Algeria, Afghanistan, Iran, Release International Prayer Shields.
Algeria
Several Christians in Algeria have been sentenced to prison in recent months for ‘blasphemy’. Pray that these convictions will be overturned.
Algeria
We usually only include one prayer for one country, but with the unprecedented situation in Afghanistan we are asking for your prayers today for that country as well as Algeria.
AFGHANISTAN
• Pray for our Afghan brothers and sisters to experience the peace of Jesus with them, re-assuring and guiding them.
• Pray that the Holy Spirit will bring Scripture and worship songs to the minds of our brothers and sisters.
• Pray for our partners as they minister to Afghans every day via online, radio and phone connections.
• Pray that our efforts to secure safe refuge for those who are fleeing will meet with success.
ALGERIA
Pray for Pastor Rachid Seighir who runs a church and bookshop in Oran. He and his shop assistant, Nouh, were recently given a one-year suspended jail sentence for ‘agitating the faith of Muslims’. That same week, his church in Algeria was forcibly closed.
Algeria
We usually only include one prayer for one country, but with the unprecedented situation in Afghanistan we are asking for your prayers today for that country as well as Algeria.
AFGHANISTAN
• Pray for our Afghan brothers and sisters to experience the peace of Jesus with them, re-assuring and guiding them.
• Pray that the Holy Spirit will bring Scripture and worship songs to the minds of our brothers and sisters.
• Pray for our partners as they minister to Afghans every day via online, radio and phone connections.
• Pray that our efforts to secure safe refuge for those who are fleeing will meet with success.
ALGERIA
Please pray that the concerted campaign against believers in Algeria, including numerous church closures, will prompt many more Algerians to explore Christianity.
Algeria
We usually only include one prayer for one country, but with the unprecedented situation in Afghanistan we are asking for your prayers today for that country as well as Algeria.
AFGHANISTAN
• Pray for our Afghan brothers and sisters to experience the peace of Jesus with them, re-assuring and guiding them.
• Pray that the Holy Spirit will bring Scripture and worship songs to the minds of our brothers and sisters.
• Pray for our partners as they minister to Afghans every day via online, radio and phone connections.
• Pray that our efforts to secure safe refuge for those who are fleeing will meet with success.
ALGERIA
Thank God that the church of Algeria has been growing, especially among the ethnic Berber people.
Iran
We usually only include one prayer for one country, but with the unprecedented situation in Afghanistan we are asking for your prayers today for that country as well as Iran.
AFGHANISTAN
• Pray for our Afghan brothers and sisters to experience the peace of Jesus with them, re-assuring and guiding them.
• Pray that the Holy Spirit will bring Scripture and worship songs to the minds of our brothers and sisters.
• Pray for our partners as they minister to Afghans every day via online, radio and phone connections.
• Pray that our efforts to secure safe refuge for those who are fleeing will meet with success.
IRAN
Thank God for the way that the powerful witness of Christian martyrs such as Rev Hussein Soodmand in Iran continues to inspire believers today, including Hussein’s daughter Rashin (see current Voice magazine, pages 18‒19)
Iran
We usually only include one prayer for one country, but with the unprecedented situation in Afghanistan we are asking for your prayers today for that country as well as Iran.
AFGHANISTAN
• Pray for our Afghan brothers and sisters to experience the peace of Jesus with them, re-assuring and guiding them.
• Pray that the Holy Spirit will bring Scripture and worship songs to the minds of our brothers and sisters.
• Pray for our partners as they minister to Afghans every day via online, radio and phone connections.
• Pray that our efforts to secure safe refuge for those who are fleeing will meet with success.
IRAN
Pray that God will give His people in Iran the courage to stand up for and hold fast to their faith, despite intimidation and the threat of imprisonment.
Iran
We usually only include one prayer for one country, but with the unprecedented situation in Afghanistan we are asking for your prayers today for that country as well as Iran.
AFGHANISTAN
• Pray for our Afghan brothers and sisters to experience the peace of Jesus with them, re-assuring and guiding them.
• Pray that the Holy Spirit will bring Scripture and worship songs to the minds of our brothers and sisters.
• Pray for our partners as they minister to Afghans every day via online, radio and phone connections.
• Pray that our efforts to secure safe refuge for those who are fleeing will meet with success.
IRAN
Pray for Ismail Narimanpour, Mohammad Ali Torabi, Alireza Vark Shah and Hojjat Lotfi Khalaf, Christian men detained in April in separate raids across Dezful. In custody, they were reportedly beaten before being temporarily released on condition they report regularly to intelligence officials in Iran.