Since war broke out last April, the peoples of Sudan have experienced brutal rapes, killings on the streets and in their own homes, looting, the displacement of more than 7.3 million of their countrymen (500,000 just in the last month), and hunger, with nearly 30 million now in need of humanitarian aid. (UNOCHA.org report, JanContinue reading “Christians in Sudan Offer Trauma Healing”
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Pray Through the Headlines This Week
RUSSIA swapped 230 prisoners from UKRAINE for the return of 248 of its soldiers this week in the biggest prisoner exchange since the war began. Two ISIS suicide bombers killed at least 84 and wounded close to 234 more people gathered near Qasem Soleimani’s gravesite in Kerman, IRAN, this week on the fourth anniversary ofContinue reading “Pray Through the Headlines This Week”
Christian Village Targeted by Hezbollah Missiles
The day after Christmas, Hezbollah targeted an ancient Christian village in northern Israel. Muslim terrorist missiles from Lebanon hit Saint Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church in Iqrit, wounding an 80-year-old man and nine Israeli soldiers who rushed to help. Already more than 80,000 people have been displaced in that region. (CBN, Jan 2) Israeli air strikesContinue reading “Christian Village Targeted by Hezbollah Missiles”
Deadly Japan Earthquake, Plane Crash
Rescuers race the clock, freezing rain and possible landslides to find survivors beneath the rubble of several powerful earthquakes that hit the Noto Peninsula since Monday, including a magnitude 7.6. At least 82 people have died and more than 30,000 are displaced, with food running out in the displacement centers and power and water shortagesContinue reading “Deadly Japan Earthquake, Plane Crash”
Are You Filled with Faith? Or Fear?
The same night I experienced two dreams. In the first, I saw a woman looking out at the mountains rising high and beautiful ahead of her and all around her in the wilderness. I heard the Lord say “New horizons,” and felt the exhilerating joy of adventure. Wrapped in the presence of the One WhoContinue reading “Are You Filled with Faith? Or Fear?”
Christians Jailed for Their Faith
UGANDA: On the third day of an evangelistic campaign in Soroti, a crowd of Muslims beat the Christian preachers for quoting the Quran. Police then arrested two of the evangelists, Joseph Omadi and Isaac Napakol, for “wounding the religious feelings” of the Muslim community. Their physical condition has worsened considerably in prison this past month.Continue reading “Christians Jailed for Their Faith”
A Prayer for the New Year
Lord, open up our eyes to see as You see, to not be distracted by other things in our view that move us away from You. Please, God, get up in our face. Invade our space. Make sure we SEE what You’re doing, such that we can’t miss it. Grab our face in Your handsContinue reading “A Prayer for the New Year”
A Prayer from Romans 12
Have a wonderful New Year! Lord, awaken my heart with fervor to worship You. Teach me to offer up my body as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to You. Don’t let me conform to the pattern of this world, but transform me by renewing my mind and giving me Yours, so I will walk inContinue reading “A Prayer from Romans 12”
Stand on Love and You Will Stand
We are facing days such as never before. And the battles we fight are not what the world says they are. This is a spiritual battle we are in, and LOVE is the way we win. Romans 8. Now is the time to set aside whatever has been keeping you from the heart work you’veContinue reading “Stand on Love and You Will Stand”
God’s Word for Your 2024
What did God do in your life this past year? Did you ask Him at the beginning of 2023 for a word, verse, vision, purpose, or something else He wanted to speak over the year? How did He fulfill that? No matter how you weathered last year, 2024 can be filled with power and wonderContinue reading “God’s Word for Your 2024”
A Prayer of Surrender to the Lord in 2024
Father God, I give You my life. I give You all of me. All of my relationships. My home. My marriage. My family. My career. My past. My future. My now. My hopes. My dreams. My gifts. My talents. My joys. My sorrows. My accomplishments and failures. My love. My all. My everything is Yours.Continue reading “A Prayer of Surrender to the Lord in 2024”
Nigeria: More Than 160 Massacred at Christmas
At least 160 people died, more than 300 sustained injuries, and hundreds of homes burned to the ground over Christmas weekend in brutal attacks on more than 20 mostly Christian communities in the Bokkos and Barkin Ladi region of Plateau State, Nigeria. Although Nigeria is nearly 52% Christian, it is by far the deadliest countryContinue reading “Nigeria: More Than 160 Massacred at Christmas”
Looking Back, Up and Forward
As this year ends and the new one begins, take some time with the Lord to Please share in the comments what God lays on your heart as you spend time with Him, so we can encourage one another. For all we know, 2024 may see all the more trying trials, but in Christ thereContinue reading “Looking Back, Up and Forward”
Loving the Lost – John 3:16
The fact that so much of the world still has not heard the good news could be more a love problem than one of restricted access. How deeply do you love? How far are you willing to go to see Christ’s Kingdom come to the ends of the earth? Will you share with your neighbors? WithContinue reading “Loving the Lost – John 3:16”
Prayers for Suffering Christians This Christmas
As we gather with loved ones this Christmas and worship God freely in our churches, let’s take a moment to pray together as a family for persecuted Christians throughout the world who don’t have that freedom or who are in the midst of a war they have no part in. To understand better what ourContinue reading “Prayers for Suffering Christians This Christmas”
A New Name for the Prayer Wall
The names of Jesus in Isaiah 9:6-7 break apart the desolation and evil in today’s world with hope and light. Knowing the “government” is on Jesus’ shoulders gives us rest, not only in the midst of political conflict in our home countries, but also as we pray for those caught up in the horrors ofContinue reading “A New Name for the Prayer Wall”
When Christmas Is Hard
My dear brothers and sisters, I don’t know what all of you are going through right now, but I know for some of you this will be the first Christmas without a loved one. I want you to know my heart is with you and I love you dearly. Jesus’ arms are a safe placeContinue reading “When Christmas Is Hard”
Christians Killed in Gaza and Other Headlines
GAZA: IDF sniper fire killed Nahida Anton and her daughter Samar inside the Holy Family Parish on Saturday as they walked to the Sisters Convent. Seven more were wounded as they tried to protect others. The night before, heavy bombing resulted in three wounded inside the church. The compound is home to Missionaries of Charity,Continue reading “Christians Killed in Gaza and Other Headlines”
Freedom through Forgiveness
In yesterday’s post, the Lord was calling us as His people to open wide our hearts to forgive, to let Him set us free from the old offenses the enemy still uses to yank us around, so bitterness and fear will no longer control our reactions, but LOVE, grace and peace will. Mark 11:25, RomansContinue reading “Freedom through Forgiveness”
Forgive
This morning, I felt the Lord leading us back to forgiveness. Matthew 6:14-15; Psalm 32:1-5; Romans 12:17-21 When Jesus died on the cross, He paid for all our sin — from the tiniest infraction to that monstrous mistake we still regret. So, if our mile-high debt has been forgiven entirely, why are we so botheredContinue reading “Forgive”
Three and Three Hostages Returned to Israel
Yesterday, during combat in Shejaiya, Gaza, Israeli Defense Forces mistakenly killed three hostages who had managed to escape from Hamas: Yotam Haim (m, 28, abducted from Kfar Azza); Samer Talalka (m, 22, abducted from Nir Am kibbutz); and Alon Shamriz (m, 26, abducted from Kfar Azza). Just before that tragic event, the bodies of threeContinue reading “Three and Three Hostages Returned to Israel”
Warmth for the Lonely
Winters are cold in the dark area of the world where the Lord called our family to share the gospel for almost 30 years. Lots of snow and ice. Not many people outside. It can feel quite lonely, especially when you’re the only Christian around and an oppressive government forbids Christmas. No, I’m not talking about the Grinch,Continue reading “Warmth for the Lonely”
2 Hostages Found, 2 Soldiers Die Retrieving Them
Two Israeli soldiers, Master Sergeants Eyal Meir Berkowitz and Gal Meir Eisenkot, lost their lives Tuesday and several others sustained injuries retrieving the bodies of deceased hostages Eden Zacharia (f, 27) and IDF Warrant Officer Ziv Dado, (m, 36). Eden was shot and then abducted while fleeing the October 7 massacre at an outdoor musicContinue reading “2 Hostages Found, 2 Soldiers Die Retrieving Them”
Caught in a Battle Not Their Own, Lebanese Christians Choose Love
The day after Hamas invaded Israel, Hezbollah shot rockets from Lebanon, and Israel returned fire. The shelling that Sunday morning hit near churches gathered for worship in about a dozen Christian villages in southern Lebanon. Since then, many believers’ homes have been destroyed and their farmlands and surrounding forests set ablaze by hits from bothContinue reading “Caught in a Battle Not Their Own, Lebanese Christians Choose Love”
Pray for Awakening and Transformation
Awaken our nation to You, O God. Get up in our face. Invade our space. Demand our attention. Distract us with Your love. Lift the veil from our eyes and show us who You truly are. Knock down our idols. Set us free from our sin. Heal our minds and hearts. Transform us by YourContinue reading “Pray for Awakening and Transformation”
A Hostage Dead, A Rescue Foiled
Hostage Sahar Baruch, 25, whose brother was killed in the October 7 massacre in Be’eri, has been murdered. His and possibly another 18 bodies of hostages are still held by Hamas in Gaza. Numerous terrorists died and two Israeli soldiers were seriously wounded in a failed attempt this past week to free some of theContinue reading “A Hostage Dead, A Rescue Foiled”
Headline Prayers This Week
USA: At least six people died yesterday in tornadoes and thunderstorms across Tennessee. MEXICO: Armed with scythes and hunting rifles, farmers in Texcaltitlan fought back drug cartel gunmen on Friday, killing eight members of the Familia Michoacana Cartel, which last year massacred 20 citizens of a town in a neighboring state. Three Texcaltitlan villagers diedContinue reading “Headline Prayers This Week”
80th School Shooting of 2023
Three people were shot dead and one was wounded Wednesday at the University of Nevada Las Vegas by a man who applied for a professorship there but was denied. This marks the 80th school shooting so far this year, including 51 K-12 schools and 29 university or college campuses. Lord, we ask You, please, toContinue reading “80th School Shooting of 2023”
Better Not Pout
Sometimes, even when God has given us so much, we get upset because there’s something else we want that we don’t yet have. It may be a valid desire, even one placed there by the Lord because He plans to fulfill it one day. But the pouting is not God’s plan, neither is self-pity, angerContinue reading “Better Not Pout”
Deepen Our Love
Let’s make this celebration of Christ’s birth memorable because of how we choose to LOVE. Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8 NASB Lord, help us lay down all our grudges, fears, pride, and regrets, so we can LOVE, even as You first lovedContinue reading “Deepen Our Love”
Christmas in the Dark
What is it like to live in a country where celebrating Christmas is forbidden? Where Christians are persecuted? Where millions have never heard about the God Who loves them and gave His Son to die for their sins so they can be free? I can tell you. Because we’ve lived there. For most of theContinue reading “Christmas in the Dark”
Christians Killed in Gaza
Since the war with Israel began, most of the 800 or so Palestinian Christians in Gaza have sheltered in two churches in the north — about 300 in the Saint Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church and about 500 in the Holy Family Catholic Church. Both are in Gaza City, where much of the fighting has occurred.Continue reading “Christians Killed in Gaza”
Twists in Myanmar’s Battle
While news has focused on the Israel-Gaza conflict, Myanmar’s horrific civil war has taken a turn. Various ethnic and other resistance forces have banded together and are actually gaining ground in their fight against the nation’s brutal military regime which has attacked, burned and murdered thousands of civilians since overthrowing the elected government in 2021.Continue reading “Twists in Myanmar’s Battle”
A Psalm 31:15 Prayer for 2024
As 2023 comes to a close, take some time to get alone with Jesus and reflect on what He has done this past year. Then ask Him what He wants to do this coming year. As hard as 2023 has been, 2024 will see its own trials. We have a real enemy, and he doesn’tContinue reading “A Psalm 31:15 Prayer for 2024”
Eight Hostages Released, Including Two Muslims
Hamas released two hostages on Thursday, and then another six several hours later. Among the eight were two Bedouin siblings, Aisha and Bilal Ziyadne, abducted from Kibbutz Holit near the Gaza border. They are the first Arab Israelis freed since October 7. Five more Muslims, including Aisha and Bilal’s older brother Hamza and father Youssef,Continue reading “Eight Hostages Released, Including Two Muslims”
16 Hostages Released, and a Jerusalem Attack
Despite a ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, two Hamas gunmen opened fire at a bus stop at the entrance of Jerusalem on Wednesday, critically wounding several people and murdering three (rabbinical judge Elimelech Wasserman, 73; Liviya Dickman, 24; and Hannah Ifergan, 60+). The same day, Hamas released two Israeli hostages with Russian citizenship; and thenContinue reading “16 Hostages Released, and a Jerusalem Attack”
Daughter of Holocaust Survivors and a Dog Among 12 Hostages Released
Hours after gunfire and explosives briefly violated the ceasefire with Israel, Hamas released 12 more hostages Tuesday. Among them was Ada Sagi, born in Tel Aviv in 1948 as the daughter of Holocaust survivors from Poland. Ada learned Arabic and taught it to others as a way to make friends with Palestinian neighbors. She wasContinue reading “Daughter of Holocaust Survivors and a Dog Among 12 Hostages Released”
A Miraculous Escape, and Monday’s 11 Hostages Released
Hostage Eitan Yahalomi, 12, one of nine children and two mothers released by Hamas on Monday, was abducted from his home in Nir Oz together with his family on October 7. As the attack on their kibbutz began, Eitan hid with his mother and two sisters in a sealed room. But because the door didn’tContinue reading “A Miraculous Escape, and Monday’s 11 Hostages Released”
Another 17 Hostages Released Ahead of Giving Tuesday
Praise God for the release on Sunday of yet another 17 hostages taken by Hamas. Alma Avraham, 84, is in critical condition at a hospital in Beersheba, Israel. She is one of 14 Israelis in this weekend’s third group, which also included three Thai nationals, a Russian-Israeli and a dual American citizen. In exchange, IsraelContinue reading “Another 17 Hostages Released Ahead of Giving Tuesday”
17 More Hostages Released
After a delay of many hours and several violations of their agreement with Israel, Hamas at last released 17 hostages late Saturday night. In exchange, Israel released 39 Palestinian prisoners. Among the freed hostages were 13 Israeli women, teens and children, as well as four Thai nationals. That is three fewer foreigners than agreed upon.Continue reading “17 More Hostages Released”
Miracle in Gaza: Hundreds Meet Jesus in Dreams
Since the war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7, we have been praying here at the Prayer Wall for God to open the way for Christians to bring aid to Gazans and share the good news with them. We have also asked Jesus to show up in Muslims’ dreams and lead them toContinue reading “Miracle in Gaza: Hundreds Meet Jesus in Dreams”
24 Hostages Released!
Hamas released 24 hostages yesterday — 13 Israeli women and children, ten Thais and one Filipino. Most of the nine Israeli women were in their 70s or 80s, and of the four children under nine the youngest was a two-year-old. In exchange, Israel released 39 Palestinian women and teens from prison and provided increased food,Continue reading “24 Hostages Released!”
Earthquake in the Philippines
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Mindanao in the southern Philippines a week ago resulted in at least nine deaths and more than 800 houses and other facilities destroyed or severely damaged. Philippines is home to 90 unreached people groups who have yet to hear the good news of Christ. Most are indigenousContinue reading “Earthquake in the Philippines”
Happy Thanksgiving
Let’s take a moment to thank Christ today for everything He has done for us, and recommit our lives and families to love Him, serve Him and bring Him glory the rest of our days here on earth. In the midst of so much darkness, let’s join together as one to shine His light. ThankContinue reading “Happy Thanksgiving”
Thanksgiving & Religious Freedom
As Thanksgiving approaches, let’s thank the Lord for the privilege and freedom to know and worship Him. Let’s also pray for our brothers and sisters throughout the world who do not have that freedom, but face persecution and even death because of their love for Christ. Isaiah 60:1-2. Lord, we thank You for all thatContinue reading “Thanksgiving & Religious Freedom”
Prayers for a Blessed Thanksgiving
As Thanksgiving and Christmas approach, let’s pray God will cover our family times together and fill our homes with His presence, peace, joy and love. Also, please take a moment and ask the Lord if there is someone He wants you to bless during the holidays, perhaps with a special dinner or gift. Do youContinue reading “Prayers for a Blessed Thanksgiving”
Myanmar’s Battle with Evil
While the world turns its attention to Gaza and the atrocities of Hamas, the peoples of Myanmar continue in their years-long fight against a brutal terrorist regime. Since a military coup in February of 2021, Burma’s Russian-backed army has ruthlessly attacked, raped, mutilated and massacred their own people, including women, children and the elderly. AnContinue reading “Myanmar’s Battle with Evil”
Hostages Found Dead Near Al Shifa Hospital
Hostages Noa Marciano, a 19-year-old Israeli soldier from Modi’in, and Yehudit Weiss, a 65-year-old snatched from her home in Be’eri, are now confirmed dead. Israeli ground forces found their bodies this past week near Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital, which appears to have been used by Hamas terrorists as a command center. The death of aContinue reading “Hostages Found Dead Near Al Shifa Hospital”
He Knows What’s Up the Road Ahead
A word of encouragement from the Lord for His bride based on Isaiah 40-43: “I have a plan through this. I know you can’t see around the other bend, and what you think might be waiting for you there scares you. But trust Me. I know what I’m doing. I know what’s up there ahead.Continue reading “He Knows What’s Up the Road Ahead”
Bring Us Out of Captivity
Let’s pray Jeremiah 29:11-14 over our country today, asking God to bring us back from all the ways we’ve been captive to the enemy, so our children (and we) will have a hope and a future of abundant life, rather than destruction (John 10:10). Lord, You have given us a choice, because You are loving.Continue reading “Bring Us Out of Captivity”
Praying for Yemen’s Salvation
Since Yemen’s warring sides failed to renew a truce that expired last month, fighting has continued at a standstill, giving respite to their haggard nation. In the meantime, however, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have begun attacking Israel. Although Yemen is the third most dangerous country in the world for followers of Jesus, nearly a decadeContinue reading “Praying for Yemen’s Salvation”
Three Christians Conditionally Released from Prison in Iran, One Pardoned
Three Christians imprisoned in Iran for participating in house churches, Ahmad Sarparast, Ayoob Poor-Rezazadeh and Morteza Mashoodkari, have been released to serve the remainder of their five-year sentences outside prison, as long as they return to work daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the jail’s adjacent factory. In addition, another house church memberContinue reading “Three Christians Conditionally Released from Prison in Iran, One Pardoned”
Praying for God’s Mercy on Gaza
It has now been several weeks since Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on October 7, beginning a war which has cost thousands of lives and sparked anti-Palestinian and antisemitic protests and violence throughout the world, including hundreds of thousands of people protesting against such prejudice. Meanwhile, the humanitarian situation in Gaza has worsened dramatically, as drinkingContinue reading “Praying for God’s Mercy on Gaza”
Overturning Prejudice and Persecution
Let’s join together to push back the enemy’s purposes and pray forth God’s Mikaela Vincent and her husband are missionaries who live by faith, trusting in God to provide for their needs as they pray for and share Christ with the nations. If you would like to help their ministry through a donation, or byContinue reading “Overturning Prejudice and Persecution”
Let God Be Your Time Manager
Philippians 4:13; Proverbs 3:5-7; Ecclesiastes 3:1 In all things Kingdom Culture, Jesus is our Model. And Jesus only did what His Father was doing. John 5:19. So should we. Burnout happens when you’re doing more than God has asked you to, or you’re doing it in your own power. That’s why it’s so important toContinue reading “Let God Be Your Time Manager”
Nigeria: 74 Christians Martyred, More than 123 Abducted in Two Months
As you read this devastating report from Nigeria in September and October, BENUE STATE: Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists killed three Christians and kidnapped another, Iorhon Dam, early Sunday morning, October 29, in Tse Gamber village, Gwer West County. At the same time, three more Christians were murdered in Ngai village. On October 23, terroristsContinue reading “Nigeria: 74 Christians Martyred, More than 123 Abducted in Two Months”
Refugees in the News This Week
Pakistan is forcing 1.5 million undocumented Afghan refugees and migrants out of their country. So far, more than 250,000 have returned homeless to impoverished Afghanistan just as winter comes. Refugees fleeing fighting in Sudan have reported mass killings of perhaps 800 people, most from the Masalit ethnic group in a camp for internally displaced people.Continue reading “Refugees in the News This Week”
Prayer for Our President
Our President is currently making many decisions that affect millions of people. Let’s pray God will override any agendas against Heaven’s, and give him and those advising him wisdom in all things. Pray also for God’s choice for the 2024 elections. I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be madeContinue reading “Prayer for Our President”
A Prayer for the US
Right now, and over the next few weeks and months, all across the US, and especially in our nation’s capital, 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,Continue reading “A Prayer for the US”
Families Torn Apart
Lord, today, we pray for families that have been torn apart by Please have mercy. Make a way for them to know You, to feel Your love, to hear Your voice, to experience Your healing. For so many of these, this is a hopeless time. But in You, O God, there is hope. Bring theContinue reading “Families Torn Apart”
Deadly Earthquake in Nepal
More than 157 people died and over 170 were injured in a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that shook northwestern Nepal Friday night and flattened many villages. People as far away as New Delhi, India, also felt the tremors. Then, today, another earthquake hit in the same area as the first, Ramidanda in Jajarkot district, followed byContinue reading “Deadly Earthquake in Nepal”
International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church
Please go to our International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church page for today’s prayers: International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church If you haven’t subscribed to the Prayer Wall yet, please enter your email address below, so you can receive each daily prayer guide in time for your morning quiet times with God:Continue reading “International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church”
North Korea: #1 Most Dangerous Nation
Join us November 5 for the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church Over the past couple of years, North Korea’s President Kim Jong Un has inserted himself into the news time and again with his missile launchings and meetings with world leaders of other oppressive governments.Continue reading “North Korea: #1 Most Dangerous Nation”
Somalia: #2 Most Dangerous Nation
Join us November 5 for the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church As we prepare for Sunday’s International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, let’s remember Christians facing extreme violence, persecution and hunger in 99.6% Muslim Somali, ranked #2 on Open Doors’ World Watchlist ofContinue reading “Somalia: #2 Most Dangerous Nation”
Yemen: #3 Most Dangerous Nation for Christians
Join us November 5 for the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church As we prepare for Sunday’s International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, let’s lift up our brothers and sisters facing extreme violence, persecution and hunger in Yemen, ranked #3 on Open Doors’ WorldContinue reading “Yemen: #3 Most Dangerous Nation for Christians”
Hostage Rescued by Israeli Security Forces
Israeli ground forces pressed into Gaza on Monday, rescuing Pvt. Ori Megidish, a soldier taken hostage by Hamas terrorists in the October 7 surprise assault against Israel that killed more than 1,400. Praise God Ori is now reunited with her family, as are the other four hostages Hamas released, Nurit Cooper, Yocheved Lifshitz, Judith TaiContinue reading “Hostage Rescued by Israeli Security Forces”
Eritrea: #4 Most Dangerous Nation
Join us November 5 for the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church As we prepare for this Sunday’s International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, let’s lift up our brothers and sisters facing extreme violence, persecution and hunger in Eritrea, ranked #4 on Open Doors’Continue reading “Eritrea: #4 Most Dangerous Nation”
Libya: #5 Most Dangerous Nation for Christians
Join us November 5 for the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church As we prepare for this coming Sunday’s International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, let’s lift up our brothers and sisters facing extreme violence, persecution and hunger in Libya, ranked #5 on OpenContinue reading “Libya: #5 Most Dangerous Nation for Christians”
Pray for Christians in Danger
Join us for the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. Next Sunday, November 5 is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. Some believers will be setting aside the entire month to fast and pray. What about you? How is God leading you to prepare? Will you invite your whole churchContinue reading “Pray for Christians in Danger”
Oppressive Regimes
Join us Sunday, November 5, for the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. In many countries, it is a crime to be a Christian or to speak about Jesus to those of other religions. In some places, even holding a Bible or asking questions about Christianity on the internet can result in beatings,Continue reading “Oppressive Regimes”
Headline Prayers This Week
At least 27 have died and several are still missing in Acapulco, MEXICO, after Category 5 Hurricane Otis. Both tourists and locals are now dealing with flash floods, mudslides and lack of adequate food and aid. Smoke from marsh fires combined with dense fog to create a “superfog” on Monday, resulting in a series ofContinue reading “Headline Prayers This Week”
Maine Mass Shooting: At Least 18 Dead
At least 18 people died and 13 were injured Wednesday in two mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine — one at a restaurant and another at a bowling alley, where families had gathered to play games. This is the deadliest of at least 566 mass shootings in the US reported by the Gun Violence Archive inContinue reading “Maine Mass Shooting: At Least 18 Dead”
Christians Multiply in Algeria Despite Forced Closing of Churches
As one of the world’s most dangerous countries for Christians, Algeria is 96.5% Muslim and 99.9% unreached with the gospel of Christ. Interestingly enough, in the midst of much persecution, Christianity has been growing at a rate of 8.1% annually for several years, compared with the global rate of 2.6%. (See JoshuaProject.net) A lot ofContinue reading “Christians Multiply in Algeria Despite Forced Closing of Churches”
2 More Makes 4 Hostages Released!
Praise God, hostages Nurit Cooper, 79, and Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, were released yesterday. Together with Judith Tai Raanan and her teen daughter, Natalie Raanan, who were released on Friday, that makes four! A helicopter brought the two women to Ichilov hospital in Tel Aviv early yesterday morning, and soldiers carried them into the facility onContinue reading “2 More Makes 4 Hostages Released!”
Shielding Our Children
In these days of intense pressure from peers, social media, movies, teachers, and even some professed Christians seeking to influence our children to be other than who God created them to be, we must be all the more diligent in prayer and in training them up to be Christ’s. Lord, we pray for our children.Continue reading “Shielding Our Children”
Surrender Brings Peace
How are you doing with processing the news and current events these days? Are you worried about the future, as war rages around the world? Are you going about your life as if all that’s happening over there and will never affect you? Are you wondering what our government will look like next year, ifContinue reading “Surrender Brings Peace”
Two Hostages Released!
Praise God, hostages Judith Tai Raanan and her teen daughter, Natalie Raanan have been released! The two US citizens from Evanston, Illinois traveled to southern Israel to celebrate a Jewish holiday and Judith’s mother’s 85th birthday, when Hamas terrorists abducted them from Kibbutz Nahal Oz on October 7. Just a mile from the Gaza border,Continue reading “Two Hostages Released!”
Son of Hamas Leader Chooses 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 “Son of Hamas Leader Chooses Christ”
Let the Change Come
Fall is the time when the trees show us how beautiful it can be to change and let go.🍂🍁 What has God been asking you to change? And what has He been asking you to let go of that you’ve been clinging to too tightly to embrace the new growth He has for you ahead?Continue reading “Let the Change Come”
Tensions Rise Across the Middle East
An explosion at Gaza’s Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital on Tuesday killing hundreds of displaced people sheltering there has sparked anger all across the Middle East, North Africa and world. Israel says one of about ten Islamic jihadist rockets launched at the precise moment the hospital was hit may have misfired; while Gaza blames Israel for theContinue reading “Tensions Rise Across the Middle East”
Continued Prayers for Israel, Hostages
Ezekiel 36, Psalm 83 More than 1,200 people have died in Israel and at least 3,400 have been injured since the October 7 invasion by Hamas militants, who have taken at least 199 hostages held captive in a network of underground tunnels and other locations throughout Gaza. Among the Israeli hostages are those suffering fromContinue reading “Continued Prayers for Israel, Hostages”
Afghanistan’s Third Round of Earthquakes Since Christians Arrested: 6.3-6.3-6.3
Survivors of both October 7‘s 6.3 magnitude earthquake series and October 11‘s 6.3 had just begun returning to their homes in Herat when yet another 6.3 quake struck in the same region this Sunday. Nearly 2,500 people have died in the combined quakes, and hundreds of people are now buried under debris. As winter approaches,Continue reading “Afghanistan’s Third Round of Earthquakes Since Christians Arrested: 6.3-6.3-6.3”
Lifting You Up, Ukraine
As we continue praying for the Israel-Gaza conflict and for the hostages by name, let’s also lift up those suffering in Ukraine, where Russian forces have relentlessly assaulted the city of Avdiivka non-stop for almost a week. Ukrainian forces destroyed hundreds of Russian tanks and armored vehicles, and killed thousands of Russian troops. Lord, pleaseContinue reading “Lifting You Up, Ukraine”
Violence in Ecuador
As we continue praying for the Israel-Gaza conflict, and for hostages by name, let’s also lift up Ecuador. Since the dissolving of the mostly Christian nation’s National Assembly in May and the assassination of a presidential candidate days before August’s election, crime and cartel-related violence has risen exponentially. In the past few weeks leading upContinue reading “Violence in Ecuador”
When to Kill a Pet
Do you have a pet sin you don’t want to let go of? Do you feed and “pet” it with your thoughts? Psalm 66 tells us that if we know there is sin in our hearts but we do nothing about it, we are in grave spiritual danger. If I regard sin and baseness in my heartContinue reading “When to Kill a Pet”
What Made You Give In?
A few days ago, I fell asleep while writing at this Prayer Wall and dreamed that a woman who long had resisted temptation gave up and gave in … all the way. It didn’t happen overnight. The enemy had been chipping away at her faith for years. She fought valiantly at first, believing God’s WordContinue reading “What Made You Give In?”
Yet Another Earthquake Rocks Afghanistan
Yesterday, a 6.3 magnitude quake struck near western Afghanistan’s Herat City, flattening homes that withstood Saturday’s 6.3 and causing all the more damage in districts already devastated. A new landslide has now blocked the main highway, making rescue and relief efforts all the more difficult. More than 2,446 died in the combined quakes, at leastContinue reading “Yet Another Earthquake Rocks Afghanistan”
Syria: Drone Attack at Graduation Kills 100
At least 100 people died and perhaps 240 others were wounded in a drone attack at a military college graduation ceremony in Homs Province, Syria, on Thursday. Moments later, Syrian planes targeted 20 villages and towns in opposition-controlled areas of Idlib Province, killing at least six, and wounding about 40 others, including women and children.Continue reading “Syria: Drone Attack at Graduation Kills 100”
Earthquake in Afghanistan
More than 2,400 people have died and an estimated 1,500 are injured after several earthquakes, including one of 6.3 magnitude, hit western Afghanistan Saturday near the city of Herat. This comes after three previous earthquakes have already claimed the lives of more than 1,000 in the past two years: January 2022 (5.6 in Badghis, nearContinue reading “Earthquake in Afghanistan”
Fighting in Israel
Yesterday, Palestinian militants invaded Israel from several locations and launched around 5,000 rockets from Gaza. The surprise Hamas attack, called “Al-Aqsa Storm,” killed 1,200 in Israel, and injured thousands more. Israel Defense Forces are fighting back in several locations, including villages, army bases and border crossings. In Gaza, at least 256 Palestinians have died andContinue reading “Fighting in Israel”
Missionary Pilot Detained in Mozambique Now in USA
Thank you for your prayers for Missionary Aviation Fellowship pilot Ryan Koher, who was imprisoned in Mozambique nearly a year ago. He and his family are now back in the US! Last week, a judge lifted the restrictions that prevented Ryan from providing his services as a pilot for Ambassador Aviation, MAF’s business name inContinue reading “Missionary Pilot Detained in Mozambique Now in USA”
Deadly Floods in India: Pray for LIFE
More than 100 people are missing and at least 50 have died due to the bursting of a glacial lake, which sent flash floods through several towns in northeastern India’s Sikkim State Wednesday. Home to 2,373 distinct people groups, India is 80% Hindu and 90% unreached with the Gospel. Due to anti-conversion laws and HinduContinue reading “Deadly Floods in India: Pray for LIFE”
Removing Whitewash
What has been keeping you from greater oneness with Christ? Do you know? All of us have sins and wrong thought processes we’ve allowed the enemy to slip into our habitual reactions. It’s easy not to recognize them because they feel so “normal” to us. That’s because the enemy has whitewashed them with lies. SomeContinue reading “Removing Whitewash”
Truth and Wisdom for Our Nation
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 whose name is both Truth and Wisdom. Awaken them toContinue reading “Truth and Wisdom for Our Nation”
Former Muslim Activist Aids Earthquake Victims
A former Islamic activist who converted to Christianity nearly 30 years ago now labors side-by-side with both Christians and Muslims to bring aid to those suffering from last month’s devastating earthquake in Morocco. Nearly 3,000 people died in the rare 6.8 magnitude quake, and at least 2,500 were injured. “My country made me who IContinue reading “Former Muslim Activist Aids Earthquake Victims”
Our Mission Is His
Lord, so many have not yet tasted of the Living Waters of Your love. Use us as Your vessels to show them that You are the One they’ve been looking for. Open their hearts to hear the Truth and surrender to Your love. Whatever ways the father of lies has programmed them to reject You,Continue reading “Our Mission Is His”
Psalm 28 Prayer for Myanmar
Due to civil war and persecution, Myanmar ranks among the most dangerous countries in the world for those who seek to follow Christ. Read more here: Myanmar’s Displaced Once More on the Run Let’s join together to pray Psalm 28 today for our brothers and sisters facing terror and violence: When Your people in Burma areContinue reading “Psalm 28 Prayer for Myanmar”
Stand on Love and You Will Stand
Lord, sometimes it feels as if the enemy is assaulting us from all sides and the fury of all that comes against us is greater than we can withstand. But no foe is bigger than You, O God, no army mightier than Your power, no assault greater than the protection of Your love. We chooseContinue reading “Stand on Love and You Will Stand”
Nagorno-Karabakh Dissolves, Armenians Flee
The separatist government of Nagorno-Karabakh said yesterday it will dissolve itself by the end of the year. After Azerbaijan’s successful military offensive last week, more than half the 120,000 ethnic Armenians in that region have fled to neighboring Armenia, fearing ethnic cleansing from their Muslim victors. An explosion at a makeshift gas station where hundreds of ArmenianContinue reading “Nagorno-Karabakh Dissolves, Armenians Flee”
Ninevah: More than 100 Die in Wedding Fire
A fire broke out Wednesday, killing at least 100 and injuring more than 150 of about 700 wedding attendees in the largely Christian town of Qaraqosh in Iraq’s Ninevah Province. The rapid spread of the blaze and collapse of the dance hall was due to highly flammable, low-cost building materials. The bride and groom areContinue reading “Ninevah: More than 100 Die in Wedding Fire”
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