Canada
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Give God grateful
thanks that two siblings, 11-year-old Dominic and 9-year-old Abby, were
recently rescued in Mexico after being abducted by their father almost four
years ago. Thanks be to God they were reunited with their mother in Winnipeg,
Manitoba last month. http://tinyurl.com/dxqze34
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Pray for this
brother and sister as they adjust to life in their former community after
having been confined to a house in Mexico without schooling, playmates, or
contact with the outside world. Pray for emotional and spiritual healing in
their lives. Give thanks for their resilience and strength.
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Pray for their
mother who is overjoyed at their return and intent on keeping them safe through
the readjustment phase.
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And pray for
their father and another man who were arrested for abducting Dominic and Abby
during a court-ordered visitation. Police found drugs, weapons, and child
pornography inside the house in Mexico in which the children were held.
Nigeria
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Please pray for Christians
and Muslims during a season of sectarian violence in Nigeria. Pray for children
and people who fear for their lives because of their religious affiliation. http://tinyurl.com/clj83a5
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Pray for the congregations
of five churches in northern Nigeria that were attacked during Sunday worship
services last month. Pray for the families of those killed when members of the
Islamist group, Boko Haram, allegedly attacked these churches. Four of the
churches were hit by suicide car bombs killing 19 and injuring dozens more. A
fifth church was attacked by militants who sprayed the congregation with
bullets, killing one person.
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Pray for the
families of Muslims who were allegedly killed by Christian youth in retaliation
for the church attacks.
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Pray for all of
those—Christian and Muslim, young and old—who have been injured in or affected
by this violence.
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Please pray the
violence won’t escalate into a religious war between Muslims and Christians.
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Pray that the
desire for peace and reconciliation will flood the hearts of those who are
intent on destruction.
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Pray God will give
the peacemakers of Nigeria the courage to continue to work for peace in their
country.
Syria
·
Please continue
to keep in prayer the children and people of Syria who have been affected by
violence during a 15-month-long uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. http://tinyurl.com/7p4dqob
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Pray for civilians
who have been injured in attacks on their towns or villages. Pray for children whose
relatives have been massacred, allegedly by Syrian government forces or their
paramilitary militias. Pray for young people who have been arrested and
tortured, even when they haven’t been involved with rebel groups.
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Pray for children
and families whose homes have been destroyed in the violence. Please pray they
will find safe shelter away from the violence. Please pray God will provide the
resources these internally displaced children and people need to survive.
·
Continue to pray
for peace in Syria. Pray that civil war won’t break out between Assad’s forces
and rebel fighters.
Faces of Children
·
Please keep Faces
of Children intercessor Katie and her husband Mitch held close in prayer as
they grieve the death of their 2 ½-year-old daughter Ruby Joy. Pray God will
bring healing and peace to these hurting young parents. Pray that a
compassionate community of support will surround them during this season of
loss and sadness.
·
Keep in prayer Gregory*,
a Faces of Children prayer partner, as he travels to Kenya, South Sudan, and
Somalia on a mission trip to train church leaders and pastors.
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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.
*Name changed for confidentiality and/or protection.
