Day 22: South Asia

30 Days of Prayer for Global Awakening Verses for contemplation: Isaiah 44 Tradition says the Apostle Bartholomew took the Gospel to Pakistan, and Thomas to India, where he was martyred in AD 72. Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier, who ministered to India’s lower classes in 1542, baptized 30,000 Paravar people. William Carey, instrumental in evangelical missionsContinue reading “Day 22: South Asia”

Praying Through the Headlines This Week

BANGLADESH: Fire broke out in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhiya, burning more than 1,000 shelters last Saturday and leaving about 7,000 Rohingya people homeless. We ask You, Lord, to please provide for their needs, especially their need for You. Meet them in their dreams, bring Christians to them to shine Your love, and openContinue reading “Praying Through the Headlines This Week”

Fire in Rohingya Huts, but also in Many Hearts

This week, a fire ripped through the Kutupalong refugee camp of Cox’s Bazar district, Bangladesh, burning nearly 3,000 huts and displacing about 12,000 Rohingya people. No casualties were reported this time, but devastating fires are common among the makeshift shacks stacked together in this and other refugee camps. The estimated 1 million stateless Rohingya shelteringContinue reading “Fire in Rohingya Huts, but also in Many Hearts”