The Mai Serewa Prison in Eritrea.
The Mai Serewa Prison in Eritrea.
Oct. 07, 2021 | Eritrea

Christians Re-arrested After Recent Release from Prison

[181] prayers in [17] nations have been posted for Re-arrested Believers.

A group of 15 believers was arrested once again in recent weeks despite being released from prison in the last few months. These Christians were not engaged in any illegal activity as they were arrested in their homes. "The police actually went to each of their individual houses; they weren't caught in a homestead church or gathering," a front-line worker said. The group of believers includes long-term prisoners who had recently been released from prison, and the group is now being held in Mai Serewa Prison. Pray for these Christians to not lose hope as they continue to endure persecution for the sake of Christ. Pray that the Eritrean authorities will release them quickly, and pray that their witness for Christ will lead many others to Him, including their persecutors and jailers.

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  • God I pray for all Christians in Eritrea, that You strengthen them & help them to endure. Hear their prayers & answer. Give them a double portion of Your grace through the Holy Spirit. Thank You for the stories of believers sharing the Gospel & others coming to Christ in prison. May this continue, but may Gospel be freely shared outside jail very soon.
    Allison F - USA
  • Please keep these believers safe in prison and let them be released very quickly. Until then, please empower them to shine Your light even in the darkest of places. I pray that the country of Eritrea would repent of persecuting Christians and seek liberty and justice for all citizens. Thank You for these believers' faithful witness. In Jesus Name amen
    Allison F - USA
  • The Lord is our salvation. Come what may, I pray for the hope of my persecuted brothers and sisters to remain in You Jesus. Comfort them with Your Holy Spirit and supernatural peace. Soften and turn the hearts of their persecutors.
    Saba S - USA
  • Heavenly Father please comfort the Christians that are persecuted for Your name
    Please let their faith grow stronger and encourage them so they don't have to be afraid. Please bless them and let them grow in wisdom and the fear of the Lord
    And deliver them from evil, also please open the eyes of the government and authorities to the gospel amen
    Renato V - Netherlands
  • Father God we pray for their quick release. May this government see their innocence and release them back to their families, Amen
    jeff h - USA
  • Dear Jesus, guard these precious Christians from despair and depression after they have been arrested again. Help their families. Encourage them and allow them to be released again.
    Patrecia J - USA
  • Jesus, please release these Christians. Give them strength. Convict the evil people who have decided to imprison them again. Comfort and help their families.
    Patrecia J - USA
  • Dear Heavenly Father,
    You alone are our strength and peace and we asking You to be with our brothers and sisters who have been re-arrested. Guard their hearts from despair and discouragement. And please, let them be released soon. But while they are there, bring many to Your kingdom through their words and actions!
    In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen
    Madison F - USA
  • Father, give these dear believers courage, strength, and hope even after the disappointment of being re-arrested. If it seems best to you, will you please get them released from prison again. May they and their families trust Jesus fully at this time. Please protect your people in Eritrea. Thank you. Amen.
    Vicki Y - USA
  • Father God, I pray for the Christians in Eritrea and ask You mercy on them to sense Your presence in extreme conditions. Please break down the walls of the Mai Serewa Prison and let the wicked shudder and repent. You are God. Strengthen Your people to preach Jesus, knowing our life and hope is hidden in Him! Let many in the region come to Jesus.
    Kathy G - USA
  • Father, please reassure these believers that they are not forsaken. I pray you use them to glorify your name while in prison. Speak to the hearts of those they are around while there. Open the eyes of the blind. I know how I would feel to be released and then arrested again. Oh Lord, please move on their behalf. Father, I pray your will be done. Move.
    Polly C - USA
  • Father, Your Word says that all things work together for the good of those who love you. And so I pray that this another arrest of our brethren will bring them good things for the glory of Your Name. I pray that you strengthen them. May their faith in Jesus Christ be found unwavering. Let Your love continue to dwell in their hearts and set them free.
    Crimson B - Philippines
  • Lord, may they know that they are not alone. May they sense Your manifested presence. May they hold onto the grace that you have for them. Help them to stay strong in their faith. Remind them that you will never leave them or forsake them. You are their strength. May those who are watching be drawn into Your Kingdom. I pray for fast release.
    Pamela C - USA
  • Help these believers get released again and again.
    Debbie V - USA
  • Father, I pray for my brothers and sisters who have suffered much for you. I pray that your Spirit will encourage and strengthen them and that they will know they are loved and prayed for. I pray for their quick release and for their boldness in sharing the Gospel while in prison. Thank You that You are with them. In Jesus' name, Amen.
    Margaret H - USA
  • Father may these believers truly know that you love them and have good plans for them. May they experience your abundant life right now in the midst of persecution.
    Rebecca H - New Zealand
  • Lord,
    Thank You for our brothers and sisters in Eritrea and their willingness to follow You despite being put into prison. I ask that they would not lose hope and would be given the ability to endure their persecution for Christ's sake. May they be released quickly and may their witness bring many to Christ, including their persecutors and jailers.
    Lysander S - USA
  • In the hearing and touching name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, Jehovah Shammah, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for faithfulness of Eritirean re-arrested believers. We praise You that You hear, that You teach them and us to pray, for a hedge of protection on them and angels directly from heaven to minister to them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Father, for "you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear", pour to them your love and hope thru the Holy Spirit. Therefore, they will not lose hope as they are persecuted in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. May they be released from prison like Paul had, may their witnesses lead many others to you.
    Jonathan C - Hong Kong
  • Heavenly Father, I for these Christians to not lose hope as they continue to endure persecution for the sake of Christ. Lord, I pray that the Eritrean authorities will release them quickly, and pray that their witness for Christ will lead many others to Him, including their persecutors and jailers. Please bless and protect them.
    HELEN W - USA
  • Father, I am sure that these 15 Christians have faced much disappointment in being arrested again. Please continue to give them faith and hope that you are with them and you are in the midst of their circumstances working all things for good even in this. Please minister to the families, meeting their needs through this time. Keep them strong.
    Vicki W - USA
  • Father God, please help these Christians while they are held unfairly. Please provide for their needs and give them hope and encouragement. Help them to share their faith in Jesus Christ boldly with others and I pray that you will use this persecution to bring many to faith in Jesus Christ. Encourage them to glorify your name and draw many in Eritrea.
    Julia F - USA
  • Father, We pray for Your strength to become theirs whose faith in You is forbidden. Pull down the evil in governments that fail to treat believers with impartiality. Encourage Your children no matter how hostile enemies may become. Please strengthen with Your omnipotent power. In Jesus name. Amen
    Leonard B - USA
  • Heavenly Father, thank you for these precious believers. Oh Lord, please hear their crying and comfort and strengthen them. Please help them to be bold and courageous, standing firm in the faith. Please give them all faith and help them to realize the power within them, in the Holy Spirit. Please visit them and restore them.
    In Jesus,
    Amen
    Lis S - USA
  • May the Holy Spirit be with these imprisoned Eritrean Christians to preserve their hope under their continued persecution for the sake of Christ. May the Eritrean authorities release them quickly, and may their witness for Christ lead many others to Him, including their persecutors and jailers.
    Tom H - USA
  • Lord I pray for the Christians in Eritrea That you would please give them strength and comfort and help them not lose hope as they continue to endure persecution for Jesus. For your mercy out on your people there and let the fire not go out of their hearts for you by the power of the Holy Spirit. In Jesus name amen
    Nancy G - USA
  • In the delivering name of Yeshua, our heavenly Father, Savior, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we glorify You for faithfulness of these re-arrested believers. We pray for provision, for a hedge of protection on them and angels directly from heaven to minister to them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Father, we pray for the Eritrean believers who are in the midst of a fiery trial. Like Paul and Silas in the Philippian jail, divinely intercede on their behalf and deliver them from imprisonment in a way that can only be attributed to You. Enable these persecuted saints to minister to the other prisoners the love of God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
    Patrick V - USA
  • Heavenly Father, I pray for these believers to be released soon. Please grant them freedom from their persecutors & make a way for them to continue serving you in these difficult & dangerous circumstances. I pray for the power of your Holy Spirit to fill each one with faith, love, wisdom & power daily. In Jesus Name
    Tracey B - USA
  • Father, this must feel so hopeless for these brothers and sisters and their family members! Please put songs in their heart and scripture on their minds. Fill them with a strong sense of your presence so that they will look back on this as a precious time. We also pray that you will allow them to be released quickly if this would fit within your plan.
    Brenda M - USA
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