Aliyu Abubakar, 23, is a new Christian who has already suffered and escaped from persecution. He is a member of the Fulani, a nomadic people group across west and central Africa. Some Fulani groups are militant Muslims who attack Christian communities, and when Aliyu accepted Christ, he was locked in a room for days with little food to separate him from the friend who had brought him to Christ. He escaped by being smuggled from his village. Aliyu said he likes Psalm 23 because it encourages him to continue with his walk with God, knowing that God is his shepherd. He requests prayer for his family to come to know Christ and to receive him as their Lord and savior. He also asks for prayer that he will stay firm in his faith and live in peace with others.

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Front-line workers report that Afghanistan’s radical Islamist Taliban government has increased its efforts to find and arrest Christians, especially leaders. “The situation remains very sensitive,” said one front-line worker. “In recent months, the Taliban has visibly intensified search for Christian converts and for house churches.” When the Taliban took control, many Christians fled the country, but a few Christian leaders decided to risk their lives and stay in the country. Some of those have been discovered and detained, and their whereabouts and conditions are unknown. “Please pray for the safety of all Christians in Afghanistan,” the front-line worker requested.

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Front-line workers in the Maldives often encounter significant challenges in sharing the gospel and discipling new believers without drawing persecution from fundamentalist groups, so they pray for “people of peace” who are open to engaging with them to give others the possibility of experiencing the gospel. Mary, one such potentially influential person of peace, shared that she and her husband have suffered traumatic losses as they have tried to start a family, and front-line workers were able to pray with her in this respect. Pray that Mary would be able to have a child and that her experience will turn her heart to not just know the gospel herself but to use her connections to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ throughout the islands.

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