(Voice of the Persecuted) You are invited to join us tonight in a prayer conference call for the persecuted church hosted by Persecution Watch.
Islamic Extremists are exploiting the instability in sub-Saharan the countries.
The main drivers are the Islamic extremists who have taken advantage of military coups and the resulting breakdown of governance and security, which enabled the Islamic groups to grow and flourish. This explains why the number of these sub-Saharan countries with extremely high violence has risen from 13 to 15.
Furthermore, there is another threat emerging in sub-Saharan Africa, and those threads come from China and Russia. African governments spent more than 1 billion dollars per year on surveillance equipment which will strengthen the capability of governments led by rulers with absolute power as well as the military Juntas. The sophisticated Chinese surveillance technology, as we know, is a tool for repression of religious freedom and increases the influence and power of autocratic leaders.
Also, a part of the Wagner group – a private military contractor with connections to the Russian government is known for their ruthless activities to counter Islamic extremism and active in countries like Mali and Burkina Faso as well as manipulating economic factors such as mining.
Christians find themselves in the crossfire of these groups.
Prayer Points
- Pray to the Lord to raise up Christian leaders to restrain the extremist exploitation of regional instability.
- Pray to the Lord that He will bring leaders together to have them work out conflicts to a peaceful resolution.
- Pray to the Lord that HE will guide and protect His believers in these countries where it is dangerous to be a Christian.
- Pray to the Lord to protect Christians who speak out against violence, a hedge of protection around them.
- Pray to the Lord to confuse and distract Islamic extremists who plan attacks against Christians.
- Pray to the Lord that MBB will feel empowered and remain strong in faith and able to resist hostilities from family and neighbors.
- Pray to the Lord that ambiguous laws to restrict Christian activities are abolished, such as illegally shake the faith of a Muslim.
- Pray to the Lord for the Christians who have been displaced due to violence to be connected to NGOs for spiritual and physical support.
- Pray to the Lord that NGOs provide persecution awareness training as well as trauma counseling for the people who lost loved ones or were subject to violence.
- Pray to the Lord that Pastors and elders will be effective in covert ministry that support the saints.
- Pray to the Lord that He will open doors for evangelism and believers can boldly share the good news.
- Pray to the Lord that Islamic majorities and radical Muslims will be unable to stop the growth of Christianity.
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
Andy, 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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