Neighbor Prayer Update

Dear Praying Neighbors,

Urgent prayer is requested for Nazarenes in Orissa and other Christians suffering at this time. Pray also for the Nazarene Compassionate Ministries and JESUS Film staff who are currently preparing to respond and help wherever they can.

Orphanage set ablaze by angry mob.

As the violence continues to spread in Orissa, India, many Christians remain in hiding after days of riots that have left many dead and countless Christian homes and churches burnt or destroyed.

Last week, two Nazarene congregations were mourning the death of their pastors–Purna Digal of the Baliguda Church of the Nazarene and Purendra Digal of the Bataguda Church of the Nazarene. Both pastors were killed by a mob on Friday night, August 29, and their churches burned and homes destroyed while the villagers fled into the jungle. Both were leaders of the JESUS Film church mission group in Orissa.

In similar incidents, Nazarene churches in at least six villages were burned down and homes of countless Nazarene families were destroyed or burned by the angry mobs.

Visit NCNnews for more details: http://www.ncnnews.com/nphweb/html/ncn/article.jsp?id=10006338

We can pray as Jesus prayed for his disciples in John 17:

“Faither, our  prayer is not that You take them out of the world but that you keep them by Your name and protect them from the evil one…Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.
As you sent (Christ) into the world, (continue to send) them into the world….(may) they too may be truly sanctified.” (JOHN 17:14-19)

A donation account has been established through Nazarene Compassionate Ministries in the General Treasurer’s Office. All funds should be forwarded noting the account “India Civil Unrest-AMC1600″ to the General Treasurer, 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64131. Those desiring to send funds after September 10, 2008, please use the new address: General Treasurer Church of the Nazarene, Global Ministry Center, 17001 Prairie Star Parkway, Lenexa, KS 66220. In Canada, checks should be made payable and sent to the Church of the Nazarene Canada, 20 Regan Road, Unit 9, Brampton, Ontario L7A 1C3. Online donating will be available shortly at ncm.org.
–NCM