Famed for its ancient trade in frankincense and myrrh, the Queen of Sheba, and the birthplace of algebra, today Yemen is struggling to reconstruct and regain its former glory.
The nation has been racked by three civil wars over tribal distinctions and competing ideology in the last forty years. Because of all the conflict, the government promotes and utilizes the nation’s strongest unifying force: Islam. Of Yemen’s 22.4 million people, 99.5% are Muslims with only 9,056 Christians. (learn more)
The nation has been racked by three civil wars over tribal distinctions and competing ideology in the last forty years. Because of all the conflict, the government promotes and utilizes the nation’s strongest unifying force: Islam. Of Yemen’s 22.4 million people, 99.5% are Muslims with only 9,056 Christians. (learn more)
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PRAYER POINTS
- Pray that the pressures may ease and that many Yemenis’ may find freedom in christ. Since the law dictates that conversion from Islam is punishable by law.
- Pray that the broadcasts of Christian radio would bear lasting fruit.
- Pray for strengthened faith for Christians in Yemen.
Oh God,
Sometimes it is so hard to look at situations and still say “Praise the Lord!”. But You are sovereign over all things and we rejoice in this! God, we pray for the communities of believers to be strengthened. We know that You created us to live in unity with you and others, and that when we are living and working together as a body that You move in powerful ways. Let it be so in Yemen. Make these communities of believers so appealing to Muslims! Help them to see that even if they illegally convert to being a disciple of Jesus that their community will be even more strong, their lives more rich, and most importantly, their eternity secure. Use Your unified people to accomplish this, and confound the enemy’s tactics in this country. Do not allow Your people to merely exist in Yemen, but to THRIVE. May they not become weary in doing good, for they will reap a harvest at the proper time if they do not give up. Draw the Yemen people to Yourself, Father. Enable them to take refuge from the crazy world in You.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen