Ezekiel 33:31 So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.
John 15:12-13 This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his fiends. Little children, let us love not in words and speech, but in action and truth.~ 1 John 3:18 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 Ethiopia: Ethnic Somali Christian Police Man Forced to relocate After Talking About his Faith Published February 7, 2019 — An Ethiopian police officer was arrested, dismissed and forced to move to another part of the country after he told colleagues about his Christian faith. The 25-year-old man, who grew up in Ethiopia’s eastern Somali region as a member of the nearly 100 percent Muslim Somali tribe, became a Christian two years ago. …Click here for more https://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2019/02/ethiopia-ethnic-somali-christian-police-man-forced-to-relocate-after-talking-about-his-faith/ “Situation for India’s Religious Minorities is At Tipping Point” - Report Published February 12, 2019 -- A report by a religious freedom watchdog shows a dramatic increase in the number of attacks on Christians and Muslims in India in the last four years and “the situation … is at a tipping point”. The number of reported incidents in the first three months of 2018 was greater than the total number of attacks in the whole of the year 2014, according to the report “We’re Indians Too” by Open Doors. …Click here for more https://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2019/02/situation-for-indias-religious-minorities-is-at-tipping-point-report/ ‘We’re Not Allowed to Print Anything’ about Jesus, Chinese Print Shop Tells Church Published February 13, 2019 -- Christians in China’s Henan province hoping to celebrate the new year with Christ-centered calendars learned in recent days that such items are prohibited. A member of De’en Church in the district of Xigong told Bitter Winter that his congregation prepared a calendar for members but was told by a local printer that faith-based calendars are banned by the government. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/michael-foust/we-re-not-allowed-to-print-anything-about-jesus-chinese-print-shop-tells-church.html Christian Mother from Somalia Beaten, Raped in Kenya Published February 12, 2019 – (Morning Star News) – Somali Muslims who beat and raped a Christian mother of four last month began sending threatening messages more than a year ago at a refugee camp in Kenya, she said. The 41-year-old Somali woman was a Muslim living in Somalia with her husband when he sent her and their four children to Kenya’s Ifo refugee camp in Dadaab, near the Somali border, in February 2016. …Click here for more: https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/christian-mother-from-somalia-beaten-raped-in-kenya.html Radical Islamists Rampage Through Northern Nigeria, Killing 60 in Flame-Filled Violence Published February 4, 2019 - At least 60 people were killed by Islamic terrorists in northern Nigeria last week. Amnesty International says the terrorists attacked the northeastern Nigeria border town of Rann, almost destroying it, leaving much of it in flames. ...Click here for more: http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2019/february/radical-islamists-rampage-through-northern-nigeria-killing-60-in-flame-filled-violence Special Prayer Request!! •Pray for Christians in Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, and other countries that are slowly losing their freedom to express their faith. • 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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Genesis 18:14 Is anything too difficult for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you – in about a year – and Sarah will have a son.
Mark 10:27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible. Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by many or by few.~ John 13:34 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 Hindu Extremists Pressure Convert to File False Charge against Pastor in India, Sources Say Published February 5, 2019 — (Morning Star News) – A pastor is facing criminal charges in northern India even though the complainant later denied allegations against the church leader of luring him to convert, sources said. Police in Rupaidiha village, Uttar Pradesh state on Jan. 28 arrested 40-year-old pastor Dharmendra Singh on a charge of “alluring to convert” and two related charges – outraging religious feelings and promoting enmity. He was released on bail on Jan. 31. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/hindu-extremists-pressure-convert-to-file-false-charge-against-pastor-in-india-sources-say.html Cathedral Bombing Appears to Make Terrorist Statement after Referendum in Philippines Published February 4, 2019 -- (Morning Star News) – Christians in the insurgency-scarred southern Philippines who hoped for peace after the region won official status as an autonomous, Islamic sub-state last month received a mortifying message when Islamist terrorists bombed a Catholic cathedral on Jan. 27. …Click here for more https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/cathedral-bombing-appears-to-make-terrorist-statement-after-referendum-in-philippines.html Myanmar Pastor Killed After Being Abducted Published February 6, 2019 -- A pastor in Myanmar has been killed after being abducted at gunpoint. Pastor Tun Nu was last seen alive when he was taken from his home the evening of Jan. 19. An armed rebel group forced him to leave his home, telling Nu their leader wanted to question him. Pastor Nu had been a missionary with Gospel for Asia in a troubled area of Myanmar. …Click here for more http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/cwn/2019/february/myanmar-pastor-killed-after-being-abducted Kidnapping, Torture in Egypt of Christian Woman from Sudan Highlights Convert Pressures Published January 31, 2019 – (Morning Star News) – A Christian mother from Sudan had deep cause for fear last November when her Muslim brother went to her church in Cairo, Egypt with a photo of her husband and asked members if they knew his whereabouts. …Click here for more: https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/kidnapping-torture-in-egypt-of-christian-woman-from-sudan-highlights-convert-pressures.html Top Cleric urges Middle East’s Muslims to ‘embrace’ Christians Published February 4, 2019 - Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, the grand imam of al-Azhar in Egypt, told an interfaith meeting in Abu Dhabi attended by Pope Francis that Christians were "our companions". ...Click here for more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-47118892 Special Prayer Request!! • Pray for unborn babies everywhere – that governments will realize the evil of abortion. • 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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