Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Pray for the Persecuted - VOM

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Living in America we do not experience these things like in Uzbekistan and other countries around the world-yet. The fact is we all will face persecution because of our faith in Jesus. We are in a free country and it is our job to help our brothers and sisters in need. So would you take a moment and please pray for these members of the family of Christ?


Jail Term For Christian
http://www.persecution.com/

* Date: April 29, 2009
* Country: Uzbekistan


A court in Uzbekistan's capital, Tashkent, has given a 15-day prison term to Pavel Nenno, a deacon of a registered Baptist Church, Forum 18 News Service has learned. Nenno was prosecuted after a raid involving the secret police on his home, where he was "feeding neglected children from poor families", Protestants told Forum 18.

In a separate case, 17 people associated with a registered Bukhara Full Gospel church were each fined 100 times the minimum monthly salary, following a raid on a birthday party for a church member. In both cases, children's religious activity was identified by the authorities as a factor in their harsh sentences. Asked by Forum 18 why she was opposed to children attending church, one Bukhara head teacher replied, "I want our children to develop".
Pavel Peichev, General Secretary of the Uzbek Baptist Union, has published an open letter condemning "increased persecution of believers in all regions" and "a wave of arrests and searches".
Please Pray!

Pray the Lord will pour out His Spirit on Uzbekistan and change the hearts and minds of the people. Pray the Christians, and especially the children involved, will be comforted, protected and encouraged.

VOM assists Christians in Uzbekistan through the Families of Martyrs fund, Pastor Support Program and by supplying Bibles and other Christian literature.

2 comments:

Susan Skitt said...

Praying... my heart is a bit fearful as my oldest son is being drawn to missions, but I lay it at the feet of Jesus... God has not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, of love and a sound mind.

God's girl said...

Oh Susan. I am lifting this up. I can only imagine what a mom feels like in that situation but you are so right in laying down at Jesus feet. Who else would you want keeping up with your child?
Love you girl!
Ang

 
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