Mali
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Please continue
to pray for the children and people of northern Mali who suffer horribly under
the brutality of Islamist radicals who have seized a vast part of this Texas-size
territory. http://tinyurl.com/c8k6obc
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Pray for girls
and women who are raped and forcibly married. Militant fighters are encouraged
to marry women and girls, some as young as 10 years old, then after raping
them, have a quick divorce performed.
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Pray for children
who are recruited for armed conflict. Boys as young as 10 years old have been
taken to training fields and taught to use weapons and plant bombs.
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Please pray for
children who have been sold to militants by their parents as the economy
worsens in this area and food becomes scarcer.
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Pray for children
who are denied an education. Pray for those who are sick as most medical
personnel have fled the country and many hospitals and clinics have been
destroyed.
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Pray for the
thousands of displaced women and children who have fled to southern Mali to
escape the violent treatment these militants have imposed in the form of a
harsh version of sharia law.
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Please pray for
peace in this country. Pray the Mali government and Islamist extremists will work
together to achieve peace. http://tinyurl.com/d676n42
Pakistan
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Continue to lift
in prayer Rimshah Masih, an 11-year-old little girl with Down’s syndrome who
was accused of blasphemy, but recently was exonerated by the Islamabad High
Court. Rimshah, whose family is Christian, was accused of burning pages from
the Koran by neighbors in her predominately Muslim neighborhood. http://tinyurl.com/b8cu5de
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Please keep
praying for Rimshah and her family as extremists have threatened this little
girl and her family with harm if the government doesn’t convict her. Pray they
will be safe from persecution or assassination attempts. Pray for those who
stood up for Rimshah as they are also in danger.
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Pray for the 600 Pakistani Christians in Rimshah’s old neighborhood who were
forced to leave because of the blasphemy accusation. Pray God will provide a
new community for these families in which they will be able to worship God in
peace, go to school, and work in jobs that pay a living wage.
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Pray for the
local Muslim leader who accused Rimshah of blasphemy as he goes to trial.
Please pray for justice in this case and that the witnesses will speak the
truth, the lawyers will behave with integrity, and that the judge will act
impartially. Pray for the safety of all those involved in this case as many may
become targets for extremists because of the case.
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Pray for Christians in Pakistan who are at risk of persecution because of
the country’s unjust blasphemy laws. Pray for Pakistani Christians who have
been attacked and for the families of those who have been killed because of
false accusations of blasphemy.
United States
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Please continue
to pray for God’s healing touch to be upon 14-year-old Taylor* who is suffering
from severe emotional issues. Pray for peace and comfort for this troubled
young woman who has begun cutting herself and exhibiting other serious signs of
mental illness. Pray she will respond to the new medication and continue with
talk therapy. Pray for her relationships with her family and friends.
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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. Pray for a
community of support around these parents who are so concerned about their
daughter. Please pray God will provide clear direction for them in all the
decisions they continue to make regarding Taylor’s care.
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Pray God will
protect the vulnerable hearts of Taylor’s sister and brother during this
difficult season in their family. Please pray for healing within these fragile
relationships.
*Name
changed for confidentiality and/or protection.
Faces of Children
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Please keep in
prayer the mother of Faces of Children intercessor Steve Foy. Pray for her
comfort and peace as she receives care from a hospice team. Pray for Steve’s
wife Susie, who is also a Faces prayer partner, as she helps her husband in
this challenging season.
