Mission Network News

We begin today's newscast with details from Ethiopia. Voice of the Martyrs workers are reporting evidence of severe persecution of evangelicals by both Muslims and Orthodox Christians. VOM's Todd Nettleton says: "I think it is a fear on behalf of the Orthodox Church leaders that evangelical churches are growing very rapidly and they're not quite sure how to respond. In this case, it's especially bad because a good portion of the persecution is coming from other so-called 'Christians'." Nettleton urges Christians from around the world to remember their persecuted brothers and sisters in Ethiopia in prayer. "Pray that they will continue to be a strong witness and will live out their faith on a daily basis, and then I think we can pray that God will pour out His Spirit on the Orthodox Church there and fill those people with the love for other Christians, so that part of this persecution can be ended-the part that is coming from other people who call themselves 'believers'."