Sent by a family friend whose brother received this prayer request. Please pray and pass, email, facebook on to all you can.
Much thanks! Grace
We recently received these two emails
from missionary friends, one yesterday
and one this morning. I pass it on so that people can pray specifically for our
brothers and sisters.
This is so sad. A friend from Ohio just got a text message from her brother
asking her to shower him and his parish in prayer.
and one this morning. I pass it on so that people can pray specifically for our
brothers and sisters.
This is so sad. A friend from Ohio just got a text message from her brother
asking her to shower him and his parish in prayer.
He is part of
a mission team and ISIS has taken over the town they are in today. He said
ISIS is systematically going house to house to all the Christians and asking
the
children to denounce Jesus. He said so far not one child has. And so far all
have consequently been killed. But not the parents.
children to denounce Jesus. He said so far not one child has. And so far all
have consequently been killed. But not the parents.
The UN has withdrawn
and the missionaries on their own. They are determined to stick it out for
the sake of the families - even if it means their own deaths. He is very
afraid, has no idea how to even begin ministering to these families who have
had seen their children
martyred. Yet he says he knows God has called him for some reason to be his
voice and hands at this place at this time. Even so, he is begging prayers for
his courage to live out his vocation in such dire circumstances. And like the
children accept martyrdom if he is called to do so.
martyred. Yet he says he knows God has called him for some reason to be his
voice and hands at this place at this time. Even so, he is begging prayers for
his courage to live out his vocation in such dire circumstances. And like the
children accept martyrdom if he is called to do so.
She asked me to ask everyone we know to please pray for them.
These brave parents instilled such a fervent faith in their children that
they chose martyrdom.
Please surround them in their loss with your prayers
for hope and perseverance. She was able to talk to her brother briefly by
phone. She didn't say it but I believe she believes it will
be their last conversation. Pray for her too. She said he just kept asking her
to help him know what to do and do it. She told him to tell the families we ARE
praying for them and they are not alone or forgotten -- no matter what. Her e
mail broke my heart. Please keep all in your prayers.Thanks
This came this morning...
be their last conversation. Pray for her too. She said he just kept asking her
to help him know what to do and do it. She told him to tell the families we ARE
praying for them and they are not alone or forgotten -- no matter what. Her e
mail broke my heart. Please keep all in your prayers.Thanks
This came this morning...
Just a few minutes ago I received the following text message on my
phone from
Sean Malone who leads Crisis Relief International (CRI). We then spoke briefly
on the phone and I assured him that we would share this urgent prayer need with
all of our contacts.
Sean Malone who leads Crisis Relief International (CRI). We then spoke briefly
on the phone and I assured him that we would share this urgent prayer need with
all of our contacts.
"We lost the city of Queragosh
(Qaraqosh). It fell to ISIS and they are
beheading children systematically. This is the city we have been smuggling food
too. ISIS has pushed back Peshmerga (Kurdish forces) and is within 10 minutes of
where our CRI team is working. Thousands more fled into the city of Erbil last
night. The UN evacuated it's staff in Erbil. Our team is unmoved and will stay.
Prayer cover needed!"
beheading children systematically. This is the city we have been smuggling food
too. ISIS has pushed back Peshmerga (Kurdish forces) and is within 10 minutes of
where our CRI team is working. Thousands more fled into the city of Erbil last
night. The UN evacuated it's staff in Erbil. Our team is unmoved and will stay.
Prayer cover needed!"
Please pray sincerely for the deliverance of the people of
Northern Iraq from
the terrible advancement of ISIS and its extreme Islamic goals for mass
conversion or death for Christians across this region.
the terrible advancement of ISIS and its extreme Islamic goals for mass
conversion or death for Christians across this region.
May
I plead with you not to ignore this email. Do not forward it before you have
prayed through it. Then send it to as many people as possible. Send it to
friends and Christians you may know. Send it to your prayer group. Send it to
your pastor and phone him/her to pray on Sunday during the service - making a
special time of prayer for this. We need to stand in the gap for our fellow
Christians.
--
"And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercifully and to walk humbly with your God." -Micah
6:8
We Pray: Let the One Holy Christian Church cry out to God Almighty this prayer
of the Saints and Martyrs from Revelation 6 "How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and
true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?"
Lord, we find this Word from the Lord to be our strength and our salvation
because it speaks of God's final word over and above all evil, hatred,
suffering, persecution and death.
prayed through it. Then send it to as many people as possible. Send it to
friends and Christians you may know. Send it to your prayer group. Send it to
your pastor and phone him/her to pray on Sunday during the service - making a
special time of prayer for this. We need to stand in the gap for our fellow
Christians.
--
"And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercifully and to walk humbly with your God." -Micah
6:8
We Pray: Let the One Holy Christian Church cry out to God Almighty this prayer
of the Saints and Martyrs from Revelation 6 "How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and
true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?"
Lord, we find this Word from the Lord to be our strength and our salvation
because it speaks of God's final word over and above all evil, hatred,
suffering, persecution and death.
The killing and
murder of innocent Christians, whose blood is spilled for
Christ's sake will not be spilled in vain. O Lord, You will indeed avenge the
blood of those who are martyred for the sake of Your holy name. And so, indeed
we do pray with the whole Church, come quickly Lord Jesus!
"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints." Psalm 116:15
Christ's sake will not be spilled in vain. O Lord, You will indeed avenge the
blood of those who are martyred for the sake of Your holy name. And so, indeed
we do pray with the whole Church, come quickly Lord Jesus!
"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints." Psalm 116:15
"Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body." Heb. 13:3
I am praying and pleading with God to stop the slaughter, have mercy and be with these people that are in such great need at this hour. Amen
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your heart! The Lord does indeed hear the cries of our hearts. James 5:16 states that "The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."
DeleteWhen I see the turmoil around us and feel useless to stop it, my mom reminds me that our prayers count a great deal towards making a difference and changing the situation. Isaiah 58:9 is another reminder that God hears me, even before I call out to Him.
Putting our prayers into action is also another way to help.
RUN Ministries and Voice of the Martyrs is doing an awesome job on the ground helping the persecuted believers in Iraq. Finding out about RUN made me feel that I could help in a tangible way, along with my prayers.
I added a update from RUN that may encourage you as it gives a story of a persecuted family being helped.
The Lord bless you and your family richly and hear the cries of your heart!
My heart bleeds for the children, and I cry out for God's mercy. It's hard to pray for those who are committing the horror, but they do need to see the true light also. Mostly, it is the children who are facing the horrible deaths. They are only children. God have mercy, I pray. Amen
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