Weekly Prayer Updates Update 08/30/2013

vom groups weekly prayer updates "Prayer is the pulse of life; by it the doctor can tell what is the condition of the heart. The sin of prayerlessness is a proof for the ordinary Christian or minister that the life of God in the soul is in deadly sickness and weakness." - Andrew Murray "praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints" - Ephesians 6:18 VOM-USA Prayer Update for August 30, 2013 On Thu. Aug 29 2013 at 03:24 PM Moderator wrote: Kazakhstan--Mother Fined for Son's Witness Source: Forum 18 News 1 Peter 1:6-7 A Christian woman was fined one month's average salary because of her 9-year-old son's "illegal religious activity" at school. Tatyana Degterenko's son, David, gave two Christian CDs to his teachers as gifts. When the head teacher saw one of the CDs, labeled "God loves you too," in a teacher's room, she immediately called the police. A police investigator questioned the boy in the absence of his parents. When the investigator asked him who permitted him to bring the CDs to school, David replied, "my mother." Tatyana was then fined for allowing her son to participate in religious activity. She appealed the decision on July 30, but a high court upheld the fine.[/quote] Malaysia--Government to Appeal Ruling on Use of "Allah" Source: VOM Sources, AP News Deuteronomy 32:4 On Thursday, Aug. 22, the Malaysian government won the right to appeal a previous court ruling that had allowed the country's non-Muslim minority to use the word "Allah" in reference to God. "Allah," the Arabic word for "God," is commonly used in the Malay language to refer to God. The Malaysian government, however, insists that "Allah" should be restricted to use by Muslims only. Some Christians in Malaysia argue that limiting the use of "Allah" to Muslims is unreasonable because Christians who speak Malay used the word to refer to God in their Bibles, literature and songs long before authorities tried to ban its use in recent years. Pray that justice and the rule of law will be upheld. The appeal is scheduled to begin Sept. 10.[/quote] Vietnam--Bibles Confiscated from House Church Source: VOM Sources Revelation 12:10-11 Local authorities confiscated 16 Bibles and some hymnals from a group of Hmong believers during a house church meeting two weeks ago, a VOM worker reports. The house church of 30 families was formed two months ago after an evangelist came and shared the gospel in their mountain village. No Christians lived in the village prior to the evangelist's visit, and police are especially opposed to Christianity spreading in new areas. Police are watching the house and have threatened to arrest the group's leader and tear down the house if they meet again. They also took the believers' cell phones and told them not to contact anyone outside the house. VOM is making plans to replace the Bibles that were taken by police.[/quote] Burma/Myanmar--VOM Project Pray for a project that provides evangelism, church planting and discipleship training to indigenous missionaries that are reaching difficult tribal areas in northern Burma.[/quote] Nigeria--VOM Project Pray for provision and encouragement of Nigerian widows and for VOM's support of them.[/quote] ************* • Printer-Friendly Format • Add the PrisonerAlert application on Facebook • Download the prayer application on the iTunes Store or the Android Marketplace • Download the photo issue application on the iTunes Store or the Android Marketplace • Digital versions of our books are available on the Amazon.com Kindle and Barnes & Noble NOOK bookstores: search for Living Sacrifice Book Company or visit the eBooks aisle on VOMBooks.com.[/quote] Suggested Links Persecution.com The Voice of the Martyrs official homepage. Find links to our programs, read news about recent events, and learn more about the organization. VOMBooks.com Order books, videos, and other materials related to the persecuted church through our secure online store. Like us on Facebook Become a fan of VOM on Facebook! Connect with other fans and discuss recent events. PrisonerAlert.com Write to a Christian Prisoner in their own language! Use our letter-writing template online to build your letter, and send it by mail to a needy Christian. Follow us on Twitter Follow VOM-USA on Twitter for updates and prayer requests. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the Weekly Prayer Updates topic at www.vomgroups.com. If you have received this email in error or if you wish to unsubscribe, click here.