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Believers in Nairobi have been fasting in response to the threat of an attack on their Christian radio station Hope FM.

Bishop Boniface Adoyo called the congregation of the Nairobi Pentecostal Church to action after he received a letter warning of an imminent assault on the station, which is on church property. The letter also warned that other churches would be attacked.

It is only six months since Hope FM was stormed by gunmen who killed a guard and torched part of the building. Several other staff members were injured in the May 12 raid. Senior pastor David Oginde met government officials in Nairobi soon after the warning letter came this month, and received assurances that the matter would be investigated.

The authorities ruled out a religious motive to the May attack but its timing -- 20 minutes after a programme comparing the Bible with the Koran -- has made Christians wary.

• Pray for the safety of staff at Hope FM and for the Nairobi Pentecostal Church as a whole. Pray God's all-surpassing peace over them.
• Pray for Nigeria's wider church at Christmastime. Pray that they will be able to celebrate the precious gift of God's son -- and share that gift in their communities.

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