Since 2015, more than 10,200 children have been injured or killed in the war in Yemen. Within the last two years, more than 2,000 children recruited by Shiite rebels have died fighting. At least four million people have been forced to flee their homes, and 20 million people are now dependent upon aid in order to survive.
Yemen is ranked the fourth most difficult country in the world to follow Jesus. Open Doors writes, “Conversion from Islam to Christianity is forbidden both in Islam and in Yemeni law…. Often the tribal punishment … can be death or banishment, physical and mental abuse, sexual harassment and rape, as well as forced marriages and expulsion.”
With 21 unreached people groups and about 99.7 percent of Yemen’s population adhering to Islam, few Yemenis have ever heard the Good News about Christ.
O Father God, please have mercy. Hundreds of thousands have died in the last few years of war. Now, so many are driven to unspeakable acts just to survive. Forgive them, Lord. They don’t know of Your love; they know only violence and death. Please, God, get up in the face of every person and show them who You are. Give them a hunger for You more desperate than all other needs. Then make the way for them to hear Your Good News. Bring Christians into their path. Invade their dreams. Place Your name upon their lips. When they cry out to You, answer them, O God. Perform signs and miracles and wonders to show them Your great love and increase Your church. Make the way for those who hunger for You to find You. Surround both seekers and believers with Your angels and shield them from harm. Strengthen Christians’ faith and use them to shine so brightly in the midst of such terrible darkness all will see their peace and be drawn to You. Point out to them those who are in need, and empower them to rescue, heal, shelter, feed, encourage and counsel them. Give them boldness to share Your Word, even in the face of death, and bless them abundantly. Multiply their food and other supplies so miraculously, the needy will know to come to them for help. O Father, Yemeni children have known only violence, fear and hunger. Have mercy, please. Intervene on their behalf. Heal their minds from so much trauma. Meet them in real and personal ways such that they know it is You. So many are being raped, maimed or forced to kill by those who care nothing for their lives. Rise up and be their Shield, O God. Block every evil aimed at them. Make the way for truth seeds to be planted in their hearts, grow roots, and sprout unto salvation. For You created them for a special purposes — to know You, to enjoy Your great love, to love You back, and to draw others into Your arms through the power of Your love in them. Matthew 22:37-40. Raise up a new generation of Yemenis who will love You with all their hearts and lead their nation to salvation. Awaken every heart in Yemen to You. Lift the veil from Yemeni eyes so they will see You are the One they’ve been waiting for.
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