| VOM-USA Prayer Update for April 1, 2011
On Wed. Mar 30 2011 at 12:14 PM Moderator wrote:
NORTH KOREA--Gospel Balloon Launches Threatened--VOM Sources, AFP
In February, North Korea warned the South Korean government to stop allowing the launch of balloons that drop "propaganda" leaflets into its country. North Korea even threatened to open fire on locations in South Korea from which the balloons are launched. Some activists use balloon launches to drop political leaflets in North Korea, but VOM uses similar methods to send the gospel into North Korea. Because of North Korea's threats, some South Koreans are now refusing to allow VOM partners to launch balloons from their neighborhoods. "We've decided to prevent the leaflet launch as it would make our hard life harder," one of the district chiefs told AFP news agency. The balloon team asks for prayer that they will reflect Christ well as they continue to seek ways to send Christ's message of hope into North Korea.
John 17:18
PAKISTAN--Cause of Christian Prisoner's Death Questioned--VOM Canada, VOM sources
A Christian serving a life sentence on blasphemy charges has died under suspicious circumstances in Lahore. Qamar David, who was imprisoned in June 2006 after a business rival accused him of insulting the Prophet Muhammad, died on March 14, 2011. Initial autopsy reports seemed to confirm prison authorities' claims that he died of a heart attack, but Qamar's family believes he was killed. He was reportedly threatened and beaten regularly by prison guards and inmates during his almost five years in prison. Qamar's son told VOM contacts that the family was too scared to attend the hearing at which the medical reports were announced.
Also in Lahore, 40-year-old Shaheen Bibi, a Christian mother of seven, was recently freed from her Muslim captors after being kidnapped last August. Shaheen had been drugged, raped, sold into marriage, and threatened with death if she did not convert to Islam. On March 6, a team managed to rescue Shaheen from her captors. She reported that at least 10 other women were in captivity with her. Thank God for her release. Pray that God will equip Pakistani Christians to be bold and gracious witnesses in an environment of severe opposition. Also pray for the repeal of Pakistan's blasphemy law, which is often used against Christians.
Isaiah 61:1
SUDAN--Violence Precedes South Sudan's Secession--Assist News Service
Violence has increased in south Sudan since the Jan. 9, 2011, Referendum on Southern Self-Determination. In February, the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) clashed with forces of northern opposition figure Gen. Akhor, leaving 200 dead. Another 50 were killed in fighting between the SPLA and forces of Gabriel Tanginya, who is backed by Islamic Khartoum. In the north-south border region of Abyei, 100 Misseriya Arab militiamen and other Khartoum-backed forces massacred police and civilians. On March 2, 1,000 members of the militia attacked another Abyei village, killing 33. The violence has caused the displacement of 45,000 southern Sudanese--mostly women and children. Both the north and south are preparing for conflict. Please pray for the war-ravaged, predominantly Christian people of south Sudan.
Isaiah 66:12
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