Iran--Friend and Ministry Partner Passes Away
Source: VOM Sources
Revelation 21:3-5
A VOM partner reported last week that a dear friend and important
Christian leader in Iran has died after a long illness. "Glory be to God
because [my friend] is now in His arms and without pain," wrote the VOM
partner. The man who died leaves behind a wife of just a few years.
"Please pray for us," the VOM partner asked,
"because he was our best friend,
confidant and co-worker. I have personally known him for almost eight
years,
and for all of us it's very difficult. In Iran,
church is more of a family than a place we meet,
and we really feel that we have lost our brother. His place is so empty
without him." Praise God for this man's life,
and thank God for the people he touched through his work for Christ.
Please lift up the Christian leader's wife,
our partner in Iran and all believers who share Christ in Iran.
Tanzania--Muslim Radicals Burn Christians' Homes and Livestock
Source: VOM Sources
1 Peter 4:12-13
Extremists in Tunduru District in southwestern Tanzania burned the
homes and livestock of several Christians on Sept. 17. One home was
burned to the ground,
but bystanders managed to save five others from complete destruction by
dousing them with water. The Muslim extremists also burned more than 60
pigs belonging to Christians. In another recent incident in the region,
the cars of a Pentecostal pastor and another believer were burned on the
night of Sept. 25. "It's unfortunate to say that even though all these
incidents were duly reported to the nearby police stations,
no one has been arrested so far," a VOM contact said. He explained that
80 percent of the region is Muslim. "Please do pray with us against this
demonic spirit of attacks on Christians and their properties!" he
added.
China--Shouwang Believers Rejoice During Hardship
Sources: China Aid,
VOM Canada
Psalm 33:22
Believers at Beijing's Shouwang Church in China are full of joy
despite 17 months of outdoor worship and continual arrests. The
believers have been meeting outdoors ever since the government began
blocking their efforts to rent or purchase worship space. During their
38th worship service of the year,
22 believers were arrested. Ten were quickly released,
but the others were detained at a local police station until afternoon.
Shouwang Church has submitted an application for an official
administrative review in response to the harassment and continual
arrests by authorities. Please pray that the administrative review will
recognize the persecution these believers face and help prompt more
freedoms in China. Pray that God will use the faithfulness of the
believers at Shouwang Church to draw others to himself.
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