How is your prayer life? Are you passionate or apathetic? Well, I hope that if you love the Lord and are praying often for the persecuted church that the following prayer requests from this weeks prayer alerts motivate you to go boldly to the throne of grace.
Let's begin with the opportunity we have to pray for an Iranian Christian who was arrested for conducting Bible studies in his home. According to a May 22 report from Compass Direct, Ali Kaboli (51) converted to Christianity as a teenager andhas been serving in lay ministry for decades. Over the years, he has been repeatedly arrested, threatened and interrogated and has faced travel
restrictions and an arson attack on his home but has remained undeterred.
On May 2, secret police arrested him in his carpentry workship in Gorgan. With the exception of one brief telephone call, he has been refused contact with any visitors since his arrest. Since his arrest, several of the Christians who attended Bible studies in his home have been questioned by police. Though he has not yet been charged, Kaboli faces the possibility of prosecution for holding "illegal" religious meetings in his home. He could also be charged under Iran's apostasy laws for converting from Islam, even though it took place thirty-three years ago. Kaboli is married with five grown children.
Pray that Ali will know the peace and joy of the Lord during his time of isolation and imprisonment (Philippians 4:7). Pray for strength for his family and members of the church. Pray for Christians throughout Iran who are facing opposition for their faith.
For more information on the persecution of Christians in Iran, go to http://www.persecution.net
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