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IRAQ
SUNDAY 1: Pray for Rev Canon
Faez Jirjees of St George’s
Church, Baghdad. Thank God
for his steadfast ministry
and leadership and pray for
continued strength, wisdom
and peace for him and his
family and God’s blessing
upon all those to whom he
ministers.
MONDAY 2: Pray for the Hope
for all Nations church run
by our partner in Kurdistan
which recently received its
official licence. Pray God’s
blessing on its ministry to
Christians who have fled
persecution elsewhere and
to new Muslim-background
believers.
TUESDAY 3: Pray for the
safe houses operated by
our partner which provide
sanctuary to those who have
fled persecution or abuse.
Pray for comfort, protection
and a lasting peace for those
who find refuge there.
WEDNESDAY 4: Pray for the
widows, children and other
vulnerable people who
rely on food parcels from
our partner in Kurdistan.
May these packages be of
spiritual encouragement to
them as well as meeting their
physical needs.
THURSDAY 5: Pray for the
vocational training activities
provided by our partner in
Kurdistan. May they provide
new hope as well as new
skills and opportunities
for those who are learning
together.
FRIDAY 6: Pray for all the
displaced people and
refugees living in camps
across Kurdistan. Ask that
God would grant wisdom,
courage and compassion
to the authorities who are
seeking long-term solutions
and considering whether to
close some of the camps.
SATURDAY 7: Pray for peace
in Iraq, which is buffeted
by political storms in Iran
and other neighbouring
Middle Eastern states. Pray
for wisdom for its national
leaders and for the regional
authorities in Kurdistan and
for peaceful progress on
settling Kurdistan’s political
future.
MALAYSIA
SUNDAY 8: Pray for the
Government of Malaysia as
it attempts sensitively to
handle the growing political
pressure from local radical
groups.
MONDAY 9: Pray for the
believers, particularly from
Malay backgrounds, who are
experiencing an increase in
intolerance towards them.
TUESDAY 10: Pray for fairness
and acceptance to be
maintained within society,
especially in light of the
recent attempt by a halal
chain of bakeries to ban the
writing of ‘Merry Christmas’
on their products.
WEDNESDAY 11: Pray for
wisdom and discernment
among the population,
particularly Christian
voters, as some radical
groups attempt to sow
disunity within the
country, calling for bans
and prohibitions. They
claim these are in line with
Islamic teaching.
THURSDAY 12: Pray for
tolerance to be shown by
the public, some of whom
have been urged on by
radical groups, throwing
petrol bombs at a number
of large supermarket chains,
creating tension and anxiety
among the majority of the
population and fear among
the minority Christians.
FRIDAY 13: Pray for Malaysian
believers, whether from
Chinese, Tamal or Malay
backgrounds, to remain
strong in their faith
and to resist increasing
intimidation. Leaving Islam
has severe consequences
from society and
government and in law.
SATURDAY 14: Please pray for
the safety of house churches
as they become increasingly
important for persecuted
believers. Pray for local
established churches
to see the importance
of these places and to
start supporting them in
whatever way they can.
INDIA
SUNDAY 15: Pray for our
partner organisation
as it provides legal and
medical support to pastors
across India who are being
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