Prayer Warrior Blog

Updated 8/18/2010

Afghanistan

Pray for change in the treatment of Dari-speaking Afghan Christians who are sentenced to death if they convert to Christianity; intercede for the well being of Afghan Christians who have fled to the safety of India - AsiaNews

Pray for the families of members of ten members of an International Assistance Mission medical team who were killed by gunmen while return from providing medical treatment in remort areas of the country - CBN News

Bangladesh

Intercede for Johura Begum, a believer facing pressure, extortion and beatings from Muslims for her faith - Compass Direction News

Belarus

Intercede for the New Life Pentecostal Church in Minsk which had been falsely fined a large sum for causing "environmental damage" - Assist News Service

Bhutan

Intercede for Christian refugees forced out of Bhutan who are now living in Nepal - Compass Direct News

Intercede that a purposed  anti-conversion law will not be approved - The Christian Post

China

Intercede for 10 leaders of Linfen Church as they attempt to appeal their convictions - China Aid

Pray that authorities will be persuaded not to follow through with their decision to destroy the Linfen house church group's Golden Lampstand Church - China Aid

Intercede for Pastor Wang Dao of the Liangren Church who was released from detention but still is to be tried on false charges - Assist News Service

Intercede for the members of the Chimei Town House Church in Neixiang county who church service has halted by authorities and some of the members detained - China Aid

Intercede for Chinese Christian lawyer Gao Zhisheng who is missing and likely to be in the hands of Chinese authorities - UCANEWS.com

Intercede for the members of the Chengnan Church in Yancheng City whose church buildings have been targeted for destruction by local authorities - China Aid

Pray for the members of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement church in Yichun whose building was destroyed and land confiscated by local authorities - ChinaAid

Pray for human rights attorney Zhang Kai who was banned from entering a Linfen Court to file an lawsuit for the on behalf of the sentenced Linfen Church pastors - Assist News Service

Intercede for house church leaders Gao Jianli and Liu Yunhua, whose lawsuit to overturn their sentencing to one year each in labor camps has failed - China Aid

Pray for Chinese human rights activists who are often the targets of harassment and threats from authorities - ChinaAid

Intercede for pastor Wang Dao and the members of the Liangren House Church who have been forced out of their meeting place by government authorities - ChinaAid

Egypt

Intercede for the case of Girgis Baroumi who has been in jail awaiting trail on false charges of assaulting a Muslim girl - Assyrian International News Agency

Intercede for 15-year-old Egyptian convert to Christ, Dina el-Gowhary, who escape an acid attack and who along with her father must live in hiding to escape those who would take their lives for leaving Islam. Pray that their request for asylum in the U.S. is granted. - Assist News Service

Intercede for Mohammed Ahmed Hegazy in his attempt to change his religious identity to Christian so his children will not be persecuted for having allegedly left Islam - The Christian Post

Intercede for the recovery and ministry of Samir and Shehata who are still recovering from a shooting attack that took place in February - Compass Direct News

Pray for the safe return of a Coptic priest's wife, Kamila Shehata, who has been kidnapped by Islamists - Assist News Service

Intercede for believers protesting against the Governor of Minya for his refussal to permit the rebuilding of Coptic Diocese of Maghagha - Assist News Service

Intercede for believers in the town of Shimi where Christians were attacked after a local imam called for a jihad against them; security forces detained a short time but no Muslims were arrested - AINA

Eritrea

Intercede for the hundreds of believers imprisoned for their faith including 17 men recently arrested while attending a prayer meeting - Assist News Service

Ethiopia

Intercede for Bashir Musa Ahmed, a believer who is being held without charge for sharing his faith in a Muslim area - Compass Direct News

India

Continue to pray for the protection of believers who are the targets of false charges and arrest, attacks and beatings from Hindu extremists - Compass Direct News

Intercede for believers in the city of Anantpur where the church they were building was destroyed by Hindu radicals - Assist News Service

Intercede for the release of two female pastors, Lalithamma and Kadaur Devaki, arrested on false charges of creating disharmony and disturbing the peace - Assist News Service

Intercede for the release of three pastors arrested on charges of forced conversions: Lamuel Patnaik, Philemon Naag, and Sudhir Nag - All Indian Christian Council

Pray for Prof. TJ Joseph whose hand was severed by Muslim radicals due to a charge of blasphemy - AsiaNews

Intercede for a believer, Amodini, beaten and hospitalized for sharing her faith - Assist News Service

Pray for a change in the law that will grant equal rights to Dalit Christians who are excluded from enjoying the same rights as Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists - The Christian Post

Indonesia

Intercede for the members of the Filadelfia Huria Kristen Batak Protestan Church whose meetings have been ban by local authorities - Compass Direct News

Intercede for the members of the Christian group Gereja Kristen Indonesia whose church was closed by authorities - International Christian Concern

Intercede for believers in the Bekasi, West Java where radical Muslim groups are uniting to stop what they perceive as a Christianization of their region - Compass Direct News

Pray for three Christian charity workers forced from their home over accusations of converting Muslims to Christianity - Creeping Sharia

Intercede for the members of the Narogong Pentecostal Church whose house where the members met was torn down by police - Compass Direct News

Pray for the safety two evangelists, Mahindra Kharoley and Munshi Prasaad Bahey who were beaten by Hindu extremists - Compass Direct News

Pray for the believers of the Huria Kristen Batak Protestant Church which has had to stop holding services due to threats from government officials and mobs - Compass Direct News

Intercede for some 20 members of the Batak Christian Protestant Filadelfia Church in the town of Bekasi who were assulsted by a Muslim mob as the believers gather on a church-owned plot of land - Compass Direct News

Iran

Intercede that the destruction of imported Bibles by Iranian authorities will stop - Assist News Service

Intercede for Ali Golchin, a believer who is currently being held in solitary confinement and without charges - The Voice of the Martyrs

Intercede for 15 newly-converted Christians arrested, most of which have been released on bail and are now awaiting trial - Assist News Service

Iraq

Pray for believers who are still the target of terrorists; intercede for victims of attacks or kidnappings and their families - AsiaNews

Pray for the safety of Christians girls in Iraq who are the targets of kidnappings and violence - FrontPage Magazine

Kenya

Intercede for 17-year old Nurta Mohamed Farah who after converting to Christianity was beaten and has been confined to her home by her family - Compass Direct News

Pray for the victims of bomb explosions that took place during a rally against the country's new purposed constitution that makes abortion legal and recognizes the use of Islamic courts - The Christian Post

Kosovo

Pray that believers will be strengthen to deal with the increased radicalism coming from from Muslims - Assist News Service

Kyrgyzstan

Pray for the saftey and protection of believers in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan where attacks and break-ins against churches have been increasing - Assist News Service

Intercede for believers in the city of Bishkek, where attacks on Christians are on the rise - Assist News Service

Laos

Intercede for 48 believers forced from their homes and now living in temporary shelters who have been threaten with destruction of these shelters if they do not renounce their faith - Assist News Service

Intercede for house church leader Viengkham who is been held indefinitely without being charged or tried - International Christian Concern

Lebanon

Intercede for believers in the town of Sidon where Christians have been warned to leave the area by Islamic insurgents - Worthy News

Malaysia

Pray for Christian students and faculty members who are being barred from participating in Christian clubs in several school across the country - Compass Direct News

Morocco

Pray that efforts to stop the spread of the gospel through the use of a Facebook page by an Islamist will be stopped - Compass Direct News

Pray for the release of Jamaa Ait Bakrim, a believer who has been in jail since 2005 on false charges - Assist News Service

Nepal

Intercede for the future of Nepal which in danger of reverting back to strict Hindu state - Compass Direct News

Nigeria

Pray for the protection of believers who continue to be the targets of "secret killings" - Yahoo News

Pray for the families and survivors of an attack on the village of Maza where 8 people were killed - The Christian Post

North Korea

Pray for the families of three house church leaders executed for leading a religious function and for 20 other believers who were sent to prison camps - Voice of the Martyrs

Pakistan

Intercede for 250 believers of the village of Katcha Khoh who have been order to leave their homes in response to their objections to sexual assaults against their women and girls by their Muslim employers - Compass Direct News

Pray for the recovery and safety of the 14-year-old daughter of Lazarus Masih who was kidnapped and raped by five Muslim men - Compass Direct News

Pray for Jamshed Masih, a policeman and a believer whose wife and family were murdered by a Muslim mob for their faith - Compass Direct News

Intercede for 85 year-old Rehmat Masih, a believer false accused of blasphemy - Compass Direct News

Intercede for Christians in the town of Toba Tek Singh in the region of Punjab who are forbidden to partake of free meals because of their faith - AsiaNews

Pray for Christian students in Pakistan who are often the victims of discrimination and acts of violence - AsiaNews

Intercede for three Christian family members accused of blasphemy and who are now in hiding: Yousaf Masih, his wife Bashrian Bibi and their son-in-law Zahid Masih - International Christian Concern

Intercede for two congregations which target of attacks by militants; St. Filian’s Church of Pakistan in Sargodha and the Apostolic Church Pakistan in Lahorianwali - Compass direct News

Pray for believers from the town of Waris Pura who have been forced to flea their homes due to threats from Islamic militants - AsiaNews

Pray for calm in the aftermath of the killing of two Christians brothers, Rashid and Sajid Emmanuel, over accusations of blasphemy - Assist News Service

Intercede for Shahbaz Bhatti,  a believer and Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Minorities who was been accused of committed blasphemy by speaking out against the killing of two Christian brothers - Assist News Service

Intercede for William George, a believer, whose daughter was kidnapped and his home taken by Muslims for not converting to Islam - Assist News Service

Pray for believers Leonard and Nosheen D’souza who are facing threats and attacks for making a documentary film on the attacks against Christians in Korian and Gojra that took place in 2009 - Assist News Service

Pray for the families of five members of the Shamin Mall of Full Gospel Church who were killed by armed Muslim gunmen - Compass Direct News

Intercede for the recovery of Alia Bibi, a sixteen-year-old believer attacked and raped by Muslim men - Assist News Service

Intercede for the resumption of the Hosanna Church's ministry among drug addicts and convicts that has been halted by authorities - Forum 18 News

Pray for the family and congergration of murdered pastor Artur Suleimanov - Assist News Service

Somalia

Intercede for believers in Somalia who are the targets of Muslim extremists including family of Yusuf Ali Nur an underground church leader killed by Islamic militants - Compass Direct News

Intercede for the family of Muhammad Guul Hashim Idiris who was killed by militants for converting to Christianity - International Christian Concern

Pray for Christian humanitarian groups whose work has now been banned by a militant group for allegedly promoting Christianity - CBN News

Sudan

Intercede for the release of one remaining Samaritan's Purse worker still held hostage- Assist News Service

Sweden

Intercede for Christian Iraqi refugees living in Sweden many of whom are being forced to return to an uncertain futures in Iraq - Assyrian International News Agency

Tanzania

Intercede for the Christian residence of the island of Zanzibar who are restricted from build churches on their own property - Compass Direct News

Turkey

Pray for the safety of Christians in Turkey where a Catholic bishop was murdered by his Muslim driver - AsiaNews

Intercede for the members of the Mor Jacob Syriac Orthodox Church in Nusaybin whose church was defaced with with pro-Islamic slogans - AINA

Turkmenistan

Intercede for Christians in Turkmenistan where believers' activities are being increasingly restricted - Forum 18 News

Ukraine

Intercede for the victims of a bomb blast that killed one and injured eight others in an Orthodox Christian church in the city of Zaporizhzhya - Ruthers

United Kingdom

Intercede for the U.K. where discrimination and marginalization of Christians continues - The Christian Post

Intercede for Christian bed and breakfast owners Peter and Hazelmary Bull who are being sued by a gay couple for not allowing them to stay together in a double room - CBN News

Intercede int he case of prospective foster parents, John and Colette Yallop, who application was terminated due to their Christian beliefs - Christian Today

U.S.A.

Pray that a law suit to remove a ban against prayer by a school district's faculty is successful - The Christian Post

Pray for a reversal of the court ruling that declares the national day of prayer unconstitutional - The Christian Post

Pray that charges against four street preaches arrested at a Dearborn, Michigan Arab festival will be dropped - The Christian Post

Intercede in the case of Jennifer Keeton, a student at Augusta State University who was told that she would be expelled from the school's graduate counseling program if she did not change her beliefs - The Christian Post

Intercede for Julea Ward who lost her lawsuit against Eastern Michigan University for removing her from its counceling program because she believes homosexuality is morally wrong - Fox News

Uzbekistan

Pray for churches in Uzbekistan which continue to be the targets of harassment by authorities and the media - Forum 18 News

Intercede for seven believers given short term jail sentences for their involvement in religious activities - Forum 18 News

Pray for ten members of a Baptist house church who were detained for several days and then were fined an amount of about 80 times the monthly minimum wage - Worthy News

Vietnam

Intercede for 10 Degar Christians of the village of Plei Kret Krot who were arrested and beaten for their faith - International Christian Concern

Pray for the safety and protection of Evangelist Mang Vuong whose home/house church was destroyed by Muslims youths - Compass Direct News

Yemen

Continue to pray for the safety of a British engineer and Christian parents from Germany who have not been seen since they were abducted in June - Worthy News

Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them; and those who are ill-treated, since you are also in the body Hebrews 13:3

China

12/08/09 Alimujiang Yimiti 15 years

11/26/09 Cui Jiaxing 4½ years

11/30/09 Gao Qin 2 years

09/05/09 Li Mingshun 10 years

11/30/09 Li Shuangping 2 years

11/26/09 Pastor Wang 3 years

11/30/09 Yang Caizhen 2 years

11/30/09 Yang Hongzhen 2 years

11/26/09 Yang Rongli 7 years

11/26/09 Yang Xuan 3½ years

11/26/09 Zhang Huamei 4 years

09/05/09 Zhang Yonghu 10 years

11/30/09 Zhao Guoai 2 years

Eritrea

01/01/09 2800 imprisoned believers

10/24/09 Gebreberhane Kifle

10/24/09 Pastor Samuiel Oqba

10/24/09 Senait Tekle

Ethiopia

09/19/09 Bashir Musa Ahmed

09/26/09 Temesgen Alemayehu

09/26/09 Tigist Welde Amanuel

Mexico

11/06/09 16 evangelical Christian unjustly accused in a 1997 massacre

Morocco

2005 Jamaa Ait Bakrim 15 years

North Korea

Thousands of believers in concentration camps

4/15/10 Aijalon Mahli Gomes 8 years

Pakistan

11/21/09 Some 2,500 jailed believers

1/24/2010 Imran Masih life imprisonment

3/2/2010 Munir Masih and Ruqqiya Bibi 25 years

Somalia

10/17/09 Osman Nour Hassan

Uzbekistan

03/12/10 Tohar Haydarov 10 years

Vietnam

03/19/07 Father Nguyen Van Ly 8 years

Intercede for the protection of wildlife effected by the gulf oil spill and for the families whose livelihood has hurt by the spill.

Pray for our leaders to affirm their support for Israel

Pray that plans to build a mosque near the site of the World Trade Center will be canceled - CBN News

Pray that the President's cap-and-trade legislation will not pass in the Senate when it comes up for consideration in the spring of 2010 - OneNewsNow

Pray for coming 2010 congressional elections, that conservative candidates and issues will triumph over forces of corruption, fraud and deception - Real Clear Politics

Pray that our country will take the steps necessary to prevent cyber-attacks to our digital infrastructure - Right Side News

Pray that the providers of pornography will be convicted and reproved by the Holy Spirit of their sin and cease from producing and selling it - The Christian Post

Intercede for the protection of college and primary students and faculty from those who seek to bring violence into America's classrooms - NewsMax

Pray that attacks planned by terrorists against the U.S. will be exposed and prevented - Right Side News

Intercede for financial aid and encouragement for the millions of unemployed wokers and their families

Intercede for a court ruling to protect religious groups' right to define their membership and leadership standards - The Christian Post

Pray that two initiatives to protect the free-speech rights of Christians in California will receive enough support to be added to his years ballot - OneNewsNow

Pray for to protection of the citizens of Arizona where the problems of illegal immigration and drug related crimes have become overwhelming - BBC

Pray that President Obama would appointment some one to fill the vacant Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom position - Assist News Service

Pray that the 9/11 Terror Trials will not take place as planed in American criminal justice courts - Fox News

Pray that the health care bill will be repealed or overturned by the courts.

Pray that the online gambling law currently under consideration in the House will be defeated.

Afghanistan and Iraq

Pray for the saftey of our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Asia

Pray that the practice of aborting baby girls in favor of baby boys will come to an end - The Economist

Brazil

Pray that legislation to make abortion a right and impose other left leaning policies on the country is rejected - LifeSiteNews.com

Chile

Remember those rebuilding their lives in the aftermath of a destructive earthquake

China

Pray for an end to forced sterilizations going on in China - OneNewsNow

Colombia

Intercede for the release of hostages held by the armed groups and drug-traffickers - BBC

Cuba

Intercede for the Ladies in White, six women protesting for the release of their husbands and sons, who are harassed for their protest - BBC

Europe

Pray that the mass Muslim immigration plan, Euro-Med Partnership, is stopped from flooding Europe with more followers of Islam - FrontPage Magazine

Pray that the powerful international crime syndicates operating in Central Europe are destroyed Intercede for Jewish believers who are facing threats of intimidation and violence as the Muslim population increases through immigration - Atlas Shrugs

Guatemala

Intercede for an end to the extortion and killing of bus drivers by gangs in Guatemala City - BBC

Israel

Pray that the truth about the Gaza blockade and attempts to supply arms to terrorist are exposed - IBD Editorials

Haiti

Pray the physical and spiritual rebuilding of Haiti

India

Pray for a reduction in the number of children involved in prostitution - Assist News Service

Iran

Pray that Iran will be prevented from obtaining nuclear weapons - NewsMaxWorld

Intercede for the opposition to the Iranian government as they continue to make their voices heard - Fox News

Pray for the release of three American hikers, Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal, held by Iranian authorities for accidentally crossing the boarder into Iran - NewsMaxWorld

Pray the a strategic alliance between China, Iran and North Korea for missile and nuclear development will not last - World Tribune

Kyrgyzstan

Pray for the safety of 400,000 people who have fled their homes to escape fighting between ethnic groups - Yahoo News

Lebanon

Pray for a halt in the transfer of missiles from Syria to Hezbollah - Investors Business Daily

Mexico

Intercede for victory by the Mexican government over drug lords and the violence that is current engulfing the country - Right Side News

Pray for victims and survivors of an attack against attendees at a party by drug gangs - CBN News

Myanmar

Pray for an end to the killing of Karen people that continues in Myanmar - Mission Network News

Netherlands

Pray for the acquittal of Dutch politician Geert Wilders who is being tried on charges of hate speech for speaking against Islam - The Jerusalem Post

Niger

Intercede for thousands, including many believers, facing starvation due to a drought - Worthy News

North Korea

Pray for the people of North Korea who are suffering from a lack of food due to a severe famine - Worthy News

Pakistan

Pray for recovery and relief aid to reach survivors of deadly flooding occurint in northern Pakistan - Assist News Service

Poland

Pray for the future of Poland which has lost a number of top leaders due to a plane crash

Russia

Pray that homes will be found for nearly 700,000 orphaned children in Russia - AsiaNews

Sri Lanka

Pray for recovery and aid for thousands made homeless by floods - Assist News Service

Uganda

Intercede for the families of those killed in twin bombing in Kampala and for the surviving victims.

Pray that reign of terror of the Lord's Resistance Army is brought to an end - BBC

Uzbekistan

Pray that the practice of forced sterilization of poor women would be stopped - OneNewsNow

World Wide

Pray for the release of those caught in the web of human trafficking and that efforts to stop the practice will succeed - Yahoo News

Pray that efforts to resist the imposition of Sharia Law will be successful

Intercede for the release of those being held hostage:

• Gilad Shalit in Gaza
• Paul and Rachel Chandler and others in Somalia
• Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal in Ir
• Numerous individuals in Columbia