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2 CHRONICLES 7:14 If my people, who are called by my 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.
LET US BE WATCHMEN ON THE WALL WATCHING GOD LORD GOD Almighty, help us to watch You. To keep our eyes fixed upon You and to worship You for all that You are! Help us to see You for who You are and worship You in all of You are! • PSALM 59:9 You are my strength, I watch for You; You, GOD, are my fortress. • MICAH 7:7 But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. • HABAKKUK 2:1 I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint. WORLD WATCHING BLESSED SAVIOR, LORD JESUS, help us to watch YOU work in the nations, our nation, and our local area, and thank You for ALL that You are doing around us. Help us to pay attention to what GOD is doing around us this week! • HABAKKUK 5:5 Look at the nations and watch—and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told. • MATTHEW 24:42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. • 1 PETER 4:7 The end of all things is near. Therefore, be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. WATCHING WITH GOD ABBA, FATHER, GOD, help us to watch and pray WITH YOU and see the news and world events through Your eyes. Thank YOU for Your invitation to join You in watchful praying. Teach us to see matters through Your perspective and pray as Your Spirit gives direction! • GENESIS 28:15 I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you. • EZEKIEL 22:30 I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one. • PROVERBS 15:3 The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. • PSALM 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. CURRENT WORLD EVENTS AND BREAKING NEWS Chinese Government Boasts About Increased Persecution in 2024 3/04/2025 – China (International Christian Concern) In statements on social media and state-owned media platforms, China is celebrating an increase in government persecution of religious minorities in 2024. The Chinese government views religious freedom as a threat to the exclusive loyalty it believes is owed to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Click here for more: https://www.persecution.org/2025/03/04/chinese- government-boasts-about-increased-persecution-in-2024/ Fulani Militants Shoot Pastor, Abduct 6 Church Members 2/26/2025 – Nigeria (International Christian Concern) After suspected Islamic Fulani extremists stormed into Elyon Paradise Ministry Church in Delta state, Nigeria late Saturday night, they shot and injured Pastor Divine Omodia and kidnapped six church members. Click here: https://www.persecution.org/2025/02/26/fulani-militants-shoot-pastor- abduct-6-church-members/ More than 60 Montagnard Christians Arrested in Thailand 2/25/2025 – Thailand (International Christian Concern) More than 60 Montagnard Christian refugees from Vietnam — including men, women, children, and pregnant women — were arrested on Feb. 23 in Bangkok, Thailand. Reports have emerged that the Montagnard believers were involved in a memorial service that included prayer and worship and allegedly caused a disturbance. Click here: https://www.persecution.org/2025/02/25/more-than-60- montagnard-christians-arrested-in-thailand/ Deported Persecuted Christians Expected to Face Persecution Yet Again 2/25/2025 – Panama (International Christian Concern) Among those deported from the United States to Panama for eventual return to their home countries are several converts to Christianity facing severe persecution in their home countries, according to widespread media reports in a story published by The New York Times. https://www.persecution.org/2025/02/25/deported-persecuted-christians-expected-to-face-persecution-yet-again/ Congolese Christians Massacred Amid Terrorist Advances in Eastern DRC 2/21/2025 – DRC (International Christian Concern) This week, local sources revealed the massacre of 70 Christians in DRC’s eastern Lubero Territory near the country’s border with Uganda and Rwanda. While no group has formally taken responsibility for the attack, reports indicate that the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) were responsible. Click here: https://www.persecution.org/2025/02/21/congolese-christians-massacred-amid- terrorist-advances-in-eastern-drc/ PRAYERS FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH • Pray for Wosene healing and recovery through rehabilitation and pray for Getaneh. • Pray for Fikru as he travels across northeast Africa. • Pray for their PROTECTION for those arrested and in prison. • Pray for COMFORT for those who have lost their loved ones and are suffering alone. • Pray for renewed FAITH for those who have been displaced and have lost their church buildings, homes, or businesses. • Pray for COURAGE, PERSEVERANCE, and MERCY for those who are persecuted. • 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) • It is the attitude of a heart sincerely seeking Him to which God responds with a blessing (Isaiah 58, Jeremiah 14:12, and 1 Corinthians 8:8)
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2 CHRONICLES 7:14 If my people, who are called by my 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.
LET US BE WATCHMEN ON THE WALL WATCHING GOD LORD GOD Almighty, help us to watch You. To keep our eyes fixed upon You and to worship You for all that You are! Help us to see You for who You are and worship You in all of You are! • PSALM 59:9 You are my strength, I watch for You; You, GOD, are my fortress. • MICAH 7:7 But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. • HABAKKUK 2:1 I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint. WORLD WATCHING BLESSED SAVIOR, LORD JESUS, help us to watch YOU work in the nations, our nation, and our local area, and thank You for ALL that You are doing around us. Help us to pay attention to what GOD is doing around us this week! • HABAKKUK 5:5 Look at the nations and watch—and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told. • MATTHEW 24:42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. • 1 PETER 4:7 The end of all things is near. Therefore, be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. WATCHING WITH GOD ABBA, FATHER, GOD, help us to watch and pray WITH YOU and see the news and world events through Your eyes. Thank YOU for Your invitation to join You in watchful praying. Teach us to see matters through Your perspective and pray as Your Spirit gives direction! • GENESIS 28:15 I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you. • EZEKIEL 22:30 I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one. • PROVERBS 15:3 The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. • PSALM 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. CURRENT WORLD EVENTS AND BREAKING NEWS 10 Years Later: The Slaying of 21 Christians in Libya 2/18/2025 – Libya (International Christian Concern) Saturday marked the 10th anniversary of 21 Christians who were slain by the Islamic State group (ISIS) in Libya on Feb. 15, 2015, because they refused to deny Christ as their Lord and Savior. Click here for more: https://www.persecution.org/2025/02/19/10-years-later-the-slaying-of-21-christians-in-libya/ Meeting the Needs of Our Persecuted Family 2/14/2025 – Kenya (International Christian Concern) Christians living in Lamu West, Kenya, are used to hearing news of Islamic extremists crossing the nearby Somali border and targeting other believers. Those Christians who end up experiencing the attacks themselves often lose everything, including hope. Click here: https:/www.persecution.org/2025/02/14/meeting- the-needs-of-our-persecuted-family/ Military Junta in Myanmar Bombs New Catholic Cathedral 2/12/2025 – Myanmar (International Christian Concern) Reports indicate that the bombing destroyed the cathedral’s roof and blew out the windows, rendering the building unusable. Fortunately, the area had been evacuated in anticipation of the attack, and no deaths were reported. Chin state is the country’s only Christian-majority state, with about 85% of the population ascribing to the faith. Nearly 90% of Burma’s overall population is Buddhist. Click here: https://www.persecution.org/2025/02/12/military-junta-in-myanmar-bombs-new-catholic-cathedral/ Christian Villages in Nigeria’s Middle Belt Face Ongoing Attacks 2/12/2025 – Nigeria (International Christian Concern) At least 22 Christians were killed in a series of recent attacks on villages in Plateau state, Nigeria, as armed groups occupied Christian communities, preventing residents from accessing their homes, farms, and places of worship. Click here for more information: https://www.persecution.org/2025/02/12/christian-villages-in-nigerias-middle-belt-face-ongoing-attacks/ 5 Muslim Men Sentenced to Life in Prison for Rape of 10-Year-Old Christian Girl 2/12/2025 – Nigeria (International Christian Concern) Five Muslim men were sentenced in December 2024 to life imprisonment for the rape of a 10-year-old girl from a Christian family in Nigeria. The men attacked the girl child in September 2024 in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna. The five men, ages 21 to 25, are all related through a shared father. Click here: https://www.persecution.org/2025/02/12/5-muslim-men-sentenced- to-life-in-prison-for-rape-of-10-year-old-christian-girl/ PRAYERS FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH • Pray for Wosene healing and recovery through rehabilitation and pray for Getaneh. • Pray for Fikru as he travels across northeast Africa. • Pray for their PROTECTION for those arrested and in prison. • Pray for COMFORT for those who have lost their loved ones and are suffering alone. • Pray for renewed FAITH for those who have been displaced and have lost their church buildings, homes, or businesses. ❖ Pray for COURAGE, PERSEVERANCE, and MERCY for those who are persecuted. • 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) • It is the attitude of a heart sincerely seeking Him to which God responds with a blessing (Isaiah 58, Jeremiah 14:12, and 1 Corinthians 8:8) 2 CHRONICLES 7:14 If my people, who are called by my 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. LET US BE WATCHMEN ON THE WALL WATCHING GOD LORD GOD Almighty, help us to watch You. To keep our eyes fixed upon You and to worship You for all that You are! Help us to see You for who You are and worship You in all of You are! • PSALM 59:9 You are my strength, I watch for You; You, GOD, are my fortress. • MICAH 7:7 But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. • HABAKKUK 2:1 I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint. WORLD WATCHING BLESSED SAVIOR, LORD JESUS, help us to watch YOU work in the nations, our nation, and our local area, and thank You for ALL that You are doing around us. Help us to pay attention to what GOD is doing around us this week! • HABAKKUK 5:5 Look at the nations and watch—and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told. • MATTHEW 24:42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. • 1 PETER 4:7 The end of all things is near. Therefore, be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. WATCHING WITH GOD ABBA, FATHER, GOD, help us to watch and pray WITH YOU and see the news and world events through Your eyes. Thank YOU for Your invitation to join You in watchful praying. Teach us to see matters through Your perspective and pray as Your Spirit gives direction! • GENESIS 28:15 I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you. • EZEKIEL 22:30 I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one. • PROVERBS 15:3 The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. • PSALM 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. CURRENT WORLD EVENTS AND BREAKING NEWS Iranian pastor faces deportation from Turkiye 2/04/2025 – Turkiye (MNN) An Iranian pastor who fled his own country is now facing threats of deportation from Turkiye, where he has lived and ministered for the past decade. If he returns to Iran, he faces potential further imprisonment, torture, or even execution. Click here: https://www.mnnonline.org/news/iranian-pastor-faces-deportation-from-turkiye/ Burkina Faso exits regional bloc to form new alliance 2/03/2025 – Burkina Faso (MNN) Burkina Faso is leaving the West African regional bloc ECOWAS to join counterterrorism forces with Niger and Mali. The junta leaders of those countries criticized sanctions imposed by ECOWAS and are pledging to address regional unrest through an independent confederation: the Alliance of Sahel States. Click here for more information: https://www.mnnonline.org/news/burkina-faso-exits-regional-bloc-to-form-new-alliance/ Nigerian Church Leader Killed During Worship Service 1/30/2025 – Nigeria (International Christian Concern) Yomi Adetula, a respected 54-year-old leader of the Celestial Church of Christ, Eagle Parish, in Ogun state, Nigeria, was shot during a morning service on Sunday, Jan. 19, by gunmen reportedly affiliated with a cult group targeting Christian communities. Eyewitnesses recounted a distressing scene as three attackers entered the church and fired upon the congregation. Click here: https://www.persecution.org/2025/01/30/nigerian-church-leader-killed-during-worship-service/ Nigeria labels Lakurawa as terrorist organization 1/29/2025 – Nigeria (MNN) Nigeria officially labels the Lakurawa group as a terrorist organization after years of violent attacks in rural communities. The decision follows top-level instructions to Nigeria’s army to either kill or remove Lakurawa radicals from Nigerian territory. Click here: https://www.mnnonline.org/news/nigeria-labels-lakurawa-as-terrorist-organization/ Pastor Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Distributing Christian Materials 1/29/2025 – China (International Christian Concern) Preacher Deng Yanxiang joins four other members of his house church who have been imprisoned for alleged illegal business operations. The charges were tied to the church’s publications, including Daily Bible Readings and Interpretations. Click here: https://www.persecution.org/2025/01/29/pastor-sentenced-to-2-years-in-prison-for-distributing-christian-materials/ PRAYERS FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH • Pray for Wosene healing and recovery through rehabilitation and pray for Getaneh. • Pray for Fikru as he travels across northeast Africa. • For their PROTECTION for those arrested and in prison. • Pray for COMFORT for those who have lost their loved ones and are suffering alone. • Pray for renewed FAITH for those who have been displaced and have lost their church buildings, homes, or businesses. • Pray for COURAGE, PERSEVERANCE, and MERCY for those who are persecuted. • 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) • It is the attitude of a heart sincerely seeking Him to which God responds with a blessing (Isaiah 58, Jeremiah 14:12, and 1 Corinthians 8:8) 2 CHRONICLES 7:14 If my people, who are called by my 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.
LET US BE WATCHMEN ON THE WALL WATCHING GOD LORD GOD Almighty, help us to watch You. To keep our eyes fixed upon You and to worship You for all that You are! Help us to see You for who You are and worship You in all of You are! • PSALM 59:9 You are my strength, I watch for You; You, GOD, are my fortress. • MICAH 7:7 But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. • HABAKKUK 2:1 I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint. WORLD WATCHING BLESSED SAVIOR, LORD JESUS, help us to watch YOU work in the nations, our nation, and our local area, and thank You for ALL that You are doing around us. Help us to pay attention to what GOD is doing around us this week! • HABAKKUK 5:5 Look at the nations and watch—and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told. • MATTHEW 24:42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. • 1 PETER 4:7 The end of all things is near. Therefore, be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. WATCHING WITH GOD ABBA, FATHER, GOD, help us to watch and pray WITH YOU and see the news and world events through Your eyes. Thank YOU for Your invitation to join You in watchful praying. Teach us to see matters through Your perspective and pray as Your Spirit gives direction! • GENESIS 28:15 I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you. • EZEKIEL 22:30 I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one. • PROVERBS 15:3 The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. • PSALM 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. CURRENT WORLD EVENTS AND BREAKING NEWS Nigeria labels Lakurawa as terrorist organization 1/29/2025 - Nigeria (MNN) Nigeria officially labels the Lakurawa group as a terrorist organization after years of violent attacks in rural communities. The decision follows top-level instructions to Nigeria’s army to either kill or remove Lakurawa radicals from Nigerian territory. Click here: https://www.mnnonline.org/news/nigeria-labels-lakurawa-as-terrorist-organization/ Christian Husband, Wife First to Be Convicted Under Anti-Conversion Law 1/27/2025 – India (International Christian Concern) The couple…were found guilty of forced religious conversions and were sentenced to five years of imprisonment with a fine of Rs 25,000 each (about USD 300). A special court in the Ambedkar Nagar district known for redressing offenses against socially disadvantaged castes like the Dalits convicted the Christian couple. Click here for more information: https://www.persecution.org/2025/01/27/christian-husband-wife-first-to-be-convicted-under-anti-conversion-law/ Ghana: an awakening missionary force in Africa 1/27/2025 – Ghana (MNN) On January 7, Ghana inaugurated its new president, John Mahama. The leading candidate who ran against him was then vice- president Mahamudu Bawumia, who is a Muslim. Mahama, a Christian, gained a decisive victory — 56.5% of the votes compared to 41% for Bawumia. Yet the election points to a growing influence of Islam in Ghana. Click here: https://www.mnnonline.org/news/ghana-an-awakening-missionary-force-in-africa/ Boko Haram’s Latest Attacks Displace Thousands of Christians in Nigeria 1/24/2025 – Nigeria (International Christian Concern) Boko Haram is escalating attacks on Christian communities in Chibok, Borno state, displacing more than 4,000 Christians in recent days. In a series of coordinated raids, Boko Haram targeted the Christian villages of Njila, Banziir, Shikarkir, and Yirmirmug, burning homes, torching churches, and killing five people. Click here: https://www.persecution.org/2025/01/24/boko-harams-latest-attacks- displace-thousands-of-christians-in-nigeria/ Three factors driving persecution in Nigeria 1/23/2025 – Nigeria (MNN) Rapidly rising oppression in Nigeria caused it to top the Global Christian Relief Red List this year as the world’s most dangerous place to follow Jesus. Nearly 10,000 believers died in Nigeria between 2022 and 2024, but the U.S. State Department refused to call Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern in its latest ranking. Click here for: https://www.mnnonline.org/news/three-factors-driving-persecution-in-nigeria/ PRAYERS FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH • Pray for Wosene healing and recovery through rehabilitation and pray for Getaneh. • Pray for Fikru as he travels across northeast Africa. for their PROTECTION for those arrested and in prison. • Pray for COMFORT for those who have lost their loved ones and are suffering alone. • Pray for renewed FAITH for those who have been displaced and have lost their church buildings, homes, or businesses. • Pray for COURAGE, PERSEVERANCE, and MERCY for those who are persecuted. • 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) • It is the attitude of a heart sincerely seeking Him to which God responds with a blessing (Isaiah 58, Jeremiah 14:12, and 1 Corinthians 8:8) 2 CHRONICLES 7:14 If my people, who are called by my 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.
LET US BE WATCHMEN ON THE WALL WATCHING GOD LORD GOD Almighty, help us to watch You. To keep our eyes fixed upon You and to worship You for all that You are! Help us to see You for who You are and worship You in all of You are! • PSALM 59:9 You are my strength, I watch for You; You, GOD, are my fortress. • MICAH 7:7 But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. • HABAKKUK 2:1 I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint. WORLD WATCHING BLESSED SAVIOR, LORD JESUS, help us to watch YOU work in the nations, our nation, and our local area, and thank You for ALL that You are doing around us. Help us to pay attention to what GOD is doing around us this week! • HABAKKUK 5:5 Look at the nations and watch—and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told. • MATTHEW 24:42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. • 1 PETER 4:7 The end of all things is near. Therefore, be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. WATCHING WITH GOD ABBA, FATHER, GOD, help us to watch and pray WITH YOU and see the news and world events through Your eyes. Thank YOU for Your invitation to join You in watchful praying. Teach us to see matters through Your perspective and pray as Your Spirit gives direction! • GENESIS 28:15 I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you. • EZEKIEL 22:30 I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one. • PROVERBS 15:3 The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. • PSALM 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. CURRENT WORLD EVENTS AND BREAKING NEWS Sudan’s suffering continues: a chance to stand with them in it 11/6/2024 – Sudan (MNN) In the past two weeks, brutal raids by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have displaced 135,000 people in Sudan’s Gezira State. More than a hundred people were killed, according to one source. The Sudanese people have suffered relentless attacks, killings, sexual violence and loss at the hands of both the RSF para- military and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). The conflict broke out in April 2023 and there’s still no end in sight. Click here: https://www.mnnonline.org/news/sudans-suffering-continues-a-chance-to-stand-with-them-in-it/ Persecuted Christians in Nigeria Observe Global Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church 11/5/2024 – Nigeria (International Christian Concern) On the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church on Sunday, persecuted Christians in Nigeria gathered to pray for the church in their country and their persecuted brothers and sisters worldwide. Pastor Gah Yohanna Sunday, a pastor with the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) and a dedicated leader from the Irigwe community in Bassa, Plateau state, shared his remarkable journey of faith and resilience. Click here for more: https://www.persecution.org/2024/11/06/persecuted-christians-in-nigeria-observe-global-day-of-prayer-for-the-persecuted-church/ Behind the Israel-Iran conflict, human and spiritual realities at stake 11/4/2024 – Iran (MNN) Friday, Iran’s retaliation for Israel’s October 26 missile strikes on Iranian military sites was only a promise to come. The nation’s leaders have declared their response will be strong when it does come. As much as many world leaders and ordinary citizens would like it to be otherwise, this conflict is intensifying. Click here: https://www.mnnonline.org/news/behind-the-israel-iran-conflict-human-and-spiritual-realities-at-stake/ Nigeria’s Christian Communities Endure Ongoing Violence 11/1/2024 — (International Christian Concern) Christian communities in northern Nigeria, especially those in Plateau state, continue to endure violent attacks by armed groups, notably Muslim Fulani extremists targeting predominantly Christian villages. The Middle Belt region remains a hotbed for these brutal assaults, while the Islamic militant group Boko Haram is intensifying its activities against Christians in the Northeast. Click here: https://www.persecution.org/2024/11/01/nigerias-christian-communities-endure-ongoing-violence/ Sudan tops Emergency Watchlist for deteriorating humanitarian situation 11/1/2024 – Sudan (MNN) The International Rescue Committee just released their Emergency Watchlist for countries most likely to experience a deteriorating humanitarian crisis. Sudan topped the list. Millions of people have been displaced and local communities face a daily threat of violence. Click here for more: https://www.mnnonline.org/news/sudan-tops-emergency-watchlist-for-deteriorating-humanitarian-situatio PRAYERS FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH • Pray for their PROTECTION for those arrested and in prison. • Pray for COMFORT for those who have lost their loved ones and are suffering alone. • Pray for renewed FAITH for those who have been displaced and have lost their church buildings, homes, or businesses. • Pray for COURAGE, PERSEVERANCE, and MERCY for those who are persecuted. • 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) • It is the attitude of a heart sincerely seeking Him to which God responds with a blessing (Isaiah 58, Jeremiah 14:12, and 1 Corinthians 8:8) 2 CHRONICLES 7:14 If my people, who are called by my 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.
LET US BE WATCHMEN ON THE WALL WATCHING GOD LORD GOD Almighty, help us to watch You. To keep our eyes fixed upon You and to worship You for all that You are! Help us to see You for who You are and worship You in all of You are! • PSALM 59:9 You are my strength, I watch for You; You, GOD, are my fortress. • MICAH 7:7 But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. • HABAKKUK 2:1 I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint. WORLD WATCHING BLESSED SAVIOR, LORD JESUS, help us to watch YOU work in the nations, our nation, and our local area, and thank You for ALL that You are doing around us. Help us to pay attention to what GOD is doing around us this week! • HABAKKUK 5:5 Look at the nations and watch—and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told. • MATTHEW 24:42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. • 1 PETER 4:7 The end of all things is near. Therefore, be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. WATCHING WITH GOD ABBA, FATHER, GOD, help us to watch and pray WITH YOU and see the news and world events through Your eyes. Thank YOU for Your invitation to join You in watchful praying. Teach us to see matters through Your perspective and pray as Your Spirit gives direction! • GENESIS 28:15 I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you. • EZEKIEL 22:30 I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one. • PROVERBS 15:3 The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. • PSALM 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. CURRENT WORLD EVENTS AND BREAKING NEWS Fresh Wave of Extremist Attacks Hit Nigeria’s Christian Communities 9/16/2024 – Nigeria (International Christian Concern) Islamic extremists recently struck Christian communities in multiple regions of Nigeria, raising concerns about the country’s worsening security. According to reports from Kaduna state, Islamic extremists violently attacked the Kuyallo Primary Health Care Centre in the Birnin- Gwari local government area. The attackers…stormed the facility leaving many injured. They abducted two female nurses and several patients. https://www.persecution.org/2024/09/16/fresh-wave-of-extremist-attacks-hit-nigerias-christian-communities/ Persecution Rises in India Following Brief Lull 9/16/2024 – India (MNN) Persecution is picking up again in India. Hindu nationalists recently attacked a Sunday worship service in Odisha state, beating the pastor and several church members. John Pudaite of Bibles For The World says believers had a small respite following election results in June. “Things were quiet for a month or two, and now we’re starting to see it ramp up again,” he states. https://www.mnnonline.org/news/persecution-rises-in-india-following-brief-lull/ China Continues Efforts to Erase Christianity from Within 9/13/2024 – China (International Christian Concern) For decades, China’s ruling party, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), has tried to control and restrain Christianity within its borders. Its ultimate hope is to see the faith disappear from China altogether. In 1982, the CCP released its position statement on religion, which asserts that, over the long haul, socialism will eventually take the place of religion. https://www.persecution.org/2024/09/14/china-continues-efforts-to-erase-christianity-from-within/ Hope Remains Amid Sudan’s Despair 9/13/2024 – Sudan (MNN) The United Nations Security Council votes to extend current sanctions against Sudan by another year. The bans include asset freezes, travel restrictions, and an arms embargo. Sanctions have born little success so far in moving either of the warring parties to the negotiating table. An ongoing war between Sudan’s army and rebel forces…has uprooted more than 10 million people since April 2023. https://www.mnnonline.org/news/hope-remains-amid-sudans-despair/ Christian Apologist Released from Indonesian Prison 9/13/2024 — Indonesia (International Christian Concern) Christian apologist Gratia Pello is out on parole after nearly a year in an Indonesian prison. Pello was arrested and charged with blasphemy… for allegedly insulting the Islamic prophet Muhammad in a video he posted that refuted insults against Jesus. https://www.persecution.org/2024/09/12/christian-apologist-released-from-indonesian-prison/ PRAYERS FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH • Pray for their PROTECTION for those arrested and in prison. • Pray for COMFORT for those who have lost their loved ones and are suffering alone. • Pray for renewed FAITH for those who have been displaced and have lost their church buildings, homes, or businesses. • Pray for COURAGE, PERSEVERANCE, and MERCY for those who are persecuted. • 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) • It is the attitude of a heart sincerely seeking Him to which God responds with a blessing (Isaiah 58, Jeremiah 14:12, and 1 Corinthians 8:8) 2 CHRONICLES 7:14 If my people, who are called by my 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.
LET US BE WATCHMEN ON THE WALL WATCHING GOD LORD GOD Almighty, help us to watch You. To keep our eyes fixed upon You and to worship You for all that You are! Help us to see You for who You are and worship You in all of You are! • PSALM 59:9 You are my strength, I watch for You; You, GOD, are my fortress. • MICAH 7:7 But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. • HABAKKUK 2:1 I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint. WORLD WATCHING BLESSED SAVIOR, LORD JESUS, help us to watch YOU work in the nations, our nation, and our local area, and thank You for ALL that You are doing around us. Help us to pay attention to what GOD is doing around us this week! • HABAKKUK 5:5 Look at the nations and watch—and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told. • MATTHEW 24:42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. • 1 PETER 4:7 The end of all things is near. Therefore, be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. WATCHING WITH GOD ABBA, FATHER, GOD, help us to watch and pray WITH YOU and see the news and world events through Your eyes. Thank YOU for Your invitation to join You in watchful praying. Teach us to see matters through Your perspective and pray as Your Spirit gives direction! • GENESIS 28:15 I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you. • EZEKIEL 22:30 I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one. • PROVERBS 15:3 The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. • PSALM 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. CURRENT WORLD EVENTS AND BREAKING NEWS At least 10 Christians Killed in Simultaneous Attacks 9/09/2024 – Nigeria (International Christian Concern) At about 7 p.m. on Sept. 3, Fulani extremists struck the Christian town of Daffo in Plateau state, Nigeria, killing six people. Around the same time, four more believers were killed 23 miles away in Kwatas. Several farms were also destroyed in the attacks. Click here for more information: https://www.persecution.org/2024/09/10/at-least-10-christians-killed-in-simultaneous-attacks/ Hindu Nationalists Attack Church in Odisha 9/09/2024 – India (International Christian Concern) A pastor and several members of his church were beaten on Sunday as Hindu nationalists attacked a worship service in Odisha on Sunday, accusing the church of forcefully converting Hindus to Christianity. Those who conducted the attack in the city of Bhubaneswar included members of the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS), the self-avowed protector of the Hindu religion, and Bajrang Dal, an RSS offshoot that is prone to violent attacks on minority communities. Click here for more information: https://www.persecution.org/2024/09/09/hindu-nationalists-attack-church-in-odisha/ Christians Worldwide Face Increased Censorship 9/06/2024 – (International Christian Concern) As more countries begin to censor free speech, an alarming trend is emerging, one where many Christian voices may be drowned out or muted altogether. Nations like China, North Korea, and Iran have long censored free speech, often targeting Christians for speaking out about or practicing their faith. In recent years, countries in the West, like Ireland, Scotland, and Finland, have followed suit and begun processes to stifle free speech, sparking concern among Christians as biblical worldviews have been condemned as hate speech. https://www.persecution.org/2024/08/26/7-killed-several-missing-after-latest-adf-attack/ A Journalist’s Fight for Justice Amid Persecution in Nigeria 9/04/2024 – Nigeria (International Christian Concern) Luka Binniyat, 58, is a veteran journalist known for his courageous coverage of the massacres of Christians in southern Kaduna, part of Nigeria’s Middle Belt. He has been imprisoned three times on what many believe to be trumped-up charges under the administration of Mallam Nasir el- Rufai. Click here: https://www.persecution.org/2024/09/04/a-journalists-fight-for-justice-amid-persecution-in-nigeria/ Fear and Displacement in Northeastern DRC 9/04/2024 — DRC (International Christian Concern) The territory of Mambasa, located in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has been grappling with a relentless wave of violence attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and their faction, NALU. The situation has escalated to alarming levels, leaving local populations in a state of fear and uncertainty. Click here for more information: https://www.persecution.org/2024/09/04/fear-and-displacement-in-northeastern-drc/ PRAYERS FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH • Pray for their PROTECTION for those arrested and in prison. • Pray for COMFORT for those who have lost their loved ones and are suffering alone. • Pray for renewed FAITH for those who have been displaced and have lost their church buildings, homes, or businesses. • Pray for COURAGE, PERSEVERANCE, and MERCY for those who are persecuted. • 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) • It is the attitude of a heart sincerely seeking Him to which God responds with a blessing (Isaiah 58, Jeremiah 14:12, and 1 Corinthians 8:8) 2 CHRONICLES 7:14 If my people, who are called by my 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.
LET US BE WATCHMEN ON THE WALL WATCHING GOD LORD GOD Almighty, help us to watch You. To keep our eyes fixed upon You and to worship You for all that You are! Help us to see You for who You are and worship You in all of You are! • PSALM 59:9 You are my strength, I watch for You; You, GOD, are my fortress. • MICAH 7:7 But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. • HABAKKUK 2:1 I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint. WORLD WATCHING BLESSED SAVIOR, LORD JESUS, help us to watch YOU work in the nations, our nation, and our local area, and thank You for ALL that You are doing around us. Help us to pay attention to what GOD is doing around us this week! • HABAKKUK 5:5 Look at the nations and watch—and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told. • MATTHEW 24:42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. • 1 PETER 4:7 The end of all things is near. Therefore, be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. WATCHING WITH GOD ABBA, FATHER, GOD, help us to watch and pray WITH YOU and see the news and world events through Your eyes. Thank YOU for Your invitation to join You in watchful praying. Teach us to see matters through Your perspective and pray as Your Spirit gives direction! • GENESIS 28:15 I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you. • EZEKIEL 22:30 I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one. • PROVERBS 15:3 The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. • PSALM 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. CURRENT WORLD EVENTS AND BREAKING NEWS Help Church Planters Bring the Gospel Where it’s Never Been Before 6/05/2024 – Pakistan (Mission Network News) Nestled between northern India, Iran, and Afghanistan, Pakistan hosts varied landscapes, hundreds of different people groups, and dozens of languages. There are 240 million people; 98 percent of them are Muslim, and just one percent are Christian, Dennett says. 99% of Pakistan’s people groups are unreached, it’s not easy for believers to share their faith. Click here: https://www.mnnonline.org/news/help-church-planters-bring-the-gospel-where-its-never-been-before/ Islamic Fulani Militants Kill Pastor, Wife, 3 Other Church Members 6/04/2024 – Nigeria (International Christian Concern) Within a week of meetings between the Christian Irigwe and Muslim Fulani leaders seeking peaceful relations, armed radical Islamic gunmen attacked a Christian community, killing five people. The attack occurred Sunday evening, June 2, in Kimapka, Kwall district, Irigwe chiefdom of Bassa Local government area in Plateau State. Click here for more information: https://www.persecution.org/2024/06/04/islamic-fulani-militants-kill-pastor-wife-3-other-church-members/ Despair Spreads in Sudan, Yet Hope Remains 6/03/2024 – Sudan (Mission Network News) Sudan is a disaster, but is anyone listening? The latest headlines are desperate. Mothers and young children face death by starvation as the lean season approaches. Both sides of the ongoing civil war target hospitals and displacement camps as they fight to control the last capital in Darfur. Refugees fleeing to neighboring countries arrive with tales of unimaginable horror. Click here for more information: https://www.mnnonline.org/news/despair-spreads-in-sudan-yet-hope-remains/ History of Christianity, Persecution in Japan Displayed in Paris Art Exhibition 5/30/2024 – Japan (International Christian Concern) The difficult, troubled, yet faithful history of Christianity in Japan is currently on display in a Paris art exhibition titled “From Samurai to Manga, the Christian Epic in Japan.” The exhibit at the Paris Foreign Missions headquarters runs until July 13. The current state of Christianity in Japan, with about 1% to 1.5% of the country. Click here for more information: https://www.persecution.org/2024/05/31/history-of-christianity-persecution-in-japan-displayed-in-paris-art-exhibition/ Believers Bring Spiritual and Physical Light to “Degraded” Community 5/29/2024 — East Africa (Mission Network News) Experts predict East Africa will be the world’s fastest-growing economic region over the next two decades. Nonetheless, pockets of abject poverty remain. Pray that hearts will open to the Gospel. Pray that many will come to know the Lord. Click here for more information: https://www.mnnonline.org/news/believers-bring-spiritual-and-physical-light-to-degraded-community/ PRAYERS FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH • Pray for their PROTECTION for those arrested and in prison. • Pray for COMFORT for those who have lost their loved ones and are suffering alone. • Pray for renewed FAITH for those who have been displaced and have lost their church buildings, homes, or businesses. • Pray for COURAGE, PERSEVERANCE, and MERCY for those who are persecuted. • 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) • It is the attitude of a heart sincerely seeking Him to which God responds with a blessing (Isaiah 58, Jeremiah 14:12, and 1 Corinthians 8:8) 2 CHRONICLES 7:14 If my people, who are called by my 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.
LET US BE WATCHMEN ON THE WALL WATCHING GOD LORD GOD Almighty, help us to watch You. To keep our eyes fixed upon You and to worship You for all that You are! Help us to see You for who You are and worship You in all of You are!
WORLD WATCHING BLESSED SAVIOR, LORD JESUS, help us to watch YOU work in the nations, our nation, and our local area, and thank You for ALL that You are doing around us. Help us to pay attention to what GOD is doing around us this week!
WATCHING WITH GOD ABBA, FATHER, GOD, help us to watch and pray WITH YOU and see the news and world events through Your eyes. Thank YOU for Your invitation to join You in watchful praying. Teach us to see matters through Your perspective and pray as Your Spirit gives direction!
CURRENT WORLD EVENTS AND BREAKING NEWS Haiti: Grief, Growth, and the Gospel 5/29/2024 – Haiti (Mission Network News) Major flooding across the country damaged at least 62 primary schools. So when other schools were re-opening from flood closures last week, 15,000 students from destroyed schools had nowhere to go. Since mid-March, at least 250,000 people have been displaced by the floods…Click here: https://www.mnnonline.org/news/haiti-grief-growth-and-the-gospel/ Christian Persecution Deepens in Nicaragua 5/27/2024 – Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) After more than two decades of missionary work in Mexico and Central America, U.S. citizen Jon Britton Hancock stands accused of unsubstantiated crimes of money laundering and organized crime by the Nicaraguan government. The accusation, made in late 2023, is an often-used falsehood hurled at anyone deemed a threat by the authoritarian regime governing that nation. Click here for more: https://www.persecution.org/2024/05/27/christian-persecution-deepens-in-nicaragua/ Sudan Displacement Halts Oral Bible Translation Work 5/27/2024 – Uganda (International Christian Concern) Sudan’s raging war continues to create waves of displacement. The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, says nearly 40 percent of all refugees arriving in Uganda over the last 14 weeks are from Sudan. More than 8.2 million people have fled their homes since the conflict started on April 15, 2023, making the situation in Sudan the world’s largest displacement crisis. Let’s look at the numbers differently: Uganda’s refugees now comprise 3.6 percent of the country’s population. Click here: https://www.mnnonline.org/news/sudan-displacement-halts-oral-bible-translation-work/ Christians Imprisoned under Indian Anti-Conversion Law Languish Behind Bars 5/24/2024 – India (International Christian Concern) Nearly 70 Christians arrested under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance of 2020 are languishing in jails in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) as authorities delay or deny their bail applications on flimsy grounds. According to Pastor Bishnoi, who has helped free detained Christians, the most common reason to deny a believer’s bail is to complete the formalities for bail under various pretexts. Click here for more information: https://www.persecution.org/2024/05/24/christians-imprisoned-under-indian-anti-conversion-law-languish-behind-bars/ 350 Hostages Rescued from Boko Haram Extremists 5/21/2024 -- Nigeria (International Christian Concern) Nigerian military forces rescued 209 children, 135 women, and six men from Boko Haram on Tuesday. Many of the hostages had been held captive by the terrorists for years. Authorities found the victims in the Sambisa Forest in the heart of Boko Haram’s territory in the North. Click here for more: https://www.persecution.org/2024/05/21/350-hostages-rescued-from-boko-haram-extremists/ PRAYERS FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH
2 CHRONICLES 7:14 If my people, who are called by my 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.
LET US BE WATCHMEN ON THE WALL WATCHING GOD LORD GOD Almighty, help us to watch You. To keep our eyes fixed upon You and to worship You for all that You are! Help us to see You for who You are and worship You in all of You are! • PSALM 59:9 You are my strength, I watch for You; You, GOD, are my fortress. • MICAH 7:7 But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. • HABAKKUK 2:1 I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint. WORLD WATCHING BLESSED SAVIOR, LORD JESUS, help us to watch YOU work in the nations, our nation, and our local area, and thank You for ALL that You are doing around us. Help us to pay attention to what GOD is doing around us this week! • HABAKKUK 5:5 Look at the nations and watch—and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told. • MATTHEW 24:42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. • 1 PETER 4:7 The end of all things is near. Therefore, be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. WATCHING WITH GOD ABBA, FATHER, GOD, help us to watch and pray WITH YOU and see the news and world events through Your eyes. Thank YOU for Your invitation to join You in watchful praying. Teach us to see matters through Your perspective and pray as Your Spirit gives direction! • GENESIS 28:15 I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you. • EZEKIEL 22:30 I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one. • PROVERBS 15:3 The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. • PSALM 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. CURRENT WORLD EVENTS AND BREAKING NEWS “God War and Famine Threaten Sudan; Scripture Offers Hope 5/01/2024 – Sudan (Mission Network News) Famine haunts millions in Sudan as rebel forces prepare to move on the last capital in Darfur that’s not under their control. There is so little food in parts of Sudan that people are taking extreme measures to survive. In one refugee camp, they eat dirt; in another, leaves. Click here: https://www.mnnonline.org/news/war-and-famine-threaten-sudan-scripture-offers-hope/ Egyptian Christians Attacked by Islamic Extremists 4/30/2024 – Egypt (Mission Network News) In the run-up to the May 5 Orthodox Easter celebrations, extremists attacked a Christian village in Upper Egypt and set fire to several homes and a new church building. Many Christians received threats from extremists over the construction of a new church building in Al-Fawakher, Minya. Although they appealed to the police for help, none came. Then, on Tuesday night, April 23, militants burned the new construction and many Christian homes in the village. Click here: https://www.mnnonline.org/news/egyptian- christians-attacked-by-islamic-extremists/ Terrorist Influence Growing in Niger as US Military Departs 4/29/2024 – Niger (Mission Network News) It’s like a nasty breakup. Last week, Niger politely asked the U.S. to pack up and leave. The U.S. has been in Niger since 2002, assisting with the regional counterterrorism efforts. Todd Nettleton, a spokesman for The Voice of the Martyrs USA (VOM), describes it this way: “The U.S. is leaving, but Russian military advisors are arriving in Tunisia. [Niger] has told the U.S., ‘We don’t want to work with you anymore.’ They’ve also told the Russians, ‘We would like to work with you.'” Click here for more: https://www.mnnonline.org/news/terrorist-influence-growing-in-niger-as-us-military-departs/ Christian Man Jailed, Forced to Convert to Islam 4/29/2024 — Nigeria (International Christian Concern) The court did not uphold its end of the agreement, and Zachariah continues to be jailed and separated from his family. Additionally, because he converted to Islam, he has been cut off from Christian contact. Authorities are keeping a close eye on Zachariah because they do not believe his conversion to Islam was genuine. Click here: https://www.persecution.org/2024/04/30/christian-man-jailed-orced-to-convert-to-islam/ Decades of East Africa Unrest Create a Bible Translator Diaspora 4/25/2024 – Eritrea (Mission Network News) North Korea’s (DPRK) hatred of Christianity has condemned hundreds of thousands of Christians to death and left remaining believers fearful and hiding in the shadows. The DPRK’s treatment of Christians is only one part of a system of state control that “is not comparable to any other nation in the world,”. https://www.mnnonline.org/news/decades-of-east-africa-unrest-create-a-bible-translator-diaspora/ PRAYERS FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH • Pray for their PROTECTION for those arrested and in prison. • Pray for COMFORT for those who have lost their loved ones and are suffering alone. • Pray for renewed FAITH for those who have been displaced and have lost their church buildings, homes, or businesses. • Pray for COURAGE, PERSEVERANCE, and MERCY for those who are persecuted. • 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) • t is the attitude of a heart sincerely seeking Him to which God responds with a blessing (Isaiah 58, Jeremiah 14:12, and 1 Corinthians 8:8) |
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