Pray Acts 4:29. “And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness.”
Pray for believers in Karnataka as they hear of other fellowships that have faced persecution. Pray that instead of fear, they will recognize and rejoice that this persecution is only happening because more and more people are coming to faith in Christ.
Pray for Deaf Senegalese believers as they translate Scripture. Some have experienced persecution from Muslim family members and have had their lives threatened. Pray for more Deaf in Senegal to see the gospel signed to them, and to boldly share it once they receive it.
Pray for Ali, an Afar believer whose family placed him under house arrest in an attempt to save him from community persecution for his faith. He reads his Bible for hours every day. Ask that he will be encouraged today, and pray for his family to believe the good news.
Persecution comes in all forms. Pray for evangelical churches in Italy who meet resistance from authorities to being recognized as a church because they don’t have statues and religious icons. Pray for evangelical church leaders in Italy.
May believers who are suffering persecution intimately know God in the way that 2 Corinthians 1:3 describes. “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort.”
New believers in a Muslim neighborhood are experiencing persecution from their neighbors. Pray that these new believers will find strength in God’s Word and share it with all boldness (Acts 4:29). Pray that the hearts of their persecutors will be changed.
Several men spent time in prison for their faith. Praise the Lord for giving them enough courage to comfort other prisoners. Pray for the men and their families to heal emotionally from the ordeal; pray that they will help others in their country who face persecution.
Pray that believers will “not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. [May they] rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell” (Matthew 10:28).
A young couple was incarcerated for sharing the gospel in a restricted area. The wife was released first, but the husband remained in jail for some time in desperate need of medical care. Pray for his full recovery and for their continued passion for sharing the gospel.
Spiritual strongholds and intense persecution have prevented gospel access among the Kurmanji Kurds. Still, God is drawing people to Himself. As people find and read the Scripture online, pray that they will understand and believe the gospel. May God build up His church.
Maajid is a new believer from a nomadic people group and very active in sharing the gospel. At a wedding, he prayed in the name of Jesus, but then he was immediately beaten by other guests. Pray for Maajid as he remains steadfast in his new faith, even amid persecution.
Pray for a group of Malian evangelists and their families as they continue boldly sharing the gospel with the Wassulu even in the face of persecution. Jihadists have infiltrated local areas. They are targeting Christians and making it difficult to reach the Wassulu.
There is a believing father and son in a farming village. The son has learned by example not to be ashamed but to speak up for what is true. In doing so, he is being persecuted by fellow students and teachers. Please pray for open hearts and discernment on how to share.
Groups of new believers are being mentored by other believers. Pray that God will allow the newer believers to overcome their fear of persecution and share the gospel with the lost. Ask God to nurture in them a vision for starting new churches in other communities.
