(Voice of the Persecuted) You are invited to join us tonight in a prayer conference call for the persecuted church hosted by Persecution Watch.
Thank you, LORD (יהוה), for your indescribable gift. (2 Corinthians 9:15)
I am writing this on Resurrection Day, Nisan 17, or April 24 on the Roman calendar.
Psalm 40:2 “He lifted me out of the slimy pit, and out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.”
- Pray all who know the LORD would rejoice that He redeemed us.
- Pray they would stand firm on the rock and not deny His Name under pressure.
Psalm 40:3 “He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.”
- Pray many would see the good changes in us and turn to, or at least consider, our Savior Yeshua.
- Pray they would be provoked to jealousy by our joy and new songs.
Psalm 40:4 “Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, who does not look to the proud, in those who turn aside to false gods.”
- Pray believers would completely trust in the LORD their maker.
Psalm 40:5 “Many , O LORD, my God, are the wonders you have done. The things you planned for us no one can recount to you.”
- Pray for Yah to do many wonders in response to our prayers, for us and in the presence of unbelievers.
Psalm 40:6 “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but my ears you have opened; burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require.”
- Pray the religious Jews would know that the blood of bulls and goats cannot remove sin. Open their ears to hear that only the blood of Messiah can take away their sins.
Psalm 40:7 “Then I said, ‘Here I am, I have come—it is written about me in the scroll.”
- Pray unbelievers would read the Word of God and find salvation.
- Pray the living Word be available to all people.
Psalm 40:8 “I desire to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.”
- Pray that those who know Messiah Yeshua would know God’s will in their lives and obey it.
Psalm 40:9 “I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; I do not seal my lips, as you know, O LORD.”
- Pray believers would witness as the Holy Spirit directs and be bold.
Psalm 40:11 “Do not withhold your mercy from me, O LORD; may your love and your truth always protect me.”
- Pray for protection for those being persecuted.
- Pray for increased love by believers.
- Pray for truth from the media.
Psalm 40:14 “May all who seek to take my life be put to shame and confusion; may all who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace.”
- Pray those persecuting Christians would be put to shame. Pray all their wicked plans would fail. Put them in confusion.
Psalm 40:17 “Yet I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; O my God, do not delay.”
- Come quickly to rescue the persecuted!
Again, we want to lift-up these persecuted witnesses to the Lord:
- Leah Sharibu, a prisoner of Boko Haram since 2018. Pray for her release.
- Alice Loksha Ngaddah, kidnapped February 2019. She is a mother of two, working as a nurse for UNICEF. Pray for her release.
- Pastor Wang Yi to be released from prison, for his family and for the church.
- Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani from Iran, as he and his family are adjusting from his release from prison, that they may know what God’s will is for them now. Pray for the trauma they had to endure. UPDATE: According to Article 18, once sentenced to death for his “apostasy” has been “pardoned” and released after nearly five years in Tehran’s Evin Prison but told Nadarkhani that he still faces flogging (30 lashes) and two years’ exile 2,000km from his home. Read the report here.
- Armenian Genocide Happening Again. Read full report here: Genocide and Forced Deportation: Nagorno-Karabakh
- The Harvest: “37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; 38 therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” Matthew 9:37-38
Valerie Creekmore, Persecution Watch Prayer Conference Call Moderator
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What is Persecution Watch?
Persecution Watch is a U.S. national prayer conference call ministry that prays specifically for the global Persecuted Church. For over a decade, Blaine Scogin led this national network of believers who faithfully pray for the persecuted and the global harvest for the Kingdom of God. The group meets via a free call-in service every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday night at 9pm Eastern time in the United States (please check your time zone). Blaine also served as Prayer Director for Voice of the Persecuted, and the two missions became one. Brother Blaine passed into glory on December 26, 2019. It was truly a blessing for all of us to serve alongside this dear man of God and he will be greatly missed. The prayer mission of Persecution Watch remains an important part of our mission. Voice of the Persecuted is committed to continue the prayer conference call for the persecuted along with the dedicated Persecution Watch prayer warrior team.
Prior to the passing of Brother Blaine, he confirmed the passing of the torch as prayer conference call leader to Nadia Dybvik. Nadia has a burdened heart for the persecuted and is a prayer warrior standing in the gap for them. She joined the Persecution Watch prayer team in 2015 and has been part of the core ever since. Before becoming the prayer call leader, she served in the role of prayer moderator since 2016. Blaine chose Nadia for her faithfulness to pray for the persecuted and her strong commitment to the Persecution Watch mission. We are blessed not only with her gift of prayer, but her genuine love for every brother and sister in Christ that comes on the call to pray. May the Lord continue to bless Nadia and the prayer team in the mission and their personal lives.
“Pray for us” is the number one request that we hear from the persecuted. As the members of the first century Church were moved by the Holy Spirit to pray, we too must continue to serve those suffering persecution by lifting them up to the Lord through prayer.
On occasion, persecuted brothers and sisters are invited to join the conference call and share the trials they are facing. The team serves to encourage them by washing their feet in Spirit led prayer. Time is reserved for those on the call to ask questions. We believe this helps to gain a better understanding of the situation that persecuted Christians endure in their specific nations. Q&A also helps us to focus our prayers based on their current needs.
Persecution Watch also hosts callers who want to pray united from other nations. If your heart is perplexed by the sufferings of our persecuted brothers and sisters, you no longer need to pray alone.
We welcome all who desire to pray for the persecuted church and consider it a joy to pray together with you. If you are new to the call and cannot find your voice, listen in, and pray silently or mute. We are grateful and thank the Lord for bringing us all together to pray in agreement for our persecuted family in Christ. We can all be prayer warriors on this call!
God bless and protect you in your faithfulness to serve.
Lois Kanalos, Founder, Voice of the Persecuted, Nadia Dybvik, Persecution Watch Prayer Call Leader, and the Persecution Watch Prayer Call Moderator Team
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