You are not alone
You are not alone Prayer chain for the Christians in Pakistan
Prayer chain for the Christians in Pakistan After one more case of Islamic fundamentalism and prejudice against Christians, Fundação AIS has started a prayer chain in November 2010 for the Christians in Pakistan who suffer because of the blasphemy law, specially for the release of Asia Bibi. This Pakistani woman of 45 years old and mother of 5 children was sentenced in court to death by hanging, accused of blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad. It is our mission to inform about the situation of persecuted Christians because of their faith, to pray and to support them with material help, so they can bear and overcome these difficulties. Our solidarity is shown primarily through prayer. This way, it was created a prayer chain for the release of Asia Bibi, which many Portuguese Christians have joined, in communion with all the Christians in the world and the Pope Benedict XVI, who has also asked for her release. Thus, we will send to the Auxiliary Bishop of Lahore, in Pakistan, Sebastian Shaw, a list with the name of all the Portuguese who decided to associate themselves with this initiative. Bishop Sebastian Shaw was among us from the 14th to the 21 st October 2010, in Lisbon, to give witness of the dramatic situation of Christians in Pakistan and to ask for help to the Portuguese benefactors. Therefore, this list is a concrete way of being in communion and of telling our brothers and sisters from Pakistan that they are not alone.
Abel Seixas Abílio de Sousa Abílio Vasconcelos Adelino Carvalho Albertina Tininha Alberto Costa Alberto de Andrade Costa Alberto Manuel Ferreira Santos Albino Coelho Alcina Neves Alcino Barbosa Alexandra Ferreira Alice Basto Alice Ramos Alípio Barbosa Álvaro Costa Américo Matos 4
Ana Aido Ana Ferreira Ana Isabel Cardoso Pinto Ana Lucas Ana Luísa Costa Ana Margarida de Oliveira Ana Maria Blaufuks Ana Maria Pimenta Ana Martins Ana Mota Ana Paula Ana Quadros Ana Rodrigues Ana Silva Ana Sobral Ana Valentim Ana Vasconcellos 5
Ana Vieira Anabela Carvalho Anabela Tristany André Capinha André Nogueira Andreia Filipa Andres Vovkunovych Angelica Trik Antero Filgueiras Antóinia Bilo Antonieta Relvas António Albergaria Antonio Bastos António Batista António Fonseca António Gentil Martins António Guilhoto 6
António Lopes Antonio Lopes Cardoso Lopes Antonio Maia Carvalho Antonio Mateus António Pimentel António Pires António Rebelo Antonio Santos António Silva Antonio Vasconcelos Anunciação Torrão Aristides Dourado Arlequim Cacauette Armanda Sobral Armando Barreira Arminda Costa Augusto Silva 7
Beatriz Batista Beatriz Maria V.B.Franco Batista Benilde Almeida Bernardo Baptista Cardoso Bernardo J. Mesquitella Bruno Correia Bruno Pereira Carla Carvalho Carla Fernandes Carla Ferreira Carlos Frias Carlos Leitão Carlos Marinho Carlos Martins Carlos Neves Carlos Teles Carmen Costa 8
Carmo Gomes Ribeiro Carmo Trindade Carolina Almeida Carvalho Ana Paula Casa de Mossamedes Catarina Ferreira Catarina Martins de Bettencourt Catequese Santa Cruz Cecília Couve Celestino A.Vieira Celestino Ribeiro Cidália Sombreireiro Pio Clarisse Gonçalves Cláu Garcez Claudia Batista Cleiton José Vieira Conceição Rosário 9
Cristina Albuquerque Cristina Lopes Cristina Pinheiro Cristina Veora Custódia Santos David Fernandes David Rodrigues Dina Conceição Dina Mendes Dores Castro Dori Dorienjhy Duarte Nuno Edite Maria Fernandes Garcia Edson Verdades Eliana Eliana Elisabete Alegre Elisabete Cassolatto 10
Elisabete Martins Elisabete Santos Elsa Fernandes Elza Martins Eurico Conde Fábio Monteiro Gambo Fátima Capucho Fátima Correia Fatima Danta Fatima Esteves Fátima Isabel Fatima Martins Fátima Teixeira Faustino Monteiro Felisbina Nogueira Felix Lungu Fernanda Adegas 11
Fernanda Bernarda Fernanda Raposo Fernanda Rocha Fernanda Valadares Fernando Venâncio Filipa Guedes Filipa Pereira Filomena Calão Filomena Figueira Filomena Paula Figueira Francisco Leal Francisco Moreira Francisco Pinto Leite Gabriela Grancho Genivaldo Santos Almeida Gilka Oliveira Goreti Araújo 12
Goreti Silva Goretti Malta Graça Aleixo Graça Maria Ferrão Graça Martins Graciete Brandão Helena Oliveira Helena Tirapicos da Rosa Ilídia Luz Inácia Inácia Oliveira Inês Ângelo Inês Graça Ir. Maria Luz Isabel Barra Isabel Brites Isabel Cerqueira 13
Isabel Estevao Isabel Gomes Isabel Gradil Isabel Maria Torres Isabel Rabaça Isabel Silva Isabel Torres Isabel Vareta Isaura Xavier Isilda Jacinto Jesovina Maleitas Joana Domingues Joana Prevotat João Antunes João Camilo Costa João Cristóvão João Diniz 14
João Leão João Malta João Maria Neves Pinto João Nuno Sousa João Paulo Amaro João Pedro Dias Madeira João Tiago Joaquim Celestino Ribeiro Joel Alexandre Seabra Melancia Jorge Fernandes José Abreu José Afonso José Alberto Machado José Almeida Jose Antonio Carneiro Machado José Augusto Madureira José Cerca 15
José de Almeida Basto José Ferreira José Rocha Jose Manuel Marques Barbosa José Manuel Pereira José Maria Cameira Cameira José Paulo de Figueiredo José Pinto José Ribeiro José Rodrigues José Roquette José Teixeira Juan Ju Judite Pontinha Júlio Silva Karyn Rebello de Andrade Lailai Canela Lopes Laura Barbosa 16
Laureana Silva Laurinda Gouveia Leonor Campos Leonor Pereira Leonor Seabra Liliana Morgado Lopo Lencastre de Almeida Lucilia Gaspar Lucinda Vieira Lucrécia Silva Luís Faustino Carvalho Luís Flores Luís Leal Luís Marques Luís Pereira da Silva Luís Santos Luís Sousa 17
Luís Subtil Luísa Ascenção Zamith Luísa Fernandes Luísa Maria Carvalho Luiz Carlos Arruda Madalena Cardoso da Costa Madalena M. Madalena Monteiro Madalena Pereira Madalena Santos Mafalda Ferreira Mafalda Meneses Manuel Augusto da Silva Faria Manuel Barradas Manuel Faustino Manuel Luis Manuel Morgado 18
Manuela Almeida Manuela Barreiros Manuela Ferreira Manuela Vera Mar Barros Marcelino Menezes Marco Alves Marco Cunha Marcos Marcos Alves Margarida Carmo Margarida Gorjão Maria Maria Adelaide Paulo Figuinha Maria Adelia Maria Alice Maria Alice G. 19
Maria Alves Maria André Maria Arminda Pereira Cruz Maria Braga Maria Caldeira Maria Campos Maria Canaveira Maria Carmo Melo Maria Carolina Lopes da Silva Maria Carolina Silva Maria Celeste Catarino Maria Costa Maria da Conceição Pombinho Maria da Nazaré Maria de Fátima Magalhães Maria de Jesus Fernandes Maria de Lourdes Santana Oliveira 20
Maria do Amparo Monteiro Maria Duarte Maria Duarte Ribeiro Maria Elizabeth Lima Maria Emília Santos Maria F. Maria Fernandes Maria Filomena Perdigão Maria G. Maria Gonçalves Maria Helena Ayres Maria Irene C. M. Pereira Maria Ivette Colaço Maria Jesus Maria José Maria José Barros Maria José Salema 21
Maria José Torres Maria José Vilaça Maria Judite Lopes Maria Leite Maria Luisa Fernandes Maria Luísa Fernandes Maria Manuela Caetano Maria Manuela Miranda Maria Mascarenhas Pessoa Maria Melo Maria Miller Maria Nazaré Maria Nunes Maria Olazabal Maria Pereira Maria Ribeiro Maria Rodrigues 22
Maria Rosado Maria Santiago Maria Serra Maria Sofia Vicente Maria Sommer Maria Souza Maria Stella Moura Neves Maria Teresa Brito Maria Teresa Carvalho Maria Teresa Vaz Maria Torres Maria Virgínia Barbosa Maria Vivas Mário Lousã Marisa Brito Marisa Sousa Marlene Cunha 23
Marta Lopes Cardoso Miguel Urbano Miriam Rocha Movimento Cristandade Nair Soares Natercia Ferreira Nittocas Sanhudo de Portocarrero Noémia Maria Simões Nuno Almeida Nuno Bugalho Nuno Ferreira Nuno Gil Nuno Miguel Pereira Nuno Pereira Orlanda Silva Orlando de Carvalho P. Francisco Mendes 24
P. Joao Luis P. Pedro Miranda Parreira Mariana Paula Leal Paula Silva Paula Soares Paulo Camelo Paulo Nogueira Paulo Silva Paulo Sousa Paulo Vaz Paulo Vinhas Pedro Ângelo Pedro Ferreira da Silva Pedro Fonseca Pedro Lopes Pedro Ribeiro 25
Pilar Nogueira Pilar Rocha Raquel Freitas Reis Lima Quarteu Renan Cunha Jimy Neutron Rhena Cindta SiiCiepietz Ricardo Veloso Rita Lungu Rodrigo Afonso Rosa Ana Rosa Cerqueira Rosa de Sousa Rosangela Manetta Rosario Pereira Coutinho Rosário Ribeiro Rosário Sousa Ruben Romero 26
Rui Pinto Rui Santos Rute J. Cardoso Salomé Capinha Sandra Amorim Sandra Batista Sandra San São Amaro Sérgio Fraga Sérgio Melo Sérgio Neves Silvia Bonixe Silvina Palmeirim Sofia Ameixa Sonia Almeida Ferro Sónia Morais Susana Ferreira 27
Susana Rodrigues Suzette Pires Tacha Aguiar Tânia Loureço Teresa Barroso Fonseca Teresa Braga Teresa C. Teresa Lino Teresa Nascimento Teresa Olazabal Teresa Pereira Gomes Teresa Seruya Thelma Barbosa Tiago Machado Tiago Martins Tiago Miranda Tiago Pacheco Pinto 28
Tina Bridi Valeria Campos Vera Jesus Vera Silva Vital Correia da Silva Wellington Alexandre Xico Martins Yoga No Porto Vidya Zelia Jorge 29
Aid to the Church in Need (Fundação AIS in Portugal) supports the faithful wherever they are persecuted, oppressed or in pastoral need. Father Werenfried van Straaten, the late Founder of Aid to the Church in Need, once said that our organisation was established to help the Church wherever she is persecuted, threatened, undermined or destroyed and suffers need as a result. As well as supporting beneficiaries who suffer for the Faith and are in pastoral need, we also encourage our benefactors to keep the Faith as they feel beleaguered in an increasingly secularised and materialist world. Through Aid to the Church in Need we are linked together heart to heart, in a chain of faith, hope and charity across the world.
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