{"id":19777,"date":"2022-09-27T06:04:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T05:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/?post_type=prayerline&#038;p=19777"},"modified":"2022-09-26T14:22:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T13:22:16","slug":"meetings-in-forests-for-gods-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"prayerline","link":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/meetings-in-forests-for-gods-kingdom\/","title":{"rendered":"Meetings in forests for God\u2019s kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent years, a sweeping revolution in one north African country has changed everything for the local IFES movement. Under the control of a new government, churches have been closed, church leaders and other believers prosecuted, and Christian activities officially frozen.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Courageously, however, brothers and sisters in the student movement continue to carry out their activities. The general secretary quotes the apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 4:9 in insisting they are \u201cpersecuted but not abandoned, struck down but not destroyed.\u201d As there are few options for safe places to meet, and even fewer churches to host Christian activities, the students are gathering for prayer and Bible study in cafeterias, forests, and gardens. A few places of worship do remain open, so small groups of students take advantage of this to carry out secret ministry training.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Lord continues, day by day, to encourage us and give us hope\u201d, says the general secretary. \u201cBut please pray for the faith of the students, so that the Lord gives them hope to continue serving him.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pray with us today for this national movement:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Thank God for keeping and guarding his people, even in places which are hostile to the gospel, and for their courageous continuation of ministry in the face of strong opposition.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Pray that God would arm the students with all the grace they need to keep living for Jesus, and joyfully share their faith with their peers at university.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Pray for the student leaders and staff to persevere, knowing that God will supply everything they need to accomplish what he has given them to do.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Pray that the Holy Spirit would move in this nation, bringing the hope of Jesus to many, and greater freedom to God\u2019s people.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":19778,"template":"","area":[461],"theme":[],"class_list":["post-19777","prayerline","type-prayerline","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","area-mena"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Meetings in forests for God\u2019s kingdom &#183; IFES Prayerline<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In recent years, a sweeping revolution in one north African country has changed everything for the local IFES movement. 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