Paul Estabrooks, senior communications specialist for Open Doors USA, told The Christian Post that the day is a time to focus on intercessory prayer on behalf of Christians worldwide who are experiencing an increasing amount of persecution.
Recent acts of persecution include last week’s violent attack by suspected Islamic extremists who threw a grenade into the home of the church guard of an East Africa Pentecostal Church in Kenya, killing an 8-year-old girl and another member of the church, according to news reports.
Christians in Egypt and Iran have also experienced heightened persecution in recent months. Twenty-seven protesters were killed in Cairo on Oct. 9, when Christian protesters clashed with military forces....
Dr. Steven J. Lawson | 10/11/2009
