International Day of Prayer 2024: Join in prayer for front-line workers and persecuted Christians in the world's spiritually darkest places.
| International Day of Prayer for Persecuted Christians (IDOP) | The International Day of Prayer for Persecuted Christians (IDOP) is an opportunity for you and your family, small group, class and church to learn about the persecution of our brothers and sisters in Christ and how you can pray specifically for them.
Beginning Nov. 3, 2024, and throughout the month of November, join other followers of Christ around the world in prayer for persecuted Christians.
The Voice of the Martyrs’ 2024 IDOP short feature film, The Martinez Family: Colombia, invites viewers to experience the tension of being a front-line worker in Colombia’s “red zones.”
The red zones are areas of Colombia that are controlled by Marxist guerrillas like the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and other paramilitary groups active in persecuting Christians.
Those who work to advance the gospel in the most difficult and dangerous places to be a Christian are not “super-Christians” — they are simply being obedient to God’s Word and the calling they have received from God.
They live out the words of Christ in John 20:21, where he summarizes the Father’s mission: “So I am sending you.” And they count the cost to answer his call.
One Christian who recruits pastors to serve in the red zones requires them to sign a pledge that includes the following statements:
- I am as right with God as I know how to be.
- I have said “goodbye” to my friends and family.
- I will not run.
Front-line workers like David and Gloria Martinez are not few in number. Pastors and faithful Christians are ready to serve, along with their families, despite the danger.
Thank you for joining the global body of Christ in praying for front-line workers in Colombia as well as other persecuted Christians!
Print and digital resources, including the short feature film, bulletin inserts, questions for reflection and discussion, and a guide for conversations with children about persecution, are available at the link below.
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