Iran: Update on appeal hearing for Christians in Shiraz
Iranian Christians are thankful for prayer for the 8 March appeal hearing for Eskandar Rezaie and Suroush Saraie. It was reported that the hearing went well, lasting nearly two hours, and that Eskander and Suroush were given the opportunity to respond to all the...
Iran: appeal hearing for Christian converts in Shiraz
Iranian Christians request renewed prayer for the 8 March appeal hearing for Eskandar Rezaie and Suroush Saraie. Both were sentenced on 28 December 2017 to a total of eight years in prison. Both Eskander and Suroush were charged with "acting against national...
Israel: upcoming hearing for Bible Society
The Bible Society in Israel requests prayer for the next hearing in the court case regarding their bookshop in Tel Aviv. The hearing, which will hopefully be the last, is scheduled for 5 March. The Bible Bookshop and distribution centre in Tel Aviv has been in the...
Turkey: state interference in election of Armenian Patriarch
Christians in Turkey request prayer for the Armenian Apostolic Church in Turkey following the state’s interference in the election of a new patriarch. As one of Turkey's officially recognised churches, the Armenian Apostolic Church of Constantinople is subject to a...
Iran: Christians recently imprisoned in Tehran and Tabriz
Iranian Christians request prayer for two more Christian converts in prison: Naser Navard-Goltapeh and Ali Amini. Naser was arrested, along with three Azerbaijani Christians, at a wedding party in June 2016. The Azerbaijanis were released on bail in November 2016 and...
Iran: Two more Christians held in Evin Prison, Tehran
Two more Christians held in Evin Prison, Tehran. Iranian Christians request prayer for two Christian converts who have been held in Evin Prison since their arrest on 17th November 2017. Majidreza Souzanchi Kushani and Fatimeh Mohammadi were members of a house church...
Sudan: Church demolished after Sunday worship service
Christians in Sudan have asked for prayer after the demolition of a church building. On the 11 February 2018, just a few hours after the church service, police trucks arrived at the Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church in Hajj Yousef, close to Khartoum. The police...
Sudan: Christians fined for protesting church confiscation
Christians in Sudan ask for prayers after Church leaders were fined in a long-running campaign to seize properties from the Church. On 5 February 2018, a court fined six Christians 2,500 Sudanese Pounds (US$135) each. In addition, a church elder, Youhanna Tia, was...
Iran: update on Christians appealing severe sentences
Iranian Christians request continued prayer for three Christians appealing sentences. A court hearing was scheduled for Sunday 4 February to review the sentences against Assyrian pastor Victor Bet Tamraz and Christian converts, Amin Nader Afshari and Hadi Asgari....
Israel: Update on Bible Society bookshop court hearing
The Bible Society in Israel is grateful for the prayers and encouragement of so many, and requests further prayer for the court case regarding their bookshop in Tel Aviv. The property owner has accused the Bible Society of missionary activity and violations of the...
Turkey: increased intimidation of Christians, including bomb scare at Trabzon church
Turkish Christians request prayer in the face of threats, media intimidation and actions against the Christian community in Turkey. On Sunday 4 February it was reported that a homemade pipe bomb was placed in the garden of Santa Maria Catholic Church in Trabzon. The...
Israel: Messianic believer targeted by ultra-Orthodox Jews
Israeli Messianic believers request prayer for Eitan and his family as they face threats and harassment in opposition to his video ministry with “One for Israel”. Eitan, a native born Jewish Israeli, has been targeted by ultra-Orthodox Jews in response to the...