Release International Prayer Shields, Pakistan, India, Syria

📷 Pakistan Please pray for Christians accused of blasphemy in Pakistan who have been forced to go into hiding or to leave their homes, for fear of extremist reprisals. 📷 Syria Pray that Christian communities in Syria will not be intimidated but rather become known as people who bring reconciliation, healing, peace and hope. 📷 Syria Pray that, as Syria starts to rebuild itself, politicians on all sides will uphold and even champion the religious rights of Christians and other minorities. 📷 Syria The Kurdish region of Syria hosts large Syriac and Assyrian Christian communities, as well as Christian converts. Pray especially for Christians in this area: some fear that Turkish forces and their allies among Syria’s opposition may be hostile to them. 📷 Syria Pray that God’s peace and presence will be with Christians in Syria, amid renewed unrest due to Turkey’s military campaign in north-east Syria. Thousands of Christians have been displaced. 📷 India Please pray that God will raise up into positions of influence and authority people in India who will champion religious freedom for all. 📷 India Religious rights campaigners in Uttar Pradesh believe that Hindu extremists are mapping Christian activity then persecuting one group after another. Pray those in India who oppose the gospel with violence will be thwarted.