Every year, Christians around the world come together to pray for, and remember those who suffer for their faith. The International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP) is held on the first or second Sunday of November, showing support to Christian brothers and sisters facing hardships because of their beliefs.
This year, 2024, we invite you to join us in praying for persecuted and displaced Christians around the world. IDOP will be held on either the 3rd or 10th of November. As we gather in prayer, we are reminded that different ideologies, rising religious fanaticism, oppressive governments, and the horrors of war are putting more and more pressure on Christians and the Church. We have also seen a troubling increase in the failure of Christian organisations dedicated to supporting persecuted believers, putting the future of these individuals in jeopardy.
The sad reality is that religious persecution, ethnic conflicts, economic crisis, and political instability have forced millions of Christians to leave their homes. A 2022 report by Open Doors revealed that in 58 of the 76 countries on the World Watch List, believers are forced to flee their homes due to dangers posed by their faith or related reasons.
Those who are displaced often live as hated minorities in hostile communities. They not only suffer persecution but also face constant discrimination that keeps them trapped in poverty. Without access to education and decent jobs, they struggle to provide for their families and often go hungry.
Many of these brothers and sisters continue to suffer in refugee camps, where religiously motivated violence is often ignored by the government, authorities, the media, and the public. Because of this, governments and even aid organisations sometimes unintentionally contribute to the discrimination against displaced Christians.
As we observe IDOP this year, let us fervently pray for these persecuted believers. May our prayers bring them strength and hope, and may our voices rise in unity to advocate for justice on their behalf, until the day we witness Jesus in His full glory.
Join us as we remember, pray, and stand with the persecuted Church.
“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.
We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.”
2 Corinthians 4:8–10
WAYS YOU CAN HELP THE PERSECUTED CHURCH IN DISPLACEMENT:
$75 can provide a refugee family with emergency food rations, covering their basic needs.
$50 can fund a month’s worth of school fees or supply a school pack for a refugee child.
$150 can assist a refugee family with rent or cover medical expenses.
$9,000 can support a refugee family’s resettlement application or cover flights to a safer location in their home country.
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