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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16 families from a church in Jharkland state were terrorized every night by mobs armed with clubs for almost 3 weeks. The thugs threatened to kill the Christian families unless they returned to their ancestral religion.

According to Pastor Sarabjit Bharati of Kirpa Bhavan Salom Church, 2 of the Christian families succumbed to the intimidation and were forced to perform re-conversion rituals and pay hefty fines if they were ever found attending Christian meetings or professing their faith in Christ. The church members also face possible expulsion and boycott.

Please pray that these Christian families will find strength and courage to withstand the threats and remain firm in their faith in Christ.

Pray for the 2 families who yielded to the pressure of their oppressors. Pray that they will receive God’s grace and restoration and return wholeheartedly to Him.

Pray that God will protect the ongoing ministry of this church in the village and surrounding areas so that the Lord’s transformative work will continue to touch many lives, including the perpetrators.
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Shortly, after Phiarune and his wife, Lai, became Christians, they moved to stay with Lai’s parents. But Lai’s parents disapproved of their faith in Christ and their new practices like saying a prayer before dinner.

Phiarune’s father refused to include the young couple’s names in the family-registration booklet, which serves as a passport and social security card as a family unit.

As a result of that, the couple and their young son had to move out of the home.

Pray that Phiarune and Lai will get their own family registration booklet and be official recognized so that they can find work and receive education and social services.

Pray that they will find support and encouragement from fellow believers.

Pray that God will supply their every need (Phil 4:19) and they will be convinced that knowing God far surpasses everything they have lost for His sake.

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Last year, a homeowner was fined a sum equivalent to one week’s wages for having a Christmas celebration in his house.

In February this year, a Christian meeting in another home was raided. The personal information of all the participants were recorded and the homeowner was made to pay a fine.

A few weeks later, a house warming celebration was raided, and the Christians there were accused of violating an order against religious gatherings. Some of the believers were detained for a few hours.

According to VOM, there are only 8 protestant churches in this country with a population of 5.6 million people.

Please pray that our brothers and sisters in Turkmenistan will have the wisdom, discernment and grace to overcome and emerge victorious over every challenge or difficult situation they may face in their walk with the Lord.

Pray that those who are opposing the gospel will be won over into the Kingdom of God because of the testimony of the believers.

Pray that many more people in Turkmenistan will have the opportunity to hear the gospel being preached and receive the hope of eternal life that only salvation in Christ can bring.

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