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Dispatches for the persecuted church

THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2026
Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. Colossians 4:2

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The Hidden Bureaucracy: How Selangor’s Shoplot Worship Ban Connects to a Bigger Agenda

For decades, non-Muslim communities throughout Malaysia have operated under a quiet, frustrating reality. Due to a chronic shortage of land available for non-Islamic places of worship — referred to administratively as “Rumah Ibadat Selain Islam” or “RISI” — thousands of church…

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Day 4 — You Are Near, Not Distant Lord, today we intercede for “Priscilla” in Tehran, Iran. She labors today in a war-torn city where isolation and pain are shaping daily perceptions. Establish in her a clear awareness that You are present and attentive.

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