Monthly archive for June 2020

While many churches around the world have moved their services online because of the coronavirus pandemic, Cubans do not have this option because most of a lack of internet access. Since the lockdown, Cuban Christians have been completely without worship and fellowship.

There is reportedly an increase in violence, theft and anxiety in the community due to the food shortage. Cubans must wait in long lines for food, many are jobless and public transportation remains suspended.

Pray for divine physical and spiritual provision for our Cuban brothers and sisters.

Pray that as they remain in isolation in their own homes or rooms, they will each have a personal encounter with the Lord that will strengthen and encourage them and fill them with peace.

Pray that they will not be anxious but will have a quiet confidence that God is sovereign and in control of the situation, and God will not forget or forsake them.

 

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CSW reported that 10 people, including 3-yr old Elizabeth Samaila, were killed in an early morning attack in the Tudun Agwalla community in Kajuru, Kaduna state, which is a Christian community in the North West of Nigeria. All 10 were hacked to death by extremists wielding machetes.

Attacks against Christians did not stop despite the lockdown on March 25th due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, a total of about 620 Christians have been killed by extremists in the first 5 months of this year according to a CBN News report.

Please pray for our brethren in Nigeria who are living in uncertainty and constant fear of unprovoked attacks.

Pray that they will draw strength from the Lord and be empowered through intimacy with God (Eph 6:10), and even though they walk through the valley of the shadow of death, they will fear no evil because they know God is with them and His rod and staff will comfort and console (Ps 23:4) (AMP).

Pray that the gospel message will continue to spread and touch many lives in Nigeria. Pray that the truths of the gospel will set people free to love and accept others just as Jesus loved and accepted us.

 

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Please pray for our brethren in Nigeria as extremists continue their killing spree in North and Central Nigeria.

17 people, including a married couple and their 3 children perished In a midnight raid on the Christian village of Gonan Rogo, near MakyalI, in Kaduna State, 17 people, including a married couple and their 3 children, perished.

Villagers were asleep when extremists set upon them with guns and knives. 7 children were among the dead. 6 people were injured, including a baby whose skull was penetrated by a bullet that killed her mother.

Pray that God will heal the injured and comfort those who are mourning. Pray that villagers will emerge from this ordeal with a stronger faith in the Lord.

Pray that God will give the authorities wisdom and the firm resolve to handle the situation.

Pray that those who are persecuting Christians will themselves will come to repentance and find salvation in the Lord.

 

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On 14th April this year, militants killed 9 people, including 4 children, in a predominantly Christian village of Hura, in Plateau state.

Survivors said the militants surrounded the village at about 7pm, firing weapons and shouting. Twenty-one homes were burnt to the ground and seven others damaged.

After burying the dead the next day, survivors had to walk 10 miles to a neighbouring village for fear of further attacks.

Pray for protection for survivors and neighbouring villages from further attacks. Pray that those who lost family members and friends will find comfort in the Lord.

Pray for divine providence for those who lost their house, belongings and food supplies.

 

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“I cannot stop my faith because it is the way to Heaven,” says Kye. “It is my salvation, so how can I stop?”

Please pray for our Laotian brother, Kye.

Kye had been teaching for at least a year when the Education Committee discovered his conversion to Christianity, and subsequently re-assigned him to a teaching post in an isolated village when he refused to renounce his faith in Christ.

Several people in the village turned to the Lord and started worshipping God together with Kye.  This angered the locals, who told Kye to renounce his faith, stop worshipping in his house and stop sharing his faith.

The Education Committee is now threatening to fire Kye.

We praise God for Kye’s courage and unwavering faith in the Lord.

Please pray that those who are threatening Kye will encounter the Lord and open their heart and mind to the gospel. Pray that Kye’s witness for Christ in the village will cause many to turn from sin, receive forgiveness and salvation in the Lord.

Pray that all of Kye’s needs will be supernaturally provided for as he continue to put his trust and confidence in an Almighty and Faithful God.

 

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