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Dispatches for the persecuted church

SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2026
Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. Colossians 4:2

Prayer

Pray for: Delayed Wages Push Christian to Commit Suicide in Punjab, Pakistan

About the dispatch

International Christian Concern (Persecution.org)·June 19, 2026

For several months, Waseem Masih took pride in his work, doing his part to keep the province of Punjab in Pakistan clean. Masih, a Christian, was employed under the Suthra Punjab initiative — a province-wide sanitation reform launched by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz…

Read at International Christian Concern (Persecution.org)

Pray with the global church

Compassionate Father, we lift up the people of Punjab, where burdens of injustice and despair weigh heavily on many lives. You see the plight of the oppressed, and Your heart is for the brokenhearted and the crushed in spirit. Comfort the family of Waseem Masih in their grief, and draw near to the communities in anguish over delayed wages and unmet needs. Establish justice in every institution, and let righteousness flow like a stream through Punjab. Reveal Jesus to those who suffer in silence and those who hold power over others. Strengthen the church in Pakistan to stand as a beacon of hope and truth, pointing to the One who can truly satisfy every need. To You belong justice, mercy, and sovereign grace through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Anchored in

Psalm 34:18

also: Amos 5:24, Psalm 145:18