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Monday, March 3, 2014 To hear an mp3 recording of the PrayerLine, click here. http://media1.imbresources.org/files/195/19532/19532-107564.mp3 “For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ.” (2 Corinthians 1:5, NASB) Hi, this is Eleanor Witcher of IMB’s prayer office, asking you to pray for those suffering for their faith. There are not many Northern Yemeni believers and due to heavy persecution, they live mostly in secret, so raising their young children to follow Jesus is particularly difficult. One brother tells of how his son tried to correct his teacher when she told the Muslim version of the story of Abraham. This innocent interjection in class nearly brought his family to ruinous persecution. Since that incident, this brother in Christ has decided not to tell his children about his faith until they are old enough to handle the truth with more discretion. Can you imagine having to choose between raising your children from a young age to follow Jesus or being violently persecuted?  After coming to an evangelistic training, a pastor in northern Gujarat, India, returned home to share what he had learned. Since that time, he has had numerous instances of people showing their disapproval of his work. These have included defacing his home, breaking the legs of his goats, and destroying his garden, as well as many instances of verbal abuse and threats. Another believer, a young woman who speaks out for the one true God, faces rejection and repression by her family. Some days they lock her in her room and forbid her to go to church; other times they lock her out of the home and say that she is no longer a part of the family. Regardless, these believers and many others like them are standing firm in their convictions and are continuing to share the Good News.  * Please pray for these who are facing trials and tribulations for Jesus’ sake, asking that they will continue to have boldness and persistence.  * Pray for followers in Gujarat, India, to witness in a way that leads to a change of heart in those who persecute them. * Intercede for believers in Yemen to have wisdom about how to raise their children.

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