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There are many countries in the world today where Christians are martyred for their faith. The world watched in horror the unbridled violence that was unleashed on Christians in Orissa state, India last year.

There are other places in the world, such as North Korea, where acts of persecution take place, but we often don't see or hear the full story. The International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church is a time set apart for us to remember thousands of our Christian brothers and sisters around the world who suffer persecution, simply because they confess Jesus Christ as Lord.

The Bible tells us to "Remember those in prison and those who are mistreated as if you yourself were suffering." Pause on November 8th and pray for those who are enduring persecution for the sake of the Gospel. Remember those who have not eaten for days because they are given nothing to eat; those languishing in prison; Christian families whose homes have been burned to the ground and who live in constant fear of violence; pastors brutally beaten and tortured for their faith; those who have lost loved ones or are facing death themselves for refusing to denounce Christ.

As one widow of a Christian leader killed in the anti-Christian violence in India said, "I have lost everything except my faith." Clutching her baby she added, "Pray that I stay strong and bring up our children in the faith for which their father gave his life." Each year, the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church gives us the privilege of joining together with over half a million churches in 150 countries to pray for the suffering church.

 Let us unite in prayer for the persecuted church, in the spirit of oneness that Christ commanded, "For if one suffers, we all suffer."

From: WNOP - www.wnop.org

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