Pakistan

Christians in Pakistan...
 Though the Church exists and we are thankful for that, her activities are curtailed through a set of laws that make evangelism to Muslims and conversion to Christianity a crime. Fundamental Islamists cause discrimination from grass root levels all the way up to a governmental level. Islamic identity gives the man on the street power over a Non-Muslim and violation of his or her rights, without the fear of being reprimanded by the authorities. Christians are denied opportunities to become literate.  Discrimination of Christians in the workplace, in receiving scholarships, education, healthcare and in some extreme and remote areas even in accessing basic amenities like clean water, food etc. 

Let the whole world know  Posted on 08/26/2011 12:00 AM

Friends this is an urgent prayer request. On the 4th of January, earlier this year Salman Taseer, the Governer of the Punjab was killed. He was killed because he defended Aasya Bibi, the Christian woman who has been in prison for almost two years now on false blasphemy charges. He has refered to the Blasphemy law as an unjust law and has even gone as far as saying it was poisonous. Although he himself was not a believer, he was killed because he spoke up for the rights of Christians in Pakistan. Today his son Shahbaz has been kidnapped! Pakistan's Christians ackowledge that the Taseer Family have already paid a high price for our rights in Pakistan. We do not want them to lose another member of their family. As I heard this news I was led by the Holy Spirit to pray a prayer. I want to share that prayer with you. Will you pray it with us that Shahbaz be released in more ways than one? My friends, you have prayed for men of courage to rise in Pakistan, you have prayed for Christians in Pakistan and the voice of these men rose because of your prayers. Salman gave his life because you prayed that someone would speak up for us, his son has been kidnapped because of that. Now it is time to pray that God will honour the sacrifice of this family and our prayers and will free Shahbaz and will bring him into a knowledge of God's protection. The prayer God led me to pray was 'Dear Lord Jesus, I know Salman was not a believer in Jesus, but I also know that he spoke up for us and I know you will honour that. Lord his son is suffering because his father spoke for the Maarias and the Aasyas and the Abraham's of Pakistan. So Lord please make yourself known to Shahbaz wherever he is. Lord visit with him and say to him, 'My Son Peace to You'. You have said that the weary should come to you, Lord invite Shahbaz at this moment, still the storm in him and calm him and speak with him Jesus please' Please pray for Shahbaz and ask your church groups and prayer partners to do so as well. If you are on facebook start a page to pray for them, blog about it, put out a text message to other Christians. Go on do something. Let the world see what our God does, how in Jesus name storms are stilled and the lost are found and the blind can see, let the world see our love for others. Let them see we pray for those who do not believe, because Jesus loves them and we are not just focused on ourselves. We do not spend our time judging unbelievers and hating them. We pray for them, because Jesus bore the nails for them and He loves them unconditionally. Pray, Pray and keep praying. Maaria ( a secret believer in Pakistan)