>> today on "christian world news" -->> thousands gather in indonesia's largest stadium to pray for revival, for destinations of nations to be changed. the story of prayer you have never seen before. >> and across iran intelligence agents are targeting pastors for arrest and abuse. plus remembering a hero, this form erma reen carries friend from a burning plane and later dies of his injuries. a historic prayer gathering in indonesia, hello, i am heather

sells. indonesia is the worldest largest muslim nation. the country's christians host a global gathering. >> assembly officials estimate 100,000 indonesians are going across the city and across the country and today across the world. on thursday, indonesia's largest sporting area was one big giant prayer house>> i came to believe for god to do the impossible. >> they worshipped and listened to speakers encourage them to walk closer with god. >> god is pleased and delighted

in you. believers in 378 cities met in homes, churches and around television screens. >> more than 2.5 million christians will cry out to god asking him to -->> joining leaders from global ministries and organizers say will bring the lasting spiritual change. >> god gave me a prophetic work that would go to every tongue and tribe.

>> it is a week long prayer event along with some 84 country representatives christians asking the lord, would you change the course of history through the power of prayer? >> whether it is in the 11,000 seat auditorium, hallways, classrooms or small spontaneous circles, national convention center serves as one giant prayer house this week. >> god can do anything. >> more than 9,000 christians are asking god to transform villages, towns and cities for their kingdom. >> if the light comes the darkness will be gone. >> they have been meeting for the world prayer assembly 2012. each day participants select

from a dozen or more work sites. organizers say prayer is the foundation to breaking down societal strong holds>> you see this from the early church in the back of acts when the power of the holy spirit came what happened? they went everywhere. >> world prayer assembly hopes to equip those with the practical and spiritual tools needed to make a difference in their communities. >> we want to provide opportunities for them to learn and be resourced. >> kind of encouragement after attending one of the lecture series. he pastored a church in switzerland. >> it has boosted my faith to go back, believe god, the same god what he can do.

i believe he can do it in europe again. >> one spot is the 24/7 prayer room. >> you can hear it, prayer, intercession, worship brought into the prayer room. what does it sound like? come with me. ♪ it was in here that cbn news met this evangelist. >> it is wonderful when people begin praying for the nation. this is spiritual warfare, we are asking god to shape and change the futures of nations.

>> they were especially moved. >> i felt as if i was part of a huge family, christians fervently praying the lord impacts the destination of my country. >> in a few days they were scattered to the four corners of the globe. carrying with them a renewed excitement and determination to see the nation won for jesus christ. >> perhaps the most amazing prayer gathering is the location, indonesia is home to the worldest largest muslims. >> indonesia, a huge island nation is southeast asia.

the largest population of muslims live. >> there is something else taking place in our country. >> a deep desire among indonesians christians to make the name of jesus christ famous. >> we are compelled to tell others about christ. >> connecting some 500 indonesian cities with over 500 million believers. >> the epicenter is asia and indonesia. >> an hour's drive south of jakarta, churches invited 9,000 christians to take part in the world prayer assembly 2012. such a large christian event has never been hold in indonesia. >> we see the wpa the waters

cover the sea. >> for five days, representatives of more than 60 countries will network and strategy to bring healing to the nations. >> a new wave was coming, we wanted to capture it, put it up so that we can bring the bible to our nation. >> i would pray. my prayer is this movement of missions will be established. >> historic week of prayer comes to an end, tens of thousands of indonesians go back to their towns, villages, cities and communities infused with this belief that prayer can change the destiny and course of a

nation. i am george thomas reporting for cbn news, from jakarta, indonesia. coming up, iranian intelligence agents target church groups and pastors are paying the price.

>> china is letting political about vis chen guangcheng apply for a past port. two weeks ago chinese officials said he could come to america to study. he and family have been stuck in a hospital this time. the house of representatives held a second hearing about his plight. paul strand has more from capitol hill. >> reporter: stark testimony from a chinese woman forced to undergo five abortions. >> if anyone skipped exam nation

that she wasn't pregnant. we were able to collect a salary only if it was found we were not pregnant. >> authorities forced the women to spy on each other and turn pregnant women in. >> two of my pregnancies were reported by my colleagues to the family planning commission. when discovered, pregnant woman dragged and undergo forced abortions. no other choice. we had no dignity as potential child bearers. >> women are treated as criminals if they have a child without explicit government permission. >> this has caused so much ago any. >> a woman takes her life every three seconds in china.

>> this caused a diplomatic crisis. chen guangcheng and family have been isolated. with chen trapped in china, hearing chairman chris smith summed it up this way. >> paul strand, cbn news, capitol hill. the iranian government is reportedly launching a new wave of persecution against christians. they have ordered iranian intelligence to infiltrate church groups. agents are identifying other christians. a former member of the iranian revolutionary guard author raza says they are frustrated with a large number of christians -- he

wore a disguise as he talked with cbn's gary lane. >> what can you tell us about this latest crack down, how extensive is it? >> iranian intelligence, specifically the intelligence. to monitor the activities of the iranians to suppress them, to make arrests and finally to torture them and according to a source, they have tens of thousands converting to christianity. this is a big, big concern for the government. they don't know how to handle it. in one city with over one million population, according to the source, they have 30,000

iranians that have converted to christianity. tens of thousands more are unknown to the intelligence. >> how is this recent effort different from the ongoing attacks from the iranian government over the years? >> let me make one thing clear, many in iran, youth, elderly, it is not with rules, they respected islam. today that respect is visibly gone and oppose the religion and what it prescribes and they are very outspoken about it. people are joining the move to convert to christianity. >> give us some examples, can you specifically of what is happening against christians, there? >> according to this source, who himself was in the intelligence unit and he saw and witnessed

some of the tortures being done. what they do, they raid homes where teachings are taking place. they take them and sometimes beat their wives in front of their eyes to break them down, force them to come before the television and make false confessions. source says one of the arrests a male, after three months in darkness, he was brought to the courtyard where he immediately lost his eye sight. it is unimaginable what they do to burn 10,000 of confiscated bibles saying it is not a holy book and therefore, legal to burn them in order to stop the conversion.

>> quickly, our viewers and speaking out on behalf of pastor yousef nadarkhani. what else can they do to help the suffering iranian christians? >> more out spoken we are, the more we object publically to the treatment of christians in iran, the more it can bring awareness and forces regime to stop the behavior, that method saved pastor yousef nadarkhani's life even though he is still on death row. >> thank you for coming. he survived two tours in iraq, this former marine gave his life to rescue his friend.

>> ron luce spoke at the funeral at austin anderson's funeral. he is said to have helped hanna walk to a nearby road for help after their airplane crashed in kansas. he died hours later. charlene israel has more. >> reporter: all five were on the way to acquire a rally in iowa. all had ties to oral roberts university. oru issued a statement saying the entire oru grieves for the oru graduates that lost their lives. the only survivor, 22-year-old hanna luce. daughter of ron luce.

>> she hasn't been able to talk, show wrote down austin saved me. >> austin endured a lot of pain, losing his father at 15 years old. he talked in a student documentary. >> it increased my walk with life. >> anderson suffered burns over 90 percent of his body in the crash. he died early saturday morning. he calls him a true hero. >> having served two tours in iraq, giving his life for a

friend would give the extra mile. >> hanna luce is recovering in a burn unit in kansas city, kansas. chuck colson passed away after a breathe illness. paul strand was there after loved one reflected on the redeeming work colson did in their life. >> thousands filled the national cathedral to celebrate the life of chuck colson. his daughter spoke. >> i am thankful to be old enough to have known my father before he became a christian and to see the change, the transformation in my father when

christ ruled in his heart. >> reverend timothy george saw his faith up close. >> he never got over the wonder of jesus christ. >> he swore to his fellow inmates he would never forget them. he started prison fellowship. >> chuck made sure you had a bible in jail. >> he is now a chaplain in the same place he did time. >> he gave them a heart of gold, actually. a wag in the boston globe wrote, if mr. colson can repent of his sins, there has been to be hope for everybody. he turned it around and found it in everyone.

>> emily read instructions for this time. >> i want my funeral services to be joyful. i don't want people to be sad, i believe in every ounce of conviction, death is but a homecoming and we'll be in the presence of god. >> colton died in april at the age of 80. paul strand, cbn news. age of 80. paul strand, cbn news. a rich life, - hi, i'm patrick duffy. aryou having trouble hearing? what if it's something easily correctable like earwax? now there's a quick and easy way to find out. call miracle-ear for a free better hearing kit or to schedule your free hearing and video otoscope test. i did. it was fascinating to actually see the inside of my ear for myself. - you'd be surprised how many people come in to miracle-ear and learn that their hearing loss is being caused by nothing more serious than earwax buildup. - the point is: find out. if you've been struggling to hear,

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call now. >> finally this week, a bittersweet story, property battles are costing a prominent d.c. area its multimillion dollar home. false church anglican must find a new place to worship. church leaders say the transition time is something they consider a privilege. >> on sunday, they held their

last service. fairfax county judge gave the final order to depart this spring ending the break away congregation a fight. at stake, this multimillion dollar real estate which dates back to 1732. why give it up? anglicans say the episcopal church. >> it is a desire to become faithful to the teachings of christ. >> a final staff meeting full of hope for the future. >> church is full of people, not buildings. we knew that. we didn't know it as well as we thought we knew it. >> church staff relocating not sure where they will land. in the midst of such uncertainty, the faith is growing. >> what we are feeling is a

great sense of privilege to be going through what we are going through. it is sure not easy. it is a blessing and we know we have a lot to learn. we are thankful for it. >> false church episcopal, congregation of 200 has met offset. thanks for joining us, until next week, good-bye and god bless you. ith you.

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