{"id":5176,"date":"2025-03-20T07:07:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T07:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/persecuted-christian-concerned-for-cousin\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T07:07:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T07:07:07","slug":"persecuted-christian-concerned-for-cousin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/persecuted-christian-concerned-for-cousin\/","title":{"rendered":"Persecuted Christian Concerned for Cousin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Salim, a believer, shared the gospel with a cousin who now faces severe persecution. When Salim became a Christian, his wealthy family took away his job, and a few relatives tried to kill him. Those relatives even followed him to another country, hoping to harm him. But Salim&rsquo;s faith grew stronger, and he shared it with other family members, including an older relative. At one point that relative became sick and asked Salim, &ldquo;Why doesn&rsquo;t your God heal?&rdquo; Salim told the relative he could pray and ask the Lord himself, and when he did, he received answers to his prayers. Through Salim&rsquo;s witness, several of his family members have committed their lives to Christ. But one cousin who became a Christian began facing severe pressure from his family and asked Salim to delete all their digital conversations. &ldquo;Please pray that the Lord will protect him,&rdquo; Salim asked, &ldquo;and that he be with him and strengthen his heart.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/globalprayerguide\/lebanon\/\">Click here<\/a> to find out about Christian persecution in Lebanon and learn how to pray.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icommittopray.com\/request\/2801\/salim-and-cousin\/\" target=\"_blank\">Post a prayer for Salim and cousin on iCommitToPray.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salim, a believer, shared the gospel with a cousin who now faces severe persecution. When Salim became a Christian, his wealthy family took away his job, and a few relatives tried to kill him. Those relatives even followed him to another country, hoping to harm him. 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