{"id":13343,"date":"2020-09-15T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/?post_type=prayerline&#038;p=13343"},"modified":"2020-09-14T12:27:36","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T11:27:36","slug":"a-nation-in-turmoil","status":"publish","type":"prayerline","link":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/a-nation-in-turmoil\/","title":{"rendered":"A Nation in Turmoil"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While their peers around the world are using their September to buy books and check course schedules, students in Belarus are protesting. On 1 September, university students in Minsk skipped the first day of class to march in protest of the recent election. Many were&nbsp;beaten&nbsp;and arrested.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, the entire country is in turmoil as&nbsp;the&nbsp;opposition parties are calling for&nbsp;a new&nbsp;president.&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition to the political unrest, the&nbsp;nation&nbsp;has experienced a high number of coronavirus cases. Many Belarusians feel hopeless at the state of their country.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond the instability of&nbsp;current affairs, Christians are also facing persecution for their&nbsp;faith. Pastors are being arrested and church members are detained for questioning. Yet, many Christians see the political strife as an opportunity to share their hope&nbsp;in&nbsp;Jesus. Will you pray for Christians in Belarus this week?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Pray for courage and peace for Christian students as they continue to share the gospel in these uncertain times.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Pray for Christians who are arrested for their faith. Pray for strength for their families.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Pray for peace in the nation of Belarus.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":13344,"template":"","area":[540,457],"theme":[],"class_list":["post-13343","prayerline","type-prayerline","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","area-belarus","area-eurasia"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Nation in Turmoil &#183; IFES Prayerline<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"While their peers around the world are using their September to buy books and check course schedules, students in Belarus are protesting. 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