Afghanistan
- Pray for the children of Afghanistan who face daunting circumstances in this war-ravaged country. UNICEF calls Afghanistan “the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born.” Pray for the children of expectant mothers as this country has the highest infant mortality rate in the world.
- Pray for girls who attend school—they are deliberately targeted for attack by the Taliban. Pray for all children who are denied an education because of their gender or because of violence in their countries.
- Pray for children who can’t receive medical treatment or immunizations because of the violence in their communities. Aid agencies are unable to go into 43 percent of Afghanistan because of this growing insecurity.
http://www.alertnet.org/
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
- Please keep in prayer the children of the DRC who have been accused of being witches. Pray for those who have been beaten, starved, and/or forced out of their homes. Pray for accused children who now live on the streets. Witchcraft charges usually come after death, illness, or misfortune strikes a family. Pray for solutions to end the poverty that is often at the root of this problem. http://www.womensenews.org/
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Dominican Republic (CURE International – www.helpcurenow.org)
- Pray for the disabled children receiving treatment at the CURE International Hospital in the Dominican Republic and for the medical staff and caregivers there. Please also pray for a 13-year-old boy named Yunior.
Haiti
- Please pray for the estimated 300,000 children trapped in a system of slavery called restavek. Pray for those who are beaten when they don’t work hard enough. Pray for those who are forbidden to eat with the family and for those who aren’t allowed to attend school. http://ncronline.org/news/
women/former-slave-fights- slavery - Give God thanks and praise for grassroots efforts to educate parents and children, and those who enslave them, about therestavek system. Pray for solutions to the economic situations that contribute to this form of slavery.
North Korea
- Please keep the hungry children of North Korea held close in prayer during this difficult time. This impoverished country is expected to have a serious grain shortage this year.
- Pray for children and families who have been adversely affected by the recent North Korean currency revaluation. The price of goods and food has risen drastically as a result of the revaluation. http://www.alertnet.org/
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United States
- Please keep Ginger and her three sons held close in prayer during this frightening time. Ginger has had a recurrence of breast cancer and cannot care for herself so she is in a nursing home. Pray for her sons (6, 11, and 16 years old) who are in foster care in another county—they aren’t able to see their mother very often. Pray for the boys’ father who is unreliable and has been in and out of jail. Pray for healing for Ginger and that God will bring comfort to her and the boys. Pray for a workable solution in this situation so that the boys might be able to spend time with their very ill mother.
- Pray for God’s healing touch upon 17-year-old Tommy who has inoperable brain cancer. Pray that God will comfort him, his parents and siblings, and his friends. Give thanks to God for the community outpouring of concern and compassion for this hurting family.
- Please keep 12-year-old Melissa Joy in prayer as she receives treatment for Multiple Sclerosis. Pray that God might provide her with healing from this devastating disease. Pray for Melissa Joy’s family and friends as they care for her.
Faces of Children
- Please continue to pray that more churches and individuals will join with the ministry of Faces of Children in spreading awareness about children in crisis and inviting more people to pray for children at risk.
