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   Pray for the Persecuted

   Posted on October 31st, 2012 by Jonathan L.

   Each week, we will post some specific ways that we can be praying together for our brothers and sisters around the world who are actively sharing in Christ’s suffering through persecution.  Take some time to lift the believers in each of these regions before our Father in heaven.  At the same time, pray for those enacting the persecution to be kindly drawn to repentance and to experience new life through faith in Jesus. IN IRAQ   “God enabled this nursery to be opened. Only He will close it, if that’s what must happen.” In response (Continue reading…)

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   Pray for the Persectued

   Posted on October 24th, 2012 by Jonathan L.

   Each week, we will post some specific ways that we can be praying together for our brothers and sisters around the world who are actively sharing in Christ’s suffering through persecution. Take some time to lift the believers in each of these regions before our Father in heaven. At the same time, pray for those enacting the persecution to be kindly drawn to repentance and to experience new life through faith in Jesus. IN CUBA Cuba has long been a place of oppression for Christians. However, since the government declared it a “secularist” country instead of an “atheist” (Continue reading…)

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   Pray for the Persecuted

   Posted on October 15th, 2012 by Jonathan L.

   Each week, we will post some specific ways that we can be praying together for our brothers and sisters around the world who are actively sharing in Christ’s suffering through persecution.  Take some time to lift the believers in each of these regions before our Father in heaven.  At the same time, pray for those enacting the persecution to be kindly drawn to repentance and to experience new life through faith in Jesus. IN SYRIA The nation of Syria (number 36 on Open Doors ‘ World Watch List ) has been suffering from a violent civil war for nearly two (Continue reading…)

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   Pray for the Persecuted

   Posted on October 10th, 2012 by Jonathan L.

   Each week, we will post some specific ways that we can be praying together for our brothers and sisters around the world who are actively sharing in Christ’s suffering through persecution.  Take some time to lift the believers in each of these regions before our Father in heaven.  At the same time, pray for those enacting the persecution to be kindly drawn to repentance and to experience new life through faith in Jesus. In Pakistan Pray for the members of the church there whose campus was burned two weeks ago as they respond and recover. (Continue reading…)

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   Pray for the Persecuted

   Posted on October 5th, 2012 by Jonathan L.

   Each week, we will post some specific ways that we can be praying together for our brothers and sisters around the world who are actively sharing in Christ’s suffering through persecution.  Take some time to lift the believers in each of these regions before our Father in heaven.  At the same time, pray for those enacting the persecution to be kindly drawn to repentance and to experience new life through faith in Jesus. In Northern Nigeria Pray for the friends, family, and community of the 25-30 Christian students who were killed late Monday.   Open Doors reports (Continue reading…)

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   Pray for the Persecuted

   Posted on September 28th, 2012 by Jonathan L.

   In “the Mountains” of North Korea In a two-part prayer update from Open Doors , a little bit of light has been shed on the dark and painful lives of North Koreans suffering in labor camps. Especially Christians. And this is not just due to the fact that Open Doors is a ministry devoted to supporting persecuted Christians around the world. The reality is that believers actually suffer more because of their faith in Jesus. In one firsthand account, Christians are individually and regularly brought before the other 6,000 prisoners of a particular camp and asked to deny (Continue reading…)

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   Pray for the Persecuted

   Posted on September 21st, 2012 by Jonathan L.

   Each week, we will post some specific ways that we can be praying together for our brothers and sisters around the world who are actively sharing in Christ’s suffering through persecution.  Take some time to lift the believers in each of these regions before our Father in heaven.  At the same time, pray for those enacting the persecution to be kindly drawn to repentance and to experience new life through faith in Jesus. IN INDIA While most Indian Christians are relatively free, many parts of the country remain key battlegrounds between Hindu extremists and Christians. Persecution (Continue reading…)

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   Pray for the Persecuted

   Posted on September 14th, 2012 by Jonathan L.

   In The News Unrest is spreading in North Africa and the Middle East. The BBC map below shows the cities in which protests have become violent. The reason for the protests?  While many Muslims are outraged by a film – produced in the US – that insults the Muslim Prophet Mohammad, according to Open Doors spokesperson Michael Wood, the “unpredictable momentum… suddenly creates a wave of protests and anger.”  This then “puts believers in these hot spots such as Libya and Egypt directly in the line of fire,” because to so many, Christianity is directly linked to the United States. (Continue reading…)

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   Pastor Youcef Released

   Posted on September 11th, 2012 by Jonathan L.

   We rejoice to report that Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has been released from his Iranian prison and is now reuniting with his family.  Voice of the Martyrs’ Prisoner Alert , who has aggressively campaigned on his behalf by urging people to pray and write letters, says that he was released just 3 days ago, on September 8, after a total of 1,062 days in prison.  According to the press statement that was released by the U.S. Department of State yesterday, ”This comes after nearly three harrowing years during which he faced a death penalty sentence on charges of apostasy.” We asked (Continue reading…)

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    Pray for the Persecuted

    Posted on September 7th, 2012 by Jonathan L.

    Each week, we will post some specific ways that we can be praying together for our brothers and sisters around the world who are actively sharing in Christ’s suffering through persecution.  Take some time to lift the believers in each of these regions before our Father in heaven.  At the same time, pray for those enacting the persecution to be kindly drawn to repentance and to experience new life through faith in Jesus. IN SYRIA Pray for believers to have wisdom, courage, strength, endurance, and comfort in this tumultuous time. Amid the fighting, many Christians are (Continue reading…)

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