The state of worldwide Christianity, regardless of appearances in the US, is both better and worse than our experiences here. Persecution is real. Atheist statism and Islam* do not look benignly upon a people who proclaim that Jesus Christ is both King of Kings, and very God of very God. According to the 2019 Watchlist Report, in the top 50 countries on their list, 1 in 9 Christians will experience a high level of persecution. 1 out of 3 in Asia, and 1 out of 6 on the contine