Christians belonging to various denominations in India will observe September 30 as a day of prayer for the persecuted Church. This is the second year such a countrywide prayer service is being organized, Shibu Thomas, founder president of Persecution Relief, remarked. “Prayer is the need of the hour and the only resource we have,” he added. He has suggested 12 intentions to pray such as divine protection for all denominations who serve the country so that they maintain within the community while opposing “rulers of the darkness” and “spiritual hosts of wickedness.”
Christians will also pray for the release of those held in prisons for preaching Christ’s message and the perseverance of others who face persecution in various parts of the country and that they remain faithful to Christ until death. As reported by mattersindia.com, Thomas also said Christians desperately need to resort to “ongoing, ardent, consistent, faith-filled prayer” for the persecuted Church as “the days become increasingly dark” in the country. Thomas urged that “Pray for scores of Christians being falsely booked under “Freedom of Religion Act.”
Indian Christians will also pray for the protection of the families of missionaries who face persecution and the new converts to Christ, who face rejection and persecution from family, friends and the communities. Persecution Relief has ‘served’ more than 1,200 cases of persecution since inception and “have witnessed the power and miracle of prayers, first hand,” Thomas claimed.
Source: www.mattersindia.com
