Day 3
Bangladesh
Father God, you say that the one who perseveres under trial is blessed because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him. We pray for the Christian Believers in Bangladesh who are experiencing trials because of their faith in Jesus Christ. We ask you to watch over them, strengthen them, encourage them, and equip them to stand firm and endure. We bless them to know that those who love Jesus will receive the crown of life from Him (The Bible, James 1:12).
The third largest Muslim majority country in the world, Bangladesh, is densely populated. Corruption and widespread human rights abuses remain challenges, as do regular widespread flooding and other climate-related natural disasters. The nation’s politics continues its slow slide from the pro-independence protest movement of the late 1960s, towards an increasingly one-party-dominated political horizon. Despite persecution against Christian Believers, the Church has grown in faith, boldness, and numbers. Bangladesh continues to host most of the world’s Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, one of the largest and most devastating refugee crises in recent years. The COVID-19 pandemic was very damaging for Bangladesh’s economic, social, and healthcare sectors, but recovery was gaining momentum until the recent global food and fuel shortages began to take their toll.
