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He requested prayer for courageous Christians in the Middle East who want to share the Good News about Christ. &ldquo;Please pray that the Lord of the harvest will cause divine connections, like he did with Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch,&rdquo; he said, adding, &ldquo;Divine leading and guidance is needed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icommittopray.com\/request\/2950\/the-middle-east\/\" target=\"_blank\">Post a prayer for the Middle East on iCommitToPray.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A front-line worker requests prayer for &#8220;divine connections&#8221; in sharing the gospel with Muslims. 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