http://barnabasfund.org/NZ/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/?&method=RSS Barnabas Fund | Daily Prayer Barnabas Fund supports Christians where they are in a minority and suffer discrimination, oppression and persecution as a consequence of their faith. The Lord has promised, "I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint." (Jeremiah 31:25) Barnabas Fund | News of persecuted church. Aid for Christians suffering persecution http://barnabasfund.org/_images_files/content/corporate/barnabasfund_2colour.jpg http://barnabasfund.org/NZ/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/?&method=RSS en Copyright 2013 http://barnabasfund.org/ Daily Prayer Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Daily Prayer - Tuesday 21 May 2013 Mohamed Ibaouene (36), a convert from Islam to Christianity, was convicted in July 2012 of “proselytising” in Algeria. The verdict was passed in his absence and without his knowledge. He was later sentenced to a year in prison and fined 50,000 dinars (£420; US$630). Mohamed challenged the conviction, and on 13 February 2013 the appeal court rescinded the jail term but doubled his fine. A Muslim colleague had brought the accusation against Mohamed after the latter refused to renounce Christ. Pray for justice for Mohamed and that the rights of Algerians to freedom of religion will be respected both by other citizens and by the law.

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]]> http://barnabasfund.org/NZ/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Tuesday-21-May-2013.html 6492NZ Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Monday 20 May 2013 The various measures recently taken against Christian churches and institutions by the government of Sudan add up to a ruthless campaign that may be intended to eradicate Christianity from the country altogether. They were launched by a media drive against alleged “Christianisation” and have focused in particular on those involved in Christian ministry. Numerous church buildings have been demolished, and Christian literature has been seized. President al-Bashir has declared his intention of making Sudan entirely Islamic and of strengthening the place of sharia. Pray that God will frustrate the plans of the authorities and that the churches of Sudan will remain faithful in the face of intimidation.

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]]> http://barnabasfund.org/NZ/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Monday-20-May-2013.html 6493NZ Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Sunday 19 May 2013 The Sudanese authorities have intensified their crackdown on Christian activities by targeting Christian-run schools. Two of these in the capital, Khartoum, have been ordered to close. One is a primary school that the authorities discovered was not teaching Islamic studies or separating boys and girls. The other provided English-language lessons for 500 adults; three of its staff had been arrested and interrogated over suspicions that they were evangelising Muslims. Pray that Christian work and witness in Sudan will continue despite the increasingly crippling restrictions being imposed upon them, and that the Gospel will spread there.

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]]> http://barnabasfund.org/NZ/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Sunday-19-May-2013.html 6494NZ Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Saturday 18 May 2013 An upsurge of arrests and deportations of Christians in Sudan has further unsettled the country’s vulnerable Christian minority. In January three Christians of South Sudanese origin were detained and then ordered to leave the country because of their involvement with churches and a Christian radio station. The following month a group of at least 55 Christians were detained without charge, falsely accused of receiving money from foreign countries. Dozens of expatriate Christians have also been deported. Pray that this frequent and severe harassment will stop, and that the churches of Sudan will be allowed to worship and serve the Lord in peace.

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]]> http://barnabasfund.org/NZ/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Saturday-18-May-2013.html 6495NZ Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Friday 17 May 2013 “We have reached here with the help of God. We shall live well with God’s help in our land.” A Christian woman gave thanks as she arrived in South Sudan after escaping from discrimination and oppression in Muslim-majority Sudan, thanks to the Exodus project sponsored by Barnabas Fund. Give thanks to the Lord that more than 3,500 Christians have already reached the safety of the Christian-majority South by plane and bus. Pray for His blessing upon them as they settle into their new lives, and pray too that others will be able to join them soon.

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]]> http://barnabasfund.org/NZ/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Thursday-16-May-2013.html 6497NZ Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Wednesday 15 May 2013 “The decree is intended to provide the tools to end the house-church movement entirely.” Nguyen Van Dai, a Christian lawyer in Vietnam, added his voice to a chorus of concern among church leaders about Decree 92, which provides new guidelines for regulating religious practice in the country. The decree imposes harsh and complex new criteria that churches must fulfil if they are to obtain legal status; these will make it almost impossible for unregistered groups such as house churches (which have not been recognised by the government since 1975) to do so. Even if a congregation manages to fulfil all the conditions, the minimum period it will have to wait for recognition is 23 years. Pray that the churches in Vietnam will withstand this attempt to stifle their witness and will not only survive but thrive.

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]]> http://barnabasfund.org/NZ/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Tuesday-14-May-2013.html 6499NZ Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Monday 13 May 2013 On 27 January about 50 members of the Islamic Defenders Front, a militant Islamist group, descended on a church in Mekargalih village in West Java, Indonesia. They scaled the gates, vandalised the building and physically assaulted the pastor, at one point throttling him with his own necktie. They accused the church of operating without a valid permit, and the pastor was later jailed for three months on this charge. The church has tried repeatedly to obtain a permit but has been obstructed by the local authorities. It has been attacked three times in the last two years, and many of the congregation are now too afraid to attend services. Pray for protection and justice for this church and others in West Java that have suffered years of harassment, violence and bureaucratic obstacles.

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]]> http://barnabasfund.org/NZ/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Monday-13-May-2013.html 6500NZ Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Sunday 12 May 2013 “The Indonesian government’s failure to take decisive action to protect religious minorities from threats and violence is undermining its claims to being a rights-respecting democracy.” The Asia director of Human Rights Watch, a leading human rights organisation, made this comment as it released a new report that details a sharp rise in religiously motivated violence in Indonesia in 2012. The authorities are criticised for passively and sometimes actively condoning certain extremist Islamist groups, and for discriminating against non-Muslim minorities in word and deed. Pray that this report will shame the Indonesian government into more determined action to protect the country’s vulnerable Christian minority and to ensure equal freedoms for all its citizens.

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]]> http://barnabasfund.org/NZ/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Sunday-12-May-2013.html 6501NZ Sun, 12 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Saturday 11 May 2013 Iraq’s beleaguered and dwindling Christian community continues to suffer violence and threats. Two Christians were killed in the northern city of Mosul in January amid ongoing sectarian tensions. The body of Shdha Elias (54) was found on 7 January in an area where attacks have been made against Christians in the past. Her throat had been cut. The following day, Ayyoub Fauzi Auyyoub Al Sheikh, a Christian medical student, was killed by a car bomb near the university in Mosul. Separately, a radical Muslim cleric, Ayatollah Ahmad Al Hassani Al Baghdadi, issued a fatwa in December 2012 threatening Iraqi Christians with death unless they convert to Islam. Pray that the Lord will give His people in Iraq peace amid such turmoil.

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]]> http://barnabasfund.org/NZ/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Saturday-11-May-2013.html 6502NZ Sat, 11 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Friday 10 May 2013 As well as being displaced from their homes and enduring the risk of violence from opposition fighters, many Syrian Christians had to suffer the harshest winter the country has seen in 20 years without even basic necessities. Give thanks that Barnabas Fund was able to bring hope to many by providing heaters, blankets, mats and emergency lamps to help families survive freezing temperatures and power cuts. These items were crucial during the cold months for Christians who were forced to flee their homes with nothing and to sleep on mattresses on the floor in sub-zero temperatures. Praise God for the positive impact of this aid, and pray that He will meet the needs of His people in Syria, who are suffering so acutely.

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]]> http://barnabasfund.org/NZ/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Tuesday-07-May-2013.html 6506NZ Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Monday 06 May 2013 The constricting grip of state regulation continues to tighten on the churches of Kyrgyzstan. Amendments to its Religion Law have imposed harsher and more wide-ranging rules on the censorship of religious literature. A human rights advocate said that “implementation is likely to be chaotic, selective and arbitrary”, with “non-traditional” churches most likely to face problems. An organisation that is found to have literature that is branded “extremist” could now be banned under the law. The authorities are also proposing that any church must have 200 adult founders in one locality to be allowed legally to exist. Pray that Christian ministry and outreach will flourish in Kyrgyzstan despite the government’s attempts to stifle them, and that the Lord will protect His people from persecution under this law.

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]]> http://barnabasfund.org/NZ/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Monday-06-May-2013.html 6507NZ Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Sunday 05 May 2013 Pray for the congregation of an Egyptian church in Benghazi, Libya, that was attacked on 28 February. Two church ministers were assaulted by Islamist gunmen, who attempted to lynch one of them, Paul Isaac. Pray that the church’s ministers and congregation will know the Lord’s presence in the aftermath of this disturbing incident. Lift up Christians in Libya in general, who are increasingly vulnerable to violent attack, and ask that the Lord will arm them with strength (Psalm 18:32) to face their circumstances.

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]]> http://barnabasfund.org/NZ/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Sunday-05-May-2013.html 6508NZ Sun, 05 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Saturday 04 May 2013 It was once hoped that Libya would emerge from the Arab Spring as a country where the excesses of Islamism were restrained. The Islamist Justice and Construction Party (JCP), which is affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, took fewer of the seats allocated to political parties than expected in Libya’s first general election. More recently, however, the party has been gathering support, and around half of the independent candidates who have since been elected have now joined the JCP group. The party now wields considerable influence. Pray that Islamist control, which would make the already vulnerable position of Christians even more dangerous, will not be established in Libya.

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]]> http://barnabasfund.org/NZ/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Saturday-04-May-2013.html 6509NZ Sat, 04 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Friday 03 May 2013 Arrest. Torture. The threat of the death penalty. This is what Christians accused of evangelising Muslims may face in “liberated” Libya. At least 48 Egyptian Christians were arrested and tortured on 27 February after Salafists accused them of “proselytising”. The detainees’ heads were shaved, and acid was used to burn off the traditional cross tattoos on their wrists. One detainee died in custody, and his lawyer said that he had been tortured to death. Another was given electric shocks, and many were left with cuts and bruises. The Christians were later freed, and the authorities claimed that they had been arrested for violating immigration rules. These arrests followed those of four other expatriate Christians, also on suspicion of proselytising. Pray that the Lord will bind up the wounds of our brothers and sisters (Psalm 147:3) and bring them peace as they recover from the brutal treatment they suffered.

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]]> http://barnabasfund.org/NZ/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Friday-03-May-2013.html 6510NZ Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Thursday 02 May 2013 Since at least two dozen Christians were killed during a peaceful protest on 9 October 2011, in what became known as the Maspero Massacre, the Egyptian authorities have tried to pin the blame for the violence on the Christians. On 4 February 2013 two Christians, Maikel Adel Naguib Farag and Maikel Mossad Shaker, were jailed for three years, having been convicted on very flimsy evidence of stealing a machine gun from the armed forces. Despite video footage of military vehicles running over protestors, officials have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing by the army. Three soldiers, who were said to have lost control of their vehicles, were convicted of the involuntary manslaughter of 14 protestors. Nobody has been held responsible for the deaths of the other victims. Pray that there will be justice for all the Christians killed and injured.

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]]> http://barnabasfund.org/NZ/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Thursday-02-May-2013.html 6511NZ Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Wednesday 01 May 2013 Attacks against churches in Egypt have increased since the revolution of 2011. St George’s Church in the village of Sarsena was targeted by local Muslims twice in two days in February. They were incited by Salafists who claimed that the church was “an unlawful neighbour” to the Muslims who lived next door. St George’s was set ablaze on 15 February, and then the following evening, while a so-called “reconciliation” meeting was taking place, Muslims threw Molotov cocktails and stones at the building. In a separate incident, a church in the Upper Egyptian city of Kom Ombo came under attack for several days over an unfounded rumour that a Muslim woman had converted to Christianity; 12 Christians were injured in the violence at the end of February. Pray that the authorities will provide better protection for churches in Egypt.

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]]> http://barnabasfund.org/NZ/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Monday-29-April-2013.html 6514NZ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Sunday 28 April 2013 More than 30 Christians were hospitalised with serious injuries after Hindu extremists attacked a group of worshippers with iron rods on 8 February. Around 100 members of three Hindu nationalist groups stormed a church building in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh state, where a three-day prayer event was being held. The assailants accused the Christians of forcibly converting Hindus and beat them badly. The police refused to lodge a complaint against the attackers and instead filed a counter-claim against the church. Pray for those injured and distressed by this brutal assault, and for those responsible to be brought to justice.

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]]> http://barnabasfund.org/NZ/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Sunday-28-April-2013.html 6515NZ Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Saturday 27 April 2013 Standing firm in their faith can put Pakistani Christians in danger of their lives. Younas Masih was shot dead as he made his way home in Baluchistan on 5 February. The fatal attack followed a heated discussion with his Muslim co-workers, who had threatened Younas after he resisted several attempts to persuade him to convert to Islam. When Younas’ son tried to register the shooting with the police, they refused to launch an investigation into the incident, leaving the grieving family feeling abandoned. Pray that Younas’ relatives will know the peace of the Lord in their distress, and that they will see justice done. Ask that the authorities in Pakistan will provide proper protection for the country’s vulnerable Christian minority.

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]]> http://barnabasfund.org/NZ/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Saturday-27-April-2013.html 6516NZ Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Friday 26 April 2013 Pray for the hundreds of Christians from Joseph Colony in the Badami Bagh area of Lahore, Pakistan, who were left homeless after a 3,000-strong Muslim mob torched their houses on 9 March. The violence erupted over a false accusation of blasphemy by a local Muslim against Savan Masih, a Christian man. After the mosque loudspeakers called on Muslims to “kill the blasphemers”, the mob attacked various Christian homes, looted goods and set the buildings on fire. The police responded by registering a blasphemy charge against Savan. However, the provincial government has compensated the Christians, and it has announced that those responsible for the attack will be prosecuted. Pray that the authorities will follow through on this undertaking, and for Barnabas Fund partners as they help the Christians rebuild their lives.

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]]> http://barnabasfund.org/NZ/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Friday-26-April-2013.html 6517NZ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Thursday 25 April 2013 Saudi Arabia tries to present a tolerant image to the West. On 26 November 2012 the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue was opened in Vienna, Austria. The imam of Mecca’s Grand Mosque said that it gave a strong message that “Islam is a religion of dialogue and understanding and not a religion of enmity, fanaticism and violence”. But this same imam has previously referred to Christians as “cross worshippers” and “those influenced by the rottenness of their ideas”. There is virtually no religious freedom in Saudi Arabia itself, where an extreme version of Islam, Wahhabism, is strictly enforced, and non-Muslim worship is forbidden except in private homes. Pray that Saudi Arabia and other Muslim-majority countries will extend the same tolerance to Christians within their borders as they expect Muslims to enjoy in the West.

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]]> http://barnabasfund.org/NZ/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Thursday-25-April-2013.html 6215NZ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Wednesday 24 April 2013 Pray for Henna Sarkees, a Lebanese Christian living in Saudi Arabia, who has been charged with coercing a Muslim woman who was working for him to convert to Islam. Henna and an un-named Saudi national who allegedly helped the woman to leave the country were due to stand trial in September 2012, but their case has been repeatedly deferred. Pray too for the woman, who is in Sweden at the time of writing, but whose family are trying to secure her return to Saudi Arabia, where conversion to Christianity is punishable by death. The country has also introduced a tracking system to monitor any cross-border movements by female citizens, which will make it even harder for women converts to escape in future. Pray for their protection.

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]]> http://barnabasfund.org/NZ/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Wednesday-24-April-2013.html 6216NZ Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Tuesday 23 April 2013 “God bless you and your great efforts to wipe the tears from the eyes of the children and widows and to help restore peace and dignity to the thousands of humiliated and broken-hearted in our churches in Syria!” A Barnabas contact wrote these emotional words to us in December last year about Barnabas’ large-scale aid operation for Christians affected by the Syria crisis. With the grants sent by Barnabas local churches were able to provide food, milk powder for babies, rent, blankets, heaters and help towards medical costs. Give thanks for the message of hope and compassion that Barnabas is sending through this aid. Pray that our brothers and sisters will be sustained by it and that God will show them ways to survive the civil war. Pray that the violence will soon come to an end.

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