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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2026
Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. Colossians 4:2

Prayer

Pray for: India Delays Problematic FCRA Amendment Bill

About the dispatch

International Christian Concern (Persecution.org)·August 17, 2026

India’s Parliament has temporarily delayed action on a proposed amendment to the country’s foreign-funding law that could significantly affect Christian ministries and other organizations receiving foreign contributions.

Read at International Christian Concern (Persecution.org)

Pray with the global church

Almighty God, we lift up the nation of India where proposed amendments to foreign funding laws have been delayed. You alone hold the heart of kings and governments, and You direct the course of nations according to Your wisdom. We ask You to guard the ministries affected by these laws, ensuring that their work continues unhindered and Your purposes are fulfilled. Establish Your peace and justice in the legislative processes, and reveal Jesus to lawmakers and officials, that their hearts may be turned toward righteousness and mercy. Let the church in India stand firm, abounding in love and good deeds, as a living testimony of Your grace. We trust in Your sovereignty over every nation and every law. In the name of Jesus, our Advocate and King. Amen.

Anchored in

Proverbs 21:1

also: Hebrews 10:24