Prayer For Iran

Most of China's Christian intellectuals -- i.e. emerging leaders -- came to Christ after the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Christianity is now as much a faith of China's urban elite as of China's rural poor. Even amongst non-Christians, Communism is now largely discredited and rejected and openness and liberty are keenly sought.

PLEASE PRAY FOR IRAN THAT:

* the hunger of Iranians for openness and answers will grow as many of them start to question what has gone wrong there and as they search for a better way; may many find answers in Jesus Christ. (Generally the protesters still hope for a pure Islamic State. They believe that Islam is the solution and that the present regime has merely diverged.)

* God will wonderfully protect and preserve his besieged Church as persecution will doubtless escalate when the regime moves with rage and force to repress or even purge those who oppose it or are perceived to be a threat.

* the Holy Spirit will breathe supernatural courage into the Iranian Church, so believers will witness with courage, conviction and authority; may every word of witness be blessed with every believer a prophetic voice and a light shining in the darkness.