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Day 26: The Eritrean Church Posted: 26 Mar 2012 11:00 PM PDT During this Secret Church on Good Friday, April 6, we are focusing our prayer time on the people of the Horn of Africa. Throughout the weeks leading up to Secret Church we will post information and prayer requests on this blog. We invite you to join us in learning about and praying for the people of the Horn. Photo Courtesy of the IMB Evangelicals suffer severe persecution. Being officially banned, these groups now operate in underground networks based in homes. Many Christ-followers in Eritrea face the reality of imprisonment and torture. Key evangelical leaders were imprisoned following the ban on their churches. Since then, those arrested have included pastors, prominent evangelicals in society and, more recently, those known to practice Christian faith. Prison conditions are harsh—beatings and agonizing torture techniques cripple many and even lead to death in some cases. With many pastors, leaders and evangelists now living outside the country or in prisons, the Church moves forward under new leadership, often young men or new believers, some who encountered Jesus in prison. Amid such hardship, the Eritrean Church has grown rapidly, often most among those fleeing the country, those living in camps in Ethiopia and elsewhere, those in prison, and those living abroad. Still, many villages and towns remain unimpacted by the gospel. Ways to Pray Pray for those in prison. Pray that they may be strengthened and enabled to endure suffering while radiating grace. Pray also for their families, who often find themselves bereft of not only loved ones but usually of the income earner as well. Pray for young church leaders to be full of God's wisdom as they learn to lead and continue to grow in their faith. Pray for continued commitment of believers to preach Christ whatever the cost and without compromise. For more information about and ways to pray for the people of the Horn of Africa, visit Pray for the Horn.   Source: Operation World

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