Did you know that the three main issues hindering today’s missionary candidates from qualifying for overseas ministry are lack of a biblical worldview, addiction to pornography and mental health issues? The same goes for upcoming pastors, worship leaders and other Christian influencers. More and more Christians fall prey to Satan’s attacks through social media andContinue reading “What Keeps the Called from Their Calling”
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Truth and Wisdom for Leaders and Influencers
A prayer for our nation today from James 3:13-18: Lord, so many think themselves wise but are consumed with personal ambition, greed, and slandering and promoting lies. Please tear down every idol, and give those in office and running for office a deep hunger for You, O God. May they seek the only One whoseContinue reading “Truth and Wisdom for Leaders and Influencers”
Hurricane Helene, Hezbollah and Iran Blast
Let’s pray through this week’s headlines for every heart to turn to Jesus. IRAN: About 51 people died in a coal mine blast on Saturday. Most Iranians have never heard the good news about Jesus. MEXICO and CUBA: Hurricane Helene left behind heavy floods in Cuba and Mexico’s Yucatan. In Florida, Georgia and North Carolina,Continue reading “Hurricane Helene, Hezbollah and Iran Blast”
See You at the Pole
Christian students in the US and in many places across the world are gathering today at their school’s flagpole for a Global Student Day of Prayer to pray for their schools, friends, teachers, government, and nation. Let’s join them. Lord, we ask You for our schools today, that You will block every enemy plan and bringContinue reading “See You at the Pole”
Bombs and Floods Hit Karenni Christians
While the world fixes its attention on wars in Gaza and Ukraine, the peoples of Myanmar have endured genocide, rape, and endless burnings of their villages, churches, schools and hospitals in a horrific civil war. (See our November 20 post and dedicated Pray for Myanmar page.) Various ethnic and other resistance forces have now banded together and actuallyContinue reading “Bombs and Floods Hit Karenni Christians”
Mexico Mayhem, Crocodiles in Floodwaters and Other Headlines
Let’s pray through the headlines this week. If you’re joining us, please comment, so this post will be seen by even more prayer warriors. Help us build the army! Four died and 17 were injured in a mass shooting by multiple gunmen in Birmingham, Alabama, USA late Saturday night. Please heal the wounded and comfortContinue reading “Mexico Mayhem, Crocodiles in Floodwaters and Other Headlines”
A Prayer for Awakening
O Lord, please forgive us for all the ways we have wandered so far from You. Turn our hearts around now. Awaken every heart in this nation to You. Get up in our face. Invade our space. Give every heart such a hunger for You that we will seek You with all our hearts andContinue reading “A Prayer for Awakening”
Nearly 10,000 Churches Closed in Rwanda
In the last two months, Rwanda has shut down 9,800 locations where Christians gather to pray and worship, demanding safety standards, well-trained pastors and taxes on income. (August 29, Christianity Today) The Rwanda Governance Board (RGB), which oversees the East African country’s places of worship, differentiates between officially registered churches and “prayer houses,” other locationsContinue reading “Nearly 10,000 Churches Closed in Rwanda”
A Better Day Today
What if your tomorrow could be a much better day than your today? What could you do to open the way for that to happen? One key the Lord has given me for that is to begin every day with Him. Before I ever open my eyes, before I get out of bed, before IContinue reading “A Better Day Today”
Hezbollah Explosions and Nations in the News This Week
Let’s pray through the headlines this week. If you’re joining us, please comment, so this post will be seen by even more prayer warriors. Help us build the army! In LEBANON and SYRIA, around 4,000 were wounded and at least 11 died when pagers used by members of the Hezbollah terrorist group exploded Tuesday. ThenContinue reading “Hezbollah Explosions and Nations in the News This Week”
Floods throughout the Earth
In western and central AFRICA, more than 1,000 have died and millions are homeless because of flooding in NIGER MALI (more than 487 dead) NIGERIA (more than 265 dead) CHAD In EUROPE, at least 24 have died, many are still missing, and tens of thousands have been evacuated because of storm Boris in ROMANIA CZECHContinue reading “Floods throughout the Earth”
A Prayer for the USA from Isaiah 59
Lord, have mercy on us, please. Do not let evil prevail, but punish evildoers and every act of deceit, attack and corruption. Bring forth Your purposes, O God, and overturn the enemy’s. Overturn evil, and let righteousness, justice, peace, truth and salvation break forth across this land by Your mighty right hand. And save us,Continue reading “A Prayer for the USA from Isaiah 59”
Love as He First Loved
Pray we will love as He first loved us. 1 John 4:19. A word from the Lord to encourage us as we pray… It’s not for nothing. All that you do for Me. I see it. But more than that, they see it. Don’t gauge your worth by their response. They are filled with theContinue reading “Love as He First Loved”
Muslim Murderer of Christians Gives His Life to Christ
What does it take for a jihadist to turn to Jesus? A Muslim extremist in central Africa, Wesley Saliboko murdered people in his fight against Christians. But each time he participated in the violence jihad demanded of him, his heart filled with sorrow. “I did not want to live with this sorrow in my heart,”Continue reading “Muslim Murderer of Christians Gives His Life to Christ”
A Prayer for the US
Beginning now, and over the next few weeks and months, all across the US, people are making decisions that affect hundreds, thousands, millions, even billions of people, not just in our own country, but throughout the world. Some don’t have all the facts to make those decisions. Others do, but choose evil agendas nonetheless. StillContinue reading “A Prayer for the US”
Drought in Brazil, Floods in Morocco, Chad, Yemen
Heavy rain in the normally dry mountains and deserts of MOROCCO and ALGERIA caused the deaths of more than 20 people over the weekend, including visitors from CANADA and PERU. The storms hit some of the same areas affected by last year’s earthquake. More than 340 have died in CHAD over the past few weeksContinue reading “Drought in Brazil, Floods in Morocco, Chad, Yemen”
Typhoon, Fires Cause Hundreds of Deaths
SOUTHEAST ASIA: Nearly 300 have died or are missing in VIETNAM, due to winds and flooding from Typhoon Yagi, which killed at least 20 in the PHILIPPINES and four in southern CHINA. Now, at least two have died in THAILAND, and hundreds are stranded. MYANMAR and LAOS have also been affected. KENYA: At least 21Continue reading “Typhoon, Fires Cause Hundreds of Deaths”
Presidential Debate
Let’s pray for the presidential debate tonight at 9 p.m. EST, and for all those who will see it, hear about it or report on it. Lord, as candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris talk together tonight, please be Lord over every word and everything that happens. Push back Satan’s purposes and bring forth Yours.Continue reading “Presidential Debate”
Survivors and Mourners of the Georgia Shooting
Today, let’s pray for those affected by last Wednesday’s mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, in which four people died, and nine others were injured. This marks the 45th school shooting among at least 388 mass shootings so far this year in the US. (Gun Violence Archive) Father God, please comfort thoseContinue reading “Survivors and Mourners of the Georgia Shooting”
No Compromise
Nearly every day in the news we hear of one more way a church or Christian leader has compromised, embracing worldly viewpoints and sin, bowing to those idols. This is nothing new. For all throughout the Bible we see God’s people bowing left and right (pun on present political idolatry) to anything but Him. ButContinue reading “No Compromise”
Prayers for the Upcoming Elections
Father God, we lay this nation in Your hands. The media is running so many narratives to sway voters this way or that. Even other nations have already begun to infiltrate social media to influence the elections. But we know there is only One who is Sovereign always. Kingdoms rise and kingdoms fall. Only oneContinue reading “Prayers for the Upcoming Elections”
Christians Detained in China
A house church elder in Guizhou Province, China, detained since 2021 without a proper trial or verdict, has now been sentenced to five years in prison. Zhang Chunlei suffers from cholecystitis (gall bladder inflammation) and liver cirrhosis, but has been denied bail. His congregation in Guiyang was banned in 2018 from meeting together and hasContinue reading “Christians Detained in China”
Prayers for Eritrea, Ukraine, DRC, North Korea
Let’s pray through the headlines this week. If you’re joining us, please comment, so this post will be seen by all the more Christians who will pray. Help us build the army or prayer warriors! At least 12 died and 53 were rescued in the English Channel on Tuesday when a boat carrying migrants, mostlyContinue reading “Prayers for Eritrea, Ukraine, DRC, North Korea”
Yemeni, Egyptian in Prison for Their Faith
Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo, 54, a refugee from Yemen who converted from Islam to Christ, and an Egyptian Christian, Nour Fayez Ibrahim Girgis, were arrested in late 2021 for their connection with a private Facebook group for Christian converts from Islam. Abdulbaqi also spoke on a Christian TV program about his conversion and the persecution YemeniContinue reading “Yemeni, Egyptian in Prison for Their Faith”
I Am Here
I am here. I have not left. I am your Safe Place. Wherever you find yourself now, however you mourn, I want you to know I am with you. I have made a way through this for you, and it is in My arms. All around you is disaster, but hidden in the palm ofContinue reading “I Am Here”
Christian Child Forced to Marry Muslim Man in Pakistan
Muhammad Asad abducted 12-year-old Fairy Shaukat, daughter of an impoverished Christian widow, on August 9, from a shop near her home in Kasur District, Punjab province. The Muslim man then forced the child to convert to Islam and married her. Marriage to a minor is illegal in Pakistan, and a proposed bill called the PunjabContinue reading “Christian Child Forced to Marry Muslim Man in Pakistan”
Pray through the Headlines
BURKINA FASO: More than 100 Muslim al-Qaeda-linked terrorists attacked and killed about 300 people, mostly civilians and many of them Christians, last Saturday in Barsalogho village near Kaya. One report said they pulled 26 men out of a church and shot them. Lord, please comfort those who mourn, heal those who are wounded and traumatized,Continue reading “Pray through the Headlines”
A Prayer for our Nation, Leaders, Elections
Lord, we come before You now for this nation. The enemy has his plans, but we ask for Your plans, O Sovereign God. We long for a nation where people are free to worship and love You, to go about their days doing the things that matter most, where every child is fed and thoseContinue reading “A Prayer for our Nation, Leaders, Elections”
The Baloch of Balochistan, Pakistan
The Baloch number nearly 7 million in Pakistan, divided into about 53 different tribes speaking several languages. They are Sunni Muslims, about 5 million of whom live in the large, highly mountainous and sparsely populated province of Balochistan. They claim to descend from the prophet Muhammad’s uncle, Ameer Hamza, and are nearly 100% unreached withContinue reading “The Baloch of Balochistan, Pakistan”
Hostage Father of 11 Rescued!
Israeli forces rescued hostage Farhad al-Qadi, 52, yesterday from a tunnel in Gaza. He is a Muslim Bedouin, husband of two wives and father of 11 children, abducted October 7 by Hamas terrorists from Magen kibbutz, where he worked as a security guard. For more updates on Israel and Gaza, and to pray by nameContinue reading “Hostage Father of 11 Rescued!”
Terrorism in Nigeria Causes 70 Churches to Close
Terrorist attacks, especially the brutal Christmas attacks, have forced the Church of Christ in Nations denomination to close 70 churches in central Nigeria’s Plateau state. (July 8, CDI-MSN) “All our worship church buildings in these communities were burned down by the terrorists,” Rev. Amos Mohzo, president of COCIN, said. “Internally Displaced Christians from these communitiesContinue reading “Terrorism in Nigeria Causes 70 Churches to Close”
Pray through the Headlines: India, Bangladesh, Gaza, Ukraine, Russia
BANGLADESH and northeast INDIA: At least 11 have died in India’s Tripura state, and two in Bangladesh, due to heavy flooding which has submerged hundreds of homes, affecting nearly 3 million people. More than 64,000 have been displaced in Tripura. More heavy rains are expected in the coming days. INDIA: An explosion in a pharmaceuticalContinue reading “Pray through the Headlines: India, Bangladesh, Gaza, Ukraine, Russia”
Topple My Pride
God hates pride, and must bring it down, because pride sets myself up as an idol before God, as I bow to my own opinions and desires and push others to bow to them too. But humility draws God near, and brings His favor. James 4:6, Proverbs 8:13, Isaiah 25:11, Jeremiah 49:16. Lord, forgive meContinue reading “Topple My Pride”
Kidnapped, Released in Nigeria
Ada Anioma, Christian wife of the attorney general of Nigeria’s Delta state, Peter Mrakpor, was abducted from a Bible study in Asaba July 30. Gunmen killed her driver and a policeman in the attack. (August 1, Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) Father God, please comfort the families of Ada’s driver and the policeman. Be aContinue reading “Kidnapped, Released in Nigeria”
Pray for Muslim Extremists to Encounter Christ
There will be no peace for either Jews or Muslims until they give their lives to the One this life is for, urged Mosab Hassan Yousef, who once served Hamas, but now serves Jesus Christ. As the eldest son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a Hamas founder and leader, Mosab was groomed from a young ageContinue reading “Pray for Muslim Extremists to Encounter Christ”
Awakening to Jesus
What was your first thought when you woke up this morning? Any of these ring a bell? “I don’t want to get up.” “Oh, no! I’m late!” Coffeeeeeee!!!!!! Your current problem Your schedule and that heavy feeling of pressure that comes with it Something that’s worrying you “How am I going to pay for …Continue reading “Awakening to Jesus”
90 New Martyrs in Nigeria
At least 50 Christians died in a brutal attack on Ayati village, August 8, by Fulani herdsmen and a criminal gang. The predominantly Christian village in Ukum County, Benue state, Nigeria, was also attacked by Fulanis a month earlier, martyring 11 Christians there and in Borikyo village. (August 9, Christian Daily International-Morning Star News) ResidentsContinue reading “90 New Martyrs in Nigeria”
Off of the Couch and into the World
Why do we insist on our own comfort when the very nature of the gospel calls us to give our all for Christ? When the One we claim to follow did not spare even His own life but gave it freely as a ransom for us? “Whoever wants to be My disciple must deny themselvesContinue reading “Off of the Couch and into the World”
Olympic Athlete Adam Peaty’s Radical Rescue
Great Britain’s Adam Peaty, missed a gold medal in Paris by 0.02 seconds, but his tears were of victory, not defeat. Following the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, the 100-meter breaststroke world record holder fell into a dark struggle with depression and alcoholism for almost three years. But through the counsel of Pastor Ashley Mull, chaplainContinue reading “Olympic Athlete Adam Peaty’s Radical Rescue”
Where There Is War
MYANMAR: In their attempt to overthrow the ruthless military that has ruled since a coup in 2021, anti-coup militia have closed in on key areas and now have captured the Northeast Command headquarters in Lashio City. A drone attack Monday on Rohingya fleeing the violence killed dozens, including families with children. An estimated more thanContinue reading “Where There Is War”
Pimenta and Giuffrida: More Than a Medal
This past week at the Prayer Wall, we joined together to pray for Christians competing in the 2024 Olympics as they live out their faith before the watching world. Today, we share with you this beautiful story of two judo athletes who faced off for bronze: Long before believer Larissa Pimenta of Brazil won theContinue reading “Pimenta and Giuffrida: More Than a Medal”
Children Killed, Violent Protests in UK
Three girls, Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 9, Bebe King, 6, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, died and eight other children were injured, five of them critically, in a knife attack at a dance school in Southport last week. Two adults also sustained injuries while protecting the children. Father God, please heal those who are wounded, andContinue reading “Children Killed, Violent Protests in UK”
Riding the Storms
Some encouragement to stand today: May we trust in the God of Psalm 18 through every storm our country and families now face. “We want Him to fix our circumstances.He wants to fix our heart.Let Him.” Mikaela Vincent We have prayed for peace and prosperity, health and safety. But more than our comfort, O GodContinue reading “Riding the Storms”
Return to What Is Right
A prayer today for the USA from Hosea 14, 6:1 Lord, disconnect the enemy’s instructions from those who do his bidding. Throw the powers of darkness into confusion. And speak, Lord God Almighty. Loudly and clearly, so that all hear. Move. Turn the tables. Bind the enemy, and set free every mind, soul, and heartContinue reading “Return to What Is Right”
Pray for Christian Athletes in the Olympics
It was 100 years ago at the Olympic Games in Paris, France, when Eric Liddell won a gold medal in the 400 metres. The very next year, he followed God’s call to China as a missionary. As we continue to pray for believers sharing Christ at the Olympics, let’s pray especially for Christian athletes sharingContinue reading “Pray for Christian Athletes in the Olympics”
Tensions in Middle East and Nigeria, Mudslide in China, Wildfires in USA
As we pray for believers sharing Christ at the Olympics today, let’s also pray for people in need of Christ’s love in these nations: MIDDLE EAST: With ISRAEL‘s assassination of several Hamas and Hezbollah leaders in GAZA, IRAN and LEBANON, as well as strikes against Houthi targets in YEMEN, tension in the Middle East hasContinue reading “Tensions in Middle East and Nigeria, Mudslide in China, Wildfires in USA”
Pray for Victims of Human Trafficking
Isaiah 51:9-23 Lord, today we pray for those across the world who are oppressed through human trafficking. Surround them with Your angels and Your protection. Invade their darkness with Your light. Speak to them. Tell them who You created them to be. Envelop them in Your love so completely, whatever the enemy does against themContinue reading “Pray for Victims of Human Trafficking”
Pray for Athletes from Oppressive Regimes #2
As athletes gather from throughout the world to compete in the Olympic games these two weeks, let’s pray for those from nations that have been closed off to the gospel of Christ and for their families and others who will be watching on TV. A few days ago, we prayed for the top 10 mostContinue reading “Pray for Athletes from Oppressive Regimes #2”
Good News for Abundant Life
Often, people come to this Prayer Wall who don’t yet know the truth of who Jesus is. Some live in closed countries, where it could cost them their life just to ask about Him. Others only know the religion the people around them believe, but they realize there’s something missing. They’re searching for Truth. TheyContinue reading “Good News for Abundant Life”
Israeli Children Killed in Rocket Attack
Hours after an Israeli airstrike killed three Islamic Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon, a rocket hit a soccer field in Majdal Shams in Israel’s Golan Heights Saturday, killing 12 children and wounding 20 others. Since the Hamas-Israel war began October 7, Hezbollah has exchanged nearly daily fire with Israel along the Lebanese border. But inContinue reading “Israeli Children Killed in Rocket Attack”
Pray for Athletes from Oppressive Regimes
As athletes gather from throughout the world to compete in the Olympic games these next two weeks, let’s pray for those from nations that have been closed off to the gospel of Christ and for their families and others who will be watching on TV: Pray that when Christian athletes are interviewed, they will testifyContinue reading “Pray for Athletes from Oppressive Regimes”
5 More Hostages Found, Typhoon Gaemi and Other Headlines for Prayer
As we pray for believers sharing Christ at the Olympics today, let’s pray also for those suffering and grieving in these countries: ISRAEL: In a tunnel in Khan Younis, GAZA, the IDF found the remains of five Israelis killed during the massacre by Hamas terrorists on October 7: Ravid Katz, 51, Oren Goldin, 33, MayaContinue reading “5 More Hostages Found, Typhoon Gaemi and Other Headlines for Prayer”
Summer Olympics
Teams of Christians from all over the world arrived in Paris early and have already shared the good news with hundreds of lost people there for the Olympics. Reports are coming in of dozens turning to Christ daily. As Olympic celebrations begin today, let’s pray the good news will run fast, spreading from person toContinue reading “Summer Olympics”
Prayer for Ethiopia, Croatia, Gaza, Canada, USA
ETHIOPIA: Two landslides in Gofa zone killed more than 229 people Monday, the second burying those who had gathered to rescue victims of the first. Pray for rescue and healing, but most of all, salvation. Pray those who have never heard about Jesus will now know the Truth. CROATIA: A gunman killed six people andContinue reading “Prayer for Ethiopia, Croatia, Gaza, Canada, USA”
Praying for the Media
One day, as I worshipped the Lord together with others, He opened before me a vivid picture of what my life would be like now had I not chosen Christ: a struggling journalist, always trying hard but never quite good enough to make it anywhere, married to an unfaithful man who didn’t love me, tooContinue reading “Praying for the Media”
Two More Hostages Confirmed Dead
Israel announced yesterday the deaths of two more hostages, Alexander Dancyg, 75, and Yagev Buchshtab, 35, bringing the total up to 44 dead among the remaining 116 hostages held by Hamas. The two men, held together in the same location in Khan Younis, likely died several months ago, during an IDF offensive in that area.Continue reading “Two More Hostages Confirmed Dead”
Be Strong, Take Heart and Hope in the Lord
With all that’s been in the news of late, “Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.” Psalm 31:24 NIV Lord, we pray You will triumph in this election and well beyond. For You alone are Sovereign. Get up in our face. Invade our space. Show Yourself strong. Overwhelm us with YourContinue reading “Be Strong, Take Heart and Hope in the Lord”
First Baptist Dallas Fire, Haiti and China Headlines
USA: A massive fire tore through First Baptist Church in downtown Dallas last Friday not long after 2,000 children had participated in their last day of Vacation Bible School there. Lord, we praise You that no one was harmed in this fire. Please use this terrible tragedy for Your glory, and draw all the moreContinue reading “First Baptist Dallas Fire, Haiti and China Headlines”
Praying Through This Week’s Headlines
HAITI: Another 200 police officers from Kenya have arrived in Port-au-Prince, joining 400 from last month, to help stop gang violence that has rocked the island for years. Another 2,500 police and soldiers from at least six other Caribbean and African nations are expected to join in the fight for Haiti’s freedom over the nextContinue reading “Praying Through This Week’s Headlines”
Pray for Awakening in Our Nation
Lord, we pray for this nation. Awaken us. Revive us. Remind us of the things that matter most. And heal us. We ask You to be a Shield around those who are working for Your purposes. May every evil attack fall to the ground or bounce back to hit the enemy in the face. Lord,Continue reading “Pray for Awakening in Our Nation”
Christians in India Murdered for Their Faith
At the end of last month, as Bindu Sodhi and her family prepared their rice field for planting, a group of Hindu extremists, including extended family members, assaulted them and killed Bindu, 22. Rather than registering her case or taking action against the murderers, police detained those insisting on a burial for Bindu. (Anto AkkaraContinue reading “Christians in India Murdered for Their Faith”
Government Leaders
Lord, we ask You for a great Awakening in this nation. Restrain what is wrong. Restore what is right. Draw those running for office and every government leader to Yourself in such powerful ways the veil will be lifted from their eyes and they will see You as You truly are. We ask You forContinue reading “Government Leaders”
Deadly Lightning, Landslides in Nepal
A landslide last Friday near Simaltal swept two busses carrying 65 people into a swollen river. Several bodies have been found, but 55 are still missing. This year’s monsoon rains came late to Nepal, already killing more than 100 people since mid-June: at least 24 in other landslides, 19 by lightning strikes, and several moreContinue reading “Deadly Lightning, Landslides in Nepal”
Headline Prayers for USA, Nigeria, Gaza, Canada
USA: One man died and three were injured, including Donald Trump, whose right ear was nicked in an assassination attempt on the former US president at a rally Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania. NIGERIA: At least 22 died when a school building collapsed as students took exams on Friday. The other 132 trapped in the buildingContinue reading “Headline Prayers for USA, Nigeria, Gaza, Canada”
From Depression to JOY
Today’s prayer lead comes from Isaiah 51:11: Pray the wayward will remember God and return home, so we can all rejoice together. Pray for those who have been bound up in darkness, despair, and depression, that we will trust in God’s goodness, let Him overturn every lie with the truth that sets us free, andContinue reading “From Depression to JOY”
Christian Teen Tortured, Martyred in Pakistan
On June 6, Haji Muhammad Saleem, the Muslim owner of a plastic bottle factory in Lahore, along with his son Umar and three Muslim factory workers, Shahzad, Bilal and Shani tortured and killed Waqas Salamat, an 18-year-old Catholic who worked at the factory, for leaving the job against Haji’s wishes. Police arrested one worker, butContinue reading “Christian Teen Tortured, Martyred in Pakistan”
July 4 Weekend in Review
It was two years ago that seven people died and close to 40 were injured at Highland Park. This year’s July 4 holiday weekend has also been a difficult one. Let’s pray for those who are mourning or in need of healing. Pray God will comfort those who grieve, heal those who are injured andContinue reading “July 4 Weekend in Review”
Christian Mother Arrested in Pakistan
A judge rejected bail last month for a 28-year-old Christian mother, Stella Khawar, arrested on false blasphemy charges that could mean up to 17 years in prison. “After the August 16, 2023 attacks on churches and homes of Christians in Jaranwala, there have been three or four incidents in our village in which blasphemous contentContinue reading “Christian Mother Arrested in Pakistan”
Pray for the USA: Salvation and Restoration
As we pray for the upcoming elections, for those running for office and for all of us who will make decisions, let’s pray Psalm 80 today over our nation. O Lord, we have wandered so far from You, each one to our own ways, and we have brought destruction down upon ourselves because of ourContinue reading “Pray for the USA: Salvation and Restoration”
Awaken Us
Lord, how easy it is to follow our enemy’s paths, for wide they are. But the straight, high path that leads to You is narrow. Draw us there, Lord. Every leader, every heart throughout this whole nation … draw us into You. Get up in our face, reveal Your grace, and save us. We haveContinue reading “Awaken Us”
Death at the Feet of a Man-god
At least 121 people died and 35 others were injured Tuesday in a crowd crush in India, after self-proclaimed god-man Bhole Baba preached. An estimated 80,000 people were expected to attend the satsang, or Hindu prayer meeting, in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh. But perhaps 250,000 people showed, and when Baba completed his sermon, the crowd surgedContinue reading “Death at the Feet of a Man-god”
One Nation Under God
Today marks four years since we opened the Prayer Wall to pray for our nation and for the world in the midst of these trying times. Thank you to all of you from the nearly 120 countries who have joined us here. Would you take a moment to share in the comments what this prayerContinue reading “One Nation Under God”
In Beryl’s Path and Wake
(Updated July 4) At least three people have died in Venezuela, three in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and three in Grenada and Carriacou due to Hurricane Beryl this week. With winds close to 160 miles per hour, and gusts all the higher, it is the first storm to reach Category 5 status since EmilyContinue reading “In Beryl’s Path and Wake”
Pray for Those Running for Office
Although today’s prayer is written for the USA, feel free to also apply it to other nations facing elections this year. See a list of those countries and dates here: Upcoming Elections Lord of All, raise up godly leaders for this country — each leader of every office Your choice to suppress wrong and bringContinue reading “Pray for Those Running for Office”
Barefoot Christian Assaulted, Arrested in Pakistan
Dennis Albert, a 35-year-old Catholic rickshaw driver in Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan, was arrested April 27 on charges of stepping out of his rickshaw onto some papers said to be pages of the Quran. His accuser, Muslim passerby Mubeen Ilyas, assaulted him, even as Dennis explained he didn’t know what the papers were; he merelyContinue reading “Barefoot Christian Assaulted, Arrested in Pakistan”
Christian Mom Tortured for Her Faith in Pakistan
A 20-year-old Catholic mother of a two toddlers in Okara District, Punjab, Pakistan, was abducted at gunpoint from her father’s home April 17 by five Muslims, Ali Raza, Muhammad Irshaad, Riaz Ahmed, Muhammad Imran and one unidentified person. She was raped and tortured multiple times to force her into marrying Ali, renouncing her faith, andContinue reading “Christian Mom Tortured for Her Faith in Pakistan”
Pakistan: Murder of Christian by Muslim Mob Leads to Yet More Death
Just a month ago, Christian Nazeer Masih Gill‘s family was attacked by an angry mob of about 2,000 Muslims, who savagely beat him to death and burned down his home and factory. Most of the Christians in that community fled their homes in fear. Read the story here: Muslim Mob Kills Christian in Pakistan Shortly afterContinue reading “Pakistan: Murder of Christian by Muslim Mob Leads to Yet More Death”
Upcoming Elections
Perhaps the biggest election year in history, 2024 has been dubbed “Super Election Year,” with more than 60 nations holding national elections involving some 2 billion voters. Upcoming Election Events for June-July: FRANCE: Parliamentary elections on June 30 and July 7 will also determine the prime minister position. IRAN: After a helicopter crash killed PresidentContinue reading “Upcoming Elections”
Headline Prayers These Days
BANGLADESH: After weeks of heavy rains have flooded farmlands and homes in the northeast, nearly two million stranded people face the threat of food shortages and waterborne diseases. In the south, at least ten Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, including three children, died from mudslides and heavy rainfall in refugee camps. INDIA: Landslides, heavy rains andContinue reading “Headline Prayers These Days”
Churches, Synagogues Attacked in Russia
At least 25 people died and 24 were wounded Sunday in mass shootings at synagogues, churches and police posts in the predominantly Muslim province of Dagestan, Russia. The count includes 15 police officers, a security guard, a priest, several civilians and at least five terrorists. In the city of Derbent, militants killed Father Nikolai KotelnikovContinue reading “Churches, Synagogues Attacked in Russia”
A Hot and Deadly Summer
Up to 448 people have died from intense heat in INDIA since March, and more than 40,000 cases of heatstroke have been reported in recent days, with temperatures over 100F on a constant basis. Most vulnerable to heat exhaustion (dizziness, headaches, shaking, thirst) are those without electricity, such as the homeless and poor. If temperaturesContinue reading “A Hot and Deadly Summer”
Using Our Trials Well
What have the trials of these past four years nudged you to do that you might not have done otherwise? Has your prayer life increased? Have you shared the gospel all the more boldly? Have you pushed into the Lord in your quiet times, asking Him to set you free from that pesky stronghold thatContinue reading “Using Our Trials Well”
Walking Toward Oneness
When we go through trials, it’s easy to look around and think, “Why doesn’t she have this problem? Am I the only one going through this?” or “Why does God heal him but not me?” or “Why is my marriage in pieces, and that other couple is so blessed?” The truth is we all haveContinue reading “Walking Toward Oneness”
More Than 1,000 Die in Hajj Heatwave
More than 1,000 Muslims from around the world have died over the past few days in Saudi Arabia, as temperatures soared to 51.8C (125.24F) during the annual Islamic pilgrimage of hajj. Among the dead are more than 600 Egyptians, almost 100 Indians, 60 Jordanians, at least 11 Americans, five Iranians, and an unknown number ofContinue reading “More Than 1,000 Die in Hajj Heatwave”
China Floods, Heatwave, Persecution
After last month’s expressway collapse that killed 50 people in Guangdong, and violent rain and hailstorms that killed seven in Jiangxi province earlier this year, China now faces two extreme conditions in the north and south. Heavy rain, flooding and landslides in the south displaced some 36,000 people in Fujian and killed at least oneContinue reading “China Floods, Heatwave, Persecution”
Where Tensions Rise
NORTH KOREA: North Korea has sent yet more trash-laden balloons into South Korea, which has retaliated with anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts blasted on loudspeakers. Lord, please give every heart in North Korea a deep hunger for truth and freedom, and open the way for them to hear the good news about Christ and be saved. BeContinue reading “Where Tensions Rise”
Nigeria Persecution Headlines
Early Sunday morning, Muslim gunmen abducted a Catholic priest, Rev. Gabriel Ukeh, while he slept at his home in St. Thomas Catholic Parish, Zaman Dabo village, Kaduna State. On June 2, Fulani raiders attacked a mostly Christian village in Kwall District, Plateau State, and murdered Pastor Dauda Dalyop of the Assemblies of God Church, hisContinue reading “Nigeria Persecution Headlines”
Prayer for Muslim Pilgrims
More than 1.8 million Muslims from throughout the world have converged upon Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 14-19, for Hajj. Hundreds have died from extreme heat. Hajj is a mandatory pilgrimage to the “House of Allah” which must be carried out at least once in a lifetime, if they are physically and financially able, for theContinue reading “Prayer for Muslim Pilgrims”
Pray for Fathers
Lord, we ask You today for our fathers, both earthly and spiritual. Bless them abundantly, and draw them all the closer to You. Show them the ways You want to use them for Your glory, and give them courage to step out in those things and to do everything in Your empowering. Lead them toContinue reading “Pray for Fathers”
Family Unity for Ministers
Ministry can take its toll on kids, especially if parents are so involved in their work they don’t take vacations or spend daily and weekly quality time as a family. These past few of years, I have counseled so many missionary families whose children have walked away from the Lord or made other devastating decisions.Continue reading “Family Unity for Ministers”
Egyptian Christians Flee Persecution, Kidnapped Medical Student Still Missing
Irene Ibrahim Shehata, a 21-year-old Coptic Christian medical student at Asyut National University was abducted by Muslims on January 22 and is still missing. She managed to call her family on the phone of one of her kidnappers and told them she was in Sohaj, but when they traveled there to report the kidnapping, policeContinue reading “Egyptian Christians Flee Persecution, Kidnapped Medical Student Still Missing”
Muslim Mob Kills Christian in Pakistan
Christian businessman Nazeer Masih Gill died June 3 from injuries sustained when mosque loudspeakers incited a mob of about 2,000 Muslims to assault his family and burn down his shoe factory and home in Sargodha, Punjab Province, Pakistan, on May 25. Armed with gasoline bombs, bricks, stones and sticks, the angry crowd attacked the homeContinue reading “Muslim Mob Kills Christian in Pakistan”
For Fathers
As Fathers Day approaches this coming Sunday, here’s some encouragement from the heart of our Perfect Father: My son, I know your heart. You have longed to be the perfect father, to not make the same mistakes your own father did, to raise your children up to love Me, to empower them to be allContinue reading “For Fathers”
Four Hostages Rescued Alive!
Praise God, hostages Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan, Shlomi Ziv and Andrey Kozlov are now free, after a complex and dangerous rescue operation Saturday morning. Noa, 26, narrowly escaped death in February, when an Israeli missile hit the house where terrorists held her captive. Hostage Yossi Sharabi died in that attack, and several days later,Continue reading “Four Hostages Rescued Alive!”
Prayer for Sudan
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces attacked a village in Gezira Province, central Sudan, killing at least 150 people, including 55 or more children, on Wednesday. Then on Friday, they rained artillery on Khartoum, killing more than 40. Last month’s clashes with the Sudanese Armed Forces in North Darfur left 134 dead, nearly 1,000 injured andContinue reading “Prayer for Sudan”
Removing Family Barriers
What walls stand within your family? And what part have you played in the distancing? Have you asked those loved ones to forgive you yet? Pride is at the heart of every argument. Make sure it’s not yours. As we model humility and love, our children also learn to ask forgiveness, seek the Lord for change,Continue reading “Removing Family Barriers”
Every Tongue
Pray for those who are cut off from the Gospel because there is no Bible or Christian witness in their heart language.
Beauty for Trashes: Korea’s Balloon Battle
On Saturday, North Korea sent another 720 rubbish-laden balloons across the border to South Korea, bringing the grand total to about 3,500 balloons dumping 15 tons of refuse. Why all the mess? News reports tell of NK defectors and activists sending anti-Communist and K-pop propaganda by balloon to North Korea for years now and howContinue reading “Beauty for Trashes: Korea’s Balloon Battle”
Lebanon: Christians Minister to Syrian Refugees
A Syrian refugee camp burned to the ground in Lebanon’s Bekaa region April 29. With class in session at a nearby school run by a Christian humanitarian aid organization, students and teachers were safe, but when they returned home, nothing remained of their tents. (R.B. Klama, May 23, Mission Network News) Triumphant Mercy Lebanon gatheredContinue reading “Lebanon: Christians Minister to Syrian Refugees”
350 Hostages Freed in Nigeria
In a days-long military operation, the Nigerian army freed 350 hostages from Boko Haram last month. Most of those were children (209) and women (135) held captive in the Sambisa Forest, which runs along the border of Cameroon and Niger. Some of the girls clutched babies from rapes or forced marriages to their Muslim abusers.Continue reading “350 Hostages Freed in Nigeria”
