Islamic insurgents seek to establish a caliphate in East Africa, rendering life in the northern coastal regions impossible and severely affecting Christians.
Islamists have been active in the region for the past three years, but a group has now launched attacks on villages from the north, displacing thousands into other parts of the country. Many are affected by the insurgents, but the situation for the Christians who encounter them is especially dire.
VOM partners report beheadings and incinerated churches; schools, clinics and police stations have also been destroyed. As VOM partners provide comfort to believers, they are also providing food aid and Bibles to the displaced, giving them the opportunity to hope in Jesus.
Source: The Voice of the Martyrs USA
- Pray the believers will be strong and courageous in the midst of great suffering and uncertainty. Pray they will experience the Lord’s ministering presence.
- Ask the Lord to bless the efforts of those who are attempting to stop the violence and bring order.
- Pray that God will bring beauty from ashes and that many will gain hope and eternal life through this time of trial.
Lord have mercy on our brothers and sisters in Moçambique help them to stay strong in the middle of persecution and to shine your light into the Islamic darkness!
Dear Father in Heaven
We cry out to you for our brothers and sisters in Mozambique. Please protect and strengthen them Lord. Give them courage and reassure them of your loving and powerful presence. May they continue to trust in You and to hold tightly to You as they pray and cling to Your Word. May they remain steadfast and faithful to You in the midst of suffering. Help them to know they are being held in prayer by their extended church family.
Thank you for those who are working to bring an end to the violence. Please protect them, guide them and bless them in their efforts, that they may be effective in achieving their goal.
May the light of Christ shine through Your people during this time of trial and may their persecutors be inspired by that light to turn and live for Christ.
In Jesus precious name I pray.
Amen.
Thank you Renee! Amen and Amen. Please Lord, have mercy on your people and bring justice and stable government to the regions effected by attacks and displacement.
to those who opressed, n do beheadings, consider d tsunami in South Asia. before that super- natural event, we Christians witnessed 4 ourselves photos of Christians who survived beheadings, still bearing d scars on their necks. [in d holy war in Indonesia]. the photos gave us a glimpse of d widespread seriousness, n greatness of d situation in Indonesia. [if u being a Muslim think that Allah have given u, legal right to murder those who leave d faith n d infidels [ those who do not have d same faith as yours], u should check, n make sure if the Allah, u believe in is d real God. didn’t d Koran says that Allah is merciful , n compassionate…..where is your love?