{"id":7912,"date":"2018-10-30T10:06:27","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T01:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/?p=7912"},"modified":"2020-05-30T11:53:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-30T02:53:44","slug":"vomk-report-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/2018\/10\/30\/vomk-report-28\/","title":{"rendered":"SUNDAY MARKS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER FOR PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”On November 4, Christians from more than 150 nations around the world will be participating in the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. For more than ten years, Christians around the world have set aside the first Sunday in November to pray for believers in more than 70 countries who are persecuted for their faith. This year, Voice of the Martyrs Korea representative, Hyun Sook Foley is calling specifically on Korean Christians to join the global prayer effort.” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:1.2em|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Noto%20Sans%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” el_class=”headline”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”7917″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Eritrean widower with the four sons he is raising alone<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cHebrews 13:3 tells us that every day should be a day of prayer for the persecuted church,\u201d <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

VOMK representative Foley explains. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cBut the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church serves as a poignant reminder of this command and an opportunity for the Christian community to unite globally to \u2018remember those in prison as if [we] were in prison with them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row overlay_dotted=””][vc_column][vc_column_text]Since Voice of the Martyrs Korea has served the persecuted church around the world for more than 15 years, representative Foley has built hundreds of personal relationships with persecuted Christians, from Asia to the Middle East to Africa. Wherever she travels, representative Foley explains, the first thing persecuted Christians ask for is not just prayer, but a very specific prayer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen we pray for the persecuted church, it is always tempting to pray that they will not suffer or that the government will change and they will be free to worship. But this isn\u2019t their prayer request,\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

representative Foley says. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>Their prayer request is, \u2018Pray that we\u2019ll be faithful to Christ no matter the cost.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Representative Foley points out that the Korean church has a special obligation to pray on this day due to its close proximity to some of the world\u2019s fiercest persecutors of Christians\u2014China and North Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe aren\u2019t just in close proximity with these countries,\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Representative Foley adds. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Korean church extends into both of these countries, so we truly are a common family with those who are being persecuted. This means that the Korean church\u2014more than any other\u2014has a responsibility to pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters in these countries.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Individuals interested in participating in the International Day of Prayer can visit Voice of the Martyrs Korea\u2019s website<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>for information and news about the persecuted church around the world. Books about the persecuted church can also be ordered online at VOMK Bookstore<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. Voice of the Martyrs Korea\u2019s YouTube Channel<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>also has informational videos on the persecuted church.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Eritrean widower with the four sons he is raising alone. His wife was arrested during worship and sent to prison. She died as a result of torture and poor prison conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI am happy that my wife was a hero Christian, that she died for Christ,\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

he says.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Chinese Christians are facing increasing persecution from the government. Recently 344 Chinese pastors signed a petition against this persecution and the government responded by interrogating signees. One signee said,<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI hope Christians all over the world will pray hard for us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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North Korean sex-trafficked women hold hands and pray together. Despite physical, emotional, and spiritual hardships, these women continue not just to pray for themselves and for one another, but also for the church around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

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