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| Fewer than 300,000 Iraqi Christians remain in the country. Converts from Islam face harsh treatment from Islamic extremists. |
Source: iCommitToPray
The whereabouts of a Christian convert arrested in Iraq remain unknown. Kazim became a follower of Christ while living abroad. His Iranian wife and their children eventually came to live with him, and they too became Christians. However, the family was unable to establish residency outside Iraq and feared returning to southern Iraq as converts to Christianity. They also didn’t want to move to Iran because Kazim’s in-laws had threatened them after learning of their conversion. The family eventually moved to Iraqi Kurdistan, a safer part of Iraq for Christians. However, Kazim had to return to his hometown to update his children’s identity cards and was quickly arrested there. Front-line workers are concerned about his condition. “I pray for him every night,” said a front-line worker. “And I worry that he might be tortured or may have already been killed.”
Pray that the family will hear where Kazim is and what happened to him.
Pray for Kazim, that he will be freed from detention and be able to return home.
Pray that Iraqi Kurds and other minority groups will have access to God's Word in their own language.
Pray for pastors and other church leaders who regularly face death threats for their evangelistic work.
Christian converts from Islam are sometimes killed by family members. Pray for their protection and peace.
