Israel, Palestine
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Please keep the
children of Israel and Palestine held close in prayer during this season of
violence. Pray for those who’ve been affected by the recent Israeli-Palestinian
conflict. Pray for children who have been injured in this conflict. Pray for
those who have lost family members and friends in this violence. Pray for
children and families whose homes have been destroyed by rockets or airstrikes.
http://tinyurl.com/azb83p2 (warning:
disturbing images of children killed and injured in violence between Israel and
Palestine)
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Please pray for
injured children whose photos are used as political tools by both sides to
convince the international community how badly the other side is behaving. Pray
for the families of these injured children as they seek medical care for them.
Pray for families who see photos of their deceased children in the propaganda war
being waged by both Israel and Palestine.
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Pray for children
who are taught to hate, who are desensitized to violence, who are encouraged to
seek revenge. Pray for healing, reconciliation, and peace in this troubled area
of the Middle East.
Russia, Uzbekistan
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Please keep in
prayer children, teenagers, and adults who are trafficked from their home
countries into slavery in Russia. Pray for those who are promised work as shop
assistants in Moscow, only to have their passports confiscated when they arrive
at the workplace and find themselves enslaved. http://tinyurl.com/d72nwze
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Pray for Leyla
who was brought to Moscow from Uzbekistan when she was 16 and had been working
without pay for the last ten years. Give thanks to God Leyla, her son, and nine
other people were recently rescued by anti -trafficking activists. Leyla lived
in fear of the violence inflicted upon her by the shop owner and her family and
was afraid of the police who were bribed to return any runaway “shop slaves.”
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Please keep
Leyla’s 6-year-old son Bakhyr close in prayer as he adjusts to freedom, away
from the basement mini market where he spent his entire life. Pray Leyla’s
5-year-old daughter Diana will be found—the shop owner took Diana away and told
Leyla the child had died. And pray for the unborn child Leyla is carrying now.
The father of Leyla’s children was a member of the shop owner’s family and regularly
beat her.
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Pray Leyla, her
children, and the other rescued “slaves” will receive justice. The
investigation into Leyla’s imprisonment has been closed.
United States
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Please pray God’s
healing touch will be upon 14-year-old Taylor* who has been experiencing serious
emotional issues. Give thanks to God she is receiving professional treatment
and seems to be responding to new medication and regular talk therapy. Thanks
be to God Taylor has settled into her new school, making friends, and finding
healthy outlets for her creativity through drama and art classes.
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Pray for Taylor’s
parents and siblings who struggle to cope with her explosive verbal outbursts
at home, her radical mood changes, and her deep anger with every family member
and herself.
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Pray God will
protect the vulnerable hearts of her sister and brother during this difficult
season in their family. Please pray for healing within these fragile
relationships.
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Pray God will
sustain Taylor’s parents and continue to guide them as they deal with the
challenges of a child experiencing a serious mental health crisis.
*Name
changed for confidentiality and/or protection.
Faces of Children
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Please keep Face
of Children prayer partner Gert Whipkey close in prayer as she mourns the loss
of her husband Forrest who died very unexpectedly last June. Pray for their
five adult children and spouses, as well as their nine grandchildren. Give
thanks to God Gert and Forrest had the opportunity to celebrate their 50th
wedding anniversary with family in Georgia shortly before his death. Pray for
God’s peace for this hurting family.
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Give God thanks
for a successful knee replacement surgery for Faces of Children intercessor
Carol and pray for her complete recovery from this extensive surgery.
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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.
