http://www.barnabasfund.org/Daily-Prayer-Point/ Barnabas Fund | Daily Prayer Barnabas Fund supports Christians where they are in a minority and suffer discrimination, oppression and persecution as a consequence of their faith. The Lord has promised, "I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint." (Jeremiah 31:25) Barnabas Fund | News of persecuted church. Aid for Christians suffering persecution http://www.barnabasfund.org/_images_files/content/corporate/barnabasfund_2colour.jpg http://www.barnabasfund.org/Daily-Prayer-Point/ en Copyright 2012 http://www.barnabasfund.org Daily Prayer Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Daily Prayer - Saturday 04 February 2012 Twenty-two children of Arab Christian workers who minister in a Middle Eastern country are receiving a Christian education thanks to support from Barnabas. State schools in this country are often in extremely poor physical condition, classrooms are overcrowded, and under-qualified staff teach by rote. Islam is heavily promoted, and the memorisation of extensive passages from the Qu’ran is compulsory. Discrimination against non-Muslim children is often open and aggressive. One of the Christian mothers said, “My son is so thankful. He was so frustrated with the national curriculum, but now he feels motivated to learn and enjoys school.” Give praise that these Christian children can receive a Christian education and pray that they may grow up into mature believers.

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]]> http://www.barnabasfund.org/US/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Tuesday-31-January-2012.html 3130US Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Monday 30 January 2012 “We are an Islamic country. We take the Islamic religion as the core of our new government. The constitution will be based on our Islamic religion.” These words from Mustafa Abdel Jalili, leader of the Transitional National Council in Libya, on 22 October were greeted with cries of “Allahu Akbar” (“god is great”) from his enthusiastic audience. Jalili also said that laws opposed to sharia would be abolished and called for an Islamic banking system. It seems increasingly likely that the brutal regime of Colonel Gaddafi will be replaced by a strongly Islamic government, and this poses a grave threat to the few Christian converts from Islam in the country. Pray for their protection, and also for wisdom for Libya’s expatriate Christians in the new political climate.

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]]> http://www.barnabasfund.org/US/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Thursday-26-January-2012.html 3499US Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Wednesday 25 January 2012 New legislation was passed in October 2011 that severely restricts freedom of religion in Kazakhstan. All religious groups must now re-register with the state and provide detailed information about their original leaders, activities and beliefs. Any new place of worship will require the approval of national and local authorities, and the distribution of religious literature will be allowed only in specified places. Evangelism amongst children has been restricted, while the range of violations punishable under the religion law has been widened. Pray that Christians in Kazakhstan, who are severely affected by this repressive new legislation, will find their strength in the Lord (1 Samuel 30:6) and grow in their faith despite all discouragements. Ask the Lord to work in the hearts of the Kazakh leaders so that they repeal these laws.

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]]> http://www.barnabasfund.org/US/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Thursday-12-January-2012.html 3112US Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Wednesday 11 January 2012 Zubaida Bibi (35), a Christian mother of four, was killed on 12 October by a Muslim colleague after she resisted his attempt to rape her at the factory where they worked in East Karachi. He followed her into the bathrooms, which she was going to clean, and locked the door behind them. When he attempted to assault Zubaida sexually, she cried for help, at which point he pulled out a dagger and slit her throat. She died at the scene, and the man was arrested at the factory. Christian women and girls in Pakistan are very vulnerable to sexual and physical attack by Muslims. Pray for Zubaida’s family, that they will be comforted and cared for, and that her murderer will be brought to justice.

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]]> http://www.barnabasfund.org/US/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Wednesday-11-January-2012.html 3111US Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Wednesday 10 January 2012 Pravin Togadia, General Secretary of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), a Hindu nationalist organisation in India, has called for a new constitution that allows the “beheading” of anyone who converts Hindus. His remarks, made at a rally for VHP workers, included further inflammatory statements, and follows calls from other Hindu extremists for the prohibition of conversions. Attacks against Christian individuals and communities in India are often linked to accusations that they are converting Hindus. Pray that the freedom of India’s Christians to share their faith will be upheld.

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]]> http://www.barnabasfund.org/US/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Wednesday-10-January-2012.html 3110US Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Monday 09 January 2012 A team of eight young men who were preaching the Gospel on the streets in Andhra Pradesh, India were arrested in September 2011. When a large and hostile crowd gathered, the police failed to disperse them, and they then took the Christians into “protective custody”. But the mob then pressured the police to take action against the young men, accusing them of engaging in “religious conversion”, and a case was registered against them. Conversion is a sensitive issue for many Hindus in India, and some states have introduced laws that forbid it by means of “force”, “fraud” or “inducement”. Pray for these faithful evangelists, that the Lord will enable them to speak His Word with great boldness (Acts 4:29).

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]]> http://www.barnabasfund.org/US/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Monday-09-January-2012.html 3109US Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Sunday 08 January 2012 President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan has confirmed his government’s plans to adopt a completely Islamic constitution and strengthen sharia law in the country. On 12 October he declared, “Ninety-eight per cent of the people are Muslims and the new constitution will reflect this. The official religion will be Islam and Islamic law the main source.” His announcement further threatens the freedom and security of the many Christians from the newly independent South Sudan who still live in Sudan, as well as the small number of Christian northerners. Some Christian pastors have already been warned not to hold services on pain of death, while others are closing their schools and considering emigration to the South. Pray that Christians in Sudan will stand firm in their faith and that their freedoms will not be restricted even more severely.

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]]> http://www.barnabasfund.org/US/Act/Pray/Daily-Prayer-Point/Daily-Prayer-Saturday-07-January-2012.html 3177US Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Daily Prayer Daily Prayer - Friday 06 January 2012 The home of a church elder, situated within a church compound in Garissa, north-eastern Kenya, was hit by a grenade on 5 November 2011. The blast killed the elder’s son and a member of the church choir and injured a woman and her two grandchildren. A spokesman for the national police said that the attack may have been religiously motivated and that sympathisers of the Islamist terrorist group al-Shabaab may have been responsible. Ask the Lord for a full recovery for the three people injured by the explosion and for swift rebuilding of the premises. Pray that the Christian community in Garissa will be able to reach out to the Muslim majority in the city with Christ-like love and compassion.

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