Asia

Prayer for North Korean Refugees

03 Oct 2017
"Rescue those being led away to death"* We are bringing you this article which was originally to highlight North Korean Refugees Day, which has past, but it brings some informative information to guide…

Answered Prayer: Finnish Aid Worker Released

03 Oct 2017
Breaking News: The sister we asked IPC Connections readers to pray for that was kidnapped on May, 20th 2017 was released! Praise be to God and thank you for your prayers. The original…

Children in Prayer Myanmar Conference Oct 7

03 Oct 2017
On Oct 7th, there will be a children's intercession prayer conference with 1000 children. All the children come from different orphanages and different churches too. In this conference, the children participate in praising,…

Praying for International Security

03 Oct 2017
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its…

Iraq: Kurds vote for independence

29 Sep 2017
An email from a Kurdish Christian says, ‘On 25 September, in a landmark referendum, Kurds in three northern provinces of Iraq voted for independence for the Kurdistan region. Kurds are the fourth-largest ethnic…

North Korea: pray for Christian mission

29 Sep 2017
In the 1940s, Christianity enjoyed tremendous growth in North Korea. By 1950 there were 2,850 churches, 700 pastors, and 300,000 Christians; Pyongyang was nicknamed ‘the new Jerusalem’. But the rise of Kim Il…

Indonesia and Vanuatu: volcano eruption fears

29 Sep 2017
Since 23 September, 122,500 people have been evacuated to locations outside a 7.5-mile exclusion area around Bali's Mount Agung volcano. The magma has been rising closer to its surface, as indicated by hundreds…

Pakistan/USA relationship

22 Sep 2017
A brother in Pakistan writes, ‘Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif continues to resist being thrown out of government for corruption. He denies the accusations, and is still trying to run the party. His…

Yemen: kidnapped priest finally released

15 Sep 2017
On 18 March 2016 Prayer Alert readers prayed for the safety of an Indian priest who had been abducted when a Catholic care home for the frail and disabled in Aden was attacked.…

USA / Philippines: two convictions for trafficking

15 Sep 2017
Courts on opposite sides of the USA convicted two men for sexually exploiting children thousands of miles away in the Philippines. Two young survivors flew to California to testify in one of the…