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The Voice of the Martyrs
Jan. 16, 2023
BARTLESVILLE, Okla., Jan. 16, 2023 /Christian
Newswire/ -- Four more African countries have been added to the list of the
world's most dangerous and difficult places to follow Christ.
The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) added and designated
Benin, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Mozambique and
Niger as "hostile" nations in their annual 2023 Global Prayer Guide.
VOM added four African countries to their list of the world's most dangerous and
difficult places to follow Christ.
The VOM 2023 Global Prayer Guide is designed to equip and encourage
Christians to pray more specifically by providing in-depth information about the
plight of persecuted Christians around the world. The VOM 2023 Global Prayer
Guide is free and available to anyone who requests a copy at
www.persecution.com/prayerguide.
Since 1997, VOM has tracked persecution of Christians and designated nations or
areas where followers of Christ regularly face persecution as either
"restricted" or "hostile" in their annual prayer resource.
Benin, a small country bordering western Nigeria, is considered the birthplace
of voodoo. The country is about 30 percent Christian, but Christianity is viewed
by many in the north as a threat to their traditional beliefs.
The church in the eastern parts of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo is under immense pressure. Islamist groups
severely persecute Christians there, raiding villages, destroying churches and
brutally killing hundreds of believers.
Mozambique is one of the poorest countries in the world. It's also one of the
most dangerous because an Islamic insurgency that started in 2019 continues to
create chaos and instability in the northern province of Cabo Del Gado.
In Niger, radical Islamists from countries that surround the nation–such as
Mali, Burkina Faso and Nigeria– are attacking Christians inside the country with
increasing frequency.
"The first thing that persecuted Christians ask Christians in free nations to do
for them is to PRAY. With this newly updated VOM Global Prayer Guide, every
Christian can be equipped to pray with a real understanding of the needs and
specific ways to pray," said Nettleton.
VOM offers other prayer resources as well, including the new VOM app for
iOS and
Android which gives users a daily reminder to pray and a specific prayer
request for that day.
About The Voice of the Martyrs
Founded in 1967, VOM is a nonprofit, interdenominational missions organization
serving persecuted Christians in the world's most difficult and dangerous places
to follow Christ. For more information, visit
VOM.org.
SOURCE The Voice of the Martyrs
CONTACT: Jon Wilke,
jon.wilke@gmail.com