Venezuela (MNN) — Venezuela’s disputed presidential election has made daily travel dangerous as demonstrators take the streets.
Incumbent President Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner on July 28 for his third six-year term. Then, the opposition party called foul.
Protests in Caracas against the re-election of Nicolás Maduro, July 2024.
(Wikimedia Commons)
The European Union, the United States, and other Latin American nations have joined in calling for election rolls to be published. Annabel Torrealba with Trans World Radio says, “Our partner office in Venezuela was closed for four days because it was impossible to go anywhere.”
TWR’s partner in Venezuela shares the same mission and vision: to create radio programs sharing the Gospel of Christ. More about that here. Youth programs, Bible studies, lessons on prayer, and more reach people across the struggling nation.
This isn’t the first or last time TWR has served the nation amid unrest. Today, they need your prayers. “You want a change, but we cannot change people. [Only] God can change hearts,” Torrealba says,
“My prayer request for Venezuela is that this government can be reached for the Word of God because that’s the only thing that can make a difference.”
Praise God that Venezuelan pastors have stayed in the country in the past decade, and the Church is still present. “Pastors in churches in Venezuela are resilient [and] they’re still there. Nobody left,” Torrealba says.
Finally, pray for the TWR team. “They are facing [hardship] like everyone else,” Torrealba says.
“Pray for strength, for them to continue what they are doing joyfully and know that God will give them the reward.”
Header image depicts protestors in Venezuela in August 2024. (Wikimedia Commons)
