WE MUST NOT FORGET

According to "Open Doors," who reach out to persecuted Christians worldwide, "The year 2014 will go down in history for having the highest level of global persecution of Christians in the modern era." They expect that the worst is yet to come.

Dear families, can I again encourage you to pray for the persecuted believers around the world? While we enjoy our "cushy" lives here in the West, hundreds of thousands of Christians are being imprisoned and tortured for their faith. In the midst of all our busy activities we must not forget them. That's why I wrote about the idea of having PRAYER CARDS in the latest issue of Above Rubies. We find this a great help to us as we pray for the persecuted believers. We have prayer cards for what is happening in the different countries so we don't forget to pray for them as we gather for Family Devotions each morning and evening

There are 50 countries that are listed as persecuting countries. The top 10 in order of extreme persecution are North Korea, Somalia, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Sudan, Iran, Pakistan, Eritrea, and Nigeria.

It's hard to believe what is going on in North Korea. I pray that as you read the following link that you will be encouraged to gather your family daily to pray for these precious people. Hebrews 13:3 (NLT) says, "Remember those in prison, as if you were there yourself. Remember also those being mistreated, as if you felt their pain in your own bodies."

~ Nancy Campbell

Go to: http://www.christianpost.com/news/north-korea-appears-to-be-starving-mass-killing-prison-inmates-130806/