5. Appeals for prayer for Egypt

Recently, churches in Egypt have been under heavy attacks by the Egyptian mob revolting against the government. Egyptian citizens are contempt with President Mohammed Morsi, and have released their anger by ambushing the country. The mobs have taken such actions: breaking into minister's property, robbing churches, and breaking up prayer meeting. The majority of the mobs were know to be Muslims. These attacks are not only happening to Christian churches but also to those of the Catholics. As Archbishop Anis said,

"I am also aware that there are attacks on other Orthodox churches in Menyia and Suhag in Upper Egypt, as well as a Catholic church in Suez. Some police stations are also under attack in different parts of Egypt. Please pray and ask others to pray for this inflammable situation in Egypt," 

 On the behalf of the churches in Egypt, Archbishop Anis asked the Christians in the other parts of the world to "pray that the situation will calm down, for wisdom and tact for the police and the army, for the safety of all churches and congregations, and that all in Egypt would be safe."

The author's purpose of writing this article was to inform the chaos happening in Egypt. 
The article contained many direct quotes by the church members in Egypt that it made the article depressing. The direct quotes contained specific prayer requests for the situation in Egypt.  Christians in other parts of the world are the main audience of this article because the Christians in Egypt specifically ask prayers for Egypt. Overall this article notifies the current event happening in Egypt.


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