This week we travel to the Middle Eastern nation of Pakistan.
All Christians face severe persecution in Pakistan but those who have converted from Islam are most at risk for being tortured to "encourage" them to turn back to Islam or death if they refuse. All Christians are thought of and treated as second class citizens and made to do the jobs that others feel are beneath them. It's very hard for Christians to get ahead or get 'respectable' jobs. In a population of about 208,000,000 people, only about 4,000,000 are Christians. While that might seem like a lot of Christians, that's roughly only about .020% of the population. One fifth of one percent.
Church buildings- generally located in someone's home because official Christian churches are illegal- are often attacked, burned, and worshipers arrested when discovered to discourage believers from gathering.
This card was inspired by this fun fact:
Pakistan has the only fertile desert in the world – the Tharparkar desert – located in Sindh province.
Please pray with me for the people of Pakistan:
- Pray for courage for Christians in Pakistan to speak about their faith, despite their fears that their words may be used against them. Pray for wisdom for them, and that God will give them the right words to say.
- Pray for protection over Pakistan’s churches, especially around holidays such as Christmas and Easter, when terrorist attacks have happened in the past.
- Pray for protection for young Christian women and girls. Pray for those who have already been abducted and forced to convert and marry, that God will comfort them and give them strength. Pray they will know His love, even in their terrible circumstances.
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