Nigeria – Extremist violence targets Christians in Borno

Northern Nigeria is is number 13 on the Open Doors World Watch List 2013 of the world’s worst persecutors of Christians. Tensions are high and there are many incidents of violence against Christians. This email alert was issued on 22 April by Release International:

NIGERIA – Extremist violence targets Christians in Borno

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How to pray for missionaries and aid workers

“The history of missions is the history of answered prayer… it is the key to the whole missionary problem. All human means are secondary.” – Samuel M. Zwemer

Often we only see the one side of being a missionary: “to be called and to go”. And we tend to forget about the harsh realities: to …

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Pray for your leaders

by Joyce Sibthorpe

Do you pray for the leaders of your country? Do you pray for those who have influence and authority?

1 Timothy 2:1-3 in The Message says, “The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know. Pray especially for rulers and their …

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Please pray for the Marriage Bill on Sunday 3rd February

Several Christian organisations have issued a call to prayer on Sunday 3rd February about the Government’s Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill which is due to be heard in the Houses of Parliament for the second time on Tuesday 5th February.

The bill would introduce civil marriage for same sex couples, and would enable religious organisations …

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Prayer update from Open Doors: Pakistan – Rimsha Misrik

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Open Doors are delighted to report that the case against Rimsha Masih, the teenage Christian girl accused of blasphemy, was dropped by a court in Islamabad on 20 November.

In response to the verdict, Rimsha’s lawyer, Akmal Bhatti, said her case had been a misuse of law. “The court has quashed the case, declaring …

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Meeting report: Marketplace Ministries at the Riverside Centre, 26 October 2012

By Christopher Cass

It was good to see new people and old friends at the meeting our first in a non-church venue.

The presence of the lord filled the place as Jesus was lifted up it was wonderful to see children dancing and praising God with all their heart. My wife and 7 year old …

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Syria: Prayer Update

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Syria has been closed to the outside world for many weeks. This letter has been received from a leading pastor in Syria and the Evangelical Alliance in the UK is taking the unprecedented step of circulating it to Christians around the world. In it, the pastor writes of the situation in Syria, his hopes, …

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A prayer for the youth

A prayer by Betty King for the youth of the nations, following a prophetic dream in which a young man was attacking and killing people during a meeting of significant leaders.

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Dear Saints,

I greet you in the precious Name of Jesus. In a recent e-mail, I …

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Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem

The first Sunday of October is an international day of prayer for the peace of Jerusalem. Millions of Christians from around the world will be praying for God’s plans and purposes for Jerusalem and all her people, both Jews and Arabs, to be fulfilled.

In 2012 the day of prayer will take …

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A Prayer for our Farmers

At Lammas tide, which on August 1st, it is traditional to take a loaf, made from the first grain of the harvest season, to be blessed in church and to ask for God’s blessing on the ensuing harvest. This loaf is then used to celebrate communion. Given the extremes of weather experienced …

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