Transforming The 10/40 Window Nations Through The Power of Prayer
Prayer Points for Every NationPrayer Points September 201008/29/10 10:43 AM → DAY ONE INDIA, SOUTH ASIA India’s national security adviser met with members of a western government in July 2010 to “discuss counterterrorism, defense cooperation and regional security.” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was also involved in the talks. India is considered crucial to “the fight against extremists in Pakistan and Afghanistan.” Praise God for this cooperation...Prayer Points August 201008/01/10 10:26 AM → PRAYER POINTS DAY ONE INDIA, SOUTH ASIA Despite hundreds of acts of violence against Christians in India over the course of the past year, the Lord is moving powerfully. One ministry reported baptizing more than one million people between Pentecost 2009 and Pentecost 2010. Praise the Lord for this amazing work and for the faithfulness of His servants who are laboring in...Prayer Points July 201007/05/10 5:42 PM → PRAYER POINTS DAY ONE INDIA, SOUTH ASIA In May 2010 India test fired a medium-range missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads. This show of power may affect talks between India and Pakistan (both nations possess nuclear weapons) scheduled for July 15, 2010. Peace negotiations were suspended after India blamed a Pakistani terrorist group for the deadly 2008 attacks in...Prayer Points June 201005/27/10 1:29 PM → PRAYER POINTS DAY ONE INDIA, SOUTH ASIA Believers in India endured a brutal wave of persecution in 2009. According to the Global Council of Indian Christians, there were nearly 200 attacks against Christians in 2009. But that pales in comparison with what is now taking place in Karnataka. Believers in this state have “faced more than 1,000 attacks in 500 days.” Pray...Prayer Points May 201004/29/10 12:23 PM → Prayer Points DAY 1 INDIA, SOUTH ASIA - Human traffickers are disguising themselves as missionaries and evangelists in Northeast India in order to exploit children. In January 2010, 70 children were discovered in Manipur and Nagaland. They had been kidnapped, were undernourished, and some had been molested and abused. “Families… are reportedly sending their children off...Prayer Points April 201003/31/10 2:23 PM → Day 1 INDIA, SOUTH ASIA- India has been the target of terrorist attacks three times in the past twenty months – all of them believed to have been carried out by Pakistani groups. In July 2008, India was hit by the Haqqani network (a Taliban group). In October 2009, it was the Haqqani along with members of Lashkar-e-Taiba (“the army of righteousness” – one of the...Prayer Points March 201002/27/10 1:59 PM → Prayer Points Day 1 INDIA, SOUTH ASIA- A partial list of major incidents of violence against Christians in India during 2009 noted 152 separate acts. A report released in December 2009 also ranked India “second only to Iraq in social hostility and religious bias perpetrated by individuals and groups.” Pray for the Lord’s work to continue unhindered by this...Prayer Points February 201002/01/10 4:24 PM → Prayer Points Day 1 INDIA, SOUTH ASIA- In December 2009, the government of India announced a major overhaul of its security in an effort to prevent attacks like the one in Mumbai in 2008. Hundreds of thousands of police will be trained and a national counter-terrorism center is planned to be built. The Mumbai bombing resulted in more than 170 deaths. Also...Prayer Points January 201001/01/10 5:14 PM → Prayer Points Day 1 INDIA, SOUTH ASIA- A massive “reconversion” was staged in October 2009 in a suburb of Mumbai. A hard-line Hindu cleric led the ceremony in which approximately 800 tribal Christians were converted back to Hinduism. Many Hindu nationals consider all of India’s citizens to be Hindu and have declared a goal of reconverting 100,000...Prayer Points November 200911/01/09 1:12 PM → Prayer Points Day 1 INDIA, SOUTH ASIA- Nearly every day, Believers in India are discriminated against, beaten, tortured, and even killed for their faith in Jesus Christ. Yet the Gospel continues to be proclaimed. According to Mission Research South Asia (MRSA), l2 of the 29 states in India are less than l% Christian. “Another l2,” they report, “have less...
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