The police have told a Gospel for Asia-supported missionary to remove the cross and nameplate from his church building. If he does not comply, the local authorities said they would remove the items themselves.

Pastor Kian has led this church of 40 members for about two years. He was summoned to the police station on July 23 after some anti-Christian extremists filed a complaint about the church building.

The police official told Kian that he had to remove the cross and the nameplate because villagers were seeing it and, in turn, coming to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.

Pastor Kian refused to take down the cross or the church name, and he conducted his regular worship service that same weekend. This week, Pastor Kian has been leading a training session in a nearby town. The police told him they would come to remove the cross and the nameplate on July 30.

Pastor Kian asks for prayer that if the police do come to his church that they would not harass his wife and children, nor destroy the items. He also requests prayer for the believers in his church that they would stand strong in this time of testing, and that the extremists who made the complaints, along with the police officers, would come to know the love of Jesus.

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I get more sure of HIM each and every day. Thank you Lord for shining your light upon my darkness. ~x X x~

Dear Havenly Father Please answer this person prayer acord to your will and bless there life Lord. IN JESUS NAME I PRAY AMEN.

I call upon Jesus Christ now to stop all this going against this church! I bind Satin & command his demons to leave this church alone in the name of Jesus Christ I bless this church & pray God will open up Heavens doors to this church & remove all anti activist away from this church. I pray for a spiritual bubble to be placed around this church that no one will go to it in the name of Jesus Christ to remove a cross etc... I invite the Holy Spirit to go with the Angels from Heaven to stand outside the front door & all around this dwelling to protect it for worship to our God/Jesus in Heaven.... God Bless u church family keep standing up for Christ like you are doing never give in our Lord will bless you beyond your imagination real soon for your loyalty .........

Father...please in your mercy protect this missionary and his family from harm. Put a hedge of protection around them Father and hide them from those that would bring hurt to their lives. I plead the blood of Jesus over this church building, the congregation and all who support this ministry. Just as the Israelites marked their doors with blood the night that death came to the first born of Egypt and those that belonged to God were passed over by death...let it be so with this church. Thank you for the bravery of this missionary...that he would stand on the word of God...thank you for all that you will do and let the miracle you make be heard round the world that others would be saved and that the downtrodden of the church would be uplifted. In Jesus name...Amen!