• Pray for Mugambo’s safety.

• Pray that those who captured him would repent and put their trust in Christ.

Hunted for Following Jesus

In some communities, those who leave Islam to follow Christ face rejection, threats, violence, and even death because of their faith.

That’s what happened to Mugambo Ismail, a Muslim-background believer in Bundibugyo, Western Uganda, who survived a violent attack after choosing to follow Jesus Christ.

“They tied me up and ordered me to deny Jesus,” Ismail said. “When I saw them holding swords, ready to slaughter me, I knew I was about to die.”

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• Pray for the bill’s passage.

• Pray that more steps are taken to protect Christian girls in Pakistan.

Punjab Panel Approves Bill to Reform Christian Marriage Law

A legislative committee in Pakistan’s Punjab province has unanimously approved a bill that would set the minimum age for Christian marriages at 18 for both partners, require official registration, and strengthen safeguards for free consent.

The Punjab Assembly’s Standing Committee on Human Rights and Minority Affairs approved the Christian Marriage Bill 2026 on Sept. 30. The proposal still requires passage by the provincial assembly and completion of the legislative process before it can take effect.

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• Pray for Armenian Christians who are in Azerbaijani prisons.

• Pray for their conditions to improve and for their needs to be met. Pray for their health.

Armenian Prisoners in Azerbaijan Report Restrictions on Religious Practice

Armenian prisoners held in Azerbaijan are being denied meaningful contact with their families, independent medical professionals, and international humanitarian monitors, while reports of restrictions on their Christian religious practice have raised additional concerns about their treatment in detention.

A human rights lawyer said in September that the detainees were being held in “absolute isolation” from the outside world. Her allegations included inadequate medical care, the reported denial of Bibles to Christian Armenian prisoners, and a case in which a cross-shaped tattoo was allegedly removed by burning.

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• Pray for everyone affected by the floods.

• Pray that the floods open opportunities to share the gospel.

Christians Reel Under Effects of Floods, Persecution in Chhattisgarh

Christians in Chhattisgarh, India, facing relentless pressure from Hindu nationalists, must now deal with the aftermath of recent floods.

Flooding unfolded between Sept. 24 and 27 along the volatile banks of the Indravati River in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district, which saw its worst flooding in nearly 15 years, triggered by relentless monsoon rains from a cyclonic storm and massive water discharges from a major dam in neighboring Odisha.

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• Pray for religious freedom to spread worldwide.

• Pray for organizations like the ICC that help Christians stand up for their religious freedom.

Old Ideas Still Have Power

Baptists at the Everett Center for Global Religious Freedom (Dallas Baptist University) published a report this summer that measured the global temperature of religious liberty.  

According to their findings, religious freedom appears feverish — not in the good sense of being a hot issue at “fever pitch.” Instead, religious liberty seems sick in bed, making no progress.

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