Ryan Koher’s Plane Released

We praise God that although missionary pilot Ryan Koher has not yet been released, his plane has! The Cessna 206 was returned to Missionary Aviation Fellowship (called Ambassador Aviation in Mozambique) a few days ago.

Although Mozambique is a Christian-majority nation, brutal persecution by Muslim extremists has ranked it one of the most dangerous countries in the world for followers of Jesus. Islamic State Mozambique (ISM) has vowed to murder all Christians and Jews who do not convert to Islam. Cabo Delgado, where Koher was headed to help orphans when he and two South Africans helping him were detained four months ago, has been racked with violence over the past five years. More than 4,000 people have died and close to a million are now displaced due to infighting between ISM and government forces.

The three Christian men were detained while preparing Koher’s plane to deliver vitamins and other needed items to orphanages in the violent north. No formal charges have been filed against them so far, but by law the prosecution must present evidence from their investigation within four months, which is right about now.

Let’s continue to pray for Ryan’s release from prison this week.

Pray also for relief from a skin condition which has hindered his sleep for many weeks now. Prison doctors have provided a different medication to ease his itching. They are waiting to see if he responds to the prescription before they allow an outside doctor to examine him.

Lord, please have mercy. Show up in the prosecutor’s dreams. Invade his space. Get up in his face, commanding he press no further, that these three not be charged with a crime of any sort, but rather commended for helping children in need. Give him such fear of the Lord he will repent of any false accusations and request they be released immediately. As they wait, please be a Shield around Ryan, W.J. and Eric, guarding their minds, hearts and bodies from harm. Fill their cells and the entire prison with Your angels and the power of Your felt presence.

Be near to all persecuted Christians in Mozambique, O God of Love. Protect their families and strengthen their faith. Give them courage to forgive, and bring their persecutors to repentance. Make the way for the violence to end and peace to reign. Invade terrorist camps with Your angel armies, and give every violent offender such a clear power encounter with Almighty God they will drop their weapons, fall to their knees in fear of the Lord and surrender to Your sovereignty. Bring Muslims to faith in Jesus by the thousands. Give every Muslim a deep repulsion to the hatred and terror. Fill them instead with a longing for Truth and Love. Convert terrorist leaders, changing their lives so dramatically hundreds of Muslim extremists turn their allegiance from serving Satan’s purposes to following Love. John 10:10.

To send Ryan’s wife, Annabel, a message, write prayforpilotryan@maf.org. She may not be able to respond to every email, but the prayers are encouraging. They and their preschool sons, Elias and Hezekiah, appreciate the love and support.

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