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The growing awareness of worldwide Christian persecution can hardly be explained by the actions of a few people or the dramatic events in a specific country. So the following list of "top" stories for 2000 should be viewed only as a representative sample of significant news stories that have taken place this year. The list is also limited to areas where Compass Direct correspondents were able to provide in-depth coverage. Some of the stories come from isolated events. Others describe the ongoing oppression Christians often face. All help give us a glimpse of the difficult situations faced by the church around the world.

While it would be impossible to relate all the untold or lesser-known stories of persecuted Christians worldwide, below are updates of a few in danger of being forgotten.

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Go Fish! God has sent me here to be a fisher of men, and after just one month, I already have some amazing fish stories! The Faithless Fish The first “fish,” a talkative retired teacher, sat down next to me on the train when I moved here. Madame Lucy told me, “I am probably going to shock you [...]