We must not forget our persecuted friends all around the world. Many people risk their lives for the sake of the gospel. We must pray that God keeps them safe. A cool thing to do is to subscribe Friends of the Martyred Church. Some prayer requests I received from Friends of the Martyred Church:
Mali We pray for the situation to calm down so that both Christians and Muslims could live peacefully in this nation. We also pray for the believers affected in many ways by the terror, that they would be surrounded by God’s love and peace, even though the world around them is insecure.
Sri Lanka
We pray for the believers in Bandaragama, where a group of 30 Christians were gathered for prayer on April 27th when a mob of around 30 persons led by Buddhist clergy stormed the premises they were praying in, and demanded that prayer meetings be stopped. According to reports, also the police who arrived on the scene instructed the Christians to stop the prayer meetings since there was no prior approval from the Ministry of Religious Affairs. However, according to Sri Lankan legislation, there is no legal requirement to obtain prior approval for religious worship activities.
We pray for boldness and wisdom for church leaders who are in the front-lines of persecution in Sri Lanka as Christians in Sri Lanka have been facing an increase in persecution over the past couple of years. So far this year, there have been over 40 attacks on churches and Christians in Sri Lanka.
(Source: National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka)
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