joseph and questioned him about his religion. When Joseph boldly declared that he was a Christian, they beheaded him. They then threatened his wife, Grace, and set the home ablaze. On September 26, 2023, terrorists returned to the village and destroyed Grace's rebuilt home. Read More.