Burma
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Please pray for
the Kachin ethnic hill tribe people of northern Burma who continue to be
targeted by the Burma military. A new and more intense campaign of shelling and
bombing began earlier this month with the Burma military using attack
helicopters and fighter jets. Pray for Kachin children and families trying to
escape the most intense attacks since the Burma military began its campaign
against the Kachin last year.
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Pray for the
estimated 100,000 Kachin who have been displaced in the violence that has
destroyed homes, villages, and towns. Pray for those who are in desperate need
of a safe place to stay, food, clothing, medical care, and protection. Pray for
children, youth, and adults who have been injured in the bombings.
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Give thanks to
God for the work of the Free Burma Rangers (FBR) relief teams and other relief
organizations serving the Kachin in their time of need. Pray God will protect
these volunteers who risk their lives to serve the ethnic hill tribe people of
Burma. Please pray for peace and reconciliation between the Burma government
and the Kachin. http://tinyurl.com/a7nde4c http://tinyurl.com/bxjy4a6
Kenya
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Please keep in
prayer the 52 orphans who live at the Magnet Children’s Home in Nairobi, Kenya.
Pray for their health and well-being and give God thanks these children from
ages 3 to 13 are able to attend school at the Magnet home. Pray for the staff
and volunteers at this home as they care for so many children in need. Pray God
will sustain them in their daily work and give them encouragement. Give thanks
to God for the generosity of Watch and Pray Ministry in providing uniforms and
food for the children of this home.
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Pray for the estimated
515 orphans who attend a preparatory school in Nairobi’s second largest slum.
Give thanks to God the founder of this school, a teacher herself, answered
God’s call to begin a school in this slum area where children had little or no
access to education. Pray God will provide additional resources for this school
as the classrooms are very overcrowded and the school has no running water or
proper sanitary facilities. Pray for the teachers and staff of this school as
they struggle to meet the educational needs of so many children. Thanks be to
God for Watch and Pray Ministry’s generosity in providing uniforms for all the
children who attend this school.
Mexico
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Continue in
prayer for the children of Mexico who have lost parents, siblings, family
members, or friends because of violence between warring drug cartels and the Mexican
government. An estimated 100,000 homicides have occurred in Mexico over the
past six years. http://tinyurl.com/crudwjo
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Pray for the
families of the 25,000 adults and children who have gone missing in Mexico during
the past six years. Please pray for parents whose children have disappeared.
Pray for those who don’t have access to information or assistance in the cases
about their children. Pray each family might have closure. More than 7,000
bodies lie unidentified in morgue freezers or common graves.
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Please pray for
peace and healing in the hearts of those who grieve. Pray for the healing of
this country and for an end to the violence.
Syria
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Keep in prayer
the children and people of Syria as the bloody conflict between the Syrian
government and opposition forces continues. Pray for the families and friends
of the more than 60,000 people that are believed to have been killed in the fighting
and violence. http://tinyurl.com/bej6k85
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Please pray for a
truce between the rebel groups and the Syrian government. Pray for a lasting
peace in Syria and for healing and reconciliation between its people.
Faces of Children
- Please pray for one month old Roland Garcia III, the nephew of a Faces of Children intercessor. Roland was recently diagnosed with Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorder, a genetic metabolic deficiency that keeps the body from breaking down fatty acids to make energy. Pray Roland will grow and thrive now that he has received an accurate diagnosis. Pray for his parents and family as they learn how to care for a little boy with this incurable, but treatable condition. http://www.fodsupport.org/list.htm
- 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.
