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1. Turkey Threatens to Convert Iconic Hagia Sophia Into Mosque ...

... d or covered and replaced with Islamic emblems. The Hagia Sophia remained a mosque until 1935, when Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the first Turkish president and the founder of modern Turkey, secularized the structur ...

Created on 01 July 2020

2. 7 Prophetic Moments That Defined Andrew Brunson's 2-Year Imprisonment

... 93 partnered with the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church to serve as missionaries in Turkey. Two thousand years ago, Paul and the apostles planted churches across Turkey. All seven churches mentioned  ...

Created on 09 October 2019

3. Breaking Prayer Alert: How Spirit-Filled Christians Must Intercede for Syria Right Now

What's going on with Syria and Turkey, and how should Christians get involved? David Curry, president and CEO of Open Doors USA, spoke last Thursday to the "Charisma News Podcast" about the nature of t ...

Created on 22 October 2019

4. Andrew Brunson Opens Senate With Prayer: 'Fill This Place With Your Presence'

As Congress returned to session Tuesday, Pastor Andrew Brunson delivered the opening prayer in the U.S. Senate chambers. Before his prayer, Brunson, a pastor from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, thanked senators ...

Created on 16 October 2019

5. Andrew Brunson Says He Was Sometimes Suicidal in Prison: 'I Had to Cooperate With God's Grace'

Andrew Brunson lived in Turkey for a quarter-century starting churches and helping refugees. His new book, God's Hostage: A True Story of Persecution, Imprisonment, and Perseverance, tells the story o ...

Created on 15 October 2019

6. Turkish Invasion in Syria Leaves Trail of Christian Bloodshed

... s of Christians live on the northern border of Syria near Turkey. Thousands have fled for their lives since the invasion began Wednesday evening. Only a few years ago, this same scene unfolded when thousan ...

Created on 10 October 2019

7. After Brunson's Release, Turkish Protestants Face Intense Hate Speech

Turkey's high-profile criminal case against Protestant pastor Andrew Brunson has triggered a significant increase in public hate speech against the nation's small Protestant community, creating what i ...

Created on 17 April 2019

8. WATCH: Andrew Brunson Shares How Imprisonment Actually Fulfilled a Word of Knowledge

... in Turkey. And Brunson desperately needed it. "When Andrew was being transported from the detention center to prison, it was such a dark time, and he really felt this whirlwind around him, this very demonic ...

Created on 25 January 2019

9. Days After Freeing Brunson, Turkey Arrests Another American Missionary ...

Evangelist David Byle has been arrested and ordered to leave Turkey just days after missionary Andrew Brunson was released. Marcus Jones, writing for Premier Radio in the United Kingdom, reports that evangelist ...

Created on 23 October 2018

10. Andrew Brunson: This Is the Scripture That Sustained Me Through Prison

"I read 2 Timothy a lot where Paul talks about suffering," missionary Andrew Brunson says in a new interview. Brunson says he was eventually allowed a Bible under Turkish custody, and his faith was key ...

Created on 17 October 2018

11. Andrew Brunson: I Survived Prison by Spending Hours in Prayer

His hand on President Donald Trump's shoulder, Andrew Brunson cried out for the Spirit of the Lord to be poured out. Just 24 hours before, Brunson was on trial in Turkey for terrorism charges. He'd spe ...

Created on 17 October 2018

12. Pastor Andrew Brunson Returns Home to US

Freed American pastor Andrew Brunson, wrongfully imprisoned in Turkey for two years due to alleged ties to an outlawed group connected to a failed coup against Turkish President Recep Erdogan's governmen ...

Created on 13 October 2018

13. BREAKING: Pastor Andrew Brunson Set Free

A North Carolina pastor who has been imprisoned in Turkey for two years has been released from house arrest, according to published reports. A Turkish judge freed pastor Andrew Brunson Friday and sentenced ...

Created on 11 October 2018

14. BREAKING: Pastor Andrew Brunson Expected to Be Released After 'Secret Deal'

A North Carolina pastor who has been imprisoned in Turkey for two years is expected to be released following a secret deal. According to NBC News: Under an agreement senior Trump administration officials ...

Created on 11 October 2018

15. Is a Bizarre End-Times Conspiracy Behind This Missionary's Publicized Captivity?

Pastor Andrew Brunson has been in the custody of the Turkish authorities for almost two years, arrested in October 2016 for allegedly attempting to overthrow the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. ...

Created on 26 September 2018

16. Pompeo: US 'Sparing No Effort' for Return of Pastor Andrew Brunson

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has reiterated Trump administration promises to continue to work for the release of American pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been held in Turkey for almost two years. "W ...

Created on 26 September 2018

17. Voter Values Summit Hones in on Religious Freedom, US Economy

This year's annual Values Voter Summit drew some of the biggest names in conservative politics, each of whom weighed in on everything from the economy to religious freedom to the controversial Brett Kavanaugh ...

Created on 24 September 2018

18. US Business Leaders Urged not to Invest in Turkey While Brunson Held ...

U.S. religious leaders are urging American companies not to do business with Turkey so long as pastor Andrew Brunson remains imprisoned in the country. The Turkey-U.S. Business Council (TAİK) will host ...

Created on 18 September 2018

19. ACLJ Compels U.N. to Pressure Turkey for Andrew Brunson's Release ...

Turkey is holding innocent Christian pastor Andrew Brunson hostage in direct defiance of the United States and those around the world who believe in and support religious freedom. Pastor Andrew has received ...

Created on 31 August 2018

20. The Hidden Agenda Behind Pastor Andrew Brunson's Imprisonment

...  The top Turkish diplomat referred to prominent media claims over the past week speculating that Trump's reasons for refusing diplomatic negotiations with Turkey to resolve the Protestant pastor's fate w ...

Created on 24 August 2018