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1 Peter 3:12-13 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward Him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars. A land for which the Lord your God cares; the eyes of the Lord your God are always on it from the beginning even to the end of the year ~ Deuter 11:12 Everybody is called to pray. Please pray for the following! The UNREACHED in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, and South Sudan Pray for the most important leaders of these countries – that the Holy Spirit will take away their spiritual blindness (2 Cor. 4:4). Pray for supernatural/extraordinary manifestations of God through dreams, healing, revelations and visions, etc. among the unreached of these countries (Acts 2:19; 4:30; Heb. 2:4). Pray that the Spirit of God will raise people from these countries to build a strong church among their own people. Pray that God’s Name be glorified and honored wherever the Truth is suppressed or denied. Pray that God’s Kingdom come and rule and His will become effective where it is defied and where it is opposed by His enemies! (Matthew 6:9-10) The CHURCH of the UNREACHED and all over the World It is the task of the church of Jesus Christ to take the Gospel of Salvation to the nations of the World. Pray that the Church of Christ will take the Commission in Matthew 28:18-20 literally. Pray for the church to gain a new vision for mission work. Pray for the Church to persevere despite persecution. Pray for unity among the small groups and against false doctrines that often come and destroy the young congregations. Pray for outpouring of the Holy Spirit on them (Acts 4:31). For the SALVATION of the people from the UNREACHED Pray that whole families will become converted – it makes it easier for the converts to remain standing. Pray that the Holy Spirit will work in their hearts in a divine way and urge them to search for the True God in Jesus Christ. Pray especially for the redemption of individuals who are leaders or who are in positions of authority in these countries. Pray that these people will openly confess their sins and their faith in Christ and that they will also follow Him openly. If my people who are called by name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. – II Chronicles 7:14 Breaking News & Latest Headlines For The Week It’s ‘No Longer Safe’ to Be a Christian in China, Says Believer Who Fled Published July 9, 2019 — Two members of a church raided by Chinese authorities have fled to Taiwan and are now speaking out about the country’s crackdown on Christianity. Liao Qiang and his family were members of the 800-member Early Rain Covenant Church, an unregistered illegal congregation in Sichuan province that was stormed by Communist authorities in December. The officials arrested more than 100 members along with Pastor Wang Yi, who was charged with “inciting subversion of state power.” …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/michael-foust/it-s-no-longer-safe-to-be-a-christian-in-china-says-believer-who-fled.html Persecution of Christians Meets ‘Definition of Genocide,’ Report for British Gov’t Says Published July 8, 2019 -- A new report prepared for the British government says Christianity is “by far the most widely persecuted religion” and recommends the government become the worldwide leader in promoting religious liberty. “How grave does this situation have to become before we act?” the report says. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/michael-foust/persecution-of-christians-meets-definition-of-genocide-report-for-british-gov-t-says.html Religious Minorities Are Brought to ‘Thought Transformation’ Camps in China Published July 8, 2019 -- A new BBC report gives an inside look into China’s “thought transformation” camps, where men and women are “re-educated.” According to CBN News, Christians, Muslims and other religious minorities are brought to the camps for what the government calls “re-education.” There they are given Mandarin lessons and sometimes forced into labor or even tortured. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/religious-minorities-are-brought-to-thought-transformation-camps-in-china.html Unable to Finish School for Becoming Christian, Young Man in Uganda Faces Bleak Future Published July 3, 2019 – (Morning Star News) – Asuman Kaire is missing his last year in high school in eastern Uganda for having become a Christian two years ago. Homeless and without money to pay school fees since his Muslim stepfather disowned him earlier this year in Lelya-A village, Kabweri County in Kibuku District, the 20-year-old Kaire said he wouldn’t be able to finish high school even if he had the money. …Click here for more: https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/unable-to-finish-school-for-becoming-christian-young-man-in-uganda-faces-bleak-future.html Christian Family Takes Norway’s Notorious ‘Child Welfare’ Agency To Court Published July 5, 2019 - The European Court of Human Rights has agreed to hear the case of a Romanian-Norwegian Christian family that fled Norway after their five children, including a three-month-old baby, were taken from their parents in 2015 by Barnevernet, the Norwegian child-welfare agency. ...Click here for more: https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2019/july/christian-family-takes-norways-notorious-child-welfare-agency-to-court-nbsp Special Prayer Request!! • Pray for Getanah and Wosene’s safe travels back to the United States. • Pray for the believers who are persecuted, imprisoned & even killed for their faith. • Pray for underground churches and pastors in Africa, Asia and around the world. • Pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters who are under attack. That they would know the hope God gives (Ephesians 1:18) and that the Holy Spirit will strengthen them (Ephesians 3:16). Remember, God wants us to pray! “Then you will call on Me and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear [your voice] and I will listen to you …” Jeremiah 29:12
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Matthew 6:25 Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
Philippians 4:6-7 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself…~ Matthew 6:34 Everybody is called to pray. Please pray for the following! The UNREACHED in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, and South Sudan Pray for the most important leaders of these countries – that the Holy Spirit will take away their spiritual blindness (2 Cor. 4:4). Pray for supernatural/extraordinary manifestations of God through dreams, healing, revelations and visions, etc. among the unreached of these countries (Acts 2:19; 4:30; Heb. 2:4). Pray that the Spirit of God will raise people from these countries to build a strong church among their own people. Pray that God’s Name be glorified and honored wherever the Truth is suppressed or denied. Pray that God’s Kingdom come and rule and His will become effective where it is defied and where it is opposed by His enemies! (Matthew 6:9-10) The CHURCH of the UNREACHED and all over the World It is the task of the church of Jesus Christ to take the Gospel of Salvation to the nations of the World. Pray that the Church of Christ will take the Commission in Matthew 28:18-20 literally. Pray for the church to gain a new vision for mission work. Pray for the Church to persevere despite persecution. Pray for unity among the small groups and against false doctrines that often come and destroy the young congregations. Pray for outpouring of the Holy Spirit on them (Acts 4:31). For the SALVATION of the people from the UNREACHED Pray that whole families will become converted – it makes it easier for the converts to remain standing. Pray that the Holy Spirit will work in their hearts in a divine way and urge them to search for the True God in Jesus Christ. Pray especially for the redemption of individuals who are leaders or who are in positions of authority in these countries. Pray that these people will openly confess their sins and their faith in Christ and that they will also follow Him openly. If my people who are called by name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. – II Chronicles 7:14 Breaking News & Latest Headlines For The Week Unable to Finish School for Becoming Christian, Young Man in Uganda Faces Bleak Future Published July 3, 2019 — (Morning Star News) – Asuman Kaire is missing his last year in high school in eastern Uganda for having become a Christian two years ago. Homeless and without money to pay school fees since his Muslim stepfather disowned him earlier this year in Lelya-A village, Kabweri County in Kibuku District, the 20-year-old Kaire said he wouldn’t be able to finish high school even if he had the money. “I fear my classmates who are Muslims, as they might plan something bad for my life,” Kaire told Morning Star News. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/unable-to-finish-school-for-becoming-christian-young-man-in-uganda-faces-bleak-future.html 7-Year-Old in Nigeria: How Herdsmen Shot Me and Killed My Uncle Published July 1, 2019 -- (Morning Star News) – As a Baptist church member tried to fight off an armed Muslim Fulani herdsman in a village in north-central Nigeria, he told his 7-year-old nephew and other relatives to run. The boy remained, crying and calling for help. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/7-year-old-in-nigeria-how-herdsmen-shot-me-and-killed-my-uncle.html “Virtually Wiped Out”: 95 Christians Killed in Mali Village Published June 27, 2019 -- Nearly 100 Christians were killed by Muslim terrorists this month in the West African country of Mali. According to the BBC, Fulani Muslims attacked a village composed of mainly Christians in Sobame Da, burning houses and killing at least 95 men, women, and children. As of earlier this month, the search for bodies was still ongoing with 19 people from the village still missing. …Click here for more: https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/mikaela-matthews/virtually-wiped-out-95-christians-killed-in-mali-village.html China Beats and Arrests Pastor for Not Removing Church’s Cross Published June 27, 2019 – Chinese officials beat and arrested a pastor and also demolished his church after he refused to remove a cross atop the building, according to a religious liberty watchdog. The incident involved a church-sanctioned Three-Self congregation in Anhui, the country’s eighth-most populous province. …Click here for more: https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/michael-foust/china-beats-and-arrests-pastor-for-not-removing-church-s-cross.html New Christian in Algeria Sentenced for ‘Organizing Worship’ in His Home Published June 25, 2019 - (Morning Star News) – A judge on June 16 handed a Christian father of two in northwest Algeria a suspended prison sentence and a hefty fine for holding worship at his house, four days before another judge fined the owner of land that a church uses. ...Click here for more: https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/new-christian-in-algeria-sentenced-for-organizing-worship-in-his-home.html Special Prayer Request!! • Pray for our country and her leaders as we celebrate our independence. • Pray for the believers who are persecuted, imprisoned & even killed for their faith. • Pray for underground churches and pastors in Africa, Asia and around the world. • Pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters who are under attack. That they would know the hope God gives (Ephesians 1:18) and that the Holy Spirit will strengthen them (Ephesians 3:16). Remember, God wants us to pray! “Then you will call on Me and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear [your voice] and I will listen to you …” Jeremiah 29:12 Matthew 5:8-10 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called cons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Luke 6:35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be the sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God~ Romans 8:14 Everybody is called to pray. Please pray for the following! The UNREACHED in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, and South Sudan Pray for the most important leaders of these countries – that the Holy Spirit will take away their spiritual blindness (2 Cor. 4:4). Pray for supernatural/extraordinary manifestations of God through dreams, healing, revelations and visions, etc. among the unreached of these countries (Acts 2:19; 4:30; Heb. 2:4). Pray that the Spirit of God will raise people from these countries to build a strong church among their own people. Pray that God’s Name be glorified and honored wherever the Truth is suppressed or denied. Pray that God’s Kingdom come and rule and His will become effective where it is defied and where it is opposed by His enemies! (Matthew 6:9-10) The CHURCH of the UNREACHED and all over the World It is the task of the church of Jesus Christ to take the Gospel of Salvation to the nations of the World. Pray that the Church of Christ will take the Commission in Matthew 28:18-20 literally. Pray for the church to gain a new vision for mission work. Pray for the Church to persevere despite persecution. Pray for unity among the small groups and against false doctrines that often come and destroy the young congregations. Pray for outpouring of the Holy Spirit on them (Acts 4:31). For the SALVATION of the people from the UNREACHED Pray that whole families will become converted – it makes it easier for the converts to remain standing. Pray that the Holy Spirit will work in their hearts in a divine way and urge them to search for the True God in Jesus Christ. Pray especially for the redemption of individuals who are leaders or who are in positions of authority in these countries. Pray that these people will openly confess their sins and their faith in Christ and that they will also follow Him openly. If my people who are called by name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. – II Chronicles 7:14 Breaking News & Latest Headlines For The Week China Installs Surveillance Cameras in Churches to Monitor Christians Published June 11, 2019 — China’s Orwellian-like network of surveillance cameras now includes churches. Most churches within the Protestant Three-Self Patriotic Movement in one major Chinese city, Huai’an, have government-mandated surveillance cameras that allow the communist government to monitor the congregation’s every move, Bitter Winter reported. For example, Bitter Winter visited a Three-Self congregation that had 28 high-definition surveillance cameras, including six above the podium and four at the entrance.…Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/michael-foust/china-installs-surveillance-cameras-in-churches-to-monitor-christians.html Imprisoned Chineese Christians Memorize Entire Bible: ‘They Can’t Take what’s Hidden in Your Heart’ Published June 12, 2019 -- With Scripture passages scribbled on scraps of paper and smuggled into prison, Chinese Christians imprisoned for their faith are memorizing the entire Bible. “…Even though they can take the paper away, they can’t take what’s hidden in your heart,” a woman who had been imprisoned said, according to the Christian Post. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/mikaela-matthews/imprisoned-chinese-christians-memorize-entire-bible-they-can-t-take-what-s-hidden-in-your-heart.html Christian Families Going Hungary as Villagers in India Deprive Them of Work, Homes Published June 10, 2019 -- (Morning Star News) – Christians in various villages of Chhattisgarh state, India are going hungry as members of tribal religions deprive them of work and refuse to sell food to them, sources said. In the southern tip of Chhattisgarh state, villagers who practice tribal religion of ancestor and nature worship attacked the homes of three Christian families in Bodiguda village, Sukma District on May 23, leaving 25 people homeless, including four infants. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/christian-families-going-hungry-as-villagers-in-india-deprive-them-of-work-homes.html 30 Pentecostal Christians Arrested for Praying in Northeast African Nation Published June 7, 2019 – Over 30 Pentecostal Christians were reportedly recently arrested in the northeast African nation of Eritrea. According to the BBC, more than two dozen Christians were praying in three locations around the nation’s capital when they were rounded up and taken into custody by security forces. …Click here for more: https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/30-pentecostal-christians-arrested-for-praying-in-northeast-african-nation.html Forced Conversions, Marriages Spike in Pakistan Published June 7, 2019 - Sixteen-year-old Suneeta and her 12-year-old sister were walking home in March when they were kidnapped. The men who took them forced the girls to convert to Islam. ...Click here for more: https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/forced-conversions-marriages-spike-in-pakistan.html Special Prayer Request!! • Pray for our upcoming Mission Trip to Ethiopia & for our Annual Leadership Conference • Pray for the believers who are persecuted, imprisoned & even killed for their faith. • Pray for underground churches and pastors in Africa, Asia and around the world. • Pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters who are under attack. That they would know the hope God gives (Ephesians 1:18) and that the Holy Spirit will strengthen them (Ephesians 3:16). Remember, God wants us to pray! “Then you will call on Me and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear [your voice] and I will listen to you …” Jeremiah 29:12 Proverbs 21:20-21 Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them. He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest, if we don’t give up ~ Gal 6:9 Everybody is called to pray. Please pray for the following! The UNREACHED in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, and South Sudan Pray for the most important leaders of these countries – that the Holy Spirit will take away their spiritual blindness (2 Cor. 4:4). Pray for supernatural/extraordinary manifestations of God through dreams, healing, revelations and visions, etc. among the unreached of these countries (Acts 2:19; 4:30; Heb. 2:4). Pray that the Spirit of God will raise people from these countries to build a strong church among their own people. Pray that God’s Name be glorified and honored wherever the Truth is suppressed or denied. Pray that God’s Kingdom come and rule and His will become effective where it is defied and where it is opposed by His enemies! (Matthew 6:9-10) The CHURCH of the UNREACHED and all over the World It is the task of the church of Jesus Christ to take the Gospel of Salvation to the nations of the World. Pray that the Church of Christ will take the Commission in Matthew 28:18-20 literally. Pray for the church to gain a new vision for mission work. Pray for the Church to persevere despite persecution. Pray for unity among the small groups and against false doctrines that often come and destroy the young congregations. Pray for outpouring of the Holy Spirit on them (Acts 4:31). For the SALVATION of the people from the UNREACHED Pray that whole families will become converted – it makes it easier for the converts to remain standing. Pray that the Holy Spirit will work in their hearts in a divine way and urge them to search for the True God in Jesus Christ. Pray especially for the redemption of individuals who are leaders or who are in positions of authority in these countries. Pray that these people will openly confess their sins and their faith in Christ and that they will also follow Him openly. If my people who are called by name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. – II Chronicles 7:14 Breaking News & Latest Headlines For The Week Converts, Pastors Threatened with Death; Gospel Meetings Banned in Town in Uganda Published June 5, 2019 — (Morning Star News) – Police have banned evangelistic events in a town in western Uganda following open-air preaching in which many Muslims put their faith in Christ, sources said. Churches in Bwera, on Uganda’s western border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, held a joint evangelistic event amid the large Muslim population in Bwera beginning on May 20. The success of the event led not only to the ban but to church leaders receiving death threats, pastors said. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/converts-pastors-threatened-with-death-gospel-meetings-banned-in-town-in-uganda.html Muslim Clerics Threaten Sudanese Christian in Egypt Published June 4, 2019 -- (Morning Star News) – Days after Muslim leaders in Egypt came to his apartment to warn him to return to Islam, a Sudanese Christian in Cairo received a death threat by phone last week, he said. Having fled Sudan after authorities tortured and threatened to kill him if he refused to return to Islam, Al Hadi Izzalden Shareef Osman said he has had to change apartments once again in the face of fresh threats. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/muslim-clerics-threaten-sudanese-christian-in-egypt.html Pakistani Pastor, Family Left Homeless after Being Attacked for Third Time This Year Published June 3, 2019 -- A Muslim mob attacked and seized a Pakistani pastor’s home last week. Mission Network News reported that over 35 men attacked Pastor Aziz, his wife, and college-aged daughter in their home because of his growing Christian ministry in the area. “Pastor Aziz, who himself had come out of a Muslim background, has been evangelizing and church planting in the province of Balochistan,” FMI (formerly known as Forgotten Missionaries International) executive international director Bruce Allen said.…Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/mikaela-matthews/pakistani-pastor-family-left-homeless-after-being-attacked-for-third-time-this-year.htmlArchbishop Warns that Christianity in Iraq is ‘Close to Extinction’ Published May 30, 2019 – An Archbishop serving in Iraqi Kurdistan took British church leaders to task for “political correctness” in failing to speak out against Muslim extremism that has driven Christianity “close to extinction” in his nation. …Click here for more: https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/lori-arnold/archbishop-warns-that-christianity-in-iraq-is-close-to-extinction.html Local Muslims Suspected in Killing of Christians after Sunday Worship in Jos, Nigeria Published May 30, 2019 - (Morning Star News) – Gunmen suspected to be local Fulani Muslims killed several Christians as they made their way home from church services in Jos, Nigeria on Sunday (May 26) following the murder of another area Christian last week, sources said. ...Click here for more: https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/local-muslims-suspected-in-killing-of-christians-after-sunday-worship-in-jos-nigeria.html Special Prayer Request!! • Pray for our upcoming Mission Trip to Ethiopia & for our Annual Leadership Conference • Pray for the believers who are persecuted, imprisoned & even killed for their faith. • Pray for underground churches and pastors in Africa, Asia and around the world. • Pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters who are under attack. That they would know the hope God gives (Ephesians 1:18) and that the Holy Spirit will strengthen them (Ephesians 3:16). Remember, God wants us to pray! “Then you will call on Me and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear [your voice] and I will listen to you …” Jeremiah 29:12 Psalm 77:11-12 I will remember the works of the Lord; yes, I will remember Your wonders of old. I will reflect on all You have done and ponder Your mighty deeds.
Psalm 40:5 Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us – none can compare to You – If I would proclaim and declare of them, they are more than could be numbered. I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.” ~ Psalm 37:25 Everybody is called to pray. Please pray for the following! The UNREACHED in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, and South Sudan Pray for the most important leaders of these countries – that the Holy Spirit will take away their spiritual blindness (2 Cor. 4:4). Pray for supernatural/extraordinary manifestations of God through dreams, healing, revelations and visions, etc. among the unreached of these countries (Acts 2:19; 4:30; Heb. 2:4). Pray that the Spirit of God will raise people from these countries to build a strong church among their own people. Pray that God’s Name be glorified and honored wherever the Truth is suppressed or denied. Pray that God’s Kingdom come and rule and His will become effective where it is defied and where it is opposed by His enemies! (Matthew 6:9-10) The CHURCH of the UNREACHED and all over the World It is the task of the church of Jesus Christ to take the Gospel of Salvation to the nations of the World. Pray that the Church of Christ will take the Commission in Matthew 28:18-20 literally. Pray for the church to gain a new vision for mission work. Pray for the Church to persevere despite persecution. Pray for unity among the small groups and against false doctrines that often come and destroy the young congregations. Pray for outpouring of the Holy Spirit on them (Acts 4:31). For the SALVATION of the people from the UNREACHED Pray that whole families will become converted – it makes it easier for the converts to remain standing. Pray that the Holy Spirit will work in their hearts in a divine way and urge them to search for the True God in Jesus Christ. Pray especially for the redemption of individuals who are leaders or who are in positions of authority in these countries. Pray that these people will openly confess their sins and their faith in Christ and that they will also follow Him openly. If my people who are called by name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. – II Chronicles 7:14 Breaking News & Latest Headlines For The Week Armed Gunmen Kidnap 19 Christians, Kill One in Kaduna State, Nigeria Published May 28, 2019 — (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen stormed a church choir practice and kidnapped 17 Christians in north-central Nigeria the night of May 18, and the same night gunmen killed a Christian and kidnapped two others at a Baptist church, sources said. Each attack took place in Kaduna state, where assaults on Christians with impunity have recently ramped up in the increasingly lawless country. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/armed-gunmen-kidnap-19-christians-kill-one-in-kaduna-state-nigeria.html Release of Imprisoned Christian Offers Hope for Justice for wrongfully Convicted in India Published May 29, 2019 -- (Morning Star News) – When police took Gornath Chalanseth from his home in eastern India early on the morning of Dec. 13, 2008, he assumed they only wanted to question him over minor political activity in his capacity as a member of the local village council. Except for two brief releases on bail, he would spend the next nearly 10 and a half years in jail for the murder of a Hindu leader that Hindu nationalists falsely accused him and six other Christians of committing. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/release-of-imprisoned-christian-offers-hope-for-justice-for-wrongfully-convicted-in-india.html Muslim Employer in Pakistan Kills Christian Farmhand for Working Elsewhere, Relatives Say Published May 29, 2019 -- (Morning Star News) – A Muslim landlord outside Faisalabad, Pakistan tortured a worker to death for daring, as a “lowly Christian,” to work for another employer, relatives said. Javed Masih, a Catholic in Nulka Kohala village, a suburb of Faisalabad in Punjab Province, on May 10 had sought a 10,000-rupee loan (US$66) from his employer, Chaudhry Abbas Jutt, for medical treatment for his physically handicapped, 6-year-old son, Masih’s wife said. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/muslim-employer-in-pakistan-kills-christian-farmhand-for-working-elsewhere-relatives-say.html Authorities Seal Another Church Building in Algeria Shut Published May 23, 2019 – (Morning Star News) – Authorities in north-central Algeria sealed shut another church building on Wednesday (May 22), closing it and its Bible school, Christian leaders said.…Click here for more: https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/authorities-seal-another-church-building-in-algeria-shut.html Iran’s Escalating War Against Non-Muslims, ‘Extreme Persecution’ of Christians Published May 24, 2019 - Tensions are growing between the US and Iran in the Middle East at the same time as a spotlight is being shined the Iranian regime's abuses of human rights, particularly the persecution of Christians and other religious minorities. ...Click here for more: http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/cwn/2019/may/irans-escalating-war-against-non-muslims-extreme-persecution-of-christians Special Prayer Request!! • Pray for our upcoming Mission Trip to Ethiopia & for our Annual Leadership Conference • Pray for the believers who are persecuted, imprisoned & even killed for their faith. • Pray for underground churches and pastors in Africa, Asia and around the world. • Pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters who are under attack. That they would know the hope God gives (Ephesians 1:18) and that the Holy Spirit will strengthen them (Ephesians 3:16). Remember, God wants us to pray! “Then you will call on Me and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear [your voice] and I will listen to you …” Jeremiah 29:12 Proverbs 3:5-7 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
Jeremiah 17:5 This what the Lord says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the Lord. And He said to man, “Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.” ~ Job 28:28 Everybody is called to pray. Please pray for the following! The UNREACHED in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, and South Sudan Pray for the most important leaders of these countries – that the Holy Spirit will take away their spiritual blindness (2 Cor. 4:4). Pray for supernatural/extraordinary manifestations of God through dreams, healing, revelations and visions, etc. among the unreached of these countries (Acts 2:19; 4:30; Heb. 2:4). Pray that the Spirit of God will raise people from these countries to build a strong church among their own people. Pray that God’s Name be glorified and honored wherever the Truth is suppressed or denied. Pray that God’s Kingdom come and rule and His will become effective where it is defied and where it is opposed by His enemies! (Matthew 6:9-10) The CHURCH of the UNREACHED and all over the World It is the task of the church of Jesus Christ to take the Gospel of Salvation to the nations of the World. Pray that the Church of Christ will take the Commission in Matthew 28:18-20 literally. Pray for the church to gain a new vision for mission work. Pray for the Church to persevere despite persecution. Pray for unity among the small groups and against false doctrines that often come and destroy the young congregations. Pray for outpouring of the Holy Spirit on them (Acts 4:31). For the SALVATION of the people from the UNREACHED Pray that whole families will become converted – it makes it easier for the converts to remain standing. Pray that the Holy Spirit will work in their hearts in a divine way and urge them to search for the True God in Jesus Christ. Pray especially for the redemption of individuals who are leaders or who are in positions of authority in these countries. Pray that these people will openly confess their sins and their faith in Christ and that they will also follow Him openly. If my people who are called by name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. – II Chronicles 7:14 Breaking News & Latest Headlines For The Week Burkina Faso: 5 leaders killed in 3 months as Islamists continue to target churches Published May 16, 2019 — At least ten more Christians have been killed as a spate of attacks on churches continues in northern Burkina Faso. The ten, who died in two attacks on 12 and 13 May, include another Catholic priest, Siméon Yampa. On Monday, 13 May, a procession of four Catholics was attacked while they returned a statue of Mary to their church in Singa, 25kms from Kongoussi, reported Fides. The armed men let children go before killing four adults and destroying the statue. …Click here for more https://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2019/05/5-leaders-killed-in-3-months-as-islamists-continue-to-target-churches-in-burkina-faso/ Pastor and His Daughter Kidnapped with More than a Dozen Church Members in Nigeria Published May 22, 2019 -- A pastor, his daughter, and more than a dozen churchgoers were kidnapped in an attack by a team of gunmen in the Kaduna state of Nigeria on Sunday that left one person dead. Rev. Zakariah Ido, 11 girls, and five men were among those kidnapped in the early morning hours on Sunday. Sources have indicated that 20 gunmen attacked. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/mikaela-matthews/pastor-and-his-daughter-kidnapped-with-more-than-a-dozen-church-members-in-nigeria.html Villagers in India Deprive Five Christian Families of Farmland, Food, Water Published May 22, 2019 -- (Morning Star News) – Village leaders in eastern India prohibited five Christian families from working on their farms or walking on the main road before district authorities this month revoked the order, sources said. Leaders of Banhardi village, in Jharkhand state’s Latehar District, told the five families in April to either convert back to their ancestral Sarna religion or face punishment, Christian leaders said. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/villagers-in-india-deprive-five-christian-families-of-farmland-food-water.html China Launches Campaign to ‘Dismantle’ and Eliminate House Churches Published May 16, 2019 – China’s government launched a new campaign in April to eradicate underground house churches so that only state-sanctioned and heavily restricted Three-Self churches remain. The new campaign, according to International Christian Concern (ICC), is called Return to Zero. The goal is to “dismantle the scale [of churches], dissolve the organization, and dismiss the church,” sources told ICC. …Click here for more: https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/michael-foust/china-launches-campaign-to-dismantle-and-eliminate-house-churches.htmlChristian Falsely Imprisoned in India for Over 10 Years Is Let Out on Bail Published May 14, 2019 - India’s Supreme Court has granted bail to a man falsely accused of murdering a Hindu leader some ten years ago. Gornath Chalenseth was finally released from prison May 9 after spending over a decade behind bars. ...Click here for more: https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/will-maule/christian-falsely-imprisoned-in-india-for-over-10-years-is-let-out-on-bail.html Special Prayer Request!! • Pray for children around the world who are traumatized by the persecution of loved ones • Pray for the believers who are persecuted, imprisoned & even killed for their faith. • Pray for underground churches and pastors in Africa, Asia and around the world. • Pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters who are under attack. That they would know the hope God gives (Ephesians 1:18) and that the Holy Spirit will strengthen them (Ephesians 3:16). Remember, God wants us to pray! “Then you will call on Me and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear [your voice] and I will listen to you …” Jeremiah 29:12 Isaiah 66:12-13 For this is what the Lord says: I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flowing stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm, and bounced upon her knees. As a mother comforts her son, so I will comfort you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.
2 Corinthians 1:4 Who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received. When anxiety abounds within me, Your comforts delight my soul ~ Psalm 94:19 Everybody is called to pray. Please pray for the following! The UNREACHED in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, and South Sudan Pray for the most important leaders of these countries – that the Holy Spirit will take away their spiritual blindness (2 Cor. 4:4). Pray for supernatural/extraordinary manifestations of God through dreams, healing, revelations and visions, etc. among the unreached of these countries (Acts 2:19; 4:30; Heb. 2:4). Pray that the Spirit of God will raise people from these countries to build a strong church among their own people. Pray that God’s Name be glorified and honored wherever the Truth is suppressed or denied. Pray that God’s Kingdom come and rule and His will become effective where it is defied and where it is opposed by His enemies! (Matthew 6:9-10) The CHURCH of the UNREACHED and all over the World It is the task of the church of Jesus Christ to take the Gospel of Salvation to the nations of the World. Pray that the Church of Christ will take the Commission in Matthew 28:18-20 literally. Pray for the church to gain a new vision for mission work. Pray for the Church to persevere despite persecution. Pray for unity among the small groups and against false doctrines that often come and destroy the young congregations. Pray for outpouring of the Holy Spirit on them (Acts 4:31). For the SALVATION of the people from the UNREACHED Pray that whole families will become converted – it makes it easier for the converts to remain standing. Pray that the Holy Spirit will work in their hearts in a divine way and urge them to search for the True God in Jesus Christ. Pray especially for the redemption of individuals who are leaders or who are in positions of authority in these countries. Pray that these people will openly confess their sins and their faith in Christ and that they will also follow Him openly. If my people who are called by name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. – II Chronicles 7:14 Breaking News & Latest Headlines For The Week Another Christian Woman Sentenced to Death Now Resides in Asia Bibi’s Former Cell Published May 13, 2019 — The former cell of Asia Bibi is now being used to hold another Christian woman in Pakistan. Asia Bibi was freed earlier this month and joined her family in Canada. She spent some eight years in a Pakistani prison on blasphemy charges and faced the death penalty. She was exonerated in 2018. Her former cell in Pakistan at the Multan Women Jail is now being used for Shagufta Kausar, a 45-year-old mother and wife. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/another-christian-woman-sentenced-to-death-now-resides-in-asia-bibi-s-former-cell.html Large Family in Eastern Uganda Becomes Big Target for Muslim Extremists Published May 13, 2019 -- (Morning Star News) – Yusuf Tulo and his sizeable family were worshipping in their home in eastern Uganda on April 28 when they heard their neighbors shouting, “Fire!” Tulo, 35, had left Islam to put his faith in Christ last October. He still had three wives and 14 children dependent on him living on a homestead with more than one house in Bugwere village, and the house they used for worship was on fire. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/large-family-in-eastern-uganda-becomes-big-target-for-muslim-extremists.html Six More Christians Executed by Terrorists in West African Church Attacks Published May 13, 2019 -- Another church in West Africa's Burkina Faso was targeted by terrorists this Sunday leaving six dead. According to Christianity Today, six Christians were killed in a Burkina Faso Catholic church in the town of Dablo, after people on motorcycles raided the church, executed five worshippers and the priest and then set the church on fire. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/terrorists-execute-six-more-christians-in-a-west-african-catholic-church.html Rugby Player Found Guilty of ‘High Level’ Breach of Conduct for Posting Bible Verse Published May 11, 2019 – Israel Folau, the Australian national rugby player who was suspended for posting a Bible verse calling people to “repent,” has been found guilty of a “high-level breach” of professional conduct. Folau’s Rugby Australia contract was terminated in April, but he requested a hearing in light of the disciplinary action. …Click here for more: http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2019/may/rugby-player-found-guilty-of-lsquo-high-level-rsquo-breach-of-conduct-for-posting-bible-verse Chinese Officials Warn: Christianity Causes ‘Enormous Harm’ to Society Published May 9, 2019 - Government leaders in China’s third most-populous province held a seminar last month to warn communist officials of the “enormous harm” Christianity poses on China’s security, according to China Aid, which promotes religious freedom within the country. ...Click here for more: https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/michael-foust/chinese-officials-warn-christianity-causes-enormous-harm-to-society.html Special Prayer Requests!! • Pray for all the leaders of the United States of America, especially for the President. • Pray for the believers who are persecuted, imprisoned & even killed for their faith. • Pray for underground churches and pastors in Africa, Asia and around the world. • Pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters who are under attack. That they would know the hope God gives (Ephesians 1:18) and that the Holy Spirit will strengthen them (Ephesians 3:16). Remember, God wants us to pray! “Then you will call on Me and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear [your voice] and I will listen to you …” Jeremiah 29:12 Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Romans 6:6 And we know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin. But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me and I to the world ~ Galatians 6:14 Everybody is called to pray. Please pray for the following! The UNREACHED in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, and South Sudan Pray for the most important leaders of these countries – that the Holy Spirit will take away their spiritual blindness (2 Cor. 4:4). Pray for supernatural/extraordinary manifestations of God through dreams, healing, revelations and visions, etc. among the unreached of these countries (Acts 2:19; 4:30; Heb. 2:4). Pray that the Spirit of God will raise people from these countries to build a strong church among their own people. Pray that God’s Name be glorified and honored wherever the Truth is suppressed or denied. Pray that God’s Kingdom come and rule and His will become effective where it is defied and where it is opposed by His enemies! (Matthew 6:9-10) The CHURCH of the UNREACHED and all over the World It is the task of the church of Jesus Christ to take the Gospel of Salvation to the nations of the World. Pray that the Church of Christ will take the Commission in Matthew 28:18-20 literally. Pray for the church to gain a new vision for mission work. Pray for the Church to persevere despite persecution. Pray for unity among the small groups and against false doctrines that often come and destroy the young congregations. Pray for outpouring of the Holy Spirit on them (Acts 4:31). For the SALVATION of the people from the UNREACHED Pray that whole families will become converted – it makes it easier for the converts to remain standing. Pray that the Holy Spirit will work in their hearts in a divine way and urge them to search for the True God in Jesus Christ. Pray especially for the redemption of individuals who are leaders or who are in positions of authority in these countries. Pray that these people will openly confess their sins and their faith in Christ and that they will also follow Him openly. If my people who are called by name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. – II Chronicles 7:14 Breaking News & Latest Headlines For The Week Burkina Faso Church Leader Killed by Islamists: ‘I’d Rather Die Than Leave My Community’ Published May 2, 2019 — Gunmen who attacked a Protestant church in Burkina Faso on 28 April asked the pastor and five others to convert to Islam before they killed them, World Watch Monitor has learned. Last Sunday’s violence in the West African country appears to have been the first attack, specifically on a church building, in which people have been killed by Islamist extremists. In February, a Spanish Catholic priest was killed by armed men, believed to be Islamist militants, in the south-east region of Nohao, as he was returning from Togo. …Click here for more https://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2019/05/burkina-faso-church-leader-killed-by-islamists-id-rather-die-than-leave-my-community/ Three Christians Killed in Ambush Attacks near Jos, Nigeria Published May 6, 2019 -- (Morning Star News) – Suspected Muslim Fulani herdsmen ambushed and killed a 26-year-old Catholic on Thursday (May 2) in north-central Nigeria and two other Christians in the same manner on April 27, sources said. After a herdsmen assault in March 2018 that left 27 Christians dead in the predominantly Christian community of Dong village north of Jos, assailants on Thursday (May 2) killed David Musa, 26, at 5:25 p.m., said Nuhu Ako, 42-year-old Christian youth leader at the area’s St. Monica’s Catholic Church. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/three-christians-killed-in-ambush-attacks-near-jos-nigeria.html Terrorists Execute Six Christians in West African Protestant Church Published May 2, 2019 -- (Morning Star News) – Six Christians were executed in a West African church on Sunday after they refused to convert to Islam. According to Christianity Today, several armed motorcyclists opened fire on the Assemblies of God church in a Burkina Faso on Sunday killing six people, including the church’s long-time pastor Pierre Ouédraogo, after they refuse to deny their Christian faith. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/terrorists-execute-six-christians-in-west-african-protestant-church.html 80 Percent of World’s Persecuted are Christians, New Report Says Published May 6, 2019 – An estimated 80 percent of all persecuted religious believers around the world are Christians, according to new British report that also says the level of persecution in some areas “is arguably coming close to meeting the international definition of genocide.”…Click here for more: https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/michael-foust/80-percent-of-world-s-persecuted-are-christians-new-report-says.html Church Service in Sri Lanka Capital Canceled Again After New Bomb Threats Published May 2, 2019 - COLOMBO, SRI LANKA — Catholic services are being canceled for a second weekend in Sri Lanka’s capital after the government warned of more possible attacks by the same Islamic State-linked group that carried out Easter suicide bombings. ...Click here for more: http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/cwn/2019/may/church-services-in-sri-lanka-capital-canceled-again-after-new-bomb-threats Special Prayer Request!! • Pray for all Christians in Sri Lanka and that there’ll be no room for extremism in that country. • Pray for the believers who are persecuted, imprisoned & even killed for their faith. • Pray for underground churches and pastors in Africa, Asia and around the world. • Pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters who are under attack. That they would know the hope God gives (Ephesians 1:18) and that the Holy Spirit will strengthen them (Ephesians 3:16). Remember, God wants us to pray! “Then you will call on Me and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear [your voice] and I will listen to you …” Jeremiah 29:12 Revelation 5:12 In a loud voice they said: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
Revelation 19:1 After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in the heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God! He is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’ Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to man by which we must be saved …~ Acts 4:11-12 Everybody is called to pray. Please pray for the following! The UNREACHED in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, and South Sudan Pray for the most important leaders of these countries – that the Holy Spirit will take away their spiritual blindness (2 Cor. 4:4). Pray for supernatural/extraordinary manifestations of God through dreams, healing, revelations and visions, etc. among the unreached of these countries (Acts 2:19; 4:30; Heb. 2:4). Pray that the Spirit of God will raise people from these countries to build a strong church among their own people. Pray that God’s Name be glorified and honored wherever the Truth is suppressed or denied. Pray that God’s Kingdom come and rule and His will become effective where it is defied and where it is opposed by His enemies! (Matthew 6:9-10) The CHURCH of the UNREACHED and all over the World It is the task of the church of Jesus Christ to take the Gospel of Salvation to the nations of the World. Pray that the Church of Christ will take the Commission in Matthew 28:18-20 literally. Pray for the church to gain a new vision for mission work. Pray for the Church to persevere despite persecution. Pray for unity among the small groups and against false doctrines that often come and destroy the young congregations. Pray for outpouring of the Holy Spirit on them (Acts 4:31). For the SALVATION of the people from the UNREACHED Pray that whole families will become converted – it makes it easier for the converts to remain standing. Pray that the Holy Spirit will work in their hearts in a divine way and urge them to search for the True God in Jesus Christ. Pray especially for the redemption of individuals who are leaders or who are in positions of authority in these countries. Pray that these people will openly confess their sins and their faith in Christ and that they will also follow Him openly. If my people who are called by name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. – II Chronicles 7:14 Breaking News & Latest Headlines For The Week After Attack, Pastor in Nepal Filled with Fear and Faith Published April 30, 2019 — (Morning Star News) – More than a month after men claiming to be Maoists in Nepal assaulted Dhurba Kumar Pariyar, the 40-year-old pastor is still physically and mentally traumatized. “I still have headache and chest pain, though I am under strong medication,” Pastor Pariyar told Morning Star News. He later quoted Matthew 5:10, Christ saying those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake are blessed. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/after-attack-pastor-in-nepal-filled-with-fear-and-faith.html USCIRF Report: China, Two Dozen Other Countries Top Religious Freedom Offenders List Published April 30, 2019 -- With its particular focus on China’s oppression of religious and human rights, an independent watchdog group has decried in its annual report the state of religious freedom across the globe. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, a bipartisan organization created 20 years ago, concludes in its Monday (April 29) report that “innumerable believers and nonbelievers across the globe continued in 2018 to experience manifold suffering due to their beliefs. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/uscirf-report-china-two-dozen-other-countries-top-religious-freedom-offenders-list.html Funeral Held for Eight Christians Killed in Easter Procession in Nigeria Published April 29, 2019 -- (Morning Star News) – Hundreds of family members and sympathizers on Saturday (April 27) attended a funeral in northeastern Nigeria for eight young Christians, six of them minors, who were killed when an off-duty security officer drove his vehicle into their Easter procession on April 21, sources said. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/funeral-held-for-eight-christians-killed-in-easter-procession-in-nigeria.html China Training Pastors to Preach on Communism, not the Bible Published April 29, 2019 – Officials in China’s third largest province are training pastors to include communist ideology in their weekly sermons, according to a new report from a religious liberty watchdog. The same officials also are forcing pastors to affirm traditional Chinese beliefs – such as ancestral worship – that conflict with Scripture. …Click here for more: https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/michael-foust/china-training-pastors-to-preach-on-communism-not-the-bible.html Church Closed in Egypt after Muslim Mob Frightens Children in Sunday School Published April 23, 2019 - (Morning Star News) – A Coptic church in Upper Egypt is closed after a throng of angry Muslims attacked it this month, beating a priest and another Copt as more than 200 fearful children who had gathered for Bible lessons looked on, according to advocacy groups. ...Click here for more: https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/church-closed-in-egypt-after-muslim-mob-frightens-children-in-sunday-school.html Special Prayer Request!! • Pray for Getaneh & Wosie - that God will continue to strengthen them on the mission field. • Pray for the believers who are persecuted, imprisoned & even killed for their faith. • Pray for underground churches and pastors in Africa, Asia and around the world. • Pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters who are under attack. That they would know the hope God gives (Ephesians 1:18) and that the Holy Spirit will strengthen them (Ephesians 3:16). Remember, God wants us to pray! “Then you will call on Me and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear [your voice] and I will listen to you …” Jeremiah 29:12 Philippians 2:8-9 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death – even death on a cross. Therefore, God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names
Romans 5:19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at …~ Hebrews 12:2 Everybody is called to pray. Please pray for the following! The UNREACHED in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, and South Sudan Pray for the most important leaders of these countries – that the Holy Spirit will take away their spiritual blindness (2 Cor. 4:4). Pray for supernatural/extraordinary manifestations of God through dreams, healing, revelations and visions, etc. among the unreached of these countries (Acts 2:19; 4:30; Heb. 2:4). Pray that the Spirit of God will raise people from these countries to build a strong church among their own people. Pray that God’s Name be glorified and honored wherever the Truth is suppressed or denied. Pray that God’s Kingdom come and rule and His will become effective where it is defied and where it is opposed by His enemies! (Matthew 6:9-10) The CHURCH of the UNREACHED and all over the World It is the task of the church of Jesus Christ to take the Gospel of Salvation to the nations of the World. Pray that the Church of Christ will take the Commission in Matthew 28:18-20 literally. Pray for the church to gain a new vision for mission work. Pray for the Church to persevere despite persecution. Pray for unity among the small groups and against false doctrines that often come and destroy the young congregations. Pray for outpouring of the Holy Spirit on them (Acts 4:31). For the SALVATION of the people from the UNREACHED Pray that whole families will become converted – it makes it easier for the converts to remain standing. Pray that the Holy Spirit will work in their hearts in a divine way and urge them to search for the True God in Jesus Christ. Pray especially for the redemption of individuals who are leaders or who are in positions of authority in these countries. Pray that these people will openly confess their sins and their faith in Christ and that they will also follow Him openly. If my people who are called by name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. – II Chronicles 7:14 Breaking News & Latest Headlines For The Week Imam in Eastern Uganda Faces Wrath of Muslims after Putting Faith in Christ Published April 9, 2019 — (Morning Star News) – Sheikh Hassan Podo, a 28-year-old imam in Kerekerene village in eastern Uganda, missed mosque prayers for three consecutive weeks and was seen entering a church building around noon on March 16. He had kept his faith in Christ a secret for three weeks. The young Muslim who saw Podo enter the church building in Katira Sub-County, Budaka District, went straight to Podo’s parents and brothers to report him. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/imam-in-eastern-uganda-faces-wrath-of-muslims-after-putting-faith-in-christ.html Police Responsible for Disappearance of Pastor in Malaysia, Rights Commision Concludes Published April 5, 2019 -- (Morning Star News) –A human rights committee in Malaysia has concluded that police officers were responsible for the 2017 disappearance of Pastor Raymond Koh, according to published reports. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/police-responsible-for-disappearance-of-pastor-in-malaysia-rights-commission-concludes.html Chinese Police Beat 60 Christians, Close Church and then Bury Bibles Published April 15, 2019 -- More than 100 Chinese police officers and SWAT team members closed a newly constructed church and beat dozens of Christians who were guarding it, and then buried Bibles and hymnbooks before leaving. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/michael-foust/chinese-police-beat-60-christians-close-church-and-then-bury-bibles.html ‘We Have No Regrets’: Hong Kong Pastor Facing up to Seven Years in Prison Shares His Testimony before Court Published April 12, 2019 – After Pastor Chu Yiu-ming and eight others were convicted on Tuesday of crimes related to being a part of the pro-democracy Occupy Central with Peace and Love Movement and the Umbrella Movement protests, he stood in a Hong Kong courtroom and gave the sermon of his life.. …Click here for more: https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/we-have-no-regrets-hong-kong-pastor-facing-up-to-seven-years-in-prison-shares-his-testimony-before-court.html Food Deprivation, Beatings and Jail as Christians Suffer in Jharkhand, India Published April 12, 2019 - (Morning Star News) – A longstanding Hindu extremist practice of turning animistic villagers against Christians has intensified as elections get underway in India today, with tribal villagers taught that Christianity is anti-Indian. ...Click here for more: https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/food-deprivation-beatings-and-jail-as-christians-suffer-in-jharkhand-india.html Special Prayer Request!! • Pray for Getaneh & Wosie - that God will strengthen them on the mission field. • Pray for the believers who are persecuted, imprisoned & even killed for their faith. • Pray for underground churches and pastors in Africa, Asia and around the world. • Pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters who are under attack. That they would know the hope God gives (Ephesians 1:18) and that the Holy Spirit will strengthen them (Ephesians 3:16). Remember, God wants us to pray! “Then you will call on Me and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear [your voice] and I will listen to you …” Jeremiah 29:12 |
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