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”
Tag Archives: Pray for the Middle East
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
Churches Approved in Egypt
A special government committee formed for the purpose of licensing and legalizing church buildings in Egypt has approved nearly 3,000 applications for church buildings in the past seven years. That’s exciting news in light of the fact that before the committee was formed in 2016, Christians often waited as long as 20 years to getContinue reading “Churches Approved in Egypt”
Day 18: Middle East
30 Days of Prayer for Global Awakening Verses for contemplation: Isaiah 61:1-4 More than 3,000 years ago, the Hebrews settled in the area of today’s Israel, where King David ruled from Jerusalem, and where Jesus died and rose again. Acts 2 suggests those who heard the Gospel in their own languages at Pentecost would haveContinue reading “Day 18: Middle East”
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”
Church Fire in Egypt
At least 41 have died, among them 18 children, and about 14 were injured, when an apparent electrical fire broke out during Sunday morning mass at a church in the Imbibe neighborhood of greater Cairo. Egypt is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for Christians. “If someone is willing to kill meContinue reading “Church Fire in Egypt”
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