Prayer List for January18-24, 2009

Prayer List for January18-24, 2009

Sunday, please pray for the people of Gaza and Israel. Over 700 have died in Gaza. Hospitals are poorly staffed and supplied, but this matters little to Hamas who started the attacks. Now rockets have been launched into Israel by Hizbullah from Lebanon though the Lebanese government is decrying these attacks. Please pray for the Christians who are often victims of the terrorists and victims of the Israelis since the terrorists stage themselves among the Christians. The terrorists use Christian bodies as propaganda against Israel and decrease the number of Christians at the same time. (Open Doors, various news, me)

Monday, please pray for Pakistani Christians Emanuel and Amin Masih. Emanuel Masih “of Faisalbad, a father of six and a former street sweeper, is trying to commute his prison sentence after police officer Omer Draz tortured him and had him imprisoned on trumped-up charge originating from a quarrel between their sons nine years ago.” Emanuel’s brother-in-law Amin was arrested on the same charges. Draz tortured the two for a month, leaving Emanuel paralyzed in the arms and legs. “The two men were eventually released on bail. In the intervening (9) years, they continued to attend court hearings. But on May 24 they were arrested and given a 5-year prison sentence along with a fine of 25,000 rupees. Lawyers appealed the decision in September at a Faisalbad court. Emanuel Masih could be released from prison due to an article in Pakistan criminal law that requires proper facilities for an incapacitated person. Without the use of his arms, Emanuel Masih could not survive in prison unless Amin assisted him.” Both men are totally innocent of a crime, however. (Compass Direct News, International Christian Concern)

Tuesday, please pray for 27-year-old Bangladesh Christian, Sujan Chakma, his wife, Shefali, and their 6-year-old son. Since Sujan became a Christian, his Buddhist neighbors have beaten him, threatened to beat and imprison him, and have ostracized and refused him work. On days he doesn’t work, his family cannot eat. They have also pressured him to divorce his wife. He fears to stay in his home at night. (Compass Direct News, International Christian Concern)

Wednesday, please praise God that Pakistani courts returned a Christian teenager, Nousheen Bibi, held in slavery by a Muslim women to her mother. (Jawar Mazhar, International Christian Concern)

Thursday, please pray for a Brazilian homeschooling couple, Cleber and Bernadeth Nunes, who have been taken to court for homeschooling. In Brazil Homeschooling is illegal in spite of the illiteracy of 70% of teens from 15-19 years old. The Brazilian Congress is considering legalizing homeschooling.(Pete Chagnon, OneNewsNow)

Friday, please pray for the surviving families “of a brutal attack December 26 in a church in the eastern region of Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. According to news reports, attackers used machetes and killed dozens of people at a church in remote eastern Congo. The Ugandan army accused the Lord's Resistance Army rebels of the massacre. The accused Ugandan rebel group, which has waged one of Africa's longest and most brutal wars, denied responsibility, according to a report.” (Open Doors)

Saturday, please pray that the American people would recognize the pressure that is being put on companies to make contributions to organizations promoting and trapping people in homosexuality. “In the last two years, Pepsi has given $500,000 to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and $500,000 to the Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG). The $1,000,000 was to be used to help promote homosexuality in the workplace. Pepsi refuses to give money to any pro-family organization that opposes the homosexual agenda. Plus, every homosexual organization we know of is overwhelmingly pro-abortion.” “The Media Daily News reports that Campbell's will continue to use its advertising dollars to support homosexual publications pushing the homosexual agenda and same-sex marriage. AFA had asked the company to remain neutral in the culture war.” (American Family Association)