Egypt
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Please keep close
in prayer Christian children and families in Egypt who have been the target of
Islamist vigilantes. Pray for those whose places of worship have been attacked,
vandalized, or burned down. More than 60 churches, most in Egypt’s Nile Valley,
have been attacked in response to a violent raid last month on two Islamist
protest camps in Cairo by Egyptian security forces. http://tinyurl.com/kpnvdyn
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Please pray the
government will investigate the incidents and provide protection to frightened
Christians in this region. Police had yet to investigate any of the incidents
several weeks after they occurred.
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Pray for peace
between Christian and Islamist groups throughout Egypt. Pray for an end to
sectarian violence in this country.
South Asia
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Please pray for
boys and girls living in South Asia who are at great risk of being trafficked,
especially after natural disasters or violent conflicts. South Asia is the
fastest growing and second largest region for human trafficking in the world.
Pray for girls trafficked in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh where they are sold
into forced marriage, bonded work in prostitution or domestic service, or paid
for their organs.
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Pray all children
displaced by conflict or disasters will be protected from exploitation and will
find safe, child-friendly places in which to seek shelter. http://tinyurl.com/mbrnn8u
Sudan
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Keep in prayer
the 100,000 children and people of Sudan who were displaced by flash floods and
heavy rain early last month. Pray for those who are still without proper
shelter, medical care, clean water, or sanitation services. An estimated 14,000
houses were damaged or destroyed by flooding. http://tinyurl.com/m7nb59r
United States
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Please keep the
family and friends of 16-year-old McCain Endres close in prayer as they mourn
his death in a motorcycle accident last May. Pray for the teenage girl who was
driving the vehicle McCain’s motorcycle hit.
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Give God thanks
for the compassion and acceptance this young woman has received from McCain’s friends
and parents. They don’t blame her for the accident that killed McCain and his
parents even told her this when they invited her to attend McCain’s funeral.
Thanks be to God for the way his parents and friends have modeled this
compassion and love.
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Pray for the
students who have been harshly critical of this young woman on social media,
blaming her for McCain’s death. http://tinyurl.com/me7s4cy'z
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Pray for
14-month-old Reed who is recovering from a MRSA infection on his skin. (MRSA is
a type of staph bacteria that is resistant to certain antibiotics.) http://tinyurl.com/2u33u6s
Give thanks to God that Reed was able to leave the hospital recently and
continue recovery at home. Pray the infection will heal completely and that his
pain will diminish soon. The infected area on his back and shoulders has the
appearance of a severe burn.
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Pray for God’s
comfort for Reed’s 4-year-old brother Lane who is having difficulty
understanding what is going on since his mother and brother have been away from
home so much. Please keep Reed’s parents in prayer as they care for him at
home.
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Please continue
to lift in prayer 5-month-old Haydn* who will have surgery to replace the G-tube
in his stomach with a GJ feeding tube that goes directly into his small
intestines. Pray this surgical procedure is successful and will help Haydn gain
weight and strength. Pray God will bring healing to this little one who’s
already been through one open heart surgery and continues to experience great
pain from his gastrointestinal issues.
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Continue to keep
Haydn’s mother close in prayer. Pray she will be able to manage all of Haydn’s
medical needs as she cares for him. And pray God will sustain her throughout
this challenging time. Pray also that God will bring her peace as she continues
to grieve the death of her 1 ½-year-old daughter.
*Name changed for confidentiality and/or protection.
Faces of Children
- Please keep Faces of Children prayer partner Eugenia close in prayer as she receives treatment for a torn rotator cuff. Pray for comfort during this painful process and for complete healing. Please pray for God’s healing touch to also be upon Eugenia’s husband as he recovers from knee replacement surgery. http://tinyurl.com/62obajk
