Yesterday, North Korea marked its 28th missile launch this year by firing two short-range ballistic missiles just off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula. Let’s pray for this Communist country counted as the second most dangerous in the world (next to Afghanistan). Lord, please bring an end to the reign of terror in NorthContinue reading “North Korea’s Need for Christ”
Tag Archives: Persecution
Kurds of Iran
Nearly 8 million Kurds live in Iran, one of the top ten most dangerous countries in the world. They have long been oppressed by the government, but these past few weeks, as protests triggered by the death of a Kurdish Iranian woman have erupted throughout Iran, the north and northwestern Kurdish-majority towns have especially comeContinue reading “Kurds of Iran”
China’s 20th Party Congress
Most of China’s 20th Communist Party Congress this week will be held behind closed doors, but Leader Xi JinPing’s opening speech has been summarized in a recent article by CNN. Let’s pray for this vast Asian nation of almost 1.5 billion people, suffering through severe zero-Covid restrictions, seeking reunification with Taiwan and influencing so manyContinue reading “China’s 20th Party Congress”
Unrest in Iran
After the death of a woman convicted of not wearing proper attire, protests have erupted all throughout Iran these past two weeks. An unknown number of people have been arrested and dozens have died. Unrest has also occurred along the border with northern Iraq, where Iran targeted Kurds, and killed at least nine, including civilians.Continue reading “Unrest in Iran”
Hazara Students Killed in Afghanistan
As about 600 students prepared to take a practice exam for college entry, a suicide bomber killed at least 19 and injured more than 27 on Friday. The school is located in the mostly Hazara Shia Muslim minority neighborhood of Dasht-e-Barchi, Kabul, and many of the victims were girls. The Taliban has forbidden girls toContinue reading “Hazara Students Killed in Afghanistan”
Pray for Awakening in Bangladesh
This past weekend, a boat carrying about 100 Hindu pilgrims in northern Bangladesh capsized, killing at least 41 people. Let’s pray for this South Asian country still recuperating from vast flooding this summer. Bangladesh is listed among the world’s most dangerous countries for Christians because of intense persecution by Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist extremists. PastorContinue reading “Pray for Awakening in Bangladesh”
China in Our Prayers
Due to last week’s bus crash in Guizhou Province that killed 27 people, China’s zero-Covid measures, the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (October 16), persecution of Christians and Muslims, and many other reasons China has been in the news of late, let’s remember the people of that nation in prayer. Lord,Continue reading “China in Our Prayers”
Unreached Peoples
Pray for unreached peoples who still have no way to hear about Jesus, cut off from the Gospel by oppressive governments, language barriers, closed borders, and other barriers. Pray God will give them a hunger for Him, open the way for them to hear the Good News in a way they can easily understand, andContinue reading “Unreached Peoples”
Praying for Iraq
Perhaps 30 were killed and an estimated 400 injured in Baghdad earlier this week in fighting that broke out over political matters. Let’s continue praying for Iraq, which is nearly 96 percent Muslim and #14 on the list of most dangerous countries for Christians. The Christians who face the gravest danger, many of which keepContinue reading “Praying for Iraq”
Praying for China’s Uyghurs
The Uyghur are an ancient Turkic people numbering about 12 million in China’s northwestern province of Xinjiang, which borders the countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Russia and Mongolia. There was a time about 1,000 years ago when nearly all the Uyghur professed Christianity. But through the pressure of Islam, including a mass execution of UyghurContinue reading “Praying for China’s Uyghurs”
