News Service 2000 A Ministry to Persecuted Christians
Urgent:

Pray for the Palestinian Christians in Gaza who are suffering from the persecution of Hamas.

Pray for Egypt and the increasing violence and discrimination aimed at Christians from their Muslim neighbors.

Pray for Professor Najla and her children as they have disappeared after Najla spoke openly about having the freedom to choose your religion. She was a Muslim who converted to Christianity. Najla had been arrested, tortured, put under house arrest and then disappeared.

Current:

1. The Palestinian Bible Society, their team members and the individual ministry ourtreach programs they have implemented in various communties.

2. Pray for Naomi and her two young children as they seek to find a way to support themselves and live as Chrisitans in Egypt. Naomi's husband, a Muslim convert to Christianity, was killed by Muslim extremists and she has no way to support her and her children without being under the watchfull eye of her Muslim in-laws. At present she is surviving off of the kindness of Christians in a large city that allows her to escape the scutiny of the small village where her extended family live.

3. Pray for the martyr Rami Ayyad's family, Pauline and their three children.

4. Pray for the Sarina, a convert from Islam to Christianity and her living situation. Her Muslim family has gone as far as to imprison her in their home for a time to convince her to re-convert.

5. Pray for Samer a former Muslim as he proclaims Christ's love to anyone who will listen. Pray for the ministry he has tirelessly work to establish in Lebanon to help MBB's find a place of refuge.

6. Pray for Allen (not his real name) a convert from Islam to Christianity who earlier this year suffered a beating and nearly being beheaded, at the hands of radical Muslims. His grocery store was burned by radical Muslim students and he has lost everything. Pray for safety and continued perserverance for him and his family.

On-Going:
1. Pray for Christians who reside in Sudan and all of Africa , that they will feel the presence of the Holy Spirit in their lives. Pray for their protection, strength and boldness.

2. Pray for the protection of Christian children in Muslim schools. Pray for strength and wisdom in times of persecution.

3. Pray for the Christians in Iraq that they will feel God’s peace in their lives. Pray for the new government as it struggles to organize.

4. Pray for the continued work of the Internet Evangelism Project.

5. Pray for peace in the Middle East and for the Christians caught in the turmoil.

7. Pray for the Christians in Turkey, India, Pakistan and Indonesia as they face strong oppostion for their faith.

8. Pray for Mr. Hegazi his wife and young child as they are in still in hiding in Egypt and fear for their lives. He was not given permsission from the Egyptian court to change his religion on his ID card. ID cards are utmost importance to living in Egypt. Without it you can't work or go to school or anything else that requires legal identification. Mr. Hagazi can believe in his heart what he wants but it is against Sharia law to convert away from Islam, and wouldn't allow him change his ID.

PRAYER,
HOW IMPORTANT IS IT?

As we meet with Christians who are persecuted, the first thing they ask for is prayer.

In the 26 years that we have met with them, not once have they asked for prayer that the persecution end. Instead, they ask for prayer that they will remain faithful.

They know that they will pay a price for not denying Jesus Christ.
2 Timothy 3:12 says “All who desire to live a Godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.”

They are standing in the gap for us, bringing Christ to the nations when we cannot. Let us stand with them in prayer
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