Weekly column from Belarus: Sharing the Gospel with fellow-prisoners

Dozens of teenagers were flipping the ancient pages right before my eyes. I watched with fascination how boys and girls were busy working with the Bible. Some were as young as nine years old; others just turned twenty. The air was filled with tension as 114 youth, grouped in teams of four, participated in the tenth consecutive "Bible Knowledge Competition", an annual initiative of Scripture Union Bulgaria.

81-year-old Irene was sitting in front of her computer. She was gripped with anxiety. Her very first Zoom Bible study was waiting for the start. And that was a huge step.

The Reformed intellectual Vladimir Matskevich has been in a Belarussian prison for over six months. Now, he has started a hunger strike. Concerned Christians demand action.