China--Missionary Couple Ordered to Leave
Source: VOM Contacts
Psalm 119:104-106
Officials from China's Public Security
Bureau (PSB) asked a missionary couple to leave the country after they
were caught attending a house-church service on Aug. 31. At the
beginning of the meeting,
several PSB officers walked to the front and announced,
"We know there are some foreigners in the church tonight,
and it is illegal for any foreigner to do any religious activities in
the Chinese church." They ordered everyone to leave the building and
detained the missionary couple,
who are ethnic Chinese but hold U.S. passports. They had served in China
for seven years,
and officials ordered them to leave within 10 days. "They did great
mission work in China teaching the Bible and training disciples," a VOM
contact wrote. "They don't know what to do next." Pray for this couple
as well as the church they are leaving behind.
Sri Lanka--Pastor and Wife Assaulted by Mob
Source: VOM Contacts,
World Evangelical Alliance
Psalm 31:14-16
A pastor and his wife were attacked
recently in Deniyaya,
Sri Lanka,
while returning from a church member's home. A mob of about 40 men,
along with five Buddhist monks and a local government authority,
approached the pastor and his wife,
shouting,
"Attack them ... kill them!" The pastor was assaulted and accused of
spreading Christianity in the area. He and his wife were then dragged to
the home of the woman they had just visited,
where the mob shouted at the woman and demanded to know how much she was
paid to convert to Christianity. She replied that she had become a
Christian based on conviction and was not paid to do so. The pastor was
beaten again,
but he and his wife managed to escape. He suffered injuries to his legs
and body. Pray that the pastor's attackers will find Christ,
and pray for the healing and restoration of the pastor and his wife.
Jordan--Missionary Murdered in Irbid
Sources: International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention,
VOM Contacts
Isaiah 61:2–4
A veteran school teacher was stabbed to
death recently in Irbid,
Jordan,
in what police are calling a crime motivated by robbery. Police arrested
a young Jordanian man in connection with the murder of 55-year-old
Cheryll Harvey,
of Sudan,
Texas,
who had taught English in Jordan for 24 years. Although authorities
claim the motive was robbery,
nothing was taken from the apartment where she was murdered. Cheryll
founded an English-language center in Irbid 10 years ago that served 300
to 400 college students each semester. She was known as someone
dedicated to her work,
to her students and to living out the love of Jesus to her Jordanian
friends. She is survived by two brothers. A statement from Southern
Baptist officials said,
"We pray her witness continues to bear much fruit." Pray for her family
and her friends in Jordan as they grieve her loss,
and thank God for Cheryll's life of service.
Bhutan
VOM Project
Pray for 30 to 40 pastors and leaders
who are studying in an underground Bible school. They are using VOM
materials to gain solid,
practical Biblical training for work among persecuted believers in
Bhutan.
www.persecution.com
www.prisoneralert.com
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