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Support Christian men suspected of conversion, at risk of torture, abduction, and death. Pray for their safety and provision for families facing boycotts and loss.
Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa where religious persecution is prevalent
Support Christian men suspected of conversion, at risk of torture, abduction, and death. Pray for their safety and provision for families facing boycotts and loss.
Ask for hope for Christians forced to hide their faith or flee due to Al-Shabaab’s control. Pray for safe havens and resources for those in constant fear.
Pray for youth pressured to join Al-Shabaab or attend Islamic training. Pray that many would come to faith in Christ and feel extremist influence.
Believers are unable to gather or rebuild churches. Pray for safe spaces to worship in secret.
Uphold converts from Islam, viewed as betrayers and often killed on discovery. Pray for their safety and support to practice faith in complete secrecy.
Somalia’s government under PM Hamza Abdi Barre enforces Sharia and bans other faiths. Pray for open-minded leadership and reforms to allow religious freedom.
Pray for peace within Somalia. Conflict between the Sunni Muslim majority and other minorities like the Shia school, in addition to ongoing Al-Shabaab control over many areas has made it a volatile place for everyone.
Thank God for the Comoros archipelago and its 926,000 people. Pray for harmony and openness to embrace diversity in this island nation.
Pray for Sunni Muslims and minorities like Bahá’í and Jehovah’s Witnesses, facing worship bans. Ask for harmony, that Christians may share Christ’s love.
Give thanks for the small Christian community of a few thousand holding fast in a restrictive environment. Ask for resilience to live out their faith quietly.