Then, we also need to include them in our daily private prayers, family devotions, and small group prayer meetings. Every prayer opportunity needs to be made into an opportunity to pray for the persecuted church. Intelligent prayer means that those of us in leadership need to keep our people informed by studying and sharing missionary field reports. Staying informed is the second way we can help. The word martyr means witness and these suffering saints cannot be His witnesses in the fullest sense unless we broadcast their plight at every opportunity.
Action comes from information.
We need to pay special attention to secular media reports from persecution hot spots. Whenever we hear of violence overseas - there is a good chance that our fellow Christians are in the midst of it. For example, the recent bombings of U.S. Embassies by Muslim terrorists, renewed violence in Ireland, and the brutal murders and rapes of Uribia villagers by Columbian drug lords were all religiously motivated. To help you pray on target for those facing danger and persecution, here is my personal list of the top 10 most crucial persecution points in the world of missions today. Missions throughout the Himalayas and even in the foothills of India face intense physical and spirital challenges.