Hindu opposition to Christianity makes evangelism risky in Sri Lanka.
Hindu opposition to Christianity makes evangelism risky in Sri Lanka.
Nov. 16, 2023 | Sri Lanka

Evangelist Proclaims Christ in Hindu Stronghold

[143] prayers in [9] nations have been posted for Sam.

Sam, a pastor in the majority-Hindu northern part of Sri Lanka, was sharing the gospel with a friend who seemed open to learning about Jesus. Without warning, the friend became aggressive and struck Sam in the face. Another time, villagers accosted him and berated him with profanity for his evangelism efforts. Sam remains faithful to his calling and is committed to his goal of sharing the gospel with 200 people this year. Pray for Sam, for his family and for others like them in Sri Lanka who boldly share Christ in the face of aggression and opposition.

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  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Sam, his family & other believers in Sri Lanka: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Bring area Hindu's, including Sam's aggressor & those in his village, to repentance & faith. Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Blessed Father, you have shown faith and love for the saints in Sam and his family. Fill them with the knowledge of your will, let them bear fruit in leading others to you. let their knowledge of you increase, let them be empowered by your might to be patiently enduring with joy. Don't let the hostility overwhelm them. For your son's kingdom.
    Rachel Albro H - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Sam, his family & other believers in Sri Lanka: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Bring area Hindus, including Sam's aggressor & those in his village, to repentance & faith. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Thank You for promise of blessing for Your children who experience persecution. Protect Sam, his family and the Sri Lankan church as they meet together, encourage one another and read your word. Overwhelm them with your love and grace, pouring forth from them onto Hindus. Strengthen your church to forgive and minister, shining your light to unbelievers
    Lydia S - Uganda
  • Heavenly Father, I pray that Pastor Sam would be encouraged in the Lord. I pray for his persecutors that they will see their error and come to Christ. Thank you for Sam's boldness in sharing the gospel. Please send seekers his way who will appreciate hearing the Good News. Pray for your protection from harm over him in Jesus' name.
    Rosalind T - USA
  • Lord, that Sam has a goal of sharing Christ with 200 people who hate the name of Jesus"¦what beauty! Thank you for Sam who knows your worth! Jesus you will always be worth whatever!Give Sam boldness and favor to be your mouthpiece and hands and feet. Lead him with your Spirit to speak with who you have prepared a harvest for. Encourage him! Protect him
    Atacy U - USA
  • Heavenly Father, God thank you for the Salvation of Sam and his family. Help them in their struggles, and persecution.
    Bless them and give them hope and joy that can only come from Christ Jesus our Lord.
    Pam W - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Sam, his family & other believers in Sri Lanka: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Bring area Hindu's, including Sam's aggressor & those in his village, to repentance & faith. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Abba, Thank You Adonai for dear brother Sam's faithfulness in sharing the gospel despite all opposition and persecution. I pray You would bless our brother indeed and enlarge his territory! Bless him for his faithfulness in serving. I pray many would hear the gospel and surrender their hearts and lives to You through Yahusha Ha Mashiach our Adonai.
    Yahliah M - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Sam, his family & other believers in Sri Lanka: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Bring to repentance & faith many around them, particularly Sam's aggressor & others in his village. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Protect Sam and others like him in Sri Lanka who are committed to sharing Christ. we know that death awaits everyone in Hindu majority places, but we want to pray that these people's witness and message will not go unnoticed. let their lives speak volumes about Jesus Christ. Even tho' progress seems slow, let the gospel msg be alr understood by all.
    Tan-Yeo S - Singapore
  • In the powerful name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, God of Love, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You that the Sam family contends for the faith. We ask for provision, for a hedge of protection, angels direct from heaven to encamp around and minister to them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • God we thank you for Sam and the many faithful witnesses You have in Sri Lanka. We ask that you would fill them with presence and may your Holy Spirit work powerfully through them. Defend them, Lord, against the attacks of the enemy and may their soul, spirits and bodies remain strong. May our brother Sam see the fruit of his labor for Your gospel.
    Hannah C - Ecuador
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Sam, his family & other believers in Sri Lanka: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Bring area Hindus, including Sam's aggressor & harassing villagers, to repentance & faith. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Sam, his family & other believers in Sri Lanka: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Bring many around them, including Sam's aggressor, to repentance & faith. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Heavenly Father please help our brother and sisters in Sri Lanka. Lord please help soften the heart of those who are lost, so they can come to a saving knowledge of Christ. Please help protect Sam, as well as others who are sharing the Gospel with the lost. Please give them wisdom and guidance when talking with lost friends and family.
    Kassie F - USA
  • Dear Heavenly Father I amen these previous prayers. I lift up Sam & fellow believers like him in Sri Lanka. Send your angels administering spirits to prepare his way with powerful signs & wonders & the Word of holy fire. You have led him to these people. He does not shy away. Their ears have opened & their hearts to You. In Jesus' Gracious Name amen.
    Johnathan K - USA
  • Dear Lord, You promised us that we would walk with You every day, but You also told us that this path would not be easy. Sam & others who are not afraid or, maybe just spreading the gospel afraid, are trying to walk in Your Will & in Your Way. Please help them to share their faith with those who will listen so more people will be saved & also spread it
    Donna H - USA
  • Lord Jesus, send your Holy angels to strengthen Sam as they did you when you were on physically present here on earth. May his resolve to preach the Gospel never wane. May those who hear Sam preach come the the knowledge of you as their personal Lord and Savior for the forgiveness of sins and eternal life. In your Holy name I humbly pray, Amen.
    Chaplain Dale I - USA
  • Dear Heavenly Father: Strengthen Sam, as only You can, to stand strong in the midst of ridicule & hardship. May the joy of the Lord be His strength! In Jesus' name, Amen.
    Nancy R - USA
  • Father God, please protect and strengthen Sam to do his work for you. Help him and other believers in Sri Lanka to have faith, courage and persistence to continue their ministry for you. Soften the hearts of those they meet to hear the good news and to accept Christ. Amen
    Jonathan G - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Sam, his family & other believers in Sri Lanka: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Open the hearts of those around them to the Gospel, including Sam's aggressor. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Holy Spirit, you are hovering over the northern part of Sri Lanka. Pregnant and preparing for the emergence of new life, we plead your special grace upon these lost ones. Encourage Sam and his believing partners there. Shine, Jesus, shine!
    Jim T - USA
  • Father God, bless Sam and other believers with a love for the lost. Bless their testimonies with power. Give your angels charge over them and protect them. Show Yourself so much greater than the demons the Hindus seek to placate. IJNA
    John D - USA
  • Lord, please strengthen Sam's resolve to continue sharing You with unbelievers, even those hostile to Your truth. I pray for conversion for the violent man, & that Sam would be protected from further violence. I pray Christians in Sri Lanka would be a powerful witness for the Gospel, & You will break strongholds preventing people from knowing You. IJNA
    Allison F - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Sam, his family & other believers in Sri Lanka:: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Bring more area Hindus to repentance & faith, including Sam's aggressor. In Jesus' Name. Amen.


    Lisa D - USA
  • Father, as Sam endures hostility for sharing his faith in Jesus, grant him continued boldness to share Your Word with the unsaved. Manifest Your power through Sam so that his hearers would clearly understand he's a man of God who speaks on Your behalf. May Sam's courageous faith inspire his family and others like them to share the good news of Yeshua.
    Patrick V - USA
  • Thank You God for this day and today we pray for Sam to continue teaching other people about Jesus and bless him. Amen (6th grade)
    Jessica L - Peru
  • Dear Father, would you please encourage Sam and provide opportunities for him to effectively share the Gospel. I am impressed and humbled by his goal to share the Gospel with 200 people. Please give me this passion to not be complacent but to take advantage of every opportunity. In Jesus' name, Amen.
    Keith G - USA
  • God, I pray for Pastor Sam that he can share the gospel with 200 people and please keep everybody safe in Sri Lanka. Amen (5th grade).
    Jessica L - Peru
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