The Prayer Warrior Network - Recent Incidents of Persecution

Israel

02-20-12 Pray for the safety of visitors to the Jerusalem\'s Temple Mount where tourist were attack with stones by Palestinian Muslims - Israel Today.

Nigeria

02-20-12 Pray for the safety of the members of the Christ Embassy church where a car bomb exploded injuring five people - Jihad Watch.

China

02-18-12 Pray for Pastor Sui Zhigang and six other house church members who were arrested by authorities and charged for attending an illegal gathering - China Aid.

Egypt

02-18-12 Pray for the safety of the members of the Church of St. Mary and St. Abram in the village of Meet Bashar where believers sought refuge from mob violence over a missing girl - Assist News Service.

India

02-18-12 Intercede for recent converts to Christ in Kashmiri who face threats of the lose of their property for following Christ - Assist News Service.

Iran

02-18-12 Intercede for believers in Tehran where authorities have stopped churches from having services in the native language of Farsi. Also remember believers who have lost their job as a result of giving their lives to Christ - Compass Direct News.

02-18-12 Pray for the release of Maasis Mosesian, a church elder, who was arrested without charges by authorities - Assist News Service.

Kazakhstan

02-18-12 Pray for believers as they face raids, fines and jail sentence for gathering for religious services - Forum 18 News.

Turkey

02-18-12 Intercede for believers across Turkey who must deal with increasing intolerance for their faith - Compass Direct News.

Uzbekistan

02-18-12 Remember in prayer the members of a unregistered ethnic Korean Baptist Church in the town of Chirchik which was raided by authorities - Worthy News.

Egypt

02-11-12 Intercede for eight Christian families who were evicted from their homes after Muslims rioted in the village of Kobry-el-Sharbat - Assist News Service.

India

02-11-12 Pray for the recovery of Pastor Chandrakanth Kalappa Chavan who was beaten by Hindu extremists - Barnabas Fund.

Iran

02-11-12 Pray for the release of 10 house church members arrested by authorities - Compass Direct News.

02-11-12 Intercede for Ms. Fatemeh Nouri, an art student who is forbidden to continue her education for one year for being a Christian - Assist News Service.

Russia

02-11-12 Pray for believers in Russia as the rights of Christians are increasingly under attack by authorities - Worthy News.

Somalia

02-11-12 Pray for the family of Zakaria Hussein Omar, a Christian humanitarian aid worker, who was murdered by extremist last month - Compass Direct News.

Turkmenistan

02-11-12 Remember in prayer Christian poet Begjan Shirmedov who is being investigated for a book a poems he sought to be published - Forum 18 News.

United Kingdom

02-11-12 Remember in prayer Christian guesthouse owners Peter and Hazelmary Bull who lost their appear against a ruling that fined them �3,600 for not renting to a same sex couple - Charisma News.

Algeria

02-05-12 Intercede for the members of the Protestant Church of Ouargla which was vandalized by armed men - International Christian Concern.

Guatemala

02-05-12 Pray for the family of Pastor Neftali Leiva who was killed by drug traffickers - Worthy News.

India

02-05-12 Pray for the release of a church planter and two church leaders kidnapped in Rajasthan - Assist News Service.

02-05-12 Pray for an easing of tensions in India where in one instance Hindu extremist invaded a home and beat a pastor and in another case a group of vandals destroyed tombs in a Christian cemetery - AsiaNews.

Iran

02-05-12 Remember in prayer Ms. Leila Mohammadi, a believer who has been sentenced to 2 years in prison for her Christian activities - Assist News Service.

Kenya

02-05-12 Intercede for Barack Hussein Kedir who is the target of death threats because of his conversion to Christ - Compass Direct News.

Mexico

02-05-12 Remember in prayer the family of missionaries John and Wanda Casias, who were found murdered in their home in Monterrey - BBC.

Myanmar

02-05-12 Remember in prayer some 40,000 Burmese refugees on the China-Burma border fleeing fighting going on between government forces and the Kachin Independence Army - China Aid.

North Korea

02-05-12 Pray for world wide awareness and condemnation of North Korea\'s acts of genocide against religious minorities including Christians - International Christian Concern.

Pakistan

02-05-12 Intercede for Christian human rights activist Shunila Ruth who was threaten by masked men for her organizations work in behalf of women\'s rights - AsiaNews.

Saudi Arabia

02-05-12 Intercede for some 35 Christians who are to be deported for attending a prayer meeting in a private home - Worthy News.

Sudan

02-05-12 Pray for the staff and students of the Heiban Bible College which was destroyed by bombs dropped by the Sudanese Air Force - Christian Examiner.

United Kingdom

02-05-12 Pray that a decision by the British Advertising Standards Authority that the organization, Healing on the Streets, cannot claim the God heals through prayer will be overturned - Assist News Service.

China

01-28-12 Pray for Canada Christian business woman Jenny Chen who was held two days without food or water by state security agents before fleeing the country - China Aid.

Egypt

01-28-12 Intercede for believers in the town of Kobry-el-Sharbat where a mob of 3000 Muslims attacked homes and shops of Coptic Christians - Assist News Service.

01-28-12 Pray for the family of Moawad Asaad who was killed along with his son for refusing to pay money for extortion - AsiaNews.

India

01-28-12 Pray for the members of Fellowship of New Life in Haliyal who were attacked by Hindu activists while meeting in a house - AsiaNews.

Indonesia

01-28-12 Remember in prayer the members of the GKI Yasmin church in Bogor as they continue to hold services in spite of threats and harassment - Assist News Service.

01-28-12 Remember in prayer two Catholic schools that were attack by extremist students in Yogyakarta based on false pretenses - AsiaNews.

Nigeria

01-28-12 Pray for the survivors of an attack on a church in the town of Tafawa Balewa that seven Christians dead and destroyed a church building - Compass Direct News.

Sudan

01-28-12 Pray for the release of Rev. Joseph Makwey and the Rev. Sylvester Mogga, two priest kidnapped by members of a South Sudanese militia - Compass Direct News.

Turkey

01-28-12 Pray for the recovery of Yousef Fallah Ranjbar, an Iranian asylum seeker who was burned by his employer for his faith - Assist News Service.

U.S.A.

01-28-12 Pray that an attack on the Christian film \'Suing the Devil\' by atheist will draw the attention of unbelievers and bring many to Christ - Charisma News.

Uganda

01-28-12 Pray for Hassan Sharif Lubenga a convert to Christ and former member of an extremist group who fled to Kenya in response to threats on his life - Compass Direct News.

Uzbekistan

01-28-12 Intercede for three believers who are facing trial for their involvement in religious activities - Forum 18 News.