Afghanistan
- Please pray for the women and girls of Afghanistan who have no medical care throughout pregnancy or during childbirth. Eighty percent of women in Afghanistan give birth without skilled help and only a third receives any medical care during pregnancy. Afghanistan also has the world’s second highest death rate in women during pregnancy and childbirth—most of the causes of these deaths are preventable.
- Give thanks to God for the work of the Afghan Midwives Association to better educate more and more women as midwives. Pray that more midwives can be recruited and educated in order to provide health care to women in remote, mountainous regions that are isolated during winter.
- Pray that the deeply rooted cultural attitudes of women’s low status will be transformed. Pray that women’s lives will be deemed worthy of saving. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/28/health/
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India
- Please be in prayer for children receiving help and support from the Sahaara Charitable Society in India.
- Pray for good health for all the little ones in the home for destitute children in Mumbai.
- Pray that God will heal Raja of his asthma.
- Pray that Laxmi’s 5-year-old daughter, who is visually challenged, will be admitted to a girl’s hostel.
- Pray for all of the children in the Mumbai children’s/observation homes—that God’s wisdom will be upon them and that they can focus on their studies. Pray that God will provide them with the resources they need and bless them with healing. Pray that Pranita will be healed from convulsions. Give thanks to God that the authorities have provided a separate place to conduct classes for the children.
- Thanks be to God for the children who have attended Fun Club activities in different red light districts. Pray that these children and more will return to enjoy the fellowship, games, singing, and Bible study.
- Give thanks to God that 69 children in Byculla prison have been provided with nutrition. Pray for the children imprisoned with their mothers.
- Please be in prayer for the new children from the slums who are attending preschool (balwadi) for the first time. Pray that they will be able to attend regularly. Give thanks for the medical program that has started in one preschool and pray that it will be a success.
Spain
- Please keep missionaries Garrick, Dziu and their children (4-year-old Evelyn and 2-year-old Mathis) held close in prayer as they serve in Spain through Campus Crusade for Christ.
- Pray for God’s encouragement as they build relationships with college students in their community who tend to be quite cynical about Christianity.
United States
- Give thanks to God that 7-year-old Kathy’s* abductor/rapist pled guilty and was sentenced to 45 years in prison without parole. Praise God that Kathy was spared having to go through a trial by this plea agreement. Pray for her continued healing and restoration, and for her family’s healing. Pray for the man who kidnapped and abused her.
Please pray for an 8-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by four boys, none of whom was older than 14. Pray for her Liberian immigrant parents, who said they felt shame and embarrassment at what happened to her. Pray for this little girl’s physical and emotional healing, especially in light of her parents’ betrayal. Pray for the boys who hurt her—that they may be healed from the effects of a culture of violence. Pray for a change in cultures and societies that view rape as the fault of the victim. http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/29/
liberia.sex.crimes/index.html#cnnSTCText - Please continue to pray for 1-year-old Audrey* who was born with spina bifida and has already endured multiple surgeries. Audrey and her family still face some daunting challenges, including astronomically high medical bills. Pray that God will place healing hands on this little one and comfort her family. Pray that God will provide them with the resources needed to care for her.
*Name changed for confidentiality and/or protection
