Officials in an Arab nation have arrested roughly 50 Christians since the start of 2026.
Officials in an Arab nation have arrested roughly 50 Christians since the start of 2026.
Mar. 19, 2026 | Middle East

Christian Leaders Arrested

[105] prayers in [9] nations have been posted for Christians in the Middle East.

Since the beginning of 2026, more than two dozen Christians, including converts and church leaders, have been arrested and detained without any charges in a Middle Eastern nation. “Family members haven’t been able to contact them,” said a front-line worker, adding that at least three Christians disappeared without anyone knowing what happened to them. “The situation is bad. Families are struggling.” The front-line worker asks for prayer for the protection of those who have been arrested; for each person who has been detained and their families to sense God’s peace; and that they will soon be released and permitted to continue their Christian activities.

Write your own prayer for Christians in the Middle East

  • Heavenly Father, we lift up believers in the Middle East. Blind the enemy to your activities through them. Give them strength to share the gospel so that many may be saved. For those who have been separated from their families, may your peace pour in and through them During this time. Put a hedge of protection about them and provide for their needs.
    Jeanne R - USA
  • God, I ask that You move mightily in the Middle East. As new believers are made, provide safety & security so that they can keep their faith active. Remove government restrictions & harassment from Islamist terrorists. Keep those who are detained safe & return Your children to their loved ones. Bring peace & enact justice! In Jesus' name, amen!
    Jessica M - USA
  • Father I ask you to cause these countries to release each Believer & also to cause the harassments to STOP. Blind the government workers to all the Believers are doing and give the Believers great discernment in conducting their activities as You keep them all in the palm of Your hand.
    Let a holy undeniable fear of You engulf theses governments today.
    William N - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in the Middle East: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Sustain them, especially families separated by detainments. Open hearts around them to You, giving peace to all the region! Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Glorious Father and our Savior Christ Jesus, we pray "for the protection of those who have been arrested; for each person who has been detained and their families to sense God's peace; and that they will soon be released and permitted to continue their Christian activities." Holy Spirit be with them to encourage, provide endurance, grant hope and joy.
    Mary M - USA
  • Dear Father, please restrain all powers of darkness in this nation and Shepherd and guard each detainee until you deliver each believer from captivity. Bless and empower each Frontline worker as they assist your oppressed children. Bring Divine peace to each family, as your worldwide Body prays for complete deliverance and rescue. We praise your name!
    Barry P - USA
  • Father, we pray for immediate release of your sons and daughters. Please help the families receive an update on their family members and allow for visitation. Strengthen the families and keep them safe. May the peace of God be present with the families and may they continue to trust in you. Please provide all their needs in Jesus name.
    Denise B - USA
  • Father God, I am so overwhelmed by the injustice, and the horror of these arrests and what it means for families involved. Praise be to You that You are not overwhelmed by anything & that You are in control. Please fill the hearts of my siblings in these situations with the confidence that You are lovingly in control. Please bring their families home.
    Jason R - USA
  • My good and gracious God, I pray for the release of all Christians in the Middle East. I pray that they will all be allowed to worship freely. I pray that you will keep them safely wrapped in your loving arms. I ask this in Jesus's name, Amen.
    Janice H - USA
  • Father and Christ Jesus, we share in these sufferings. "Not only that but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us." Romans 5:3-5
    Mary M - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in the Middle East: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Sustain them, especially families separated by detainment. Open authorities' & others' hearts to You, bringing peace! In Jesus' Name. Amen
    Lisa D - USA
  • Almighty God, I lift up my brothers & sisters who have been arrested and detained, without charges. I pray You would protect these believers physically, spiritually & emotionally. I pray they would not lose faith nor hope despite their circumstances. I pray You would watch over, protect, encourage & provide for their loved ones as they wait.
    Curtis M - USA
  • Father, the evil one is at work against Your children in the Middle East. May Your children who are living through this ordeal take comfort in the fact that they are overcomers because You have won the war against Satan. As they endure, may You bring hope, strength and power to each every person in the midst of this persecution. In Jesus name, Amen.
    Bruce B - USA
  • Our Father in heaven, Give opportunities to Christians imprisoned in the Middle East to pass on the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ to their guards and fellow prisoners. Defend them from rape, abuse, and violence. Keep their minds rational and cool. Feed them with your Word. Refine their faith in you. Lead them in paths of righteousness. Comfort them.
    Philip H - United Kingdom
  • Our Father, please be with all arrested Christians in the Middle East. Please help and protect them. Let them have their freedom back and reunite them with their families. Let them tell the Good news in their own countries. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen
    Maria D - Finland
  • Lord Jesus bring Your peace to my brothers and sisters in the Middle East. Lord let them shine their lights for You where they are. Lord please release them and restore them to their families.
    Andrew S - USA
  • In this nation, I ask You to release these prisoners unfairly detained for their faith. Give their families peace. Provide them with knowledge of their whereabouts. Dispel the doubt, fear and uncertainty this has brought. Displace the vain imaginations of man with Your Word. The time comes when anyone who kills us will think they're serving God.
    Pam M - USA
  • Lord I pray for those detained and I ask for life and protection. I pray they would be given or find means to water, food and shelter. I pray that somehow they would be better of than their captors in looks and provisions. I pray that they would have a strength and courage that their captors admire and are in awe of. I pray for Your peace to hold them
    Joy H - USA
  • Father, please remind your church in the Middle East that, though they be persecuted that they are not abandoned and struck down, but not destroyed. Keep them in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you and give them unshakable faith that is not circumstance dependent. Glorify yourself to and through each arrested and imprisoned Christian. Amen
    Tammie J - USA
  • Lord, I pray for these dear people. Heal their wounds. Lift their spirits. Let the angels minister to them with food, water, and the healing balm of Gilead. Let them minister to others around them and bring others to salvation. Keep their minds clear and their spirits stuck fast on you. Provide for their families every need. Release them quickly.
    Vi P - USA
  • Father God, Please bring about the release of these imprisoned Christians quickly, Help them and them families feel Your presence with them. Protect Your followers in this land Father and may their witness cause many non-believers to seek to know You. In Jesus' name, Amen
    Rena B - USA
  • Father, please comfort Your people that time is short. Help those who are persecuted especially to be filled with Your Spirit, to have strength from Your hand, to know Your love above all, to see how fleeting this all is and be firmly convinced of Your good for them that will far outweigh these trials. Thwart the enemy in his thievery. In Jesus' Name.
    Janie B - USA
  • Father, please grant Your almighty protection to those arrested. Please grant them Your all surpassing peace, that to their families, also. Please bring about the release of the imprisoned soon, even now. Soon, even now, soften the hearts of the Muslim governments in the Middle East, turn them from evil to Jesus. In Jesus name, amen.
    David L - USA
  • Lord, with all that is happening in the Middle East, we pray that soon the doors will be blown wide open for the spread of the gospel. In the meantime, we pray for these brothers and sisters who are being detained, asking you to meet them there and give them the joy and peace that come through Jesus.
    Brenda M - USA
  • Father, you know where your children are. Keep them faithful to you. Let them be shining examples of the love and forgiveness of Christ to their captors. Convict their captors of sin and show them the lies of Islam. Protect those who have been arrested. given their families peace. Let your children be released.
    Elizabeth M - USA
  • Lord Jesus please be with these Christian leaders in the Middle East who have been kidnapped. Protect them and bring about their release. Comfort and encourage their families. In your name I pray.
    Leslie O - USA
  • Merciful Father thank you for these faithful believers who share your truth and love with the lost. Please deliver them from evil, grant them wisdom and guidance in each situation. Calm their fears and provide for their needs. Please be a comfort to their families as we continue to pray for their freedom as a witness to your power and love
    Julie C - USA
  • Heavenly Father, we pray for these brothers and sisters, their families that disappear. We pray to bring peace to these families. We would ask for the release of all who are missing in Jesus name.
    john o - USA
  • Glorious Father and our Savior Christ Jesus, we pray "for the protection of those who have been arrested; for each person who has been detained and their families to sense God's peace; and that they will soon be released and permitted to continue their Christian activities." Holy Spirit be with them to encourage, provide endurance, grant hope and joy.
    Mary M - USA
  • Lord Jesus Christ, our brothers and sisters in the Middle East are suffering so much. Please be their Strength and Consolation. Lead them to safety and peace. May their steadfast witness draw their persecutors to You. Give their families hope, strength, comfort and consolation. May all Christians worldwide pray and plead for their deliverance.
    Denise G - Canada
Load More Prayers