“Ask God to direct the course of the talks towards concrete outcomes for world peace,” the Rev. Alvin Toh said at the St. Andrews Cathedral, an Anglican church near the venue for Tuesday’s bilateral discussion, reported Washington Examiner. Toh called for members to pray that “good will and diplomacy prevail” as well as prayers for protection and security.
Open Doors USA, a nonprofit that serves persecuted Christians worldwide and has ranked North Korea as the number one most dangerous country for Christians for the last 17 years on their World Watch List, called for 24-hour prayer Monday ahead of the talks.
Catholic Archbishop William Goh urged fellow believers to pray in a Facebook post.
“Lord, we pray You will enlighten the political leaders to work for peace, justice and social order in the world,” Goh wrote. “May this be the start of a continuous effort to building strong relationships, freed from the burden of fear and the weight of suspicion. May nations learn to trust each other and work towards world peace for all human kind.”
A Christian woman prays during a service wishing for peace on the Korea peninsular at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju near the border village of Panmunjom, South Korea, Monday, June 11, 2018. On the eve of their historic and unprecedented summit, President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un prepared Tuesday for a meeting that could define the fate of millions, along with their own political futures, with Trump forecasting a “nice” outcome and Kim spending the day out of view. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Christians have gathered for services across South Korea to pray for peace, one especially important location is at the Injingak Pavilion in Paju near the border village of Panmunjom, which has Korean War monuments and views of a bridge to North Korea, as they seek God’s hand of favor on the meeting that could impact millions.
Open Doors founder, Brother Andrew, urged Christians that prayers “can go where we cannot…there are no borders, no prison walls, no doors that are close to us when we pray.”