This Sunday 2nd November is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. Sometimes we can hear about something like this, we can know that the need is huge, yet we think, “I don’t even know where to start to pray for them.” That’s understandable, but thankfully, we can help with that. Our mission partner in the field, Open Doors, has provided us with a one-week prayer guide to help us focus our prayers for our persecuted brothers and sisters around the world.

Christians in the Middle East have lived with a backdrop of war and extremist violence for over a decade. Now, economic collapse and...