Turkey: state interference in election of Armenian Patriarch
Christians in Turkey request prayer for the Armenian Apostolic Church in Turkey following the state’s interference in the election of a new patriarch. As one of Turkey's officially recognised churches, the Armenian Apostolic Church of Constantinople is subject to a...
Iran: Christians recently imprisoned in Tehran and Tabriz
Iranian Christians request prayer for two more Christian converts in prison: Naser Navard-Goltapeh and Ali Amini. Naser was arrested, along with three Azerbaijani Christians, at a wedding party in June 2016. The Azerbaijanis were released on bail in November 2016 and...
Iran: Two more Christians held in Evin Prison, Tehran
Two more Christians held in Evin Prison, Tehran. Iranian Christians request prayer for two Christian converts who have been held in Evin Prison since their arrest on 17th November 2017. Majidreza Souzanchi Kushani and Fatimeh Mohammadi were members of a house church...
Sudan: Church demolished after Sunday worship service
Christians in Sudan have asked for prayer after the demolition of a church building. On the 11 February 2018, just a few hours after the church service, police trucks arrived at the Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church in Hajj Yousef, close to Khartoum. The police...
Sudan: Christians fined for protesting church confiscation
Christians in Sudan ask for prayers after Church leaders were fined in a long-running campaign to seize properties from the Church. On 5 February 2018, a court fined six Christians 2,500 Sudanese Pounds (US$135) each. In addition, a church elder, Youhanna Tia, was...
Iran: update on Christians appealing severe sentences
Iranian Christians request continued prayer for three Christians appealing sentences. A court hearing was scheduled for Sunday 4 February to review the sentences against Assyrian pastor Victor Bet Tamraz and Christian converts, Amin Nader Afshari and Hadi Asgari....
Israel: Update on Bible Society bookshop court hearing
The Bible Society in Israel is grateful for the prayers and encouragement of so many, and requests further prayer for the court case regarding their bookshop in Tel Aviv. The property owner has accused the Bible Society of missionary activity and violations of the...
Turkey: increased intimidation of Christians, including bomb scare at Trabzon church
Turkish Christians request prayer in the face of threats, media intimidation and actions against the Christian community in Turkey. On Sunday 4 February it was reported that a homemade pipe bomb was placed in the garden of Santa Maria Catholic Church in Trabzon. The...
Israel: Messianic believer targeted by ultra-Orthodox Jews
Israeli Messianic believers request prayer for Eitan and his family as they face threats and harassment in opposition to his video ministry with “One for Israel”. Eitan, a native born Jewish Israeli, has been targeted by ultra-Orthodox Jews in response to the...
Update on court case for St Mary’s Coptic Convent, Bethlehem
Christians in Palestine request prayer for the ongoing court case regarding the nuns of St Mary’s Coptic Convent, Bethlehem, following two hearings on 22 January. The Mahatna family has illegally taken up residence in part of the convent buildings and members of the...
Israel: Messianic believers in Dimona request prayer in face of protests
Israeli Messianic believers request prayer following the targeting by ultra-Orthodox Jews of a meeting centre for Messianic Jewish believers in Dimona, south Israel. Yesterday (23rd January) ultra-Orthodox Jews gathered outside the Messianic meeting centre, protesting...
Algeria: Expatriate Christian Worker Deported
Algerian Christians have requested prayer for a French Christian, resident in Algeria for several years, who has been denied re-entry to Algeria. Pastor Louis Martinez, in his 60s, is affiliated with the French Reformed Church. He and his wife have lived in Oran for...