On Apr. 7, 2026, a group of Christians was injured while constructing a church building in western Ethiopia near the border with Sudan. A mob of Muslim extremists wielding machetes attacked the Christian men in an attempt to stop the construction of the church. The Christians had been warned not to build in the area but continued to do so, as Christians in that region do not have a place to gather. Though the men were wounded in the attack, the construction of the church continued. “Please pray for their healing from physical injuries, the courage to continue witnessing for Christ and for God to soften the hearts of the persecutors,” a front-line worker requested.

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An Eritrean Christian evangelist living in the Middle East has successfully received his residency permit. In January 2025, VOM posted a request to iCommitToPray.com for Ishaq. His residency permit had expired, and he faced potential deportation to Eritrea, where Christians are regularly tortured and imprisoned, some for more than two decades without charge or trial. Readers of the post wrote 150 prayers for Ishaq, and he shared that he is grateful. In the fall of 2025, he was arrested during a traffic stop and taken to jail. On the way, he sent a text asking Christians to immediately start praying for him. “And he happened, by the providence of God, to know the manager of that police station,” said a front-line worker, who added that if he had been taken to any other police station, no one could have helped him. Ishaq was released from jail and received his residency permit shortly afterwards.

Five Christians in a majority-Buddhist area of Sri Lanka were beaten and jailed after false allegations against them led to a mob attack. Oshana and her family were conducting a prayer service in their home in November 2025 when an angry crowd arrived, claiming that the church intended to close off a local roadway. When Oshana’s adult sons tried to address the problem, they were overpowered and beaten, and several other church members were injured. Oshana, her sons, her daughter and another evangelist from their church were arrested and jailed. Though the judge who granted them bail said they could continue to meet in their home, the five Christians still face charges that will be heard in court on June 15, 2026. They ask for prayer for a favorable outcome in court as well as favor with villagers who confessed that they were tricked into joining the mob by the Buddhist leaders who made the false claims.

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