Pray for Pastor and Reopened Church

Print these prayer requests and keep them with you throughout the week. Jun. 05, 2014 | Indonesia Pray for Pastor and Reopened Church Pastor David has spent the last 10 years ministering to believers in Central Java, but a local mosque recently sent him a letter indicating that his church building was illegal and could no longer hold services. After being summoned to the village office, Pastor David informed the head of the village that the church had been in existence prior to a decree that requires houses of worship to attain permission from locals in the community. In addition, the pastor told authorities that locals were not opposed to the church and that even the country's former president had approved it. As a result, authorities decided that the church could continue to hold services. Post Your Prayer Jun. 05, 2014 | Azerbaijan Pray for Believers as Old Testament Banned On May 5, a news agency in Baku, Azerbaijan, published a list of banned religious books, including the Old Testament. The list, said to be produced by state police and expert analysts, includes 28 titles claimed to be "some of the most radical and dangerous" religious books. Many believers are concerned that police in some areas of Azerbaijan may use the list of banned books as a reason to conduct raids and confiscate Bibles and other Christian literature. Religious literature is tightly controlled in Azerbaijan, and those caught with "illegal" materials often face criminal charges. "We need to pray to God for wisdom as to how to respond to this ban on the Holy Scriptures in Azerbaijan," one believer said. Post Your Prayer Jun. 05, 2014 | South Asia Pray for Bible Distribution to Bhutanese Refugees VOM workers recently distributed 6,000 Bibles to Bhutanese refugees in South Asia and left another 3,000 Bibles for pastors and church leaders to distribute as needed. When the refugees learned that they would receive their own Bibles, some of them said, "We never thought that there are people who love us." Post Your Prayer iCommitToPray  •  © 2014 The Voice of the Martyrs  •  Unsubscribe