Mexico, United States
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Please continue
to pray for the children and youth of Mexico who are exposed to increasingly
barbaric acts of violence by warring drug cartels. Last month, the bodies of nine
victims were hung from a bridge in the border town of Nuevo Laredo and the
severed heads of 14 others were left in coolers outside city hall. Between the
U.S. border and Monterrey, the torsos of 49 people were found dumped along a
highway. The mutilated bodies of 18 victims were found in abandoned vehicles
near Guadalajara. Pray for the families of these men and women who were brutally
killed by opposing drug cartels fighting one another. Pray the loved ones of
these victims will experience God’s comforting peace in this time of sadness,
uncertainty, and terror. http://tinyurl.com/84spp2q
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Pray for Mexican
children who are unable to receive an education because their schools are
closed due to drug cartel threats of violence against and extortion of school
teachers. Pray for parents who are unable to work because of the violence.
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Please pray for
children and families who live in fear of being kidnapped by drug gangsters
intent on extorting money from them.
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Pray for those
who derive pleasure from violence and for those who are consumed and driven by
greed. Pray that God’s justice will rain down on all those guilty of murder.
Pray for peace and justice in Mexico.
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Pray for the
healing of those addicted to drugs—for an end to the fuel that propels the huge
machinery of drug trafficking. Mexico’s drug cartels are the main foreign
suppliers of marijuana and methamphetamine to the United States. The chief
transit route for the U.S.’s cocaine and heroin is through Mexico.
Peru
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Keep close in
prayer the 20 youth and sponsors from First Presbyterian Church, Midland, Texas
as they serve orphans and children in several cities in Peru. Pray this mission
team will reflect the love and compassion of Jesus Christ in all their interactions
with the children and people they meet during this trip. Pray for the children
with whom this team will work. Pray that God will provide for the daily needs of
these children and protect them from those who would take advantage of their
vulnerability.
Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan
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Please pray for
the children and people of Syria’s Houla region following the May 25 massacre
of 108 civilians, nearly half of them children. Pray for the relatives of the
49 children and 34 women who were executed, allegedly by Syrian government
forces. Pray for the healing of those injured in the massacre. http://tinyurl.com/7wf6hna
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Pray for the 500,000
Syrians who have been displaced from their homes and communities since an
uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad began in March 2011. Please
pray for the 1.4 million people living in conflict areas in Syria who lack
access to food and medical care. They Syrian government has made it illegal to
possess medicines and basic medical supplies. Pray that humanitarian aid
agencies will be allowed in the country.
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Keep in prayer
the estimated 60,000 children and people who have sought refuge across Syria’s
borders in Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan. Pray for the 100,000 Iraqi and 496,000
Palestinian refugees who are still in Syria.
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Please pray for
the families and friends of the estimated 10,000 people killed by pro-Assad
loyalists in the crackdown against anti-government rebels.
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Pray the fighting
between rebels and government forces won’t descend into sectarian or civil war.
Pray the April 2012 truce will be honored by both sides. Pray for freedom and
peace throughout Syria. http://tinyurl.com/7hlb6hv http://tinyurl.com/728z8ob http://tinyurl.com/6s6blwe
United States
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Continue to keep
in prayer 1-year-old Annabel, the niece of a Faces of Children intercessor, as
she receives treatment for neuroblastoma at a children’s hospital. Pray the
infection in her finger will heal so she may leave isolation and go home soon.
Pray that Annabel’s parents will be encouraged by the prayers and support of
their family and friends as they take care of their baby’s daily needs.
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Please keep in
prayer a 12-year-old girl who was forced to run up and down the street in a
diaper (and tank top) because her grades weren’t good enough. Her head had also
been shaved by her mother and the mother’s boyfriend. Pray this young girl will
heal from the emotional abuse inflicted on her so heartlessly. Please pray for
a healthy and loving foster care environment now that the girl and her three
younger siblings have been removed from their home. Pray for the mother and
boyfriend who were arrested and sent to jail. http://tinyurl.com/buyvwhs
