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by Mark Cannon
Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion.
Stay alert and
be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.
Eph. 6:18
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PRAYER REQUESTS FOR
October 9, 2026
Please pray that…
… the Church in Iran will continue to pray, worship, evangelize, and serve with courage during times of unrest, fear, persecution, and uncertainty. Pray for Muslims who are more open to the gospel than ever before and for a spiritual awakening throughout the region.
… Christians in the Maldives will grow in faith, stand firm in the face of Muslim opposition, and be empowered by the Holy Spirit to advance the gospel.
…God would heal Pastor Pavel Schreider, who suffered a traumatic brain injury from torture while in prison in Kyrgyzstan. He was released in March, after 18 months in prison, but deported and banned from Kyrgyzstan. Pray for him and his family as they get re-established in a new country.
IN THE NEWS
YEMEN
Since 2014, the Iran-backed rebel Houthi group has taken control of large swathes of northwestern Yemen. Seeking to wrest control of the country from the Saudi-backed, Sunni government, this Shia Muslim group has recently begun attacking airports and oil installations in Saudi Arabia and has secured control of a vital Red Sea strait, affecting shipping. Since mid-September, a fresh wave of 200,000 people have been displaced. On October 4, Yemen’s president announced Operation Dawn of Yemen, a military effort to retake all Houthi-held territory. Already some 18.5 million people face food insecurity, and the humanitarian crisis is worsening as fighting escalates. Pray for Yemenis living in constant danger and hunger. Pray for the few secret Yemeni believers, that God would provide for them and give them opportunities to share Jesus with others.
For more information and prayer requests for Yemen, https://www.opendoors.org/wwl/yemen
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.… He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth.”
—Psalm 46:1, 9 NIV
Additional Prayer
Requests
PRAY FOR ACCESS TO THE
WORD OF GOD
WORLDWIDE: A report released by the organization Bible Access Initiative reveals that more than 500 million Christians around the world have restricted or no access to the Word of God. Even if Bibles are available in print, audio, or digital form, notes the report, persecution, extreme poverty, or lack of Internet access keep these people from owning or reading the Scriptures in any form. Afghanistan tops the list of the nations with the greatest restrictions on Bibles and Christian literature; 9 of the 10 most restrictive are Muslim-majority nations.
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Pray that the Lord would protect individuals and teams who distribute Bibles in restrictive areas, and those who accept them at the risk of great persecution, even the loss of their lives.
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Pray that God would provide the means for those living in poverty to have access to His Word.
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Authorities may confiscate Bibles, but cannot take away what a person has memorized! Pray that the Holy Spirit would give believers the opportunity and ability to hide God’s Word in their hearts, and to share it with others wherever they are.
See the Bible Access List here: https://tinyurl.com/bailist26
PRAY FOR CÔTE D’IVOIRE
For more than two years, we have been praying for the launch of an initiative to reach the large Arab and particularly Lebanese community in the city of Abidjan. We praise God that one couple, who will serve as lead pastors, just arrived in Abidjan. Two families are currently raising funds to go; one of these families previously served in an Arab nation and speak Arabic. A fourth family is taking steps to join the team. Please pray
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that the Lord would encourage these lead pastors as they begin to study French, adapt to their new context, and meet and build relationships with church leaders and with people within the target community;
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that God would provide the needed funds so that the other team members may arrive quickly;
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that the Holy Spirit would guide these workers to a site that can serve as a ministry base, and to key, sympathetic “people of peace” who can help them make inroads into the community.