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Largest Christian Town in Iraq Captured by Islamic Militants

8/7/2014 Iraq (Christian Today)

 

Members of the Islamic State (IS) have now captured four Christian majority towns, including Qaragosh, home to Iraq's largest Christian community. Together, the towns are said to have contained one quarter of Iraq's Christian population before the rise of the IS; now, thousands more flee for their lives. News sources such as BBC and the Telegraph have confirmed the story. 

 

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  • Pray for the safety of the tens of thousands of displaced Christians in Iraqion, safety and uplifting of all Christians seeking asylum and who remain in Iran 
  • Pray against Is' attempts to form a caliphate across Syria and Iraq
  • Pray for an end to the violent persecution of Iraq's ancient Christian community

Why is China Tearing Down Church Crosses? 

8/6/2014 China (The Spectator)

 

Since the beginning of this year, China has been engaged in a cruel and bizarre campaign against Christians in the south-eastern province of Zhejiang. Its main target is Wenzhou, a city known as 'China's Jerusalem' because a million of its eight million residents are Christian.

 

  • Pray for an end to China's campaign against its Churches. Sign the petition here.
  • Pray for the courage and strength of believers in Zhejiang who are standing up for Christ
  • Pray for the quick release of believers who have been arrested during protests against church demolitions

Boko Haram Kills 25, Including Pastor, in Raid on Cameroon Village

8/5/2014 Cameroon (World Watch Monitor)

In two separate attacks, Boko Haram, recently murdered more than 25 civilians, including a pastor, and abducted the wife of Cameroon's vice-prime minister. Boko Haram is a radical Islamic insurgency bent on establishing a separate Islamic state in northern Nigeria to be ruled by Sharia law,

 

  • Pray for the comfort and healing of the victim's families during this difficult time
  • Pray for the safe return of the Cameroon's vice-prime minister
  • Pray for an end to Boko Haram's reign of terror  

American Citizens on Trial in North Korea Seek Help

8/3/2014 North Korea (The Christian Post) 

 

Two American citizens, Matthew Todd Miller and Jeffrey Edward Fowle, facing trial in North Korea called for help from the US government to secure their release. Jeffrey Fowle was arrested three months ago for leaving a copy of a bilingual English-Korean Bible with his contact information and family pictures under a bin in a restaurant's bathroom during his traveling in North Korea. 

 

  • Pray the US government will be able to release Matthew Miller and Jeffrey Fowle
  • Pray for the safety of Matthew Miller and Jeffrey Fowle as they're detained
  • Pray North Korea's crimes against humanity will be stopped, in Jesus name  

  

Gazan Church Asks for Prayer in Caring for Christians and Muslims

7/26/2014 Palestine (CBN)


In the midst of the war between Israel and Hamas, Christians and Muslims alike in Gaza find themselves vulnerable and afraid of being caught in the conflict. Despite their fear of the ever-present danger, Gazan Christians have been seeking opportunities to share the hope of Christ and opening their churches to harbor displaced Muslims. They ask for prayer for their efforts, provision, and protection. 

 

  • Pray for the suffering Christians in Gaza
  • Pray for the protection of churches that have become places of refuge for the displaced
  • Pray for God's wisdom  on how to share the Gospel be imparted to the Christians in Gaza

Rising Persecution in Algeria Keeps Christians from Homes and Churches

7/24/2014 Algeria (CrossMap)

 

In Algeria, both social and governmental pressures seem to be increasing against Christians, mainly in the form of housing discrimination. Christians are turned out of their rented housing without explanation, or denied permission to build or rent spaces for churches. Church leaders have said that they will continue the necessary legal battles to obtain the rights to build places for worship. 


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  • Pray God's provision for Algerian Christians turned out from their homes
  • Pray that Algeria's attempts to wipe out the Church will fail
  • Pray tfor the victory of Christians as they fight for their right to rent spaces as places of worship


 

 

 
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