Pray for the Persecuted Church

Check out the following resources to learn more about the Persecuted Church and how to pray for our brothers and sisters around the world who are suffering for their faith.

Barnabas Aid Prayer Guide

This prayer guide gives brief snapshots by country where Christians are often persecuted:

https://barnabasfund.org/us/pray/praying-for-the-persecuted-church/

Open Doors

This website has a few resources to explore related to persecuted Christians in other countries:

https://www.opendoorsusa.org/idop/

Here are some excellent devotionals and stories covering many years of Church history, written by Pastor Wurmbrand who suffered for Jesus with bravery:

https://www.richardwurmbrandfoundation.com/pdfs/overcomers-english.pdf

https://www.richardwurmbrandfoundation.com/pdfs/100pm-english.pdf

https://www.richardwurmbrandfoundation.com/pdfs/tfc-english-original.pdf

And the inspiring classic, Foxe’s Book of Martyrs:

https://www.ccel.org/ccel/foxe/martyrs/files/martyrs.html

Click here for the Monthly Prayer Calendar from Open Doors.

We invite you to watch this incredible story of Kirti as one testimony of our brothers and sisters around the world.

Kirti, a young Christian widow in India, endured threats, beatings, brutal attacks—and even the loss of her husband—because of her faith in Jesus. But she remains courageous and hopeful in the midst of extreme persecution. “I have committed everything into the hands of Jesus,” Kirti says. “When I feel sad, I remember the Word of God. In all my trials, He helps me.” Watch the incredible story of Kirti—and see how the power of prayer for the persecuted church can change a life forever.

“Therefore, since we have such a great cloud of witnesses... let us fix our eyes on Jesus!”