Pray for our persecuted family

Sometimes it can be difficult to know what to pray for our persecuted family so we produce a daily prayer shield which gives a specific need that you can pray for each day. You can see today’s prayer, plus those for the last 6 days, below.

Two Ladies Praying

19 March 2024 – Somalia

Christians are more likely to be killed by al-Shabaab, the terrorist group, or family members than to be imprisoned by the Government. They are actively pursued and when discovered face death. Pray for courage to continue as believers under such extreme oppression.

18 March 2024 – Somalia

There are no church buildings in Somalia, it is strictly illegal to convert or to evangelise and Christians must exercise extreme care when meeting in groups. Pray for God’s protection on them and that their gatherings will go unnoticed.

17 March 2024 – Somalia

Pray for Somali believers who find themselves isolated from their families due to following Christ but are not able to join a church in their new homeland because of fear and suspicion from local Christians. This double rejection is causing a high depression rate among Somali believers.

16 March 2024 – Somalia

Pray for Somali believers who have been forced to leave their homes and are now residing in neighbouring countries. Many of them struggle to get the right documents to allow them fully to integrate and are forced into low-paid jobs even if they are highly skilled.

15 March 2024 – Somalia

Praise God for the increasing numbers of Somalis who are hearing the gospel (through various means) and are choosing to follow Jesus. Pray for them to stand firm in their faith and to rely on the leading of the Holy Spirit.

14 March 2024 – Sudan

Please pray for Release International partners who are ministering in neighbouring countries and are seeing a significant harvest among Sudanese refugees. We are hearing reports of whole families as well as individuals coming to Christ.

13 March 2024 – Sudan

Use Psalm 133 to pray for unity and harmony among Sudanese churches and their leaders.

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Children’s Prayer Sheet

It’s not only adults who can pray for our persecuted family. Every month we produce a prayer sheet aimed specifically for children. Each sheet has specific activities and prayers which will help children learn more about how persecution affects children in other countries.

You can visit our Children’s Prayer Sheet page here.

Children Praying

‘Let us be on the side of those who sit in jails and are sentenced to death for their faith. Let us pray for them and help them’.

Richard Wurmbrand ‘Reaching towards the heights

Richard

Discover where Christians are facing hardship and persecution simply for what they believe

Explore our interactive globe and discover where persecution is taking place and how we are working to support those at risk and to raise the voice of these persecuted Christians around the world.

The more times people visit and pray for a country the darker red the country appears on the globe.

Green countries represent those countries where Release International is actively supporting work to care for persecuted Christians. Countries coloured gold are ‘countries of interest’, where we are currently monitoring the situation for Christians.

The red flag identifies the country where our latest appeal is based.

Click the countries or flag to find out more.