Radical Islam’s influence in Uganda has grown by more than 7% in the last three years, and many Christians within the majority Muslim border regions are facing severe persecution, especially those who convert from Islam.
When the restaurant she owned and operated was burned six months after she became a believer, Faridah assumed it had been an accident. But earlier this year, the two rooms she rented in a home were also burned, and neighbours mentioned smelling petrol.
Faridah lost everything she owned and now suspects her relatives were responsible for the fires.
After being abandoned by her husband, Faridah’s relatives had been helping raise her six children. But when she became a Christian, they cursed her and told her she would never have peace as long as she was a Christian. Her landlord is also demanding reimbursement for his loss.
Source: The Voice of the Martyrs USA
- Pray that God will meet the needs of Faridah and her children.
- Pray that in spite of the suffering she has endured she will remain strong in her faith and even learn to rely more on the Lord.
- Ask the Lord to have mercy on Faridah’s relatives and pray they will come to a knowledge of the Gospel.
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Psalm 41Vs1-2 says, ‘Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the Lord delivers them in times of trouble. The Lord protects and preserves them — they are counted among the blessed in the land — he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.’ Our Father in Heaven, your regard for those who care for the weak and poor extends to those who finds themselves needing protection and comfort. We pray earnestly for our sister Faridah and her children that they might know safe refuge and that in spite of suffering, she might count it all joy that she suffers for the name of Christ. Strengthen her by your Holy Spirit and cause her to know she is not alone but sustained by you, the Lord of all. Open the eyes of her relatives enslaved to sin and the devil and grant them freedom in the Lord Jesus to eternal life.