Praying for the Persecuted Church

Every week Voice of the Martyrs sends out a weekly email asking for prayer for those who are being persecuted for their faith. You may sign up to be on this email list by going to www.persecution.com

Here are a few of the prayer requests from this weeks newsletter.

(Compass Direct)  Pray for Jordan
A Jordanian court rejected a last-ditch appeal this week from the Muslim guardian fighting for custody of Christian widow Siham Qandah's two minor children. The June 13th decision reconfirmed an earlier verdict from Amman's Al-Abdali Sharia Court two months ago, which revoked the legal guardianship of Abdullah al-Muhtadi, the maternal uncle of Qandah's daughter Rawan and son Fadi. According to Qandah's lawyer, this final verdict from the appellate court cannot be appealed. It effectively cancels all other pending cases regarding permanent custody of the children. Al-Muhtadi has been ordered by the court to repay misspent funds he had withdrawn from his wards' inheritance accounts without judicial approval. Qandah may now select a new guardian for court approval to oversee her children's legal affairs until they reach maturity at age 18.

Praise God that this was His marvelous doing (Psalm 17:7)! Pray the Lord will guide Qandah in finding the guardian that He has chosen to care for her children. Pray God will protect Qandah and the children from any retaliation on the part of Muslim extremists.