Tired of Timid Prayers? A New Guide to Praying Boldly

This year on the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP), millions of Christians around the world will lift their voices on behalf of believers who suffer for their faith. For decades, this day has focused on what we can do for them—standing in solidarity and asking God to sustain His people where persecution is most severe.

That is good. That is right.

But what if the persecuted church also has something for us?

Our new guide, Praying Boldly: Seeking the Impossible Through Faith, is built around that very question. Through the stories of believers in Nigeria, Chad, India, and beyond, you’ll discover how their prayers are not just cries for survival. They are lessons—showing us how to endure when answers are delayed, how to risk everything for the Kingdom, how to pray beyond ourselves with a vision that outlives us, and how to rejoice even in suffering.

As Oswald Chambers once said, “We tend to use prayer as a last resort, but God wants it to be our first line of defense.” Our persecuted brothers and sisters live this truth every day. In burned-out churches and prison cells, in refugee camps and hostile villages, their bold, desperate prayers shake the world.

This guide is an invitation to learn from them.

• Prayers that Won’t Quit — endurance when trials never seem to end.

• Prayers that Risk It All — courage when obedience costs everything.

• Prayers that Outlive Us — kingdom vision that goes beyond comfort or lifetime.

• Prayers that Bring Joy in Suffering — gratitude and hope that defy despair.

On November 2, as we join the global church for IDOP, we want to do more than pray for the persecuted church. We want to pray with them—letting their witness reshape how we pray here at home.

Download the free guide today and discover how the persecuted church can mentor your prayer life.

Because bold prayer is not optional. It is the one indispensable resource God has promised to bless.