Pr. prof. Ion Ciungu
“Vă îndemn deci, înainte de toate, să faceţi cereri, rugăciuni, mijlociri, mulţumiri, pentru toţi oamenii,” ... (Epistola întâia către Timotei a Sfântului Apostol Pavel 2,1) https://www.bibliaortodoxa.ro/carte.php?id=78&cap=2
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Mauritania,
țară din nord-vestul Africii, se învecinează cu Oceanul Atlantic, Sahara
Occidentală, Algeria, Mali și Senegal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritania#Religion ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Mauritania
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săptămâni poate fi găsit pentru a fi descărcat de la următorul link: https://www.opendoorsusa.org/2022-world-watch-list-download/?&utm_source=marketingcloud&utm_medium=email
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Why is Mauritania on the 2022 World
Watch List?
Little
has changed in Mauritania from the standpoint of persecution. Any deviation
from Islamic belief is strongly opposed in communities and through family
pressure. Pressure on converts from Islam to Christianity can be very high,
particularly in rural areas where tribal and family ties are especially strict.
Violent Islamic extremist groups, like al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)
and Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), are particularly
active in the country’s eastern border regions.
What is life like for Christians?
It
is illegal in Mauritania to convert from Islam to another faith. The
restrictive environment makes it impossible for Christians (especially converts
from Islam) to openly meet and worship together. Any expression of faith by
non-Mauritanian Christians (such as migrants or aid workers) also carries the
risk of being seen as proselytizing Muslims and can lead to prosecution.
In
2012, the United Nations estimated that 10–20% of the people in Mauritania were
slaves.
Where is God at work in Mauritania?
As
noted in the “Historical Dictionary of Mauritania,” “dozens of nuns and priests
in a handful of mission posts have found themselves widely accepted by the local
population through their social commitment and support.” Even in a place as
opposed to Christianity as Mauritania, God can still move through the love and hope
offered by followers of Jesus.
How can I pray with Christians in
Mauritania?
Day
1: Pray for the secret believers of Mauritania as they seek to worship God.
Day
2: Pray for a new openness toward religious expression among government
officials. Ask God to open their hearts.
Day
3: Pray that God would provide creative ways for believers to find and support
each other in their difficult walk of faith.
Day
4: Ask God to allow more churches to open in Mauritania, and to allow the
churches that do exist to worship without fear.
Day
5: Slavery is still rampant in Mauritania. Ask God to overturn this vile
practice and to help enslaved people find Him.
Day
6: Conversion to Christianity from Islam is illegal, and carries with it a
sentence of death (though no one has actually been executed for this). Pray for
any seekers scared of what it means to choose Jesus.
Day
7: Pray that God will strengthen Christians who risk an accusation of blasphemy
at every turn.
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Aici
am terminat de adresat invitația de a ne asocia în rugăciune pentru creștinii
din Mauritania.
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