Please pray for the small group of believers in the country of Afghanistan. They are walking on eggshells and are uncertain who to trust. Pray that they find strength, wisdom and supernatural peace in God’s promises.
Pray for the displaced. A new wave of refugees is expected to come from Afghanistan to many parts of the Middle East and the rest of the world. Pray for God’s protection and provision over them in their journeys.
Pray for the women. Many women fear that Taliban rule means they will be stripped of opportunities for education. Women involved in education during the past years could also be at risk – pray for their protection.
Pray for the sick. Though under-reported in international media, COVID-19 cases are spiking in the country and hospitals are limited in what they can offer. There is no certainty as to how the healthcare system will be able to sustain itself with the new Taliban government. Pray that the healthcare system will not collapse
Pray that the country will not be a haven for extremists. The Taliban government of 20 years ago are known enablers of extremist Islamic organisations. With their newfound control over Afghanistan, the country could be host to a new generation of
terrorists.
Josh Manley in the UAE also listed prayer points that he received from the Afghan pastors themselves.
Physical protection and provision: “I asked one brother if he was presently in physical danger. He replied, ‘Not only me but my family too … because of me.’
“Pray also for physical provision. One brother asked that we would pray ‘for financial issues because no one can take out money from the bank and ATMs are empty.’
“A number have specifically asked that we would pray for visas to get out of the country.”
Spiritual provision: “Every church leader who has emailed or texted me has asked that we would pray for the Lord to strengthen them in their faith – that they would ‘stay strong in the Lord, who is the Sovereign King,’ as one put it.
“’Pray for me to be strong in my faith. It is really hard to stay here,’ said another.”
Gospel advance: “One brother described these days as “dark” and said they feel like a “storm.” Then he asked that we pray for “revival.” What faith! Here is a man whose life is in danger asking us, who enjoy so many privileges and freedoms, to pray that God would open the eyes of the spiritually blind and give life to dead hearts.
“Wouldn’t it be like our God to work in these horrible circumstances to make his great name known? While our Afghan brothers and sisters face terrible uncertainty, we should be like the believers in Acts 12 who themselves faced serious threats and persecution but, without ceasing, offered up earnest prayers to God.”
“Our hope is not in politics, but in Jesus”: Manley writes that over the past weeks, as US mission agencies pulled out their workers, he had the opportunity to minister to them as they processed their grief and confusion. “I’m grateful they could get out. Pray for them as well as for any who chose to stay,” he writes.
“But pray especially for the Afghans who have no choice but to stay, such as one brother who has already spent time imprisoned for his faith in Afghanistan. He has assured me again and again, ‘We can trust that our Lord is mighty and will care for his children.’ And: ‘Our hope is not in politics but in Jesus who is the King.’” - Source
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