Syria: Christians request prayer for northeast Syria

Syria: Christians request prayer for northeast Syria

Syrian Christians request prayer in light of Turkey’s current military campaign in the northeast of their country. Northeast Syria is home to a range of diverse ethnic and religious communities. The principal Kurdish region of Syria, it also hosts sizeable...
Iran: Iranian convert to start prison sentence

Iran: Iranian convert to start prison sentence

Iranian Christians request prayer for convert Mahrokh (Roksare) Kanbari who has been summoned to serve her one-year prison sentence. Mahrokh was convicted of “propaganda against the system” after a hearing at Karaj Revolutionary Court on 27 July. She was initially...
Algeria: Another church closed by government

Algeria: Another church closed by government

Algerian Christians request ongoing prayer as the government campaign against churches continues. On 25 September, officials informed leaders of the church of Tigzirt, a coastal town northeast Algeria in Tizi-Ouzou Province, that their building would soon be closed....
Iran: Educational challenge for children of converts

Iran: Educational challenge for children of converts

Friends of Yousef Nadarkhani – a pastor previously sentenced to death for apostasy and presently in Evin prison due to his Christian faith – and his wife Tina Pasandideh request prayer for their sons’ educational situation. Daniel (17) and Yoel (15) are...
Algeria: Another church building forcibly closed

Algeria: Another church building forcibly closed

Algerian Christians request prayer as the campaign to close churches continues. On 24 September, the police director of Boghni announced that a church building had been sealed, based on a closure order issued by the Governor of Tizi Ouzou on 18 September. Boghni is...