We here at "Light in the Darkness" are asking that each of you who share this ministry with us to please pray for our brothers and sisters who are being persecuted in Iraq, and every other place.  ... Prayer is a powerful thing, especially when we join forces ...

God bless you all, and may He keep you safe in these increasingly difficult times ...

Red, Mary & Victor
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This from a dear school friend
Dear Friends --
It may be too late for these Christians and missionaries. But pray for them and parents of the martyred children.
-- Bob 

Prayer Request from Dan and Marilyn Wilson Missionaries who are in the areas
that are being attacked by ISIS are asking to be showered in prayer. ISIS
has taken over the town they are in today. He said ISIS is systematically
going house to house to all the Christians and asking the children to
denounce Jesus. He said so far not one child has. And so far all have
consequently been killed. But not the parents. The UN has withdrawn and the
missionaries are on their own. They are determined to stick it out for the
sake of the families - even if it means their own deaths. They are very
afraid, have no idea how to even begin ministering to these families who
have had seen their children martyred. Yet he says he knows God has called
them for some reason to be His voice and hands at this place at this time.
Even so, they are begging for prayers for courage to live out their vocation
in such dire circumstances. And like the children, accept martyrdom if they
are called to do so. These brave parents instilled such a fervent faith in
their children that they chose martyrdom. Please surround them in their loss
with your prayers for hope and perseverance. One missionary was able to talk
to her brother briefly by phone. She didn't say it, but I believe she
believes it will be their last conversation. Pray for her too. She said he
just kept asking her to help him know what to do and do it. She told him to
tell the families we ARE praying for them and they are not alone or
forgotten - no matter what. Please keep them all in your prayers.

 

This came this morning. Just a few minutes ago I received the following text
message on my phone from Sean Malone who leads Crisis Relief International
(CRI). We then spoke briefly on the phone and I assured him that we would
share this urgent prayer need with all of our contacts. "We lost the city of
Queragosh (Qaraqosh). It fell to ISIS and they are beheading children
systematically. This is the city we have been smuggling food to. ISIS has
pushed back Peshmerga (Kurdish forces) and is within 10 minutes of where our
CRI team is working. Thousands more fled into the city of Erbil last night.
The UN evacuated its staff in Erbil . Our team is unmoved and will stay.
Prayer cover needed!" Please pray sincerely for the deliverance of the
people of Northern Iraq from the terrible advancement of ISIS and its
extreme Islamic goals for mass conversion or death for Christians across
this region. May I plead with you not to ignore this email. Do not forward
it before you have prayed through it. Then send it to as many people as
possible. Send it to friends and Christians you may know. Send it to your
prayer group. Send it to your pastor and phone him to pray on Sunday during
the service - making a special time of prayer for this. We need to stand in
the gap for our fellow Christians. My soul waits in silence for God only;
from Him is my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation, my
stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken. Psalm 62:1-2