(Voice of the Persecuted) You are invited to join us on Thursday, December 7, 2023, in a prayer conference call for the persecuted church hosted by Persecution Watch.

These African States made the Open Doors World Watch List top 50 of the hardest places to live as a Christian!

Somalia           Algeria                         Mozambique  

Eritrea             Mauretania                   Egypt

Libya               Burkina Faso                Tunisia

Nigeria            CAR                              Congo (DCR)

Sudan             Niger                             Cameroon

Mali                 Morocco

What do we see? Jihadists and radical Muslims seek to make Africa the First Islamic Continent!

The violence against Christians, especially in the sub-Saharan region is continually increasing. There is no end in sight to curb the savage aggression against Christians, the church. We see catastrophic consequences for the church and the risks of following our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and there is Chad, totally surrounded by states hostile and restricted to Christianity.  And there are many others Togo, Liberia and so on who are not secure either.

Is it only a question of time before these states are taken over by Muslims?

• Pray to the Lord to raise up strong Christian leaders after His own heart, empower and lead them to curb the influence of Islam.

• Pray to the Lord for Government leaders to recognize the threat of radical Islam to eliminate elected governments and put Clerics – Imams in control.

• Pray to the Lord for the weak government leaders who want to appease the jihadists not understanding the consequences of making their country a fertile ground for the brutal activities of Jihadists and mercenary groups.

• Pray that the Lord will block further attempts by Muslims to introduce Sharia law.

• Pray to the Lord to curb the violence against Christians which results in further pressure in other areas of life – work, school, neighbors and so on.

• Pray to the Lord that he will show Christians on how to respond to Fulani and Boko Haram militants, who together with armed bandits cause devastation to Christian communities.

• Pray for the Christians who have been forced from their homes, putting them further at risk of attacks.

• Pray to the Lord that He will open the eyes of Jihadists and radical Muslims to see the truth Of Jesus and His love for them.

• Pray to the Lord for the MBB believers to grow in faith and be protected from family and community pressure to recant.

•  Pray to the Lord for our Christian brothers and sisters who live in a hostile environment and must hide their faith.

• Pray to the Lord that He will guide and protect the Evangelists who boldly share the Good News in a dangerous and volatile environment.

• Pray to the Lord that the Forces of Darkness will be unable to weaken His church through their repeated, relentless attacks and that their violence will not shake the faith of His Christians. Pray that the gates of hell will not prevail, and that Christianity will ultimately triumph in Africa.

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.

• Ryan Kohler as charges have not been dropped, merely allowed to travel.

• 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

Prayer Conference Call Details

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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 our missions became one. He was also active in the relief mission and an advocate for our persecuted brothers and sisters. 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 call 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 in their personal lives.

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, pray silently, or on 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!

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