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”
Touch This Nation, Change Our Hearts
Decades ago, when God called our family to move to a dark area of the world where Christians are persecuted and share the good news with the lost, dedicated prayer warriors joined us on that journey. Many were elderly. They couldn’t work, but they had been through the fire and they could pray! They prayedContinue reading “Touch This Nation, Change Our Hearts”
Persecution News: Ethiopia, Iran, Belarus, China
Join us on Pentecost Sunday, May 24, for the International Day of Prayer for the Unreached. ETHIOPIA: Terrorists have launched several deadly assaults against Christians in the East Arsi Zone of Oromia Region over the past two months. More than 20 Christians were martyred in February in separate attacks inside a church and against OrthodoxContinue reading “Persecution News: Ethiopia, Iran, Belarus, China”
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”
Cuba Awakens: Within the Blackouts, Revival Light Shines
Cuba is facing more blackouts this week. But a failing power grid is only one form of darkness Cubans have had to contend with since Communism took control in the late 1950s and persecution became commonplace. Many Christian leaders fled the country back then, but those who remained were prayer warriors who cried out toContinue reading “Cuba Awakens: Within the Blackouts, Revival Light Shines”
Pray They Will Hear
Gather your church, your family and your prayer partners, and prepare now to join us on Pentecost Sunday, May 24, for the International Day for the Unreached. Did you know 3.37 billion people still have never heard the good news about Christ? That’s a third of the population of the world! Barriers like geographic isolation,Continue reading “Pray They Will Hear”
Listen UP!
How do you make decisions? Do you weigh the pros and cons? Press for what you want? Lean on your own understanding? Ask others their opinions on the matter? Our decision-making processes are one of the main ways the enemy slips in to do his dirty work. Do any of those methods feel familiar toContinue reading “Listen UP!”
A Prayer for the Lost
Today, let’s pray by name for our neighbors, our leaders, and our loved ones who don’t know Christ: Lord, we ask You, please, to lift the veil from the eyes of (insert names of those you know need Jesus) so they can see You as You truly are. Give them a hunger for You, OContinue reading “A Prayer for the Lost”
Islamic Terrorists Kill 100+ Christians in DRC
More than 50,000 people from Christian communities in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been displaced and up to 106 killed after a string of attacks by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). The terrorist group affiliated with Islamic State (ISIS) killed close to 60 people, abducted others and set fire to 44 homesContinue reading “Islamic Terrorists Kill 100+ Christians in DRC”
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