Ask God to encourage his people and make their witness bold and effective. Infusing Russian Orthodoxy into the Communist platform ignores the brutal murders of 200,000 clergy during a 70-year Soviet reign of terror, according to a Russian government report. Pray that God's people will have the courage to stand against an unholy political alliance. Intercede for the people of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka who daily must cope with terrorism and civil strife. More than 1,600 people died in the streets of Karachi in 1995.
Strikes continue to disrupt life in Bangladesh.
The Sri Lanka government is pressing an offensive against Tamil guerrillas and more than 500,000 people are displaced. Ask God to protect his people. Pray that the gospel of peace would push back the darkness in these countries. Pray for boys in China who are being kidnapped from their homes and sold to other families. Police recently broke two kidnapping rings and rescued 17 boys and returned them to their families.