Pastors in Afghanistan Issue Dire Plea for Prayer for Those Left Behind

The Western Journal : Aug 19, 2021
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"But pray especially for the Afghans who have no choice but to stay, such as one brother who has already spent time imprisoned for his faith in Afghanistan. He has assured me again and again, 'We can trust that our Lord is mighty and will care for His children.' And: 'Our hope is not in politics but in Jesus who is the King.'" -Josh Manley, a pastor of RAK Evangelical Church in the UAE

[IFAPray.org] Lord God, we boldly come before Your throne and we ask You to confuse and restrain the plans of evil doers. Destroy their plans, we pray. We ask You to supernaturally protect our brothers and sisters who remain in the country, as well as those who have become refugees. (Image: Unsplash-Nathan Dumlao)

Pastors across Afghanistan are asking for urgent prayers after they spent two weeks watching the country fall into the hands of Islamist terrorists.

Josh Manley, a pastor of RAK Evangelical Church in the United Arab Emirates, said numerous church leaders across the country have reached out to him in recent days. He released an urgent call for prayer Monday in a blog post for the Christian ministry group 9Marks.

"As Taliban forces have swallowed up Afghanistan and even now the capital city of Kabul, pastors in the country have been emailing and messaging me over the last few days, even hours, anxious for prayer," Manley wrote.

"Pastoring just a short flight away in the United Arab Emirates, I've had the opportunity to build partnerships with these men over the last decade. One house church leader sent me a picture of the small room he was hiding in with his family."

Manley said the Afghan pastor he was in contact with wrote to him, "This is where I am living. We are hidden right now in different areas"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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