·Look over the country descriptions in the book Jesus Freaks and choose a country to pray for during the week. Pray for the specific needs of that country, for the protection of the believers there, for new hearts to be won to the Gospel, and that the persecutors in that country would come to know the love of Jesus Christ.

 

·Pray that the Holy Spirit would give you special things and people to pray for in that country-be as specific as possible.

 

·As you go through your day be aware of that country-find it on a globe, look it up in the library or on the Internet (see organization link list) and watch for it on the news. Look up scriptures in the Bible to pray over that country.

 

·Share prayer requests for that country with your Bible study, Sunday school class, or friends. Form a prayer group to meet and pray on a regular basis for different countries.

 

·Create a bulletin board in your church or youth group area where you and your friends can post the answers to your prayers.

 

·Say a short prayer whenever you think of that country throughout the week. At the end of the week ask God if He wants you to continue to pray for that country or to choose another to pray for.

 

      Hundreds of thousands of Christians risk their lives by gathering to worship Jesus every week. We in America may never know the extent of such repression. Hold a mock underground church meeting in a home or at your church. Give each participant a password or secret knock that they will need in order to enter your meeting. You could even hold your meeting outside in the woods. Then have people who are dressed as police invade your meeting. Have only one or two Bibles to share in the group. Use only the light from a lantern or candle.

 

      Hundreds of thousands of Christians risk their lives by gathering to worship Jesus every week. We in America may never know the extent of such repression. Hold a mock underground church meeting in a home or at your church. Give each participant a password or secret knock that they will need in order to enter your meeting. You could even hold your meeting outside in the woods. Then have people who are dressed as police invade your meeting. Have only one or two Bibles to share in the group. Use only the light from a lantern or candle.

 

To your elected officials. Write a letter to or e-mail your elected officials in Washington and in your state capital. Inform them of specific human rights violations committed against Christians in various countries around the world. Let them know that you are also passing this information on to several of your friends. Request that they investigate these violations and propose sanctions against the governments of these countries until these violations end. Their addresses can be found in the blue pages in your phone book or call the reference desk at your local library.

 

To the ambassador. You can be a voice on behalf of your persecuted brothers and sisters in specific countries. Write the ambassador from that foreign government or the United States ambassador to that country communicating your concern over the treatment of Christians in his country. Politely protest the continued attacks on Christians citing any specific incidents of which you know. Addresses can be obtained from your local library, the United Nations web site: www.un.org, or at www.embassyworld.com.   

 

To the officials of foreign governments. The Religious Prisoners Congressional Task Force encourages American citizens to directly appeal to foreign governments on behalf of specific religious prisoners.

 

You can find information on the web at www.house.gov/pitts/initiatives/humanrights/hr-rp-prisonerindex.htm.

 

To the editor of your local newspaper. Educate your community on the horrors faced by Christians worldwide. Make sure you call the newspaper's editorial staff and ask for their letter writing guidelines. Many have a maximum word count and abiding by that will give your letter a better chance of being printed. 

 

To your friends. E-mail spreads information very quickly. Create an e-mail distribution list that has the addresses of several friends and forward them information about the atrocities happening to Christians around the world. By keeping them informed, they can be praying for these individuals and can be writing letters or sending e-mails of their own to elected officials, foreign governments, or other friends.