{"id":35199,"date":"2020-04-08T06:34:33","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T06:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=35199"},"modified":"2020-04-08T06:34:33","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T06:34:33","slug":"holy-land-group-plans-good-friday-prayer-marathon-for-persecuted-christians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2020\/04\/08\/holy-land-group-plans-good-friday-prayer-marathon-for-persecuted-christians\/","title":{"rendered":"HOLY LAND: Group plans Good Friday prayer marathon for persecuted Christians"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A grassroots coalition is staging join a 24-hour Good Friday prayer marathon for persecuted Christians, to be held online, with the participation of religious leaders from persecuted communities in China, Iraq, Iran, Nigeria, Ethiopia and other countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To be held via Zoom, the event is set to start at sunrise Jerusalem on Holy Friday and to end at sunrise Jerusalem on Saturday, is organized by Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">People from all faiths and languages are welcome to join, though prayers will be in English.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe believe that no matter what language the prayers are spoken in, it will be an impulse from the Holy Spirit to unite Christians and people of other faiths to lift our prayers and uphold those who are literally nailed to the Cross with Jesus,\u201d said Dede Laugesen, Executive Director of STPC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt\u2019s our duty, like Simon of Cyrene, to lift that cross and walk with Jesus and those who are experiencing this trial of Golgotha with him,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The online prayer day is \u201csuch a beautiful moment, and it really does oblige us to be present with Christ as he experiences his passion. It\u2019s a way to dig in deep and to be a part of it with him,\u201d she told\u00a0<em>Crux<\/em>\u00a0over the phone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the second Good Friday this initiative is held, and last year \u201chundreds joined us globally for a passion prayer for persecuted Christians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe will have leaders from persecuted communities leading hours of prayer and persecuted Christians as well to join and link up with Christians from all over the world to lift them up,\u201d Laugesen said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Those wishing to participate can join in throughout the day,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/savethepersecutedchristians.org\/passion-prayer\/\">following this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The prayer initiative is an ecumenical effort, and the list of leaders include Catholic priests, Anglican and Evangelical leaders in addition to persecuted Christians themselves, who will be joining throughout the day and sharing their witness.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/donate\/\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-35066 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/make-a-donation-300x96.png\" alt=\"Donate\" width=\"181\" height=\"58\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/make-a-donation-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/make-a-donation-580x186.png 580w, https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/make-a-donation.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A grassroots coalition is staging join a 24-hour Good Friday prayer marathon for persecuted Christians, to be held online, with the participation of religious leaders from persecuted communities in China, Iraq, Iran, Nigeria, Ethiopia and other countries. 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