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JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (BosNewsLife)-- As Israel commemorates its 60th anniversary, thousands of Christians were due to gather Pentecost Sunday, May 11, in Jerusalem to pray for the Jewish state and the world as part of a Global Day Of Prayer (GDOP) aired worldwide on international Christian broadcaster GOD TV.

ASHGABAT/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- A Protestant church in Turkmenistan faced a tense Pentecostal weekend Saturday, May 10, nearly a month after authorities raided its Bible class held in a private flat in the capital Ashgabat, religious rights investigators said.

BANGKOK, THAILAND (VOA/BosNewsLife)-- Last month, Christians around the globe prayed for North Korea, but changes still seem far away. North Koreans, entering freer countries is like encountering a new universe: they say the lies of a lifetime under a totalitarian government become exposed.

THIMPHU, BHUTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christian missionaries in Bhutan, a predominately Buddhist nation, faced new challenges Thursday, May 8, nearly a month after villagers were reportedly expelled from their home for becoming Christians.

NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Native missionaries in Maharashtra, India’s third largest state, continued their activities Wednesday, May 7, amid mounting opposition against Christianity in the area, BosNewsLife learned.

NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Native Christian missionaries are no longer allowed to preach in areas of seven hills around a famous Hindu temple in India’s state of Andhra Pradesh and face stiff prison sentences if they violate the rule, a Christian mission group said.

BAGHDAD/TORONTO (BosNewsLife)-- A Canadian religious advocacy group has called for Canada to open its doors to Iraqi Christians, amid reports of persecution, BosNewsLife monitored Monday, May 5.

KARTHOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Sudan worshipped Sunday, May 4, amid fresh reports that churches are growing amid ongoing violence and food shortages.

NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Villagers in India's state of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, May 3, recalled that exactly one month ago a local Christian leader was killed because his faith in Christ was wrongly understood, BosNewsLife monitored.

WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD (BosNewsLife)-- Christian Iraqi refugee has pleaded to the United States to be reunited with her disabled husband whom she was forced to leave behind when she was granted asylum in the United States, BosNewsLife learned Friday, May 2.