China
·
Please lift
in prayer 14-month-old Talley who was born with defects in her heart, ears,
nose, throat, and gastrointestinal tract and now has been diagnosed with
biliary atresia. Pray for a miracle of healing for Talley who needs a liver
transplant or she will die by the time she is 2 years old. http://tinyurl.com/ctdd2ce
·
Give God
thanks for the staff and volunteers of New Day Foster Home for their tender
care of Talley and so many other babies and toddlers born with severe health
problems. Pray God will sustain and encourage them in this special work with
children who have been abandoned because of their medical issues.
Russia
·
Please keep
in prayer Russia’s 600,000 “orphans” in what is known as the third great wave
of orphaned children (the first two followed both world wars). Pray for these
children—70 to 90 percent of whom have birth parents still living—pray for
those who are either placed with relatives or in orphanages that are already
overflowing.
·
Pray for
children in state-run orphanages—many have at least one disability. Pray for
those who were born with a disability caused by alcohol or drug consumption
during pregnancy. Please pray for those who have developed disabilities during
their stay in state-run orphanages—every month in an institutional setting has
a negative physical impact on a child’s brain.
·
Pray Russian
adoptive parents will receive the support they need to raise children with
special needs or medical problems. An estimated 10,000 children are returned to
orphanages every year by frustrated adoptive parents.
·
Pray for a
change of heart when it comes to the way Russian bureaucracy deals with
families under stress. Pray the traditional patterns will change. Instead of
taking custody of disabled children and children of parents unable to cope with
them, pray the focus will shift to helping families stay together. Pray that
adoption and foster care of toddlers and older children will be promoted. http://tinyurl.com/dxszla5
United States
·
Please hold
Emily and Jacques close in prayer as they grieve the death of their newborn
baby girl, Addy Hope. Pray for God’s comfort and peace to surround these
parents and their four other daughters, 7-year-old Dryden, 5-year-old Soleil,
4-year-old Mackenzie, and 3-year-old Lily, during this season of loss and
sadness. Pray for continued healing for Lily and Mackenzie who were adopted a
year ago from China and who each have significant health challenges. http://tinyurl.com/cur5vca http://tinyurl.com/c885z2a http://tinyurl.com/d2lnpp2
United States—Children with Learning Differences
·
Please keep
in prayer children with learning differences as they face many challenges at
school and throughout life. Pray for the one in ten school children in the
United States who experience learning differences.
·
Pray for
those who…
o
…have
difficulty understanding and following instructions.
o
…have
trouble remembering what they were just told.
o
…fail to
master reading, spelling, writing, and/or math skills.
o
…have
difficulty distinguishing right from left or have difficulty identifying words
or tend to reverse letters, words, or numbers.
o
…lack
coordination in walking, sports, or small activities.
o
…easily lose
or misplace homework, schoolbooks, or other items.
o
…have
difficulty understanding the concept of time, of “yesterday,” “today,” and
“tomorrow.”
·
Pray all
children with learning differences will receive the proper diagnosis early on
and find support and help to learn coping and compensation skills. Give thanks
to God for the creative adults who find better ways to reach and teach children
with learning differences. http://tinyurl.com/cbdxrr5 http://tinyurl.com/cul3h75
·
Pray for
parents of children with learning disabilities as they negotiate the diagnostic
and treatment options available for their children. Pray for a community of
support for parents who are feeling overwhelmed or isolated by their children’s
conditions.
Faces of Children
- 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.
