"Remember those who are in prison as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you are also in the body." Hebrews 13:3

Dear Lord, I pray for christians around the world who are imprisoned, tortured and even killed for their faith in Jesus Christ. Oh Lord, give them strength to continue on in their faith. Lord, help them to continue on in hope in Jesus and trusting YOUR faithfulness in the face of the persecution they are in now. Lord, we have brothers and sisters in VietNam, in India, in China, in Indonesia who are tortured and imprisoned for their christian beliefs...Help those of us who are living in freedom to remember these brothers and sisters in prayer. Lord, I pray for their release from prison. Lord, help the families of the prisonsers be comforted by your Word and the knowledge of your faithfulness. Your word says, "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 5:10) ... Lord, I know that here in America we have no clue what it is to be persecuted like our brothers and sisters in these other countries. Lord, strengthen our resolve to remember these people, to pray for them and Lord let us remember the freedoms we DO have in this country and be bold to spread the message of salvation through Jesus Christ! Lord, please protect the christians in these countries from being arrested. Help them to be able to preach about Jesus Christ without being persecuted. Please open the eyes, ears and hearts of those who arrest these christians and those who guard them, to the truth of the Gospel. Help the persecutors to be saved Lord! Oh Lord, forgive me for forgetting about the present day martyrs. Please remind me to pray for them, to be bold in spreading the gospel for the glory of your name. For the glory of your name, in Jesus we pray, Amen.

If you are interested in finding out more about the persecuted church in the world please visit the following web sites:
http://www.persecution.com/
http://www.prisoneralert.com/