Prayer Points

IRAQ - Another church leader, Ayat*, faces health challenges and asked us to pray for healing. “Please also pray that the Lord would strengthen me, renew my strength and give me grace to continue serving Christ.”

IRAQ - Pray with an Iraqi church leader for Christian youth. “Young people are distracted by things that pull them away from faith,” he says. “Ask the Lord to guide them back to the truth.”

IRAQ - Praise God for the blessing of rain this winter in Iraq after so many dry seasons. For many Iraqi people, including generations of Christians, farming is their livelihood.

IRAQ - Pray that the church of converts from a Muslim background will continue to grow in Iraq – both in places where a secret church is already there and where Christians have no others to meet with and grow.

IRAQ - Pray for Luay, 41, who received a microloan from Open Doors’ local partner. With it, he purchased new appliances for his shop. He asks us to pray that God will grow his business so he can employ more…

IRAQ - Iraqi pastors who work with converts face great risk for their ministry. One pastor shared: “Please pray for my family and me, that God will strengthen our faith to persevere.”

IRAQ - In Iraq, choosing to follow Jesus can mean losing your job and facing long-term unemployment. Ask God to open doors for jobs in safe workplaces.

YEMEN - Pray for encouragement and hope for Yemeni believers who have chosen to remain in their land amid intense scrutiny and persecution. Pray they will clearly see the hand of the Lord at work in their lives.

YEMEN - Today is Leah Sharibu’s 22nd birthday. Since Islamist militants kidnapped her with 100-plus other schoolgirls in Nigeria, we’ve been praying for her return. When the other girls were released, Leah was held back because she refused to deny…

YEMEN - Another network in Yemen shares: “Pray for unity in the church that the Lord would bind our hearts in sincere love with fellow believers. Ask God to grant our church wisdom and courage to work together.”