Police Shut off Electricity, Arrest Believers

The predominantly Muslim country of AZERBAIJAN claims to be religiously tolerant, but Christians are facing persecution. When believers gathered in a private home on October 31, police shut off the gas and electricity before recording, photographing, and filming everyone present and arresting four men. Late that evening, the four were sentenced in a closed hearing to an initial five days in prison. One of the men is being threatened with a 12-year prison sentence.

Pray that they will be allowed to worship freely. “For whoever would save his life will lose it.”