Greetings!
Thank you for your investment in praying for the ministry of CCI.
Here are this week's prayer requests.
TURKEY: Pray for David Nelson and three others from a church in PA as they arrive in Turkey TODAY. They will meet with several pastors to learn of their needs for training and share how CCI might be able to provide the needed training for church leaders. Converting to Christianity from Islam is not illegal. However, converts will likely face opposition from their family and the local community, especially in the rural areas. Some believers lead a double life and hide their conversion for fear of persecution. The government promotes religious nationalism for Islam as several old museums have recently been converted to mosques and opened for prayer. Since January 2019, many foreign missionaries have been forced to leave and are not allowed to re-enter the country. Many younger believers refuse to buy into the Islamic religious nationalism and leave Turkey for the west to have religious freedom.
- Pray the believers to be strong in their faith as they are pressured and persecuted by their Muslim families and communities.
- Pray that the government will uphold the constitutional freedoms of Christian churches.
- Pray for David and the team’s safety and open doors to connect with key pastors who can connect them with the underground church in this Muslim-dominated country with less than 1% believers.
- Pray that God will raise up a new generation of believers who are bold in their witness.
- Pray for those who suffer persecution to endure and be strengthened in their faith.
- Pray for the underground church to be strong in their witness and help new believers grow in their faith.