>> today on "christian world news" christians cry out to god on behalf of the persecuted church in one bloody african nation, the help can't come soon enough. and they are called apresident obam obamas apostates. plus honeymoon of service. these people went from the altar to the mission field. welcome everyone to "christian world news" i am wendy griffith. george thomas is on assignment. sunday november 13th is the international day of prayer for the persecuted church. christians all over the world

will ask god to help those suffering for christ. one such nation is the west african country of nigeria. places of worship are burned and christians killed simply for believing in jesus. gary lane has more. >> reporter: as christians around the world gather to pray for their persecuted brothers and sisters in christ, open doors president carl muller says it is important to know how to pray for them. >> they don't ask that persecution would stop. they pray instead they would be strong in the midst of persecution and empower them to be bold witnesses. >> one country particular in concern is nigeria. more than 2,000 christians killed last year in clashes with muslim extremists in northern nigerian states.

they were killed by boko haram in borno and yobe states. several churches destroyed. several others bombed this past summer. >> boko haram is another one of these extremist offshoots that has advocated, complete sharia law rule in nigeria. aggressiveness of boko haram has resulted in christian villages being raised over a hundred churches alone last year burned to the ground. >> many attacks occurred in the christian plateau state. 53 percent are christian. 41 percent muslim. most muslims live in the north where sharia islamic law is in place in 12 states. president good luck johnathon

has vowed to fight against terrorism. they need prayer more than just one day in november. >> we reaffirm the prayer of jesus, we would be one body. when we pray for the persecuted, we are able to demonstrate we care for our suffering brothers and sister around the world. >> gary lane, cbn news. >> joining us now is nina shea on the hudson institute and co-author of the new book "silenced" how apresident obamas apostasy and blasphemy laws are choking the world. what does it mean for nigerians

for all faiths? >> there will be no tolerance of any negative commentary or critical analysis about islam whatsoever. it is enforced with lethal force with thousands of christians being killed by boko haram. the very name boko haram means it is blasphemy to have western education. everything that is not boko haram or islamic is considered blasphemy for that radical extremist group. >> nina, this is more than nigeria. how big of a problem is this in the muslim world? >> it is a growing problem. we are seeing it in libya and tunisia and egypt because they are planning to introduce stricter sharia law. sharia law, the worst part isn't

the polygamy or forcible vailing, whether it is womens' rights, people of other faith are off the table. they cannot be discussed or debated. the authorities decide what is allowed and what is not. >> pastor yousef nadarkhani facing a possible death sentence. >> terms of apostasy and blasphemy are terms used interchangeably, pastor yousef nadarkhani in iran is being charged as apostasy even though he was never a practicing muslim adult. >> why did you write your new book, "silenced" is this a warning to the west?

>> it is. there is a movement through a muslim block of nations, organization of islamic cooperation which has a huge presence to the united nations. there is a push to have the entire world abide by these blasphemy laws of islam. they are asking the west to enforce criminal punishment for blasphemy against islam within western borders against their own citizens. we are starting to see this be adopted in places like western europe, canada and australia. >> pakistan school books foster intolerance and prejudice against minority religions, how does that impact the society? >> this stokes hatred towards the religious other, the christian in the case of pakistan or mahdi. it gives official sanction to

this violence we are seeing so prevalent in pakistan. christian minister in the government this year, shabaz bhatti for speaking out. punjob was also murdered for speaking out against the blasphemy law in pakistan. these books feed this violence and hatred towards christians and others who disagree. >> u.s. commission on international freedom is in danger of losing the funding. is that likely? what will be the impact if that happens? >> right now there is a hold on the reauthorization. this is not reappropriations of money. this is reauthorization of the mandate of the commission. this has to be passed by november 18th. it passed overwhelm in the house of representatives and now stuck in the senate, one senator, democratic leadership has put a hold on it.

this will mean the commission will cease to exist as of november 18th. we maybe included in a continuing resolution and get another lease on life. we need to be reauthorized. our mandate needs to be renewed for us to continue. >> nina, we always enjoy you being on the program, thanks so much, nina. >> thank you. come up, how a miraculous healing led this muslim woman to faith in christ and the high price she pays for leaving islam.

>> as christians around the world pray for the perce cuteded church, some will be watching a compelling video.

about an iranian muslim woman came to christ after making a phone call. we thought we would show you courtesy of our friends at voice of the martyrs. [

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>> my brothers and sisters, i am with you tonight. the lord has a special message for you tonight. if you are hopeless, depressed or planning to commite lord say! if you are planning to kill yourself stop and call me! [ crying ]

>> when i talked to her she was cold and fighting. she told me proudly, i am going can't do anything for me. after an hour argument for her. i couldn't change her mind. you said it yourself, [inaudible] has done nothing for you. give jesus a chance.

[ foreign speaking ]>> she was thinking okay, i'll pray and next week this time jesus has not done anything for me, i will ca air and tell every look, i tried jesus for a week, nothing has changed. i am going to kill myself tonight and i will do it on the air. [

foreign speaking ] [ foreign speaking ] [singing] jesus... jesus you here, you are always near. ♪ ♪ jesus. you are the living god. you are all i need.

i'll give my life for you. jesus. i i'm -- until my last breath, whatever the cost. i'll serve you. jesus. jesus, jesus, jesus, jesus you hear our prayer, you are always near.

jesus. >> the scripture tells us continue to remember those in prison as if you were together in prison and those mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering, to learn more visit ou

>> jordan sekulow has been on our show. recently he wedded his bride anna in october, you can see the happy couple. however these newlyweds 48 hours they were here at a children's home in india. the first two days of their married life serving the poorest of the poor. recently they joined george thomas to talk about it.

>> reporter: now we present to you jordan and anna sekulow. joining us from our d.c. bureau to tell us about their honey moon of service. great to have you together on the broadcast and hearty congratulations from all of us. most honeymoons are a vacation. you chose to spend it as a mission trip. >> both of us, george, wanted to travel to india. george, you were with us in zimbabwe, we do a lot of assistance working with charities. talking about laws and constitutions you can't ignore that. >> going to my peeps there in india. >> i didn't know what to expect at all.

i thought mumbai was a beautiful place. when we went to the slums the day after our wedding, it was actually the red-light district. it was quite a shock for me. just in washington, d.c. overlooking the white house and next day in the slums of mumbai. it was quite shocking. very memorable experience. >> tell us quickly about that experience. you got a chance to interact with some beautiful children. what were you doing there to help them? >> george, as many people who view this broadcast, these kids, these were not professional photographers or video, we wanted to meet the kids. there was a pastor and so many of these kids have no identity. these are children of sex

workers, some are orphans. i remember looking down at my phone when we landed to find out what our schedule was. when i found out we were going to the red-light area district area. you walk into these rooms packed with kids, who out of nowhere, just swarm you because you'll touch them, you'll shake their hand and give them a hug. that is an issue with folks visiting, they are next to million dollar apartment buildings in mumbai. >> do they need more volunteers? >> i think they do. i think it would lift their spirits. they greeted us with a song, i think it was called the love of jesus in my heart, which was quite an experience for me to see.

it is us being there, you could tell it lifted their spirits and mood. they saw there is more out there to life. there is something bigger, better that they can strive for if they have the opportunity. >> congratulations to the happy couple. learn more about the work of the

>> welcome back, imagine holding worship service in a bar. that is what one tennessee church is doing, members say it is a good way to share the gospel with the lost. here is charlene israel. [singing]. >> reporter: no whiskey served here, at least not when the band plays songs of worship. >> i don't know what your story is. >> it is called church at the joe located inside a bar called

cotton eyed joe in knoxville, tennessee. pastor scott says this is something jesus would do. >> real goal is to reach people unchurched or dechurched, a lot of people that got hurt or wounded or discouraged or disappointed. >> a crowd of some 600 people turned out for the first service, many of whom never attended the church. others agree it is a great way to reach the lost. >> i was coming back in from a trip and drove passed the signs. god placed in my hard we still weren't reaching the multitude of people that love country music. it became a real intense desire to do this. >> somebody asked me that earlier, are these a lot of northstar people. the majority of the people i had never seen before.

>> this woman decided to bring her nine-year-old daughter. >> i think it was fun. >> the pastor hopes to hold services every monday night. charlene israel, cbn news. >> clever idea. thanks for joining us at "christian world news." from all of us here good-bye and god bless you.