Muslim Ali Murtaza and two accomplices abducted Sidra Bibi, a 15-year-old Christian girl, at gunpoint from her village home in Jaranwala, Punjab, Pakistan on March 27. (Christian Daily International-Morning Star News, April 17) As soon as relatives informed Sidra’s father of the incident, Afzal Javed Masih registered a report. But the police falsely noted herContinue reading “Pakistan: Forced Marriage Upheld by Police”
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Mass Shootings and Other Headlines for Prayer
UKRAINE: At least six died and 15 others were injured in a mass shooting in Kyiv‘s Holosiivskyi district on Saturday. The shooter, a 58-year-old man born in Moscow, RUSSIA opened-fire on civilians and then entered a supermarket and took hostages before police killed him. USA: A man killed eight children ages 3-11, seven of themContinue reading “Mass Shootings and Other Headlines for Prayer”
Missing Refugees, Mass Shootings, Storms
BANGLADESH: Nine people, including three Rohingya and three Bangladeshis, were rescued, but perhaps more than 250 are still missing, after a boat on its way to Malaysia capsized in the Andaman Sea around April 9. TURKEY: A former student opened-fire on a vocational high school in Siverek, Sanliurfa province, injuring at least 16 before killingContinue reading “Missing Refugees, Mass Shootings, Storms”
Christian Prisoner in North Korea Released!
Today, on Day 21 of our 30 Days of Prayer for Global Awakening, as we pray for East Asia to awaken to God’s love, we wanted to share with you this miraculous news of answered prayer from North Korea: Praise God! A Christian imprisoned in one of North Korea’s inhumane labor camps is free! DeaconContinue reading “Christian Prisoner in North Korea Released!”
Christians in Iran Ask for Prayer
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, a father of worldwide terrorism whose regime executed perhaps 40,000 of his own countrymen in two days, died in an air strike during Operation Epic Fury. The joint US and Israeli attack on leaders and military targets came after talks with Iran aimed at stopping their production of nuclearContinue reading “Christians in Iran Ask for Prayer”
Pakistani Muslim Ordered to Appear in Court with Kidnapped Christian Girl
Join us February 18-March 19 for 30 Days of Prayer for Global Awakening. A federal court in Pakistan ordered police to find and present a 30-year-old Muslim man and the 13-year-old Christian girl he abducted, forcibly married and converted to Islam. Shehryar Ahmad kidnapped Maria Shahbaz on July 29 last year, as she stepped outsideContinue reading “Pakistani Muslim Ordered to Appear in Court with Kidnapped Christian Girl”
Iran Protests and Internet Blackout
Spiraling inflation, with a devaluation in currency of more than 40% in recent months, has made the purchase of everyday items nearly impossible for people in Iran to afford. Political and religious oppression, extreme drought, corruption, clashes with Israel, and other unrest have only added to the boiling pot, as scores of oppressed citizens haveContinue reading “Iran Protests and Internet Blackout”
Missionary Dies in Uganda, Muslims Attack Christians Worldwide
The first three weeks of the Christmas season have seen an upscale in Islamic terrorism against both Christians and Jews. As you pray through these headlines, A train hit a missionary family serving with BIMI (Baptist International Missions, Inc.) in UGANDA Friday, killing Savanah Gardner and critically injuring her husband Matt. Their sons Jedidiah, 4,Continue reading “Missionary Dies in Uganda, Muslims Attack Christians Worldwide”
Bondi Mass Shooting and Other Headlines for Prayer
At least 15 have died, including children and rabbis, and about 40 are injured after Sajid Akram, 50, originally from INDIA, and his son Naveed, 24, open-fired on Jewish families celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach in Sydney, AUSTRALIA on Sunday. Bystander Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, from SYRIA was shot 4-5 times in the shoulder asContinue reading “Bondi Mass Shooting and Other Headlines for Prayer”
Earthquakes, Bears, Floods, Missing Migrants
BANGLADESH: A 5.5 earthquake Friday in Dhaka and a 3.3 aftershock in Ashulia Saturday killed at least ten and injured more than 450. Lord, in the midst of panic and fear, please step in with Your peace. Comfort those who mourn, heal the wounded and rescue those in trouble. Give the lost a hunger forContinue reading “Earthquakes, Bears, Floods, Missing Migrants”
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