Pray for Persecuted Believers
Followers of Christ are under attack in many places throughout the world. From time to time this devotional will use specific prayer requests which
“The Voice of the Martyrs” has been given from persecuted Christians in various countries.
Please pray for these men and women and their families in times of suffering for their belief in the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Voice of the Martyrs:
| “Prayer is the pulse of life; by it the doctor can tell what is the condition of the heart. The sin of prayerlessness is a proof for the ordinary Christian or minister that the life of God in the soul is in deadly sickness and weakness.” – Andrew Murray
“praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints” – Ephesians 6:18 |
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INDIA — Police Arrest 12 Believers — VOM Contacts
On Aug. 15, police in Mandya district, Karnataka, India, arrested a pastor and an evangelist with India Campus Crusade for Christ, along with 10 other believers, according to The Voice of the Martyrs contacts. Pastor Satish and evangelist Ravi were conducting a service in a believer’s home when about 30 people entered the home and started attacking them and accusing them of forcibly converting locals. Police arrested the 12 Christians after the attack, and at last report they were still in detention. Pray for the pastor, evangelist and other believers in detention. Pray that their testimonies will draw non-believers into fellowship with Christ.
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(NIV) Revelation 2:9-11 “I know your afflictions and your poverty – yet you are rich!…” “10Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.”