Daily Prayer Requests
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| Pastor Robbed and Threatened | Tue, Mar 9, 2010 |
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Map of the Middle East
View the Status of the Persecuted Church in:
- Bahrain
- Iran
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Oman
- Palestinian Territories
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Syria
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen
Prayer for Middle East
Mission Workers Kidnapped
March 7, 2010
UPDATE (8/12): In YEMEN, Muslim terrorists kidnapped nine mission workers. Three were found murdered soon after. Now, there is confirmation that the other six are alive. This number includes three children, ages 5, 3, and 1.
Pray that negotiations are successful and that the Christians are released unharmed. "For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God."
Iranian Woman under House Arrest
March 2, 2010
A young mother in IRAN was forced to sign a confession that she is “mentally unstable” because of her faith in Christ. She has now been placed under house arrest and officials are threatening to take custody of her three children.
Pray that she can keep her children and that her hope will endure. “I perceived that whatever God does endures forever.”
Six Bombs Detonated
February 25, 2010
Six bombs detonated in a city in IRAQ. Five people were killed while twenty-eight were injured. The explosions were aimed at "forcing Christians to leave the country."
Pray that the local church will endure despite the continual threats and attacks. "Let us build with you, for we worship your God as you do."
Christian bodies disinterred
February 17, 2010
Muslim terrorists in the PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES are digging up the bodies of Christians buried in church graveyards because "they pollute the earth."
Pray for justice and peace for the long-suffering believers under Islamist oppression. "It will be counted to us who believe in Him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord."
Christians "cleansed"
February 15, 2010
There is an "ethnic and religious cleansing" taking place in IRAQ. On the same morning in one city, a car bomb was detonated in front of a church, and grenades were thrown into a local Christian school. A baby girl was killed and 40 more people were injured. A witness claims, "The Christian community is destined to die."
Pray for endurance for those Christians that remain. "That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace."
Gunmen Raid Churches
February 9, 2010
In IRAQ gunmen raided two churches in a previously quiet city. They ordered everyone to leave and then bombed the church buildings. They then told believers to "get out of the city." There were no casualties, but both churches were destroyed.
Pray that the Christians will continue to meet for worship despite the danger. "I took courage, for the hand of the LORD my God was on me."
Pastor Forced to Teach the Koran
January 21, 2010
A pastor in IRAN protested his orders to teach the Koran to Christian children. He has now been imprisoned. Authorities told him, "Not happy with the fact that we tolerate you, you pushed too far your boldness by refusing that your children follow Koranic courses."
Church Services Canceled
January 14, 2010
Muslim officials in IRAN threatened to close a church if they did not cancel Friday services. As Friday is part of the weekend and Sunday is a weekday in Muslim countries, this was the most popular day.
Pray for the government to relent and the flock to resume normal worship. "So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through His own blood."
Boy Shot on his Doorstep
January 9, 2010
In IRAQ, a Christian father and son were fixing their house. The father went inside--and then he heard gunshots. When he rushed outside, his son lay dead. Local believers say this is “one of many crimes committed to eradicate Christians from the area.”
O Lord, comfort this devastated family! "It is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace."
Pastor Pressured to Convert to Islam
January 7, 2010
A pastor in IRAN shepherded a large network of churches. Now he is in prison and local Muslim leaders are pressuring him to reject his faith and return to Islam.
Pray for his wife and children as they attempt to live without him and for his ability to continue his ministry unhindered. "Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God."
