Kenya
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Please pray for
two new babies, Mercy and Moses, who have recently arrived at Naomi’s Village.
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Pray that Mercy,
who is approximately 15 months old, will grow stronger and healthier now that
she is in a loving, stable environment where her needs are met. Mercy was found
abandoned near the entrance to a high school and only weighs 13 pounds. Pray
she will thrive, be able to express emotion, and learn to trust again.
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Pray newborn
Moses will also grow strong and thrive at Naomi’s Village. Moses was abandoned
at a charcoal-making facility in a nearby town shortly after his birth. Give
thanks to God he was found, taken to a hospital, and then placed at Naomi’s
Village.
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Thanks be to God
that 9-month-old Hannah is doing so well now. When Hannah came to Naomi’s
Village, she was 3 weeks old and only weighed four pounds. Praise God she has
gained weight and is a beautiful, happy baby!
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Please continue
to pray for the staff and volunteers at Naomi’s Village as they care for Mercy,
Moses, Hannah, and the 37 other children at the home. Pray God will provide the
resources needed to care for each child. Pray also that God will continue to
provide stamina, energy, and good health for each caregiver. http://naomisvillage.com/
United States
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Please pray for
three children, 7-year-old Lizzie, 9-year-old Lina, and 11-year-old McKyle, and
their disabled mother as they struggle to survive homelessness in the San
Diego, CA area. When they can afford it, the family stays in a hotel, but much
of the time they are staying on the streets. Pray for stability in this
family…that God will provide affordable housing, food, medical care, and an
opportunity for the children to attend school full time.
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Keep 6-year-old
Jace held close in prayer as he has been having seizures that originate in the
area of his brain where he had a stroke. Pray for a miracle of healing for this
little boy who has endured so much. Jace was born with a severe heart defect
and has gone through multiple surgeries to repair it.
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Give thanks to
God that Jace, who was abandoned at the gate of a local orphanage when he was
only 5 months old, was taken to New Day Foster Home when he was 3 years old.
Thanks be to God that Jace found a forever home two years later and is a very
happy boy, despite his medical prognosis.
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Pray God will
give his parents strength, comfort, and faith as they go through another
challenging time with their beloved son.
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United States, Oklahoma Tornado
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Please keep the
children and people of Moore, Oklahoma close in prayer as they begin recovery
from a massive tornado that devastated large parts of this Oklahoma City suburb
on May 20, 2013. http://tinyurl.com/mcx4sp5
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Pray for the
families of the 24 people, including nine children, who were killed when this F5
tornado cut an estimated two-mile-wide, 17-mile-long path through neighborhoods
and business/shopping centers.
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Pray for those
injured when the buildings in which they took shelter collapsed around them.
Neighborhoods were flattened; two elementary schools and a hospital were
destroyed or severely damaged; and businesses and stores in the path of the
tornado were also leveled. http://tinyurl.com/l7zudx7
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Pray for the children,
teachers, and staff of the two elementary schools that were in the direct path
of this powerful tornado. Give thanks to God for the adults who shielded
children with their own bodies during the tornado’s devastating assault. Thanks
be to God for teachers who tried to keep their students calm during this
frightening experience. Pray for healing and peace for children and adults who
experienced great trauma during this terrifying event. http://tinyurl.com/jvowt4l
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Please keep in
prayer the families of the seven children that died in one elementary school.
Pray for God’s comfort and peace to be with them all.
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Give God thanks
for all of the first responders, law enforcement and fire department personnel,
and volunteers who immediately began the search for survivors and victims.
Faces of Children
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Pray for Faces of
Children intercessor Carole Campbell as she recovers from eye surgery. Pray she
will experience God’s healing touch and her vision will return to normal.
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Please keep Faces
of Children prayer partner Paula Cahoon in prayer as she recovers from shoulder
surgery.
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Give thanks to
God for the good medical test results that Faces of Children prayer partner
Sally Green received recently.
