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Persecution Watch: Praying Through 2 Chronicles

May 11, 2024 9:48 am / Leave a comment

(Voice of the Persecuted) You are invited to join us tonight in a prayer conference call for the persecuted church hosted by Persecution Watch.

I opened the Bible to 2 Chronicles 14. The passage concerned Asa, King of Judah.

2 Chronicles 14:2 “Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD.”

  • Though we are righteous in Messiah only, pray our lives would be pleasing to the LORD.

2 Chronicles 14:3 “He removed the foreign altars and the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles.”

  • Pray the Holy Spirit would reveal any idols among the believers.

2 Chronicles 14:5 “He removed the high places and incense altars in every town of Judah, and the Kingdom was at peace under him.”

  • Pray for a spirit of peace to reign in God’s Kingdom and in our hearts and lives, especially those being persecuted.

2 Chronicles 14:6 “He built up the fortified cities of Judah, since the land was at peace. No one was at war with him during those years, for the LORD gave him rest.

  • Pray the church would grow during times when it is not oppressed as well.
  • Pray for a hedge of protection around them.

2 Chronicles 14:7 “The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God; we sought Him and He has given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.”

  • Pray those who do not know Messiah would seek the truth with all their heart and know Him.

2 Chronicles 14:11 “Them Asa called to the LORD his God and said, ‘Lord, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on you, and in your Name, we

  • Pray for those powerless and persecuted to trust and rely on Yahovah Tsevaot.

2 Chronicles 14:12 “The LORD struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah. The Cushites fled”

  • Pray they would cry out to the LORD and be delivered, and the enemy would flee.

2 Chronicles 14:13 “The men of Judah carried off a large amount of plunder.”

  • Pray believers would recover all that has been stolen from them and more.

2 Chronicles 15:3 “For a long time Israel was without the true God, without a priest to teach and without the law.”

  • Pray for godly teachers to teach the Word and disciple new believers.

2 Chronicles 15:4 “But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and he was found by them.”

  • Pray that during this shaking of wars and natural disasters people would come to the saving knowledge of Messiah. Thank Adonai for many turning to Him at this time.

2 Chronicles 15:6 “One nation was being crushed by another, because God was troubling them with every kind of distress.

  • Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 15:7 “But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.”

  • Pray the persecuted church would endure.
  • Pray laborers in the field would not be discouraged but press on.

 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.
  • 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 

(Andy will be moderating for Valerie tonight.)

Please forward prayer points to your church, prayer groups and others who will pray.

Prayer Conference Call Details

Monday through Saturday, 6 nights a week

USA Time Zone:

9:00 PM Eastern

8:00 PM Central

7:00 PM Mountain

6:00 PM Pacific

Call in number: (667) 770-1476

Access Code: 281207#

MOBILE APP: Free Conference Call HD also provides a quick and uncomplicated way for you to dial into conference calls without having to remember the dial-in credentials. Save all your conference call dial-in numbers and access codes using this free app. With the Free Conference Call HD, you can instantly dial into a conference call via a 3G/4G data network and or regular mobile carrier. Google Play link or App Store – iTunes

If you are experiencing any difficulties joining the call, please let us know.

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

NOTE: Please fill out the form in the sign up at link below to be added in our distribution list to receive urgent prayer requests, prayer points, notification of special prayer events and special guest speakers.

Note to Voice of the Persecuted (VOP) readers: The Persecution Watch prayer team is also the prayer team of Voice of the Persecuted. SIGN UP today.

Persecution Watch: God’s Indescribable Gift 

April 27, 2024 11:18 am / Leave a comment

(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.
  • 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 

Please forward prayer points to your church, prayer groups and others who will pray.

Prayer Conference Call Details

Monday through Saturday, 6 nights a week

USA Time Zone:

9:00 PM Eastern

8:00 PM Central

7:00 PM Mountain

6:00 PM Pacific

Call in number: (667) 770-1476

Access Code: 281207#

MOBILE APP: Free Conference Call HD also provides a quick and uncomplicated way for you to dial into conference calls without having to remember the dial-in credentials. Save all your conference call dial-in numbers and access codes using this free app. With the Free Conference Call HD, you can instantly dial into a conference call via a 3G/4G data network and or regular mobile carrier. Google Play link or App Store – iTunes

If you are experiencing any difficulties joining the call, please let us know.

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

NOTE: Please fill out the form in the sign up at link below to be added in our distribution list to receive urgent prayer requests, prayer points, notification of special prayer events and special guest speakers.

Note to Voice of the Persecuted (VOP) readers: The Persecution Watch prayer team is also the prayer team of Voice of the Persecuted. SIGN UP today.

Persecution Increasing: Pray for Believers in India

April 18, 2024 11:40 am / Leave a comment

(Voice of the Persecuted) You are invited to join us tonight in a prayer conference call for the persecuted church hosted by Persecution Watch.

“They want to remove us from society,” a Christian farmer said of Hindu extremists.  The possibility that some Indians would reject Hinduism for Christianity is a threat to extremists’ dream of turning India into a pure Hindu nation.

Pressure is greatest in central and northern India, where the governing party of Prime Minister Modi is in control, and where evangelical Christians are making inroads among lower-caste Hindus. 

Anti-Christian vigilantes are sweeping through villages, storming churches, burning Christian literature, attacking schools, and assaulting worshipers. 

Please Pray

  • Pray that despite pressure, Christians would not be isolated from each other.

Philippians 4:19 And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus

  • Pray that where extremists have cut off water and food, the Lord will provide miraculously.
  • Pray that evangelical Christians will continue to make inroads among lower-caste Hindus.

Corinthians 8:2 While they were being severely tested by suffering, their overflowing joy, along with their extreme poverty, has made them even more generous.

  • Pray that poor believers would have joy and Fruits of the Spirit.
  • Pray that new believers would remain strong, and those born in church would have a strong belief.

Luke 21:12 “They will seize you and persecute you. You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, sisters, relatives, and friends, they will put some of you to death. Everyone will hate you because of me.”

  • Pray that believers would not be overwhelmed by the persecution.
  • Pray that lower-caste Hindus would not support the dominant Hindu party.

Romans 8:38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

  • Pray where there is Anti-Christian violence, God’s grace would be more apparent to the believers.

Psalm 18:26 to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.

  • Pray that the courts, Christian lawyers, and lawyers who love freedom would have favor of protecting the rights of minorities.

General elections will be held in India starting April 19, lasting 44 days. Narendra Modi, 10 years as prime minister, will win a third term. His campaign is making chaos in every state his party does not completely control.  

  • Pray that Satan’s plans for the election will be upended.

The central state of Madhya Pradesh passed a vaguely defined anti-conversion law, that carries prison sentences of 10 years for any person found guilty of leading conversions.   

  • Pray against legal persecution of conversions.

In large cities, armies of Hindu nationalist lawyers file complaints against Christian charities, starving them of funds and shutting many down. 

  • Pray that Christian NGOs and charities can continue no matter how the government tries to stop them.

Last year, in the state of Manipur alone, 150 people were killed and 60,000 displaced.  Mobs from the Hindu ethnic Meitei community burned down villages of the Christian Kuki, and other tribes.  

  • Pray for the Kuki and other Christians in the northeastern state of Manipur.

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.
  • 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

Michael Laird, Persecution Watch Prayer Conference Call Moderator 

Please forward prayer points to your church, prayer groups and others who will pray.

Prayer Conference Call Details

7 nights a week on your phone

USA Time Zone:

9:00 PM Eastern

8:00 PM Central

7:00 PM Mountain

6:00 PM Pacific

Call in number: (667) 770-1476

Access Code: 281207#

MOBILE APP: Free Conference Call HD also provides a quick and uncomplicated way for you to dial into conference calls without having to remember the dial-in credentials. Save all your conference call dial-in numbers and access codes using this free app. With the Free Conference Call HD, you can instantly dial into a conference call via a 3G/4G data network and or regular mobile carrier. Google Play link or App Store – iTunes

If you are experiencing any difficulties joining the call, please let us know.

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

NOTE: Please fill out the form in the sign up at link below to be added in our distribution list to receive urgent prayer requests, prayer points, notification of special prayer events and special guest speakers.

Note to Voice of the Persecuted (VOP) readers: The Persecution Watch prayer team is also the prayer team of Voice of the Persecuted. SIGN UP today.

Our Lord Jesus Christ on the Cross

March 29, 2024 8:54 am / Leave a comment

(Voice of the Persecuted) You are invited to join us on Friday, March 29, 2024, in a prayer conference call for the persecuted church hosted by Persecution Watch.

From the Cross Jesus made 7 statements:

1.  Luke 23:24 Jesus said “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are do”

  1. Radical Muslims believe they are serving Allah by persecuting and killing so-called “Infidels.”
  2. People who take advantage of their power and status to oppress believers.
  3. He forgave the people who cried crucify, and wanted Him to die on the cross.
  4. Jesus forgave those who hurt Him.

 Jesus set the standard for forgiveness for us – and our persecuted brothers and sisters.

2.  Luke 23:43 Jesus said to him “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”

     The thieve on the cross:

  1. Confessed his sin.
  2. Acknowledged Jesus as his Lord.
  3. Believed in Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. 

Jesus did not allow His suffering to distract Him from ministering to the criminal and extending eternal life. No matter what the circumstances are, we and our persecuted brothers and sisters must always look to the lost.

3.  John 19:26-27 Jesus said to His mother “Woman, behold your son!” then He said to His disciple “Behold your mother!”

The first two statements clearly show His divinity, power to forgive sins and offer salvation.

You see the Lord always cared, His great love and compassion, concern for His mother as a son.

The Lord initiated that John was to care for His mother and that His mother would see John as her son. 

As Jesus asked John to care for Mary, He asks of us to care for others on His behalf.

4.  Matthew 27:46 in about the 9th hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli,Eli, lama sabachthani” – that is “MY GOD,MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?

Why are You so far from helping me. And from My words of groaning? The agony of the withdrawal, not separation, from the Father drinking the cup of wrath.

When we, and our brothers and sisters walk through fire and water, we want to remember that the world will hate us but remember that our Lord will never leave or forsake us.

5.     John 19:28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the 

         scripture may be fulfilled, said “I thirst!”

  1. After enduring imprisonment, trials, scourging and crucifixion experience, extreme dehydration and thirst.
  2. And there is also a deeper meaning to His thirst, thirsting for the presence and fellowship with God the Father.

        Lord, help us to thirst – As the hart[deer] panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God. Psalm 42:1

6.    John 19:30 So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said “It is finished!”

His ministry, His mission led to the final cry – TETELESTAI = it is finished, the work His Father had given Him, the work of redemption.

For us believers, Christ’s final cry should be a constant encouragement, because His finished work secures our destiny = salvation as children of God.

7.   Luke 23:46 And when Jesus cried out with a loud voice, He said “Father, “INTO YOUR HANDS I COMMIT MY SPIRIT!”

This was a cry – a statement of victory, not being conquered by death but conquering, defeating death.

It was like a master dismissing his servant from his presence.

Psalm 31:5 “into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, Oh Lord God of Truth. Giving His life into God’s hands to do as He pleases.

Father grant us and our persecuted brothers and sisters to have the eternal perspective, not our will but thy will.

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.
  • 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 

Please forward prayer points to your church, prayer groups and others who will pray.

Prayer Conference Call Details

7 nights a week on your phone

USA Time Zone:

9:00 PM Eastern

8:00 PM Central

7:00 PM Mountain

6:00 PM Pacific

Call in number: (667) 770-1476

Access Code: 281207#

MOBILE APP: Free Conference Call HD also provides a quick and easy way for you to dial into conference calls without having to remember the dial-in credentials. Save all your conference call dial-in numbers and access codes using this free app. With the Free Conference Call HD you can instantly dial into a conference call via 3G/4G data network and or regular mobile carrier. Google Play link or App Store – iTunes

If you are experiencing any difficulties joining the call, please let us know.

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 was 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 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 often 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

NOTE: Please fill out the form in the sign up at link below to be added in our distribution list to receive urgent prayer requests, prayer points, notification of special prayer events and special guest speakers.

Note to Voice of the Persecuted (VOP) readers: The Persecution Watch prayer team is also the prayer team of Voice of the Persecuted. SIGN UP today.

Prayer for the Body of Christ

March 27, 2024 2:50 pm / Leave a comment

(Voice of the Persecuted) You are invited to join us on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in a prayer conference call for the persecuted church hosted by Persecution Watch.

In many Eastern and African countries, persons are persecuted for their faith in Christ. In the meantime, Christians in the West who have unlimited access to the Word of God nor are hindered from worshiping, display more negligence and less care for the Word. This is a sad state for the body of Christ who are expected to be followers of God, and whose lives are expected to display every teaching of the Lord Jesus Christ

We will pray according to the Word.

  • Christ’s teaching on suffering and persecution are sadly lacking in many churches , the preacher focusing more on prosperity thus giving believers a false sense of security. Pray that  ministers would preach the whole truth.
  • He that findeth his life shall lose it and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. (Matt 10:39) Christ always emphasized that the believer’s life is one of self-sacrifice. Pray that believers would understand what it means to be crucified with Christ.
  • If only in this life, we have hope we are of all men most miserable. Pray that the believers would place greater emphasis on the life that is hereafter.
  • Pray that believers would re-focus making every effort to please God and not fulfil the desires of the flesh. (Romans 8:5-9)
  • Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober and hope to the end. (1Peter 1:13) Pray against double mindedness and that believers would not be shaken in their faith.
  • Pray that believers would see the necessity of the Word of God for their spiritual development and would make time to prayerfully study the Word of God. (1Peter 2:2)
  • Pray against the spirit of deception. “For many shall come in my name saying, I am Christ and shall deceive many” (Mark  13:6)
  • See that ye walk circumspectly (carefully) not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time because the days are evil. (Ephes 5:15-16) Pray that believers would be diligent and wise in their pursuit of Christ.
  • The enemy always comes in disguise. Pray that Christians would be able to recognize him and practice resisting him until he flees.
  • Above all, take the shield of faith wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. (Eph6:16) Pray that believers would practice having faith in God, which is of utmost importance.
  • Mat 7:24-27 Pray that believers would not only hear the Word but on a daily basis apply it to their lives and live by it.
  • And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. (Mat 24:7) Pray that believers would not be influenced by the worldly standards but would continue to love and serve God.
  • Pray that believers would seek a continual refilling of the Holy Spirit. (Joel 2: 28-29, Acts 4:31)

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.
  • 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

Eulese Griffith, Persecution Watch Prayer Conference Call Moderator 

Please forward prayer points to your church, prayer groups and others who will pray.

Prayer Conference Call Details

7 nights a week on your phone

USA Time Zone:

9:00 PM Eastern

8:00 PM Central

7:00 PM Mountain

6:00 PM Pacific

Call in number: (667) 770-1476

Access Code: 281207#

MOBILE APP: Free Conference Call HD also provides a quick and easy way for you to dial into conference calls without having to remember the dial-in credentials. Save all your conference call dial-in numbers and access codes using this free app. With the Free Conference Call HD you can instantly dial into a conference call via 3G/4G data network and or regular mobile carrier. Google Play link or App Store – iTunes

If you are experiencing any difficulties joining the call, please let us know.

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 was 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 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 often 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

NOTE: Please fill out the form in the sign up at link below to be added in our distribution list to receive urgent prayer requests, prayer points, notification of special prayer events and special guest speakers.

Note to Voice of the Persecuted (VOP) readers: The Persecution Watch prayer team is also the prayer team of Voice of the Persecuted. SIGN UP today.

Praying for the Persecuted in the Book of 2 Timothy 

March 25, 2024 8:59 am / Leave a comment

(Voice of the Persecuted) You are invited to join us on Monday, March 25, 2024, in a prayer conference call for the persecuted church hosted by Persecution Watch.

2 Timothy 1:3 “I thank God, whom I serve, as my forefathers did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.”

  • Pray for more Intercessors who are led by the Holy Spirit

2 Ti. 1:6 “For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.”

  • God has given each of us spiritual gifts. Pray for knowledge to know what they are for those who do not. Pray for a continual increase in using them for God’s glory. 

2 Ti. 1:7 “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and self discipline.”

  • Pray for the boldness we are supposed to have. Pray for an increase in love, especially for our neighbors and enemies. 
  • Pray for an increase in self-discipline and power.

2 Ti. 2:8 “So do not be ashamed to testify about our LORD, or ashamed of me his prisoner.  But join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God,”

  • Pray for more opportunities for the persecuted church to share the gospel, including those in prison.
  • Pray the church would not fear enduring suffering but will be able to endure by the power of God.

2 Ti. 1:9 “Who has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace.”

  • Pray for a desire to lead a holy life. Pray for God’s purpose to be fulfilled in all his children. 

2 Ti. 2;10 “But it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.”

  • Pray agnostics and atheists would discover that we have an immortal soul. Pray all men would have their eyes opened to see the light of the gospel. 

2 Ti. 2:2 “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others.”

  • Pray for new believers to be discipled; pray for those laborers. 

2 Ti. 2:11, 12. “Here is a trustworthy saying:  If we died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him.”

  • Pray for that eternal perspective for those suffering for the sake of Christ; pray for increased hope and faith.

2 Ti. 2:16 “Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly.”

  • Pray we would all guard our tongues more carefully. 

2 Ti. 3:12 “In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.”

  • Pray the church would not be surprised when they are persecuted. 
  • Pray for joy in the Holy Spirit.
  • Pray for perfect peace in the midst of a storm. 

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.
  • 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 

Please forward prayer points to your church, prayer groups and others who will pray.

Prayer Conference Call Details

7 nights a week on your phone

USA Time Zone:

9:00 PM Eastern

8:00 PM Central

7:00 PM Mountain

6:00 PM Pacific

Call in number: (667) 770-1476

Access Code: 281207#

MOBILE APP: Free Conference Call HD also provides a quick and easy way for you to dial into conference calls without having to remember the dial-in credentials. Save all your conference call dial-in numbers and access codes using this free app. With the Free Conference Call HD you can instantly dial into a conference call via 3G/4G data network and or regular mobile carrier. Google Play link or App Store – iTunes

If you are experiencing any difficulties joining the call, please let us know.

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 was 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 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 often 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

NOTE: Please fill out the form in the sign up at link below to be added in our distribution list to receive urgent prayer requests, prayer points, notification of special prayer events and special guest speakers.

Note to Voice of the Persecuted (VOP) readers: The Persecution Watch prayer team is also the prayer team of Voice of the Persecuted. SIGN UP today.

We Do Not Wrestle Against Flesh And Blood

March 23, 2024 10:00 am / Leave a comment

(Voice of the Persecuted) You are invited to join us on Saturday, March 23, 2024, in a prayer conference call for the persecuted church hosted by Persecution Watch.

Nowhere is this more apparent than in the Middle East. The spiritual war is being manifested in the natural. 

Psalm 144:1 “Praise be to the LORD my rock, who trains my hands to war, my fingers for battle.”

  • Pray believers would know how to pray and fight in the Holy Spirit 

1 Timothy 2:2,3 “I urge then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone—for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.”

  • Pray for the leaders in our country.   
  • Pray for the leaders of Israel, Hamas, Palestinian Authority.
  • Pray for the salvation of all the people living in Israel, both Jews and Arabs.

Psalm 133:1 “How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity.”

  • Pray for unity among Christian denominations, and among Jewish and Arab Christians. Pray they would be able to overcome the ancient hatred between them. 

Psalm 105:7-11 “He [Yahovah] is the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth. He remembers his covenant forever, the word he commanded, for a thousand generations, the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac. He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: ‘To you will I give the land of Canaan as the portion you will inherit’.”

  • Pray the people in Israel and the world would understand and know that God supernaturally formed the Nation of Israel according to His Word and is regathering the Jewish people back to the land as promised. 

Genesis 16:9 “The angel of the LORD said to her [Hagar], ‘Return to your mistress [Sarah], and submit to her’.”

  • Pray the Arabs living in Israel would willingly submit to the country where they live and not try to form another country inside of it. 
  • Pray Israel would not confiscate land belonging to a Christian or any other people willing to live peacefully in Israel

Proverbs 4:5 “Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or swerve from them.”

  • Pray for wisdom and understanding for the Mossad and Shin Beit, for the government and IDF to know who the enemy is and who is not. 
  • Pray against unnecessary brutality. 

Psalm 68:1,2 “May God arise, may His enemies be scattered; may His foes flee before Him.”  As smoke is blown away by the wind, may you blow them away.”

  • Pray Hamas would be completely defeated.
  • Pray for the hostages.
  • Pray Houthis in Yemen and their plans for destruction would be brought to nothing. 
  • Pray the skirmishes in Lebanon would not escalate into a full-blown war. Pray they, like smoke, would be discouraged from fighting by the breath of God.

Genesis 12:3 “I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”

  • Pray the U. S. would continue to stand with Israel; they would not push for any ungodly agreement.
  • Pray that surrounding Muslim countries would welcome Arab Muslims from Gaza.

Psalm 122:6 “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; they shall prosper that love thee.”

  • Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. 

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.
  • 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 

Please forward prayer points to your church, prayer groups and others who will pray.

Prayer Conference Call Details

7 nights a week on your phone

USA Time Zone:

9:00 PM Eastern

8:00 PM Central

7:00 PM Mountain

6:00 PM Pacific

Call in number: (667) 770-1476

Access Code: 281207#

MOBILE APP: Free Conference Call HD also provides a quick and easy way for you to dial into conference calls without having to remember the dial-in credentials. Save all your conference call dial-in numbers and access codes using this free app. With the Free Conference Call HD you can instantly dial into a conference call via 3G/4G data network and or regular mobile carrier. Google Play link or App Store – iTunes

If you are experiencing any difficulties joining the call, please let us know.

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 was 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 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 often 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

NOTE: Please fill out the form in the sign up at link below to be added in our distribution list to receive urgent prayer requests, prayer points, notification of special prayer events and special guest speakers.

Note to Voice of the Persecuted (VOP) readers: The Persecution Watch prayer team is also the prayer team of Voice of the Persecuted. SIGN UP today.

A Call to Persevere in Faith

February 23, 2024 8:00 am / Leave a comment

(Voice of the Persecuted) You are invited to join us on Friday, February 23, 2024, in a prayer conference call for America hosted by Persecution Watch.

A Call to Persevere in Faith

19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” 

Hebrews 10:19-25

‘God does nothing but in answer to prayer; and even they who have been converted to God without praying for it themselves, (which is exceeding rare,) were not without the prayers of others.’

JOHN WESLEY

Dear Prayer Warrior’s please join us tonight as we pray for the brothers and sisters in Egypt 

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.
  • 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

His Servant,

Nadia D, Persecution Watch Prayer Conference Call Leader

Prayer Conference Call Details

7 nights a week on your phone

USA Time Zone:

9:00 PM Eastern

8:00 PM Central

7:00 PM Mountain

6:00 PM Pacific

Call in number: (667) 770-1476

Access Code: 281207#

MOBILE APP: Free Conference Call HD also provides a quick and easy way for you to dial into conference calls without having to remember the dial-in credentials. Save all your conference call dial-in numbers and access codes using this free app. With the Free Conference Call HD you can instantly dial into a conference call via 3G/4G data network and or regular mobile carrier. Google Play link or App Store – iTunes

If you are experiencing any difficulties joining the call, please let us know.

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 was 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 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 often 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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