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Image shows Mehwish Bhatti with Aleeza only days after Quetta Church bomb attack (several images from this article have bene lost during transfer of website). A one and a half year old child victim of the Quetta Methodist Church Bomb attack is fighting to save her life after poor medical treatment at  Civil Hospital, Quetta has led to a serious gangrene infection that has already lead to the loss of her right foot. During the Islamist attack on 17th December 2017, Aleeza Ashraf  was struck by several bits of shrapnel from the detonation of an explosive device worn by one…

Some of the images from within this article have been lost during transfer to our new website. After the brutal murder of 9 people and over 50 casualties the survivors of the Bethel Memorial Methodist Church Islamist attack and families of the deceased, will all be joining with other parishioners to celebrate Christmas at a bittersweet ceremony on Christmas Eve and then again Christmas Day. The service tomorrow will be the first time the whole church has come together since the attack and will be a day of mixed emotions. Despite the heavy trauma, members of the church faced last…

An 11 year campaign to return Jesus to the centre of Christmas celebrations in Ilford were brought to fruition when Wilson Chowdhry, Chairman of the British Pakistani Christian Association, installed a nativity at Ilford Town Hall on Tuesday 19th December 2017. Residents from Ilford swamped to take pictures of the new hand-painted fibreglass figurines which adorned the left tower of the historic town hall steps. For 5 years Mr Chowdhry has been leading a campaign for the return of the Nativity to the Ilford Town Hall after vandals destroyed the last one 16 years ago and the council refused to…

While Christians celebrated the birth of Christ in Ilford Town Centre on Saturday 16th December 2017, after having applied for permission with Redbridge Facilities Management Department for a Christmas celebration, a local Islamic group caused a panic by playing the Azan (a Muslim chant used for call of prayer), that triggered fears of an impending terrorist attack. The peaceful family event which was held in Ilford Town centre on Saturday was organised by 9 local churches in collaboration, and was both well attended and appreciated by local residents (click here).  However at around 2pm during a prayer that was being said…

A Yorkshire woman who had her head smashed against a wall so hard that it left her bleeding and unconscious, by three youths she believes to be Muslim, is concerned about the wall of silence that seems to have shrouded the culprits of the brutal crime. During the attack she suffered a large gash to her forehead and serious facial injuries. Nikki Hurst [real name protected] (32 yrs) was brutally attacked at 6.45 on 31st October 2017 in Batley a town in West Yorkshire, while walking to work. You can find her story in most of the main stream -…

Usman Masih before being arrested. A Christian man accused of involvement in the lynching of two Muslim men believed to have been suspects in the twin church bomb attack at Lahore on 15th March 2015, has died in Kot Lakhput Jail on 9th December 2017. An autopsy report states that Mr Usman Masih (29 yrs) died from a heart attack but in similar fashion to previous deaths of Christians under police captivity, Mr Masih’s body was littered with bruises and welts, creating suspicion around the reasons behind his death. Usman Masih, a married father of two children, was arrested with…

After vandals destroyed the last Christmas Nativity scene figures in 2001, Redbridge Council decided to terminate the annual expression of the Christian faith, removing the captivating reminder of the birth of Jesus, which is the very reason for the celebration of Christmas. The Council have instead chosen to focus on Christmas Trees and Santa as local celebrations of Christmas become increasingly commercial. However Churches of Redbridge have hit back and on a front page article in the Ilford Recorder this week (click here) demanded the return of the Nativity to the town hall steps, in order to preserve an ancient British custom…

For the first time in three years a collaborative Christmas Concert organised by the churches of Ilford is to take place in Ilford Town Centre.  The event that was driven by the passion of  Pastor Andrew Willis of Ilford High Road whose desire for a joining-up of local churches during one of the most important Christian events in the calendar, led him to have a discussion with Wilson Chowdhry, Chairman of the British Pakistani Christian Association and chief organiser of Redbridge Easter Parade. The two of them set a date for the event for the 16th December, which is the…

Nissar Hussain is a Pakistan Christian convert from Islam, initially hitting national headlines for his incorrigible stand for Christ in 2005. Born and raised in Birmingham, England, Nissar first came to hear of Christianity, upon the imparting of a New Gideon New Testament Bible by a school peer; aged 15. Covert readings in the confines of his bedroom, Nissar was convicted by the profound truth of the Gospel and consequently accepted Jesus as his Lord and personal Saviour. However, he was forced to return to Islam once family members discovered his new-found faith and fell away from Christian fellowship; yet…

The lack of solutions for women involved in domestic violence has triggered an Ilford based charity to initiate a free counselling service. When a local Pakistani Christian woman from Ilford sought assistance from local police after alcohol induced violence became a regular pattern in her family home, she learned that her efforts to create a safe and stable environment for their children began a unfortunate domino effect that resulted in more anguish for their fragile family. After experiencing escalated violence, which was not present during the early first years of their marriage, the woman felt she had no choice but to…