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Why Do We Have a Prayer Focus? Posted: 13 Feb 2014 10:01 PM PST Years ago, when Pastor David had the privilege of spending some time with persecuted believers overseas, one thing stuck out to him: these brothers and sisters were desperate for God. As a result, they fervently sought Him through His Word and through prayer, meeting for hours on end to make the most of each risky, “secret” gathering. Secret Church was birthed out of a desire to emulate the faith of such believers. Believers who hunger for God’s Word more than food, who depend on God in prayer, and who desire God more than the lives they risk to follow Him. As these brave brothers and sisters take stands for Christ despite the best efforts of those around them, they need God’s grace and strength. For this reason, at every Secret Church, in addition to intense Bible study, we pray for an area of the world in which following Christ is difficult. However, we don’t just pray for persecuted believers in these areas. Persecution occurs because of resistance to the gospel which, in many areas, has yet to be widely proclaimed. So we also lift up the lost, many from unreached people groups, asking God to unveil their eyes, soften their hearts, and give them new life in Christ. The beauty of this all is that God listens. Listen to this report from a believer who works among the Hui (our prayer focus from SC13) and recently met with other workers who minister to them. Everyone at the meeting was very thankful for the prayer focus last year. Some had not even heard about it but as they thought back to what happened in their ministry last year some remember unexpected things that happened that are most likely the result of everyone praying. So thank you for not only remembering to pray for us but introducing thousands of other people to the Hui and challenging them to pray. We pray because God listens. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for the announcement of this year’s prayer focus, and make sure you join us on April 18 to study with and pray for the real “secret” church around the world.

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