Day 9
Mali
Gracious Lord, we pray that those who mistreat the poor and insult them will repent of their bad attitudes. They should have welcomed the poor people. They ought to have respected them at least as much as they did the rich people. We pray that You will liberate the poor treated as slaves. Lord, grant Your justice to the poor people and the Christian Believers dragged in front of the courts. Lord fight the rich people who are unkind and persecute them and spoke against Your name. Lord, when Your name is insulted, Make the Christian Believers to revere Your good and noble name. We thank You Lord as Christian Believers bear Your name, Jesus Christ that shows that they belong to You (The Bible, James 2:6-7).
Mali has jumped seven points up and is listed in 17th position in the World Watch report 2023 by Open Doors for Christian persecution. Malians continue to live under the threat of Islamic extremist groups that took control of the country’s northern region. Pressure against the Churches is rising, and missionaries are at constant risk of abduction. President of the Republic of Mali is incumbent Assimi Goïta Interim since 24 May 2021and Colonel Abdoulaye Maïga, since 21 August 2022. Mali struggles to keep peace with ever-present tribal tensions, and the presence of many radical Islamic militant groups in the north. The Malian government and northern armed groups signed an internationally mediated peace accord. Although a secular state with religious freedom, Islamization severely hampers opportunities to reach Malians. The northern regions are home to at least three known Islamic terror groups and are nearly impossible for the government and security forces to police.
