their Christian faith to others. They don’t keep it to themselves. Stories of the persecuted church ought to give us encouragement and motivation to share our own faith with others. As one body of Christ, we ought to feel the pain of our suffering brothers and sisters. When one hurts, the whole body feels it. We must not forget to remember those who are in prison. We should strive to be aware of the hostile conditions that other Christians live in and advocate for those whose voices are taken away.
As part of our call to love and stand in solidarity, we need to recognize the repression, persecution, and identify the struggles that so many Christians encounter. Second Corinthians 1:5 states that “For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ.” (NIV) God calls us to comfort the suffering believers. On this International Day of Prayer, let us pray for those who are persecuted for their faith in Christ, because prayer acts as one of the main avenues to support the suffering church.
PRAYER GATHERINGS ONLINE & IN PERSON Call the church office or email info@college-church.org for details on these prayer meetings. Sunday Morning Prayer 8-8:40 a.m. in C101 Monday Morning Prayer 6:15-7:15 a.m. Board Room Wednesday Night Prayer (Fireside/Zoom) 7-8 p.m. Led by the Missions Office • November 3: Wil Triggs, Persecuted Church • November 10: Loulwa El Maalouf, Arab Baptist Theological Seminary • November 17: Speaker TBD • November 24: No Meeting (Thanksgiving Eve service) Friday Prayer for the Persecuted Church (Board Room) 12-1 p.m. Led by Wil and Lorraine Triggs. The weekly prayer guide is also available at our website: https://bit.ly/2ZkqQLA
Hannah Prayer Fellowship will meet on November 10 at 1:30 p.m. in C104E. Jeff Dusek will share about his work with the Chicago Eagles. He shares the message of Christ through soccer. Join us as we pray for Jeff and our missionaries.
Dorcas Prayer Fellowship will meet Wednesday, November 17, at 1:30 p.m. in the Learning Center at Covenant Living at
Windsor Park to hear about the work of Chad and Leanna Wiebe in Ukraine. Men and women are welcome to visit or join the group for the presentation and for the prayer time for our missionaries.
Aaron-Hur Prayer Fellowship will meet on Thursday, November 16, at 7 p.m. at the home of Eric and Marilyn Enstrom, 1460 Stoddard Ave. in Wheaton, (630) 682-8341. Our guests will be Daniel and Julie, preparing to serve in Asia.
Our Prayer Pulse email goes out every Monday. You can get prayer updates via that email. Sign up by clicking "Enews signup" on our website. If you already receive other emails from College Church, click "manage my preferences" at the bottom of any email and select Prayer Pulse to add yourself.
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