Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, Algeria, Niger, Chad,
Sudan, Eritrea (Sahel region)
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Please keep in
prayer an estimated 15 to 18 million children, youth, and adults in the Sahel
region in Africa who are facing food shortages because of a number of extreme
circumstances. Pray for those who are suffering terribly in this semi-arid
region south of the Sahara desert that includes regions of Senegal, Mali,
Mauritania, Algeria, Niger, Chad, Sudan, and Eritrea. A combination of drought,
failed crops, insect infestations, high food prices, armed conflicts and
displacement because of those conflicts have caused severe food insecurity in the
Sahel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahel
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Pray for the
children and people of northeast Senegal as they suffer from a drought that has
devastated crops, pastures, and livestock. Pray for the estimated 810,000
people, most in rural areas, who are facing hunger in this region. Pray for
families that are dependent upon livestock for their livelihood and have
watched their herds shrink as the animals die from lack of food and water. http://tinyurl.com/cx79n7s
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Pray for the
estimated 6.4 million people in Niger who are food insecure. Give thanks to God
for the Nigerien government initiative (modeled after Brazil’s hunger
eradication program) that aims to eliminate hunger in Niger. Pray the 3 N initiative
(Nigeriens nourissent Nigeriens/Nigeriens feed Nigeriens) will raise
agricultural production in the country and reduce dependency on international
food aid. http://tinyurl.com/7epbclk
Uganda, United States
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Please keep the
mission team from First Presbyterian Church, Midland, Texas held close in
prayer as they travel and serve in Uganda on a church planting mission trip.
Pray for the local leaders in Uganda who have helped coordinate this trip and
who will continue the follow-up work after the team leaves. Pray for the
children and people of Uganda with whom the team will come into contact during
their time there.
United States
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Please pray for Koby
White’s three children, his wife and unborn baby. Koby died suddenly last week.
Pray God will provide a community of love and support around Jesika, Hunter,
River, and the baby that is due in September. Pray for Koby’s wife Savannah as
she grieves the loss of her husband and faces an uncertain future without him.
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Keep close in
prayer the youth and sponsors from several Texas churches as they travel to and
serve in St. Louis, Missouri for a Week of Hope mission trip. Pray the volunteers
from four Tres Rios Presbytery churches and a Grace Presbytery church will grow
in faith as they partner with local churches and service agencies in their
ongoing work in the community. Pray for the children and families with whom these
mission volunteers will serve during this trip. http://tinyurl.com/8xt86fc
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Pray for all those going on mission trips over the summer…that God will bless
them with opportunities to provide meaningful service and powerful, genuine
witness to everyone they encounter. Pray for traveling mercies and good health.
Pray for the children, youth, and adults these teams will encounter throughout
the summer.
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Please keep in
prayer those affected by wildfires in the western United States. Pray God will
comfort children and families who have lost homes or livelihoods in the fires
in New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, California, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada.
Pray for firefighters and emergency responders who are battling these blazes. http://www.inciweb.org/
Faces of Children
- Please keep Pamela, the sister of a Faces of Children prayer partner, held close in prayer as her treatments for pancreatic cancer have been discontinued. Pray for God’s peace and comfort for Pamela and her family during this difficult time.
- Give thanks to God that the medical tests 1-year-old Annabel, the niece of a Faces of Children intercessor, had last week showed that the neuroblastoma cancer is gone and that she won’t have to have any more treatments!
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Keep 1-year-old
Samuel, the grandson of a Faces of Children prayer partner, in prayer as he
recovers from pneumonia.
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Thanks be to God
for 13-year-old Brady’s successful heart surgery and remarkable recovery. This
nephew of a Faces of Children prayer partner was able to go home six days after
surgeons replaced the pulmonary valve in his heart. Pray God will continue to
bring healing and wholeness to Brady’s heart as he recovers at home. Please
keep Brady’s parents and sister close in prayer as they help care for him.
