Shahri lost her husband, yet she continues to lead the church he founded.
Shahri lost her husband, yet she continues to lead the church he founded.
May. 26, 2017 | India

Pray for Shahri, the Widow of a Murdered Pastor

[284] prayers in [18] nations have been posted for Shahri.

“Shahri’s” husband was among the first in his tribal group to accept Jesus. Although his family were members of the priest caste in their animistic religion, he came to know Christ and soon started a small church in their village. He was threatened and beaten many times by local communist rebels, who ultimately murdered him at his home because of his Christian faith. His wife, Shahri, has taken over the leadership of their church but faces many difficulties. Her late husband’s brother is threatening to take their home, and she is also struggling to pay for her four children’s education. Pray that Shahri’s family can stay in their house and that her brother-in-law will turn from hate and come to know Jesus.

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  • Merciful and loving Father, please continue to be the protector of Shahri and a father to her children. Please grant them the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of You that the eyes of their hearts would be enlightened, knowing what is the Hope of Your calling.
    Julie C - USA
  • Lord thou art helpof thehelpless, come to theaid of Shahri and her children in their distress. She is suffering enough, do Lord command her brother in law to leave them in peace destroy the hatred and bitterness he is harbouring against her, send help from your ssntuary and strengthened her be her provider and shield spread your wings over them
    Joyce D - United Kingdom
  • Our heavenly Father, God Almighty, we ask for Your power for Shahri and that Your Word will continue to go forth and be used to teach others about Jesus. We entreat You for a hedge of protection and angels from heaven to meet spiritual and physical needs of this church. In the name of Jesus. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • We take authority over the spirit of the enemy that continues to threaten this believer. Set a watch over the mouth of this sister's brother in law and let him not utter another threat. Protect her and enlighten her as to her actions. Divine protection over her and her family.
    Kathleen R - USA
  • Lord, please continue to provide for Shahri's every need.
    Margaret D - USA
  • Father, thank You for Shahri's commitment to You and to Your people. Comfort her and her family and bless the church that her husband founded. Provide for them, and enable them to stay in their house, unless You have something better for them. May her gentleness and steadfastness radiate Your love and open the way for her brother-in-law to come to Yo
    Antoinette D - USA
  • Dear Lord, thank you for always being with us. I pray for healing for those persecuted and forced to flee homes, comfort for family and friends of those lost or injured, security for those sharing You despite threats, and salvation to those who are persecuting your Church. I pray Your light would shine for many to see through these trials. Amen
    Olga G - USA
  • I pray Father God for sister Shahri & her family, that they will be able to stay in their home safely, for Your abundant provision & protection in their lives, that her brother-in-law & other tribal members will come to Christ, in Jesus' name, amen
    Sheela G - USA
  • Oh Shahri. May you stand firm in faith and remember God is faithful to fulfill all His promises to you and your family. His blessings for you are great in Heaven. May you rejoice in the hope of all He has for you because of your faithfulness to Him. He has not forgotten you!
    Laura H - USA
  • Dear Lord, I pray for Shahri and her family, whatever their circumstances are now. Please protect them and provide for them. Guide in leading the church her husband started and strengthen the faith and witness of the believers there. Please work in the heart of her brother-in-law to see his need for Christ and turn to Him. Give grace and help to them.
    Dawn B - USA
  • Father, you see this widow and know her situation. make a way so she can stay in her house and supply the needs of her family. Watch over her children. Speak to the heart of her brother-in-law, may he see truth and accept it. Go before Shahri and make a way for her. Bless her as she serves you and shares Jesus. Pour out your Spirit on all that hear.
    Polly C - USA
  • Dear FATHER GOD JESUS CHRIST, ( Isaiah 9:6 ) 
              Please saturate Your Church with Your HOLY SPIRIT, AMEN. (Luke 11:13 )
    eric H - USA
  • Dear God, Shahri has suffered so much. Please meet her every need. Fill her with your love. Turn her late husband's brother from his hate and bring him to Jesus. Please give Shahri the strength to stand.
    Lee A - USA
  • Thank you, Father, for Shahri's faithfulness. Please help the church care for her during her time of loss and persecution. We ask that she will be able to provide for her family and keep her home, and that her witness will be a strong force in drawing her brother-in-law into a relationship with you. Be a husband to her, please.
    Brenda M - USA
  • Lord I lift up Shahri and pray for Your protection and love for her. I ask that You would hold her in the palm of Your hand and that You would provide for her family. I praise You for her bold faith and her willingness to suffer for the cause of Christ. I pray also for comfort as they grieve and recover from the loss of their earthly father.
    Joy H - USA
  • I pray for Shahri. I pray for strength, wisdom, courage and ability that can only come from you. I pray for her family to be strong in You and the power of Your might. Please renew her and increase her faith. Glorify Your name through her, and bless her, dear Lord. No plan of Yours can be thwarted. Amen.
    Sherry W - USA
  • Dear Jesus, stand by Shahri. Send Your Holy Spirit to give her counsel and wisdom and healing and strength. May her labor and suffering not be in vain. Soften the hearts of her attackers that they would turn to the Living God and have Abundant Life and not serve the Enemy of our souls. Provide for the education of her children. Help Your people.
    Patrecia J - USA
  • I pray that you would protect this woman I pray that many people would come to know Christ because of her faith. Pray you give her comfort. I pray you would send her support. Let her know she's not alone and that you're with her. I lift up these prayers to you in Jesus name
    Amie H - USA
  • FATHER GOD,
    Please give these precious Believers and Shahri, favor , and surround them with YOUR Mighty angels . Comfort them, letting them know that YOU are with them! Spread YOUR HOLY LIGHT in this very dark area. Convict souls being used by the enemy, and send millions of Soul Winners to this region. IN JESUS' NAME , AMEN !!
    Doris G - USA
  • Dear God I pray that You Mighty and Wonderful God not only increase the faith but also the perseverance of Shahri. Lord allow for Holy Spirit to lead her and guide her to do Your Perfect Will. Lord I pray also for her brother in law. Allow for him to see You in Shahri, that he will come to know You & receive Your gift of salvation. In Jesus name Amen!
    Geria M - USA
  • Heavenly Father, I pray that You strengthen Shahri and her family and comfort them in their grief. Open doors for the resources she needs to provide for her children, rain down abundant blessings on them. Bind up the efforts and threats of the enemy who has been using her brother-in-law.
    Michelle B - USA
  • (cont'd) I pray and that the hate that is brewing in his heart turns to love for his family. I pray that he too, will come to know the love that You have for us all and repent and allow You to be the Lord of his life. In Yeshua's name, Amen.
    Michelle B - USA
  • I pray this morning for Shahri. I beg you for her family. I pray that you provide all her needs. I pray that you bless her as she continues to be a widow. Lord, comfort her heart. Lead her. Help her lead her church and her village. May others see her and turn to you. Thank you for her life and her determination.
    Santi B - USA
  • Lord, thank you for your perfect will to be done in Shahri! I pray the Lord will strengthen her and keep her safe. Pray that her brother in-law will get to know Christ. Pray that God will supply all her needs. Pray that God will work everything out for the church she's leading, and that His will be done there.
    Thank you, Amen
    Ada M - USA
  • Lord please keep the brother in law's hands off Shahri's home and give her some one who will help her and her children to continue Your work. In Your name Lord, AMEN!
    Dotty P - USA
  • Dear Heavenly Father, Be Shahri's husband since You took hers to be with You. Provide for her and the children and the congregation so they have what they need to live in thanksgiving to You and spread the Gospel and good works in Jesus' Name. Let miracle proclaim that You are the One True God and keep the brother-in-law from taking their home. Amen!
    Mary K S - USA
  • Thank you, Father, for the incredible boldness and faith of our wonderful sister. May her brother-in-law see her faith and the fruits of the Spirit in her and give his life over to serving you also. Keep the Body of Christ strong and growing. Keep them safe.
    Victoria R - USA
  • Yes Lord, thank you for the work You have done in this brother. Now please protect and bless his wife. Please let her be grounded strongly in faith. That she will not be shaken by intimidation of the enemy. But let her know that the Lord of heaven and earth is on her side. And let her have so much love for all that it will not go unnoticed. LetherImpac
    Piet K - Netherlands
  • Lord, I pray that the trials will only serve to make Shahri stronger in her faith, that her love for You will be so evident that even her brother-in-law will begin to ask about this God she serves! May her testimony cause others to grow in their faith. Also, You have said that You provide our needs. We look to You to provide and we give You glory!
    Judith G - USA
  • Thanks you Heavenly father for Shahri, her husband and your people there. Give her peace thru what she is going, courage to face and continue, joy and love in her heart for those against her. We bind and cancel plans of devil, we release those who are under devil power that they accept you as savior and use them greatly , grow that church and bless it
    Morrison S - USA
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