In 1904/5 Wales experienced an outbreak of Revival, which had tremendous effects on many parts of the British Isles. This was followed by a mighty visitation of the Holy Spirit, which fell simultaneously on many parts of the world and many received the baptism of the Holy Spirit with signs following. As a result, various Pentecostal groups worldwide were formed, they believed that the gifts of Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers of Ephesians 4:11, should operate in the church together with the nine gifts of the Holy Spirit spelt out in 1 Corinthians 12:1-11. The Apostolic Church was therefore…
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Some images have been lost in the transfer of our website from the now terminated Adobe Business Catalyst web portal to Wordpress in 2021. A Pakistani Christian man has died whilst in custody of the notoriously brutal police force of Pakistan. Liaquat Masih (47 years) the victim in this recent devastating police crime had been serving as driver for Raza Hameed the son of Gujuranwala politician S.A. Hameed of ‘Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf’ (PTI), for fifteen years. Liaquat has been described as a model employee by other colleagues and was a devout Christian who attended church regularly and held the post…
While Pakistani Christian asylum seekers were overcoming the demoralizing loss of a dear sister Samina Faisal (click here), following alleged failures in duty of care leading to her death through kidney complications, another victim lost his fight for freedom. 53 year old Pervaiz Ghouri Masih who was suffering with a tumor and recurring heart condition, struggled with the lack of nourishment and cold, dingy, insalubrious overcrowded cells of Thailand’s notoriously brutal Immigration Detention Centre (IDC), which cumulatively were just too much for his frail body to take. A father of six daughters, Pervaiz was arrested alone while resting at home…
Image a European Union delegation was escorted by BPCA officer Shamim Masih A Christian slum community in Islamabad are in danger of being evicted from their homes, which will be demolished without any compensation, if the Capital Development Authority (CDA) are successful The CDA have submitted a typo-ridden document to the Supreme Court of Pakistan which Dawn Newspaper, compares to a Trump-like diatribe (click here). Islamabad’s CDA have submitted a five-page report to the Supreme Court of Pakistan describing Christians as unskilled, unproductive “land grabbers”, who have erected “ugly villages on the scenic landscape of Islmabad “One of the most…
Image shown above is taken at our former School On 18th October 2015 after a large coordinated raid by Thai Immigration and the local army base at the condominium where our school for asylum seekers was based in Sutthisan, Bangkok, we had to make the despairing situation to close down the school and relocate. 12 people were arrested in the raid including all the able males and any single females. In a state of terror and fear those who escaped the raid dispersed into different areas of Bangkok. Our volunteer teachers and the participant children were of course residents of…
Waqas Masih arrived in Bangkok in 2012 and called across his fianceé, Nomi Waqas, who was the love of his life. Waqas was escaping a blasphemy allegation and Nomi just wanted to be with him wherever he was, so the journey was simply meant to be a new beginning. Their life as a married couple started well despite the difficulties of life in Thailand where asylum seekers and refugees have no human value. When Nomi accidentally became pregnant, the couple felt they could not do anything but trust in God that they could bring her up safely. Unfortunately disaster struck…
Nissar Hussain, 50, a Christian convert from Islam, was invited to speak to Christians at the Eden Christian Centre, High Road, Ilford about his life and the ongoing challenges and trials he has faced as a Christian. Nissar described how he and his family have lived through the awful experience of persecution simply because they chose to quit Islam. Nissar’s tale is very different from most persecution victims as he was not persecuted in a rogue state, but right here in the UK, where most of us believe the law and our authorities can protect us. Read Telegraph and Argus…
Image shows Dal Pinder (artist who created Nativity) with Hannah Chowdhry and Leah Chowdhry, also Magdalene Williams with Naomi Chowdhry Children from across the deprived ward of Clementswood ward in Ilford participated in a peace art project focused on building community cohesion and sharing the true message of Christmas. The art event saw the children getting creative with recycling, using old boxes and packaging and transforming them into a nativity scene. They made the three wise men, a shepherd, mother Mary, Joseph and of course, baby Jesus. Children learnt about the miracles and prophecies that foretold the birth of Jesus…
Images of the protest have been lost whilst switching this post across from our old website to this new one. Christians from across the UK converged at Bradford Town Centre on Saturday 5th December to show solidarity with Nissar Hussain. Mr Hussain, an Islamic convert was brutally attacked by two men on 17th November for quitting his Islamic faith in favour of Christianity. The masked men beat Mr Hussain with the handle of a pickaxe, and punched and kicked him during the unprovoked attack. The attack left Mr Hussain with severe injuries, he was admitted to hospital for 11…
A multi-faith peace vigil will be held in Bradford city centre this weekend. The event has been organised by the BPCA and Mohammed Fiaz (Ex-Muslim who converted to Christinaity in his teens) in response to the recent attack on Nissar Hussain, one of many converts to Christianity who has faced great persecution for his choice to quit Islam. They will be joined by the Bishop of Bradford, Toby Howarth. Organisers hope the protest will galvanise support from people across the UK concerned about the rise of intolerance and who adhere to a belief that life is precious and should be…