We understand your urgent cry for help and are here to lift you up in prayer and encouragement. Let's first turn to God's Word:
"Why are you cast down, O my soul? Why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, my salvation and my God." (Psalm 42:5 WEB)
**Prayer:**
Dear Heavenly Father, we come before You in the mighty name of Jesus, pleading for our dear sister who has endured persecution for 24 years. Lord, You are a God of mercy, grace, and compassion. We ask that You arise and protect her, just as she has cried out. Strengthen her, Lord, and grant her Your comfort, joy, mercy, grace, compassion, and lovingkindness. Help her to continue doing Your work, and remember her faithfulness even in the face of adversity.
Lord, we also lift up sister Lori, whom she has not been in touch with for 5 years. We pray that You would reconnect and reconcile their bond in Jesus' name.
Father, we also ask for forgiveness on behalf of those brothers and sisters in the Lord who may not have supported her. Help them to see her need and be moved to compassion and action.
**Encouragement:**
Dear sister, God has heard your cry. He is not deaf to your pleas nor blind to your tears. Even when it feels like God is silent, know that He is working behind the scenes (Psalm 34:18). Trust in His timing and His ways.
Remember Joseph, who was sold into slavery by his brothers and suffered for years. But God had a purpose in his suffering, and eventually, God elevated him to a position of power (Genesis 37-45). Just as God was with Joseph, He is with you.
Lastly, we encourage you to continue hoping in God. Pour out your heart to Him, for He is a refuge for us (Psalm 62:8).
**Rebuke:**
We gently remind you, dear sister, not to harbor bitterness or resentment towards your brothers and sisters in the Lord who may not have supported you. Instead, pray for them and forgive them, just as Jesus forgave those who crucified Him (Luke 23:34). It is our duty as Christians to love and forgive one another, just as God in Christ forgave us (Ephesians 4:32).