November 2, 2008

• International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church

  Next Sunday

  Sunday November 9th is the
  International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. Every year
  thousands of churches and individuals around the globe remember the
  suffering church on this day.

  The International Day of Prayer
  for the Persecuted Church (IDOP) is a global day of intercession for
  persecuted Christians worldwide.

  Prayer changes things. God
  invites us to present to Him our requests and to pray without ceasing.
  Persecuted Christians often plead for prayer to help them endure. The
  most we can do is the least we can do — pray.

  Christian girls are kidnapped and forced to Islam
  College students risk expulsion or worse if they profess the Word of God
  Pastors who give their lives for their faith, leave behind traumatized children

  Order a free IDOP kit for your church or small group

  Over
  200 million Christians around the world suffer persecution. Depending
  on the country, each form of persecution is different. But it is real,
  and its threat to the Church is serious.

  The world’s worst persecutor of Christians in the world is North Korea.

  In Saudi Arabia, practicing Christianity can result in death by beheading or stoning.

  Over 90% of China’s Christians worship in hidden, underground house churches to avoid government regulations and restrictions.

  There is only one Christian church left in the Gaza Strip, and its membership has dwindled to less than 100.

  Algeria is about a quarter of the size of Texas, and only 3% of the population are Christians.

  There
  are 69 languages in Iran, and only three of them have a completed
  Bible. Iran is also the third worst persecutor of Christians in the
  world.

  It is believed there are less than 500 Christians living in the Maldives.

  Open preaching in Sudan is punishable by beatings or imprisonment.

  Christians make up less than 1.7% of the population in Pakistan, and over 70% of them are the poorest of the poor.

  It is estimated that there are 1,100 Christian missionaries living in Turkey.

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