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Pray for her to receive divine wisdom and boldness to share the truth of the gospel before the police and her community.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/globalprayerguide\/sri-lanka\/\">Click here<\/a> to find out about Christian persecution in Sri Lanka and learn how to pray.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icommittopray.com\/request\/2605\/anuradha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Post a prayer for Anuradha on iCommitToPray.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In July, Anuradha shared the gospel with three families in her Sri Lankan village and invited the pastor of her church to pray for them. When word of this reached the local temple, the monk and 50 other people came to Anuradha&#8217;s house and threatened her to stop these Christian activities. She boldly answered them that she would not stop. 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