- Please keep the children and families of southern India and Sri Lanka in prayer as they deal with the aftereffects of Cyclone Nisha, a powerful storm that struck in late November and hit the same area as the 2004 tsunami.
- Pray for the estimated one million people who have been displaced by this recent cyclone.
- Pray that children and their families will have suitable shelter, clean water sources, food and medical care, and that they will be able to return to their homes, schools and businesses soon.
Thailand
- Give thanks to God for the work of the staff and volunteers with NightLight ministry in Bangkok. www.nightlightbangkok.com
- Pray for the women and girls who have left a life of prostitution and now earn their living making jewelry at NightLight. Thank God that they are now in a safe place and are able to learn about the saving love of Jesus Christ.
- Pray for the women waiting to come to work at NightLight—that God will provide the resources necessary to hire these women who are desperate to leave the brothels and bars.
- Pray for the new babies born to NightLight women this year and thank God that the babies are able to stay at the new NightLight child care center instead of being sent away to grandparents.
- Pray for the safety of the NightLight children, many of whom are vulnerable to exploitation or trafficking.
- Thank God for the rescue and repatriation of eight women from Uzbekistan this past year. Please pray for the safety of these women and their children and pray they won’t be re-trafficked into prostitution.
- Please keep Matthew, a 6th grade student who has battled cancer since he was 6 years old, held close in prayer.
- Pray that Matthew and his family may experience the comforting peace and presence of Jesus Christ throughout this frightening experience.
- Pray that God will heal the new malignancy recently found in Matthew’s lungs.
- Pray that he might live a cancer free life.
- Pray for all children who have cancer—that they might also experience the victory that only Christ can deliver.
- Pray for the medical and research personnel working with pediatric cancer patients. Pray that they might always display compassion for and patience with their small patients.
- Please pray for 1-year-old Josiah and his foster family. His foster parents would very much like to adopt Josiah, but his biological father has decided to try to gain custody for financial reasons.
- Pray that all parties involved would act in Josiah’s best interest.
- Pray that God will give the case workers, lawyers and judges clarity and discernment in this case.
- Pray for Ashton, Elizabeth and Robert and for their mother Emily who is facing major medical issues.
