Middle East and North Africa: training
Partners in the Middle East ask for prayer for training taking place this month and next in several different locations in the region. They specifically ask for prayer, “That the Lord blesses all details, protects the participants, encourage their faith and leads their steps as they go out to the plentiful fields.”
Israel: cessation of hostilities
Please pray for safety for mission partners Jen and Kevin Cable and others in this part of the world. Please pray for an immediate ceasefire deal and the cessation of hostilities, the release of the remaining hostages and for courage and resilience for all those in the region caught up in the conflict.
Middle East: stamina for Bible translation
Mission partners J and R write that those working on the Briyani Old Testament Bible translation are hoping to finish the book of Deuteronomy by 19 August. We give thanks with J and R for the progress that has been made and pray that Deuteronomy will appear on the mobile phone app very soon. Pray, […]
Middle East: risk of war between Israel and Hezbollah
The United Nations has stated that a “catastrophe beyond imagination” could be on the horizon. Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah (backed by Iran) have been exchanging fire across their border for the past nine months and this could develop into a war on a much bigger scale than the destruction in Gaza and […]
Middle East: ongoing war
According to a UN-backed assessment, there is a high risk of famine for close to half a million Palestinians across Gaza as long as the war continues. Pray for food to be miraculously multiplied so that more people can be fed and for aid to reach all those who need it.
Middle East: Gaza war
As the ceasefire proposal is under review, may they experience the fruits of dialogue and reconciliation in place of conflict and division.
Iran: elections
Pray for the elections in Iran, that just and wise leaders may be elected, and for a peaceable transition of government.
Middle East: Gaza war
Tzachi Hanegbi, national security adviser to Israel’s prime minister, has gone on record as saying the war will go on at least until the end of 2024. Please pray for God to move in this situation and bring the war to an end much sooner than that. Pray for peace, justice and mercy in Israel […]
Middle East: media ministry
Give thanks with our local partners working with a multimedia outreach ministry in the Middle East. Since taking on managing their social media account some months ago, the followers have grown from less than 100 to more than 6,000. She is encouraged at how people are sharing their stories and inspiring each other on the […]
Middle East: discipleship training
Please pray for discipleship training happening in several countries in the Middle East in April and May. Pray for trainers as well as those being trained to be able to lay aside distractions and engage fully with the training. Please also pray for God to move people’s hearts so that violence is stopped and for […]
Middle East: ongoing war
Nabil and Sarah Shehadi write, “We are thankful that the war in Gaza has not fully escalated into Lebanon, but please keep praying. There are daily and deadly exchanges of fire across our southern border, with tens of thousands of displaced people on both sides and thousands of properties damaged (mainly in Lebanon, which has suffered […]
