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“Those who have left the deepest impression on this sin cursed earth have been men and women of prayer. You will find that prayer has been the mighty power that has moved not only God, but man.” D L Moody
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
MOROCCO — Christians Deported — VOM Contacts
2 Thessalonians 1:3–5
We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other, so that we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure, which is manifest evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer;
The Moroccan government has deported twenty-eight Christian workers so far in May, according to The Voice of the Martyrs contacts. “The Moroccan government continues political pressures against us Moroccan believers and against the foreign workers, and if it stopped for a while before, it was only to restart again and strongly,” VOM contacts said. “Please continue to pray and also to act, because if this … continues, soon we’ll not be deported but [we will be] arrested or even killed.” Pray that God will encourage the deported believers and enable them to forgive their persecutors, and pray for God’s protection of all Christians in Morocco.
CHINA — : Family Allowed to Visit Uyghur Church Leader — China Aid Association
Romans 8:34–36
Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written: “ For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”
On April 20, the family of Uyghur house church leader Alimujiang Yimiti was allowed to visit him for the first time since his arrest in January 2008, according to China Aid Association. Alimujiang’s wife, Gulinuer, and two sons, along with Alimujiang’s mother and sister, were allowed to talk with him for 15 minutes by phone through a glass barrier. The family reported that Alimujiang was noticeably thinner but in good spirits. Officials have now granted Gulinuer and other close family members permission to visit Alimujiang once a month. Alimujiang was sentenced to 15 years in prison in October 2009 for “providing state secrets to overseas organizations.” Praise God that Alimujiang’s family may now visit him. Pray that God will continue to encourage and protect Alimujiang in prison, and pray that he and his family will be powerful witnesses of God’s love and forgiveness to his captors.
SOMALIA — Another Christian Killed — Compass Direct News
Psalm 13:3–4
Consider and hear me, O LORD my God; Enlighten my eyes, Lest I sleep the sleep of death; Lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed against him”; Lest those who trouble me rejoice when I am moved.
On May 4, members of the Islamic extremist group al-Shabaab killed an underground church leader in Xarardheere, Mudug region, Somalia, according to Compass Direct News. The extremists, who were battling a rival rebel group for control of the area, were searching house to house for enemy fighters when they arrived at the home of 57-year-old Yusuf Ali Nur, a school teacher and underground church leader. They suspected that Yusuf was a Christian, so they shot him multiple times at close range, killing him. Yusuf is survived by his wife and three children, ages 7, 9 and 11. Al-Shabaab, which is linked with al-Qaeda, has reportedly vowed to rid Somalia of Christianity. In recent months, several Somali Christians have been killed by the group in execution-style murders, including one murder as recently as late March. Pray that Yusuf’s loved ones will trust in God’s unfailing love and that Yusuf’s legacy will embolden other believers to walk a path of steadfast faith, even amid great adversity. Pray that God will encourage and strengthen members of the Somali church.
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