Myanmar's Christians 'scared' and 'panicking' following the military coup.
The church in Myanmar is asking Christians worldwide to pray for them following this week's military coup.
"It feels like our hope has been taken away," Pastor Zay from Rakhine State told Christian anti-persecution charity Open Doors.
"I couldn't sleep and I cried out to God that night. Our dreams, hopes, vision and freedom are taken away. Our lifetime has been full of grief, fear and trouble under the military regime. People are suffering because of the war. We are depressed by the military coup because we had hoped for a ceasefire."
The country was already in continuous turmoil caused by the longest civil war in the world, which began in 1948. It affects, among others, the predominantly Christian communities of Chin, Kachin and Karen. Christians are vulnerable to persecution by both insurgent groups and the army.
The tension was aggravated on 1 February when Myanmar's military detained pro-democracy leaders Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint along with 22 high-ranking officials, citing fraud in last month's elections. CT.
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