Your prayers are needed after four men were tragically murdered in an attack on a village in Indonesia by a group with links to so-called Islamic State.

Four Christian men have been murdered in a horrific attack on a village on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday 27 November. Six houses, including a makeshift church, and a Salvation Army building were also burnt to the ground. A group with links to so-called Islamic State are believed to be responsible.

At around 8am, a group of between eight and 10 men from East Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT) raided the village of Lemban Tongoa. They were armed with swords and guns and called residents out of their homes. Individuals were then singled out and killed. Three men were stabbed, and a fourth was burnt alive in his home.

Kandi loses her husband and father

Two of the men singled out were Kandi’s husband and father. After witnessing her father being killed in their home, she grabbed her children and fled.

“From where I was, I couldn't see my husband,” she recalls. “I immediately started running with my children. My mother ran into the house. I tried to stop her, but she was already captured. I said to my children: ‘That's it! It's just us now! Let's go!’ And so we ran.”

They managed to escape to safety. Thankfully, Kandi’s mother survived.

Salvation Army calls for prayer

“We find the news from Lemban Tongoa greatly disturbing,” said General Brian Peddle, leader of The Salvation Army which has a base on the island.

“Our hearts go out to our people who have been victims of evil, and to the families of those whose faith has caused such harm,” he added. “I call upon all Salvationists to pray for each person who has been affected, for the continuing witness of our people, and for healing in the communities. I ask our global community to join us in this prayer, and believe that as peace finds its place, evil will be defeated.”

"I see sadness in the eyes of the villagers"

The authorities, who have evacuated the village, have not been able to catch the attackers. East Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT) are one of several groups in Indonesia linked to so-called Islamic State. Since their leader was killed four years ago, the group haven’t carried out any attacks. But last Friday’s attack suggests they remain active.

Open Doors partners have arrived in the area to offer comfort and support. “I see sadness in the eyes of the villagers,” one partner reports. “There is a lot of emptiness in the face of Kandi whose father and husband were killed. However, when they saw us, the villagers smiled.” The team is listening to stories and will consider how to best serve the community.

Five members from church killed in Papua

The attack comes shortly after five Christians from a church in Papua, Indonesia’s easternmost province, were found dead.

In September, Pastor Yeremia was found dead. Some two months later, on 20 November, two students were shot in a jungle; one was killed, and the other wounded. A couple of days later, the bodies of three Christians were found in the same location, including a 13-year-old; they were returning home for Christmas.

The area is plagued by conflict between the TNI (Indonesian army) and armed groups. It is believed the TNI is responsible for the deaths, despite the victims not being involved in criminal groups.

PLEASE PRAY

That all those grieving, including Kandi, will know the warm embrace of God’s comfort and love
That the perpetrators of these crimes will be brought to justice, and these senseless attacks will stop
For Open Doors partners serving those affected by recent attacks, that they will ‘know the word that sustains the weary’ (Isaiah 50:4).

More: https://www.opendoorsuk.org/news/latest-news/christians-murdered-indonesia/

Thousands of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia's conflict-hit northern region of Tigray have run out of food, the UN's refugee agency, UNHCR, has said.  It appealed for urgent access to the region to provide emergency assistance.

Communications and aid access have been blocked since the conflict between the federal army and fighters loyal to Tigray leadership began a month ago.

Nearly 100,000 Eritrean refugees are in Tigray. They fled political persecution and compulsory military service.

A lot of focus has been on the tens of thousands who have fled to Sudan from Tigray during the fighting, but there is also concern about these Eritreans.

The UNHCR also said it was "alarmed" at unconfirmed reports of attacks and abductions and at the refugee camps.

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced on Sunday that the military offensive in Tigray had ended after federal forces took control of Tigray's capital, Mekelle.

But Debretsion Gebremichael, who leads the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), said fighting still continues and his forces have made some gains.

'Hunger a real danger'

Concerns about the state of the Eritrean refugees are growing by the hour, the UNHCR said in a briefing in Geneva.

"The camps will have now run out of food supplies - making hunger and malnutrition a real danger, a warning we have been issuing since the conflict began nearly a month ago.

"Our extreme worry is that we hear about attacks, the fighting near the camps, we hear about abductions and forced removals, so this is very important for us to have that access to go and see what has happened over there," its spokesman Babar Baloch told journalists.

The UNHCR also called for the protection of all civilians.

Mr Abiy told parliament on Monday that not a single civilian had been killed since the government launched its offensive in early November.

The government has also said it would open up a humanitarian corridor.

More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-55147858

Pray for a prompt resumption of constructive peace talks
Pray for the safety of refugees and all displaced people
Pray for the UN and other organisations who are seeking to provide humanitarian assistance and food, that they will obtain safe corridors to access those in need
Pray that all those who commit atrocities will be brought to justice

At least 110 people have been killed in an attack on a village in north-east Nigeria blamed on the Boko Haram jihadist group, according to the UN humanitarian coordinator in the country.

“At least 110 civilians were ruthlessly killed and many others were wounded in this attack,” Edward Kallon said in a statement after initial tolls indicated 43 and then at least 70 dead from the massacre on Saturday by suspected Boko Haram fighters.

Boko Haram kill dozens of farm workers in Nigeria

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“The incident is the most violent direct attack against innocent civilians this year,” Kallon said, adding: “I call for the perpetrators of this heinous and senseless act to be brought to justice.”

The attack took place in the village of Koshobe near the main city of Maiduguri, with assailants targeting farmers on rice fields. The Borno state governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, attended the burial on Sunday in the nearby village of Zabarmari of 43 bodies recovered on Saturday, saying the toll could rise after search operations resumed.

The assailants tied up the agricultural workers and slit their throats, according to a pro-government anti-jihadist militia. The victims were among labourers from Sokoto state in north-west Nigeria, about 1,000km (600 miles) away, who had travelled to the north-east to find work, it said. Six others were wounded in the attack and eight remained missing as of Saturday.

Kallon cited “reports that several women may have been kidnapped”, and called for their immediate release and return to safety.

The Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari ,condemned the attack, saying: “The entire country has been wounded by these senseless killings.”

The attack took place as voters went to the polls in long-delayed local elections in Borno state. The polls had been repeatedly postponed because of an increase in attacks by Boko Haram and a rival dissident faction, ISWAP.

The two groups have been blamed for increasing attacks on loggers, farmers and fishermen, whom they accuse of spying for the army and pro-government militias.

More: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/29/nigeria-attack-boko-haram-farm-workers-killed

Pray that the Nigerian government will escalate their intervention in this ongoing instability
Pray that the perpetrators will be held to account for these acts of heinous violence
Pray for the families and loved ones of the victims – for comfort for all those who mourn
Pray that the kidnapped women will be freed without coming to any harm
Pray for lasting peace to return to Nigeria

During our recent Aroma prayer call, the Seed Company highlighted translation work among the Inupiaq people of Alaska.

In the Arctic Circle, in the northernmost city in the United States, translators have been working for years to make the full Bible a reality. Watch the Aroma Livestream for more details.

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Prayer Points:

Pray for God to accelerate the translation work and grow the impact of Scripture as it goes out over the local airwaves (2 Thessalonians 3:1, NLT).

Pray for wisdom in correctly handling the Word of truth that communicates with the younger generation. And for them as they work to finish the book of Ecclesiastes on schedule (2 Timothy 2:15, ESV).

The pandemic is taking a great toll on the city and the translation efforts. Pray for God’s protection over the teams and the community (Psalm 91:14-16, NIV).

Praise God that the Inupiaq people have the New Testament in their language and are working hard to finish the Old Testament. Soon, they will have the full counsel of God! (Romans 16:25-26, HCSB).

The Inupiaq youth have a great desire to learn their language. The Word of God in their own language is adding dignity and transforming and preserving the Inupiaq culture (Psalm 107:2-3, ESV).

More: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=386690702526521&ref=watch_permalink

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We have exciting news for you! We will continue reaching people with the Gospel in 2021!

GO 21 is the first step in our efforts to reach the whole world with the Gospel and the kick-off of the GO Decade (2021-2030). After what we have seen with GO 2020, we believe it is possible to reach the whole world by 2030!

We are dedicating the month of May 2021 to prayer and evangelism to reach people with the Gospel. Many denominations and ministries have agreed to be part of GO 21 to mobilize 100 million believers to reach 1 billion people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  It will kick off with Global Prayer on May 1-2.

Please help us to get the word out!

We encourage you to share this flyer with the cause of reaching people with the Gospel with your whole network. Please help us to spread the news. Let's stand together to mobilize as many believers as possible.

The main goal of Global Outreach is to train, equip, and mobilize believers to share their faith and develop an evangelistic lifestyle.  This effort can't be accomplished with just one organization. We all know that only together can we achieve this goal.

The annual agenda (GO 21, GO 22 …) is a catalyst for an evangelistic lifestyle and church growth and contributes to the goal of the GO Decade: To share the Gospel with every person until 2030.

Together we can reach the world!  -  see www.go21.world

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Werner Nachtigal - Global Outreach Day / GO 21 / Go Decade

The global Bride from every nation, colour, tribe, and tongue is getting ready for her Bridegroom. We see Jesus extending His hand to us to join in His dance. With our eyes locked upon His, our movement will come into alignment — the Bride and Bridegroom becoming one.

Join us on Thursday, December 3rd from 5:00PM IST (Jerusalem) / 7:00AM PT (Vancouver) as we come together to fix our gaze on Him through 12 hours of consecutive worship. Let our perfume rise from different nations across the globe.

We believe that this will set the tone for the month of December; a time of consecration where the Spirit of God will seal the Bride’s utter devotion to her Bridegroom.

More details: https://watchmen.org/upcoming/2020/12/3/12-hour-perfume-of-nations  

‘Lifting up a fire wall and rampart over Iberoamérica’

Nations are in the midst of a global shakeup, a global hiatus due to the Crisis caused by the Covid-19 Pandemic. Many people in the nations are afraid and look for answers. Now more than ever it is time to pray for people, attend to their needs and share the Gospel in the Nations of the Earth.

We recognize that historical moments of crisis have created the perfect atmospheres for the GREAT REVIVALS and the Uprising of the Great Harvests of souls for our beloved Jesus Christ and the expansion of his Kingdom throughout history.

We believe that this is the moment when the Church must arise and take its role as The mouth, the feet, the hands of the Lord Jesus Christ to respond to a humanity that has no hope, that is in total confusion, and that awaits a resolution of their leaders or rulers.

We are living one of the most important prophetic moments in this decade , we see how in the midst of the shaking of the Nations, in a Global Pause, our precious Holy Spirit is moving strategically, bringing Revival in the midst of families, communities and nations . It is time to complete the Great Commission assigned by our Master. The Harvest is ready in the fields, the Angels have already been sent (Mark 13:39) .

The Latin American Prayer Council (CLAMOR) as part of the World Prayer Council (International Prayer Council) invites you to participate in a continuous Continental Vigil that will begin on April 24, and will be held every last Friday of each month until the end of the year 2020.

We want to agree to pray all the nations of Latin America in UNANIMITY , as a single VOICE; believing that something powerful will begin to happen this April. We will pray that the Redeeming gift of the Father, in the intervention of Jesus Christ and in the power of his Holy Spirit, hears our Prayer, receives our repentance and heals our lands. 2 Chronicles 7: 13-14.

We believe that this is the time of the Resurgence of The Ekklesia, a time to give hope to the needy, to the unreached groups of our continent, of the fulfillment of promises, of the manifestation of His mercy, forgiveness, grace. It is the divine time of the spiritual, economic, political and social restart of our peoples.

We cannot lose the window of opportunity that Covid-19 and the World Crisis is providing us to lift the harvest of souls in the fields that are already ready ... IT'S TIME TO PRAY CONTINENTALLY!

More info and sign-up: https://vigiliaunanime.clamor.global/index.php/en/

A number of leaders from different ministries around the world have been gathering online to share what God has laid on their hearts to be doing in 2021.  There is a desire for us to be collaborating like never before, in a spirit of John 17 unity, as we seek to reach the nations with the love of Jesus.

Some of these events are detailed elsewhere within this email, others, we will be updating you on next month… but we would like to suggest that if your ministry is planning event dates for next year, you might appreciate knowing that these international events are in the pipeline in order not to double book! 

More info is available from the websites:

10 Days of Praise & Prayer (13 – 22 May 2021) www.10days.net

The March for Jesus (22 May 2021)  www.themarchforjesus.org

Global Day of Prayer & broadcast (including commissioning to GO)  (23 May 2021) www.globalvoiceofprayer.com/global-day-of-prayer/

GO 21 / Global Outreach Day  (29 May 2021) www.go2020.world/en/go21

GO Decade update (2020 – 2030)  www.go2020.world/en/decade

Hope Movement – 90 Days of Hope / Global Day of Hope 

(June – August 2021)  www.go2020.world/en/go2020continues  

2020 a year of evangelism across the UK
https://advance2020.org/

Global Week of Prayer for S-I-K-H-S
Sun 29 Nov - Sun 6 Dec
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The Light has Come – Dec 17th
https://watchmen.org/upcoming/2020/12/17/the-light-has-come

Messiah's House Hanukkah Celebration - 18 Dec, 6.30pm
www.reconnectingministries.org

GO Christmas! Share your faith at Christmas
https://www.go2020.world/en/go2020continues

Latin-American Continuous Prayer Vigil – 26 Dec
https://vigiliaunanime.clamor.global/index.php/en/

Global Family 24/7 365 Online Prayer
https://www.globalfamily24-7prayer.org/

Movement for African National Initiatives – Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 8-12 March 2021
https://maniafrica.com/category/prayers/

10 Days of Praise & Prayer (13 – 22 May 2021)
www.10days.net

The March for Jesus (22 May 2021)
www.themarchforjesus.org

Global Day of Prayer & broadcast (including commissioning to GO) (23 May 2021)
www.globalvoiceofprayer.com/global-day-of-prayer/

GO 21 / Global Outreach Day (29 May 2021)
www.go2020.world/en/go21

GO Decade update (2020 – 2030)
www.go2020.world/en/decade

Hope Movement – 90 Days of Hope / Global Day of Hope (June – August 2021)
www.go2020.world/en/go2020continues

UPRising Events Calendar

GLOBAL UPRISING Manila, Philippines, Nov 2021
https://www.facebook.com/UPRISINGPhilippines/

There have been numerous significant regional and international gatherings over the last few months.  We would encourage our partner networks to continue to use these wonderful replays and resources that are available on the YouTube channels listed below.  They are a hugely valuable resource!

World Prayer Together on 19^th September involved 10,000 people from 123 nations.  

The theme of the 4-hour gathering was ‘Repentance, Reconciliation, Revival and Reaching all with His Gospel.’

Watch the 30-minute excerpts video or the replay of the whole event.  See the programme guides on YouTube or the IPC Website to quickly find specific items.

10 Days / The Return - 365 City Events and 155 Locations around the world took part in 10 Days.  4000+ people registered for the 24/7 Global Zoom Prayer Room and 4600+ took the Consecration Challenge.  

Watch the Facebook Live Replays of 10 Days.

100,000 attended The Return in Washington and 10's of Millions watched the simulcast on TV and Online.

See Jonathan Cahn’s prophetic word for America.

Watch the REPLAY of The Return - Download a Return Prayer Guide and More!

The National Prayer Assembly drew together huge numbers worldwide to an online gathering to pray for America.

Let's continue to pray for His deliverance and destiny for the USA during this crucial election season. May the best days for America be in the coming months and years, serving as a blessing from the Lord, not only to its own citizens but to the rest of the world as well!

View the NPA Sessions and presentations replays on YouTube

CONTEND 2020 - Global Mission Mobilization Initiative

Contend! is a 21 day prayer campaign seeking God for breakthrough in His global Church surrounding an increase of mission mobilization vision across ministry structures, moving mission from the periphery in the Church to its rightful place at the core.

Watch the playlist on YouTube Here