The aftermath of a deadly June 22 attack on a Syrian church during services.
The aftermath of a deadly June 22 attack on a Syrian church during services.
Jul. 17, 2025 | Syria

"A Nightmare Come True"

[227] prayers in [16] nations have been posted for Syrian Christians.

On Sunday evening, June 22, 2025, a suicide bomber entered the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Elias in Damascus during a service, started shooting, and detonated an explosive belt. The explosion killed at least 20 and seriously injured more than 50 others. Syrian Christians say it is the most violent attack on a Syrian church in recent years, and local officials say the attacker was affiliated with the self-proclaimed Islamic State (ISIS). “Since the attack, fear and anxiety have spread quickly among Christian communities, especially as threatening messages against other churches and leaders started circulating on social media,” a front-line worker said. “For many believers, it felt like a nightmare come true.” He and other Syrian ministers request prayer for those who have lost loved ones and are injured, for wisdom for church leaders, and for the new government to provide justice and protection for Syrian Christians.

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  • Dear God & Father, I pray for survivors of the June 22, 2025 church attack in Damascus, Syria: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console the grieving. Heal the injured. Guide leaders. Bring the attackers to repentance. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for survivors of the June 22, 2025 church attack: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console all grieving. Heal all injured. Guide leaders. Bring members of ISIS to repentance & peace to all Syria. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for survivors of the June 22, 2025 church attack in Syria: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console all families of martyrs. Heal all injured. Guide leaders. Bring attackers to repentance, ending in peace. In Jesus' Name
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for survivors of the June 22, 2025 attack on the St. Elias-Damascus Church in Syria: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console the grieving; heal the injured. Give peace to all. Bring ISIS members to repentance. In Jesus'
    Lisa D - USA
  • Heavenly Father, please guide all members of the attacked church to be embraced in Your loving arms and be comforted and strengthened to stand strong in the Lord. Pour out your wisdom on church leaders to make the godly decisions and also provide justice and protection for Syrian Christians. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
    Gloria L - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for survivors of the June 22, 2025 attack at St. Elias-Damascus church in Syria: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console the families of martyrs. Heal the injured. Bring ISIS members to repentance. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for survivors of the June 22, 2025 attack at St. Elias in Damascus, Syria: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console the families of martyrs. Heal the injured. Guide leaders. Bring ISIS members to repentance. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for survivors of the June 22, 2025 attack in the St. Elias-Damascus church in Syria: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console the grieving. Heal the injured. Guide leaders. Bring members of ISIS to repentance. In Jesus'
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for survivors of the June 22, 2025 St. Elias-Damascus attack in Syria: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console the families of martyrs; give peace to all. Bring members of ISIS to repentance. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for members of the St. Elias-Damascus church in Syria: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Heal the injured. Give all peace. Guide leaders. Bring their attackers to repentance, brining peace. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for survivors of the June 22, 2025 St. Elias-Damascus attack in Syria: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console the grieving, Heal the injured. Bring ISIS members to repentance, resulting in peace. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for members of the St. Elias-Damascus attack in Syria: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console the grieving. Heal the injured. Bring members of ISIS to repentance, resulting in peace. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for survivors of the June 22, 2025 attack in Syria's St. Elias-Damascus church: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console the grieving. Heal the injured. Guide leadership. Bring members of ISIS to repentance. In Jesus' Na
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for survivors of the June 22, 2025 attack on the St. Elias-Damascus church in Syria: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console the grieving. Heal the injured. Guide leadership. Bring the attackers to repentance. Amen.


    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for members of the St. Elias-Damascus church in Syria: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Heal the injured. Guide leaders. Give peace to all. Bring members of ISIS to repentance. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for members of the St. Elias-Damascus church in Syria: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console the bereaved. Heal the injured. Guide the leaders. Bring members of ISIS to repentance. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for members of the St. Elias-Damascus church in Syria: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console the grieving. Guide leadership. Heal the injured. Bring members of ISIS to repentance. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Our Father, send your Holy Spirit to console those who have lost family. Come along side the suffering wounded and their loved ones to keep them strong in faith and prayer. Invade ISIS with your message of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ and fill them with penitential remorse for this action and turn them from hate to love. Amen
    Paul M - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for members of the St. Elias-Damascus church in Syria: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Bring attackers to repentance. May the government give believers in Syria protection & justice. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for members of St. Elias-Damascus church in Syria: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Heal the injured. Guide leadership. May the new government protect believers in Syria & give them justice. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for members of the St. Elias-Damascus church in Syria: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Heal all the injured. Let the new government protect & give justice to believers in Syria. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for members of the St. Elias-Damascus church in Syria: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Heal the injured; guide leadership. Let the new government give protection & justice to Syrian believers. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for St. Elias-Damascus members in Syria: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Heal the injured. May the new government protect & give justice to believers. Bring ISIS members to repentance. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for members of the St. Elias-Damascus church in Syria: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Heal the injured. May the new government give Christians safety & justice. Bring all ISIS to repentance. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for members of St.Elias-Damascus church in Syria: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console the grieving. Heal the injured. Give peace to all. Bring members of ISIS to repentance & peace to Syria. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • In the saving name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, Jesus, God Who Saves, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for faith and obedience of Syrian Christians . We ask for provision, hedge of protection, heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for members of the St. Elias-Damascus church in Syria: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Console the grieving; heal the injured; guide leadership. Give peace to all. Bring all ISIS to repentance. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for members of the St. Elias-Damascus church in Syria: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Bring comfort, peace & hope to all who survived the attack. Heal the injured. Bring the attackers to repentance. In Jesus' Name. Ame
    Lisa D - USA
  • Lord Jesus, thank You in advance for the comfort, healing and strength You will give to the believers in the aftermath of this attack. Give church leaders the grace and wisdom to shepherd every person impacted by this. For those responsible for this attack, I pray for their hearts to be softened leading to faith and repentance! Amen
    Ginny S - USA
  • Father I comit these Syrian Christians to your embrace for your enterventions, do put these cp
    Joyce D - United Kingdom
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