by CFI Field Staff on June 11, 2010
Sault Ste. Marie, MI (CFI)-For the third year in a row Christian Freedom International is a proud partner of the Big Ticket Festival. An annual Christian music festival taking place June 24th-26th in Gaylord Michigan. This year’s festival is partnered with Cornerstone University, and will feature over 100 bands and Christian speakers.
CFI will be manning the Worship stage during the three day event. Headlining the Worship stage is Irish band Bluetree. Earlier this year, Bluetree traveled alongside CFI’s president Jim Jacobson inside Burma. “Banned in Burma”, a rockumentary shot… Read more
by Jim Jacobson on June 4, 2010
LAHORE, PAKISTAN (CFI) – For many of the students at Masihi Basharti Church in Lahore, Pakistan, the idea of owning their own copy of the Scriptures was nothing more than a distant dream.
The church simply couldn’t provide Bibles for each and every student or child who was able to read, and no one could afford to purchase a copy for themselves.
The only time the children had access to the Scriptures was during church services, where they often had to share a copy with another student.
“I really wanted… Read more
by Jim Jacobson on June 3, 2010
LAHORE, PAKISTAN (CFI) — The following was written by a CFI co-worker, now a 22-year-old college student, in Pakistan.
The story is her own, and yet at the same time belongs to hundreds of other Christian young people throughout her homeland. The story is so disturbing, in fact, that revealing her true name and identity would endanger not only her life, but the lives of her family members as well…
It has been widely observed that Christians studying in educational institutions of Lahore, Pakistan, are subjected to religious persecution at… Read more