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Turkey: International Day of Prayer |
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Association of Protestant Churches: ‘Greetings from Turkey -
the land of Noah, of Abraham, of Paul, of Antioch, of Acts, of the Seven Churches of Revelation, of Nicea. We would like to invite you to join us in a commitment that we as the current churches of Turkey have made: as from this year, 2009, to set aside every year, the day of April 18 as the ‘International Day of Prayer for Turkey'. Why April 18? Various dates were being proposed, when, as you will sadly recall, three of our brothers were brutally murdered, martyred, in the city of Malatya in 2007. On 18 April 2007, Necati Aydin, Tillman Geske and Ugur Yüksel were murdered for no other reason than actively living and sharing the good news of Jesus Christ. Mingling their memory in deep prayer for the country they and we all love, will honour their sacrifice.' The initiative has received the backing of the European Evangelical Alliance and World Evangelical Alliance. | | Pray: | that Turkey's tiny Christian community can be strengthened in the Holy Spirit to live for the glory of God and that the people of Turkey will open their hearts and eyes to the Kingdom of God. (Col.2:6-8) Source: Prayer Alert
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