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Posted on 08/26/2015 8:06:23 PM PDT by Chong
We just received this email forwarded from our pastor. (I left out the detailed contact info of the originator on purpose.) Please join us in prayers for all involved.
From: XXXXXXXX Sent: 8/26/2015 1:21:36 P.M. Central Daylight Time Subj: Urgent prayer request from Pastor Cori
Here is an opportunity to pray for brothers and sisters who are strong in the LORD and willing to go the distance for Him. We just received this in an email from the Missions Office at First Baptist Atlanta.
Prayer Request from Dan and Marilyn Wilson. Missionaries who are in the areas that are being attacked by ISIS are asking to be showered in prayer. ISIS has taken over the town they are in today. He said ISIS is systematically going house to house to all the Christians and asking the children to denounce Jesus.
He said so far not one child has. And so far all have consequently been killed. But not the parents. The UN has withdrawn and the missionaries are on their own. They are determined to stick it out for the sake of the families even if it means their own deaths. They are very afraid, have no idea how to even begin ministering to these families who have seen their children martyred.
Yet he says he knows God has called them for some reason to be His voice and hands at this place at this time. Even so, they are begging for prayers for courage to live out their vocation in such dire circumstances. And like the children, accept martyrdom if they are called to do so.
These brave parents instilled such a fervent faith in their children that they chose martyrdom. Please surround them in their loss with your prayers for hope and perseverance. One missionary was able to talk to her brother briefly by phone. She didn't say it, but I believe she believes it will be their last conversation. Pray for her too.
She said he just kept asking her to help him know what to do and do it. She told him to tell the families we ARE praying for them and they are not alone or forgotten -- no matter what. Please keep them all in your prayers. ********************************************************
This came this morning...Just a few minutes ago I received the following text message on my phone from Sean Malone who leads Crisis Relief International (CRI). We then spoke briefly on the phone and I assured him that we would share this urgent prayer need with all of our contacts.
"We lost the city of Queragosh (Qaraqosh). It fell to ISIS and they are beheading children systematically. This is the city we have been smuggling food to. ISIS has pushed back Peshmerga (Kurdish forces) and is within 10 minutes of where our CRI team is working. Thousands more fled into the city of Erbil last night.
The UN evacuated its staff in Erbil. Our team is unmoved and will stay. Prayer cover needed!" Please pray sincerely for the deliverance of the people of Northern Iraq from the terrible advancement of ISIS and its extreme Islamic goals for mass conversion or death for Christians across this region. May I plead with you not to ignore this email. Do not forward it before you have prayed through it.
Then send it to as many people as possible. Send it to friends and Christians you may know. Send it to your prayer group. Send it to your pastor and phone him to pray on Sunday during the service - making a special time of prayer for this. We need to stand in the gap for our fellow Christians.
Thank you for all your prayers !!!!
Thank you all in advance for your prayers.
Chong
Prayers up for them and the Iraqi Christians. They have truly paid the price for being believers. Prayers for their continued strength and safety.
Horrible. And, where is our US pResident on this? Never mind.
Prayers going up - for the safety of these brave missionaries - and will be sending this to friends/family.
True, but a year old.
What’s a year old?
Prayers up for my brothers and sisters in Christ.
Praying to heaven on their behalf. So sad.
Thank you. God bless you.
Thank you all and God bless each one of you.
Queragosh fell to ISIS in August 2014. This is from then.
This does look like it’s from last year....
http://www.bing.com/search?q=urgent+prayers+dr+becky+peters&form=APMCS1
Is this church in Atlanta your church, chong?
Prayers for them.
No, this was forwarded to our pastor by another pastor. Let me do some checking. I was so overwhelmed when I read this, I prayed and then posted this here. In the mean time, I am going to continue to pray for Christians and missionaries.
Prayers Up..
God continue giving them their courage and conviction.
In the mean time, I am going to continue to pray for Christians and missionaries.
Amen.
Prayers up!
Prayers being said.
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