Compass Direct reporter, Vishal Arora, says that the newly reelected government of India recently refused to grant visas to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. “Probably India missed a chance to come clean on its track records on human rights and religious freedom,” says a Christian Indian observer. Seasoned Christian journalist Vishal Arora details some of the problems that remain.[More]

First India restored a secular party to power. This last week liberalism won in Lebanon. The press is alive with news of opposition to Ahmadinejad in Iran, and Indonesia’s presidential elections will take place in July. Also, Ukraine has some decisions to make. Is something blowing in the wind? [More]

Everyone is worried about President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s secret weapon in Iran. What they may not know is that God also has a secret weapon at work in Iran--though it should not be called a weapon, because it is not against anybody. It is for everybody. It is the gospel of Jesus Christ. And how He is bringing it to the Iranian people is amazing. [More]

India held national and state elections during April, and the results have excited Christians. Here’s why. [More]

A young Christian minister in Myanmar (Burma) recently held a School of Worship for Burmese young people. He tells of their hunger for the Lord and their enthusiastic response to the call to worship--and of a near tragic crash ending to his trip. [More]

P.G. Vargis, founder of the Indian Evangelial Team, tells of the hardships he faced when he first became a missionary in Kashmir. His ardent following of the evangelical faith caused his devout, Syrian Orthodox father to disinherit him. But later, when he visited his son on the field, he saw things that changed his mind--and convictions. [More]

Pastor M.C. Thomas shares stories from India how God worked in wonderful ways to advance His kingdom, though sometimes God's servants suffer persecution. [More]

Overseas Students Mission is looking for foreign missionaries here in America--those who already know the language and customs of mission-field countries, including those closed to Americans. It hopes to tap an under-exercised source of new mission personnel: foreign students in America. And President Bill Bray is uniquely qualified to lead it. [More]

P.G. Vargis came to the Lord while in the Indian Army in 1971. He immediately began evangelizing and planting churches. He resigned his commission and started Kashmir Evangelical Fellowship, which soon crossed the border into Punjab and became Indian Evangelical Fellowship. The work continued to grow and eventually began reaching those in neighboring and other countries and adopted the name, Global Evangelical Fellowship. In 1982 Vargis spent eight weeks ministering among primitive tribal people in Orissa State, the same state that saw such awful violence last year. He tells of the miracles he saw, the conditions that astounded him, the fruit that resulted, and why he now wants to go back and do it again. [More]

The suffering Christians face under the North Korean demigods Kim Il Sung and now his son, Kim Jong Il, is unbelievable in its cruelty. Indeed, North Korea has become the crucible of faith as Christians are pressed on all sides, but not crushed. The example of their faith sounds nearly incredulous to outsiders. As you read this story, pray while you weep.[More]

Dr. Lindner relates stories told by a frequent visitor to North Korea, a crucible for Christians living under the crushing pestle of Kim Il Sung and his son, Kim Jong Il. This is the first of a two-part series. [More]

After this Turk in Bulgaria found Christ, he began evangelizing along the Old Silk Road, and God confirmed his presence with miracle after miracle. Here's a sample of what God is doing. [More]

After failing twice at suicide, this Turk living in Bulgaria met Jesus. Now he’s preaching the gospel along the Old Silk Road. He doesn’t shout or draw attention to himself, but God is working quietly with him. The results are just what you would expect from an all-loving, all-powerful God. [More]