If Malawian children convert from the traditional religion of their tribe they can face extreme persecution.
If Malawian children convert from the traditional religion of their tribe they can face extreme persecution.
Apr. 11, 2024 | Malawi

Yao Christians Under Severe Pressure

[157] prayers in [8] nations have been posted for Yao Christians.

Roughly 2.5 million Malawians are part of the Muslim Yao people group. According to front-line workers, God has been moving significantly among the Yao people in the last two decades. But in recent years, Yao Christians have experienced severe pressure. “They are beaten and cast out of their communities,” said a front-line worker. “When others find out they are Christian, they have 24 hours to leave the village, and then they will put a fatwa on their life,” he added. Churches have been burned down, Christians have been attacked and front-line workers are under extreme pressure: “They get so many death threats that one worker’s wife has developed severe PTSD and can no longer homeschool her own kids.” The front-line worker asked for prayer that Yao Christians will have courage to stand firm in their faith amid intense opposition.

Write your own prayer for Yao Christians

  • Heavenly Father, we worship You and praise You for Your goodness and grace. You are God and there is no one like You. We lift up the Yao people to Your throne of grace and ask for Your favor upon them. Give them courage to stand firm in their faith amid intense opposition. In Jesus name, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit Amen.
    Alvin A - USA
  • Lord Jesus, strengthen and uphold these believers as they testify of thy boundless power and love. Let it be manifest in their lives and emotions.
    Margaret D - USA
  • Courage, strength and peace for these believers please Father. Help them to supernaturally love and forgive even their persecutors.
    Rebecca H - New Zealand
  • Beloved Father: Please protect our brothers & sisters among the Yao people! Please provide for their needs in the midst of severe persecution. Strengthen their faith & witness among their countrymen. Soften the hearts of their persecutors that they would turn to Christ. Heal our sister with PTSD. Be her rock & fortress. In the Name of Jesus. Amen.
    Mario C - USA
  • Father, you love your children of the Yao people. You have not forsaken them during this time of intense persecution. Please deliver them from evil and provide for their needs and protect them. May they trust Jesus fully at this time. Amen.
    Vicki Y - USA
  • Dear Jesus, comfort and protect the Yao Christians. I pray especially for this precious woman who can't concentrate because of the trauma. Please heal her physically and emotionally and allow her to be able to school her children. May many Muslim people turn to You among the Yao people.
    Patrecia J - USA
  • Dear family in Christ- never stop believing what the one true God can do! Stand firm! He's alive and moving as we get closer to His return! Don't stop believing He cares for you. Your reward is great in Heaven. May He bless you and keep you in His hand.
    Susan R - USA
  • In the ever present name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, Yahweh Shammah, God Who is there, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for Your presence with Yao Christians. We praise You for healing, answered prayer. We ask for hedge of protection, angels direct from heaven to encamp around and minister to and through them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • In the eternal name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, El Olam, God eternal, as brothers and sisters in Christ we praise You for faithfulness of Yao Christians. We intercede for redemption and restoration, for blessing, a hedge of protection, angels direct from heaven to encamp around and minister to them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Lord Jesus, grant these Yao believers grace and peace in the midst of intense pressure and stress. Father, grant leadership among these believers to teach clearly the principles of spiritual warfare and give believers clarity and conviction about standing firm against the forces of darkness that would cause them to retreat and not boldly stand for You.
    Forrest B - USA
  • Lord I ask for respite and relief for these Christians. I pray for places of hope and peace and pray that the nature of the Holy Spirit in the way of peace and comfort would surround them. I pray Lord for Your hand to be with them. I pray for the leaders who are setting the fatwa to come face to face with Jesus and be humbled and repent.
    Joy H - USA
  • Father, please cause a softening of hearts among Yao Muslims toward Yao Christians. Cause violent leaders to fight among themselves and to be unable to recruit Muslims to attack Christians. Grant Yao Christians extraordinary favor with police and government authorities supernaturally so pressure comes upon violent Muslims by authorities. Conceal brethr
    Danae V - USA
  • Father, thank you for Yao Christians. They need your help to trust you, stay faithful and to grow. Please bind fear, fill them with your love, heal the trauma. Give them courage and boldness. Protect the hearts of the children. May the children trust the Good Shepherd who tenderly gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart.
    Laurie P - USA
  • Holy Father, thank You that the word of the Lord runs swiftly and is glorified among the Yao Christians. Please deliver them from unreasonable and wicked men. Establish and guard them from the evil one. Direct their hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ. Please provide protection and healing of emotional wounds and fears
    Julie C - USA
  • Almighty God, I pray for all the Yao Christians, and ask you to mightily protect them. I pray that they will see your faithfulness in the midst of persecution. I ask that you will strengthen them to stand firm in their faith. Help them to see your protection and guidance. I pray that you will heal this mom's fear and grant her peace in Christ. Amen.
    Julia F - USA
  • In the precious name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, Jehovah El Roi, God Who sees, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for faithfulness of Yao Christians. We praise You that You see. We ask for a hedge of protection and angels direct from heaven to encamp around and minister to them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • "Against all hope, Abraham, in hope, believed & so became the father of many nations...without weakening in his faith"¦he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith & gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised."¯ Rom 4:18-21 may this be the Yao Christians.
    Atacy U - USA
  • El Sali as our rock I pray that your strength is given to the Yao Christians so they can have rock-solid faith to withstand the intense pressures from their enemies. Jehovah Shalom give them the peace of mind knowing that you are Immanuel & will always be with them to face all challenges. El Bethel provide a safe place to study the word & worship. IJCN
    ANDRE M - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Yao believers: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Bring many of those around them to repentance. And so may all the Yao people be saved. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear Heavenly Father I amen these previous prayers. We pray against these Muslim persecutors. Turn them into more Pauls who have seen a Great Light. Now raise up Your Standard against this dark flood & stem it. You are their strength. May they remain firm in it. Empower their faith & hope. Holy Spirit Your power upon them. In Jesus' Faithful Name amen.
    Johnathan K - USA
  • Dear Heavenly Father I amen these previous prayers. We pray against these Muslim persecutors. Turn them into more Pauls who have seen a Great Light. Now raise up Your Standard against this dark flood & stem it. You are their strength. May they remain firm in it. Empower their faith & hope. Holy Spirit Your power upon them. In Jesus' Faithful Name amen.
    Johnathan K - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Yao believers: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Bring many of their own people around them to repentance. And so may all the Yao people be saved. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Yao believers: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Bring more of their Muslim Yao people to repentance. And so may this people group be saved. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Abba Father give these persecutors assurance in You. may they quickly understand the love, peace and hope of eternal life You offer. Give the christians hope, courage and patience to understand the persecutors Protect and preserve these christians and their families. May love of God peentrate their hearts and fill them with Holy Spirit
    BENEDICTA N - USA
  • Father, please protect Your people and send a mighty revival. I ask for healing on this mother who has PTSD. In Jesus Name, amen
    Debbie M - USA
  • Father I pray for Yao Christians that they would have strength to continue to show the life and light of Christ in Malawi. I asked that you would cause them to stand firm by the power of the Holy Spirit, in the name of Jesus and hold their ground. I pray you would cast out the fear and the threats with the love of Jesus. in Jesus name amen.
    Nancy G - USA
  • Lord God, uphold your people in Malawi including the woman with PTSD. Give these people faith and hope in you as Ps. 112 says, "Even in darkness light dawns for the upright." Give us hope that "the righteous will never be shaken; they will be remembered forever." Show the people of Malawi that you are with them. Work in them for your name's sake.
    Rachel Albro H - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Yao believers: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for their faith! Bring many of their Muslim Yao people to repentance. And so may all those in this people group be saved. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear Lord, I pray that the Yao believers will be strengthened in faith and be comforted and at peace knowing that You will be their fortress despite the opposition they are facing. Heal those who are struggling with mental and emotional trauma and meet every need. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
    Dara W - USA
  • Father, Thank You that there is no impossibility with You. We ask that You soften the tense atmosphere of this community with Your extraordinary Presence that will instill courage amongst the faint-hearted Yao Christians. Show them subtle & creative ways to persistently stand for The Lord & move the hearts of their opposer to believe. Meet their needs.
    Maureen E - USA
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