Pray for Christian Mother Sentenced to Death for Apostasy

Print these prayer requests and keep them with you throughout the week. May. 29, 2014 | Sudan Pray for Christian Mother Sentenced to Death for Apostasy A 27-year-old Sudanese woman, Meriam Yahia Ibrahim, was sentenced to death in early May for apostasy. Eight months pregnant at the time of her sentencing, she gave birth to a baby girl on May 26. Ibrahim explained to the court that she had grown up as a Christian under her Christian mother's care, but the court convicted her of apostasy because her father is Muslim. In addition, she is to receive 100 lashes for a charge of adultery, relating to her 2011 marriage to a South Sudanese Christian man. Since Ibrahim's father is Muslim, the marriage is not recognized under Sharia law. Her own family filed the complaint about her marriage, resulting in the charges. The court gave her three days to recant her Christian faith, but she refused to do so. Ibrahim's 20-month old son, Martin, and newborn daughter the couple named Maya, will be held in prison with her until her execution. Post Your Prayer May. 29, 2014 | China Pray for Wenxi Li's wife and family In December 2012, Wenxi Li was arrested and sentenced to two years in prison for his involvement with a Christian book store in Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province. His wife, Cai Hong Li, said the most important thing right now is that her Christian brothers and sisters continue to pray for her family. "Prayer is the most precious thing," she said. Post Your Prayer May. 29, 2014 | Egypt Pray for Christian Girls and Women A Christian woman in Cairo narrowly escaped being kidnapped in early May after a man ran her down with his van. Refka, who was wearing a necklace with a large cross that identified her as a Christian, was walking along a road when a man in a van chased her down, struck her with the van and attempted to kidnap her. Another man came to Refka's rescue, taking her in his taxi to the nearest hospital, where she received treatment for her injured leg. Kidnappings of young Christian women have become an almost daily occurrence in Egypt. Post Your Prayer iCommitToPray  •  © 2014 The Voice of the Martyrs  •  Unsubscribe