- Please pray for children and families in Afghanistan who are addicted to opium. Opium addiction has become so entrenched in remote areas of the country that whole families, from elders to babies, are addicts.
- Pray that medical clinics, physicians, medicines, and treatment facilities will be made available in these isolated parts of Afghanistan. There is limited medical care in these areas and the common cure is to use opium when anyone is ill. Pray for healing from this addiction and an end to the production of opium and heroin.
- Pray for alternate solutions for families to make a living in these remote and isolated parts of Afghanistan. http://news.aol.com/article/opium-takes-over-afghan-families/610851
- Pray for children who are forced or coerced to serve as soldiers for the military in Burma. Pray for an end to fighting in this country between the military junta and prodemocracy resistance groups. http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N04305252.htm
- Please continue to pray for the people of Ler Ber Her village, on the border of Burma and Thailand, who were chased from their homes and fields by the Burma Army several months ago. Pray for those children and families still living in relocation sites in Thailand and unable to return to their homes. (Partners Relief and Development – http://www.partnersworld.org/, Free Burma Rangers – http://www.freeburmarangers.org/)
- Pray for the disabled children receiving treatment at the CURE International Hospital in Ethiopia and for the medical staff and caregivers there. Please also pray for a 16-year-old boy named Anemut.
- Please keep 13-year-old Luke* held close in prayer as he recovers from a serious accident. Give thanks to God that he has come out of a coma and is able to communicate. Pray for Luke’s complete healing and that he and his mother might know the saving love of Jesus Christ.
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- Please pray for God’s healing touch to be upon 2-year-old Kohen as he recovers from surgery to remove a tumor. Pray for this little boy who will have to go through chemotherapy and radiation treatments soon. Please pray for his parents and family as they struggle to afford his medical care. Pray that God will provide the necessary resources for Kohen’s treatment.
- Thanks be to God that 7-year-old Benjamin, who suffers from PFAPA Syndrome, is feeling much better and has more energy and endurance then he’s ever had. Pray that Benjamin has outgrown this illness that is often characterized by high fevers lasting from three to six days and recurring monthly.
- Pray that God will bring comfort and peace to teenager Amber whose father, a single parent, was recently killed in a work accident. Give thanks to God that Amber has a very loving extended family that will help raise her now.
- Please pray that God will place healing hands upon 3-year-old Izzy following her recent eye surgery. Extensive problems were revealed in the procedure and she will have to have additional surgery. Pray for Izzy’s complete healing throughout this experience. Pray that God will guide and comfort her parents. Pray for open eyes, minds, and doors as her parents seek the best medical care for their daughter.
- Please keep in prayer children who have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Livingstone, Zambia. Pray that God will provide for them and keep them from harm. Pray that God will protect children during the school days.
- Pray for the disabled children receiving treatment at the CURE International Hospital in Zambia and for the medical staff and caregivers there. Please also pray for 17-year-old Eunice. (www.helpcurenow.org)
