Pray for our persecuted family
Sometimes it can be difficult to know what to pray for our persecuted family so we produce a daily prayer shield which gives a specific need that you can pray for each day. You can see today’s prayer, plus those for the last 6 days, below.
31 August 2025 – Indonesia
Despite all the opposition, praise God for the recent baptisms and continued growth of the underground church. Pray for believers who are sharing the gospel with their fellow Indonesians, many of whom have had no previous contact with Christianity.
30 August 2025 – Indonesia
Please pray for our partner, who is experiencing an increase in the number of threats to him and those he is training to share the gospel. Pray too for the provision of a secure location for the training to take place
29 August 2025 – Indonesia
Pray for the handful of Muslim-background believers who used to work with our partner and have been forced to return to their former religion. They have been passing on sensitive information to a radical group who are using it against our partner and the underground church.
28 August 2025 – North Korea
Pray for the North Korean defectors who desperately miss their families back in their former homeland. Pray that they will know the Lord’s comfort and be assured that He hears their prayers for their loved ones.
27 August 2025 – North Korea
Give thanks for 96 year-old Mrs Lee who despite persecution and personal tragedies in her life continues to witness to the love of God. As a child she witnessed the courageous faith of church leaders threatened with execution in a North Korean village (see Voice, April-June 2025).
26 August 2025 – North Korea
Continue to pray for South Korean pastor Kim Kuk-Gi, who was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour in North Korea in 2015 on charges of espionage.
25 August 2025 – North Korea
Tighter surveillance and restrictions by the Government, coupled with natural disasters and other obstructions, have made Bible distribution in North Korea more challenging. Pray that our partner will have wisdom and know the Lord’s providence as distributions continue.
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Setting up a group to pray for persecuted Christians
If you feel led to set up a group in your church to pray for persecuted Christians, we have various ideas and support materials.
Children’s Prayer Sheet
It’s not only adults who can pray for our persecuted family. Every month we produce a prayer sheet aimed specifically for children. Each sheet has specific activities and prayers which will help children learn more about how persecution affects children in other countries.
You can visit our Children’s Prayer Sheet page here.
‘Let us be on the side of those who sit in jails and are sentenced to death for their faith. Let us pray for them and help them’.
Richard Wurmbrand ‘Reaching towards the heights
Discover where Christians are facing hardship and persecution simply for what they believe
Explore our interactive globe and discover where persecution is taking place and how we are working to support those at risk and to raise the voice of these persecuted Christians around the world.
The more times people visit and pray for a country the darker red the country appears on the globe.
Green countries represent those countries where Release International is actively supporting work to care for persecuted Christians. Countries coloured gold are ‘countries of interest’, where we are currently monitoring the situation for Christians.
The red flag identifies the country where our latest appeal is based.
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