Week of October 17

Prayed for Vietnam. Talked about Peter in jail and people praying for him as an example of us praying for others in jail (Acts 12):

Pray focus:

Prayed for those imprisoned in Vietnam (Hebrews 13:3)

Prayed that Vietnam's government will halt its persecution of Christians (Acts 12:1-7)

Pray that Christian believers will have complete trust in God and will not deny their faith (Daniel 3:18)

Prayed that God will sustain believers with abundant grace in all circumstances, especially when they feel week (2 Corinthians 12:9)

Prayed that the international community puts pressure on Vietnam's leaders to respect human rights (Matthew 21:26, Proverbs 31:8)

Prayed for all those individuals and their families affected by persecution will know the Lord's comfort and healing, physically, emotionally and spiritually (Acts 7:55)

Week of October 10

The 4th - 8th friends talked about the history of Iran and Iraq and Egypt historically/Biblically.

They also learned about a young pastor, Yousef Nadarkhani who is sentenced to death for his Christian faith. His offense was questioning the Islamic teaching his children received in school and asserting the right of parents to bring up their children in their own religious beliefs.

Prayer focus was:

Prayed for Armania as well.

For the emergence of strong and mature Christian leaders for all churches in Iran (Ephesians 4:11-13)

For all who choose to follow Christ will know how to live appropriately under the threat of persecution. Prayed for strength (Psalm 29:11)

Pray that Christians will remain in the country and stand in prayer for their country (Jeremiah 42:10-11).