Abdulbaqi Saeed Abdo, 54, a refugee from Yemen who converted from Islam to Christ, and an Egyptian Christian, Nour Fayez Ibrahim Girgis, were arrested in late 2021 for their connection with a private Facebook group for Christian converts from Islam. Abdulbaqi also spoke on a Christian TV program about his conversion and the persecution YemeniContinue reading “Yemeni, Egyptian in Prison for Their Faith”
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A Heart for Russia
After yesterday’s beautiful report of God answering our prayers for Haiti, let’s pray all the more boldly for the lost in need of a Savior. Today’s focus is Russia. Pray these prisoners now released won’t just go back to life as it was, but will hunger and thirst for true meaning in life and findContinue reading “A Heart for Russia”
Lebanon: Christians Minister to Syrian Refugees
A Syrian refugee camp burned to the ground in Lebanon’s Bekaa region April 29. With class in session at a nearby school run by a Christian humanitarian aid organization, students and teachers were safe, but when they returned home, nothing remained of their tents. (R.B. Klama, May 23, Mission Network News) Triumphant Mercy Lebanon gatheredContinue reading “Lebanon: Christians Minister to Syrian Refugees”
Myanmar: 45,000 More Rohingya Flee
An estimated 45,000 of Myanmar’s Rohingya have fled Rakhine State since mid-May in clashes between the nation’s ruling junta and the rebel Arakan Army (AA). As the AA now presses into Maungdaw, bordering Bangladesh, yet more Rohingya are expected to be displaced. As a Muslim minority in a Buddhist-majority nation, the Rohingya have faced decadesContinue reading “Myanmar: 45,000 More Rohingya Flee”
Afghans of North America
Join us now through May 2 for the National Day of Prayer. An estimated 400,000 Afghans reside in North America, mainly in these cities: (Click on each, and then head down to the map at the bottom of the page to take a virtual prayer walk of their communities.) Many of these are refugees fleeing oppressionContinue reading “Afghans of North America”
Day 12: North Africa
30 Days of Prayer for Global Awakening Verses for contemplation: Psalm 42 The Bible records several prophecies regarding North Africa, and in Matthew 2:13-20, Jesus’ family fled to Egypt to avoid persecution after His birth. (See Matthew 2:15 and Hosea 11:1). Acts 2 suggests those who heard the Gospel in their own language at PentecostContinue reading “Day 12: North Africa”
Day 8: Southern Europe
30 Days of Prayer for Global Awakening Verses for contemplation: Hebrews 13:1-8 Several of the first Christian churches mentioned in the New Testament sprang to life in Italy, Macedonia and Greece on Paul’s missionary journeys. As the centuries moved on, the Roman Catholic Church established its papal seat in Holy See (of Rome). In theContinue reading “Day 8: Southern Europe”
Two Years Since the Invasion of Ukraine
Join us for 30 Days of Prayer for Global Awakening, March 11-April 9, 2024. Tomorrow marks two years since Russia invaded Ukraine. Let us not grow weary in prayer. Continue praying at our Ukraine-Russia page: Pray for Ukraine and Russia Don’t miss a day of prayer. Enter your email address below to receive in your inbox each newContinue reading “Two Years Since the Invasion of Ukraine”
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”
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”
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