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Dispatches for the persecuted church

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2026
“O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen on your walls; they will pray day and night, continually. Take no rest, all you who pray to the Lord.” —Isaiah 62:6

Prayer

Pray for: The Middle East is losing its Christians: We can’t look away

About the dispatch

Religion News Service·November 5, 2026

(RNS) — Christianity’s historic presence in the region where our faith was born has reached a critical breaking point — and Christian leaders around the world are increasingly alarmed.

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Pray with the global church

Everlasting God, we come before You as the ancient lands of the Middle East grow thin in Christian witness. Your name has been proclaimed across these regions for centuries; let it be spoken there still. Strengthen the believers who remain, that they may not lose heart but be renewed day by day, carrying Your light amidst growing shadows. Bring revelation to those who resist the Gospel, opening blind eyes and softening hard hearts. We ask for Your Spirit to stir in places where churches have long stood but now struggle under pressure. Let Jesus be known as Savior among those who have yet to call on His name. In all this, establish Your Kingdom even here, that Christ might shine brightly through every trial. We trust in Your faithfulness and entrust these lands to Your hands, through Jesus our Lord. Amen.

Anchored in

2 Corinthians 4:16

also: Acts 28:26, Isaiah 42:6