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jihadist groups. Pray God’s
protection over them and His
blessing on those who are
helping them.
SATURDAY 17: Pray for those
displaced Christians receiving
food parcels, help with school
fees and medical assistance
through our partners in
several towns and cities. May
they be encouraged as well
as sustained by these acts of
Christian solidarity.
SUNDAY 18: Pray for the
wider Sahel region. The
troubles in Burkina Faso and
neighbouring Mali and Niger
overlap and are similar to
those faced in Nigeria and
Sudan. Pray for God’s hand
upon this whole region and
for His wisdom and strength
for His people wherever they
are persecuted.
MONDAY 19: Pray for Pastor
John, who fled his home
and church after jihadists
threatened to kill him. Pray
for protection for his family as
they immediately started to
serve the Lord in the place of
their refuge.
TUESDAY 20: Pray for Anna, a
widow who grieves the loss of
her husband, a pastor, killed
by jihadists. May the Lord give
her the ability to forgive and
may she be encouraged by the
practical help of Christians.
WEDNESDAY 21: Ask for God’s
blessing on Salamata, a
widow who was injured
during an attack in which her
husband was killed.
Pray for her healing and for
the opportunity for her and
her family to start a new,
stable life.
INDONESIA
THURSDAY 22: Pray for
wisdom and guidance for
the Indonesia Bethel Church
(Gereja Bethel Indonesia)
outside Jakarta, which was
forced to move its services
online temporarily after a
mob protested outside its
doors.
FRIDAY 23: Bowing to
pressure from Islamic
protesters, local officials in
South Sulawesi Province
recently vowed to withdraw
permission that had been
granted to build a Christian
school. Pray that permission
will not be revoked.
SATURDAY 24: Ask God to
grant courage and wisdom
to church leaders as they
negotiate ways for their
congregations to worship
sometimes under acute
pressure from hardliners
opposed to the gospel.
SUNDAY: 25: Pray that the
authorities will act quickly
to stop militants disrupting
church services. Some
congregations have recently
been forced to stop services.
MONDAY 26: Indonesia
has the largest Muslim
population in the world,
totalling 220 million, but the
highlands of Central Sulawesi
are home to many Christians.
Pray that followers of Christ
in this area will continue to
be able to practise their faith
freely.
TUESDAY 27: Pray for the
continued restoration of
the three churches targeted
by Islamic State suicide
bombers in 2018. A total of
15 people were killed in the
explosions including 10 from
Surabaya Central Pentecostal
Church. Several more were
injured.
WEDNESDAY 28: Pray that
God would convict those
responsible for the terrorist
attacks on Christians in
2018 and bring them to
repentance and faith.
THURSDAY 29: Thank God
for the testimony of Fenny
Suryawati, who suffered
horrendous injuries in the
May 2018 terrorist bomb
attack on her church yet
inspires many with her story
of recovery and forgiveness.
Fenny Suryawati inspires many
with her testimony of forgiveness
towards the terrorists who caused
her injuries
‘I AM SO HAPPY I CAN DO
PRACTICAL DAY-TO-DAY
TASKS AGAIN – IT’S A
MIRACLE!’
Fenny Suryawati, who
suffered horrendous injuries,
Indonesia