This report comes from a colleague who works in a closed country where security is a must. Therefore no names or places will appear.
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Ronny gave his heart to the Lord just a few months ago after he had been seeking fellowship with believers for a long while. We have seen him taking steps of faith and becoming a very solid believer and recently he was baptized. Just a few weeks ago after being attending a fellowship time in another city as he came back home he discovered that somehow one of his relatives found amongst his belongings some Christian materials. As a result of that his family has completely rejected him, they have shamed and isolated him from the rest of the family and in the village. People in his village have wondered about the reason for such a hard treatment from his family and rumours are starting to spread.
Please join us in prayer for this valiant young believer, that God will give him strength in the midst of this terrible situation. Also that God will provide work for him and that he will lift him up from this trial.
In these last couple of weeks we have seen increased persecution in the southern region, where there is an ongoing fight and between light and darkness. There have been radio programs openly speaking against Christianity and any type of Christian presence in that area, by all means the enemy battles against the children of light.
Please join us in prayer for the persecuted Church in the region, for strength that comes from the Lord.
Pray for wisdom for the believers, that they will be lead by the Spirit of God.
Pray against fear.
Pray for supernatural protection for the believers as well as for the workers.
Thank you for praying together with us.
God Bless you and use your prayers to bring light into the darkness and empowering of the Holy Spirit for his Church!
Andrew
