{"id":26162,"date":"2013-09-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-21T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csw-yeo.1wp.site\/prayer\/south-asia-486\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T21:56:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T20:56:36","slug":"south-asia-486","status":"publish","type":"prayer","link":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/prayer\/south-asia-486\/","title":{"rendered":"Asia del Sur"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Asia is incredibly diverse and complex, and Christians in the region are sometimes discriminated against, harassed, or even killed for their faith.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CSW has been working with activists in the region for many years, to combat religious intolerance and to make religious freedom a reality for all. The people we meet and work with, especially our local partners on the ground, are a constant source of inspiration, but they need our prayers as much as the victims of religious freedom violations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HEROES OF FAITH<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michelle and Cecil S Chaudhry are an inspiring brother-and-sister team working to improve life for Christians and other religious minorities in Pakistan. Continuing the legacy of their late father, a human rights campaigner and long-term CSW partner, their mission is to “initiate personal and social change by providing an opportunity to strengthen and sustain their lives for the better.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week please:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Pray for the most vulnerable people in society – those at high risk of mistreatment and least likely to get justice – particularly the victims of targeted sexual violence;<\/li>\n\n\n
  • Thank God for the elections in Pakistan earlier this year, and pray for peaceful elections in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal, due later this year;<\/li>\n\n\n
  • Pray that religious nationalist groups across the region would not resort to violence to achieve their aims;<\/li>\n\n\n
  • Pray that God would take away the divisive and fear-inducing power of blasphemy laws in the region;<\/li>\n\n\n
  • Pray for strength in CSW’s South Asia team, especially as they work to facilitate cross-border cooperation and collaboration among CSW’s partners on the ground;<\/li>\n\n\n
  • Pray for the complex situation of religious refugees who flee between countries in the region;<\/li>\n\n\n
  • Pray for indigenous minorities in the centre of Bangladesh and in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, who are marginalised because of their religion and ethnicity.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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