Burma
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Give God thanks for
Nancy’s* safe trip back to Burma after spending several months in the United
States raising support for the ministry with which she is involved and to which
God has called her. Nancy and her family established the Hallelujah Orphanage
in their home in Burma to care for abused, neglected, and/or abandoned
children. Continue to pray for the 11 children (ranging in age from 9 to 18) for
whom Nancy and her family care.
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Pray that God
will provide the resources needed to care for all of these children who
experienced trauma, abuse, or neglect at the hands of their parents or former
caregivers.
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Please pray that
God will bring healing to Nancy who has been suffering severe stomach problems
and migraine headaches. Pray that the medications she received will help with
the healing.
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Pray that God
will bring rain to the land Nancy and her family farm and depend on for their
livelihood. It is the rainy season in their area now, but the rains have not
yet come.
*Name changed for confidentiality and/or protection.
Burma, China
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Please keep in
prayer the 10,000 Kachin ethnic hill tribe people who have fled fighting in
Burma and sought refuge in China’s southwestern Yunnan province. Pray for
children and families who lack access to proper sanitation, shelter, medical
and health care, or schools in the refugee camps in China.
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Pray for children
and families who have been denied entry into China and forced back into the
conflict zone where the Burma Army is fighting the Kachin Independence Army. Keep
in prayer those who have been detained by Chinese authorities after crossing
the border into China.
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Pray that this
conflict, which began a year ago after a 17-year truce, will end in a ceasefire.
Pray for peace in this region. http://tinyurl.com/7v2byoz
United States
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Continue to keep
the mother and siblings of two murdered children, a 9-year-old girl and a
7-year-old boy, in prayer as their deaths are still unexplained. Last year, the
mother of these children found their decomposing bodies under a mattress in
their father’s home on the Spirit Lake Reservation in north central North
Dakota. Pray for the children’s father who pled guilty to charges of reckless
endangerment and public intoxication and is serving a two year prison term. http://tinyurl.com/3u7ld75 http://tinyurl.com/csbmlw3
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Please continue
to keep in prayer the children, youth, and people of the Spirit Lake
Reservation. Over seventy percent of the population on the reservation is under
25 and there is a high incidence of suicides, as well as drug and alcohol
abuse, and children giving birth to children. http://www.spiritlakenation.com/
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Pray for all
children who are neglected or abused by parents or caregivers under the
influence of alcohol, prescription drugs, or illegal substances. Please pray
for the safety, protection, and healing of these vulnerable children. Pray for adults
and teens who prey upon children in their care or in their spheres of influence.
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Pray for
communities in which neglect as well as physical, sexual, and emotional child
abuse is rampant. Pray that God will call qualified and compassionate adults in
these communities to work with children, and especially children who are abused
or neglected. Please pray that God will move in the hearts of those who condone
or ignore situations in which children are uncared for or mistreated. Pray for
an effective system of accountability and transparency for agencies and adults
working with children. Please pray that God will be at work in healing these
communities so children might grow up safely and to their full potential. http://tinyurl.com/7tp359g
Faces of Children
- Thanks be to God for the successful heart surgery for 2-month-old Fiona, the great-granddaughter of a Faces of Children prayer partner. Pray Fiona will recover completely from her surgery and that the medical team caring for her will be able to control her pain. Please pray for Fiona’s parents as they watch their daughter go through this.
- Give God thanks for the hundreds and hundreds of women (and a few fearless men) who came through the Faces of Children booth at the 2012 Churchwide Gathering of Presbyterian Women in Orlando, Florida last week. Please pray all those who made a prayer prompt for their keychain or lanyard will remember to pray for children and share the message of Faces of Children.
- Please keep Faces of Children founder Margaret Purvis held close in prayer as she undergoes hip replacement surgery this week. Pray for the medical staff attending to her and for her family caring for her. Pray that she will make a full recovery and be able to walk without pain once again.
