Central African Republic
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Please keep in
prayer children and families in the Central African Republic (CAR) affected by
violence between Christian and Muslim communities. The interim president, who
seized control of the CAR’s government last March, has been unable to control
his Muslim fighters who have attacked members of the Christian majority.
Christians have formed militias to defend their communities against Muslim
militias.
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Pray for the
loved ones and friends of the nearly 400 people killed in this fighting. Please
pray for children injured in the violence—many have been brought to hospitals
with bullet wounds or injuries from crude weapons.
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Pray for the release
of the 6,000 children recruited to fight in this conflict.
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Pray for peace,
reconciliation, and solidarity in the Central African Republic and for a stable
government that values all its citizens. The CAR has seen political instability
and conflict for much of its 53 years of independence—the country is rich in
uranium, diamonds, and gold. http://tinyurl.com/k4jsg3q
Philippines
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Please continue
to keep the children and people of the Philippines held close in prayer as they
deal with the aftereffects of Typhoon Haiyan (November 8, 2013), as well as two
other natural disasters (7.2-magnitude earthquake—October 15, 2013; Typhoon
Bopha—December 4, 2012) and an armed conflict in the southern part of the
country. http://tinyurl.com/kgk99aw http://tinyurl.com/mzapwtc http://tinyurl.com/mjh98re
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Pray for the 14.4
million people affected by Haiyan…for the 3.62 million who have been displaced
by the typhoon and for the loved ones of the 5,600 people killed in it. Pray
for children and families still living in over 1,000 displacement centers, many
of which are schools.
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Please remember
in prayer children and families struggling to recover from last year’s Typhoon
Bopha which killed more than 1,000 people and impacted an estimated 6 million.
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Pray for the
300,000 people in central Philippines still in need of immediate food
assistance following the October 15, 7.2-magnitude earthquake that killed 223
people.
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Keep in prayer
the 70,000 children and families still displaced following fighting last
September between government troops and Muslim rebels in the Philippines’
southern region.
United States
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Please continue
to keep 18-year-old Teresa* close in prayer as she enters her last semester of
high school in a new community and at a new school. Over the Thanksgiving
holidays, Teresa moved out of her biological mother’s home following an
altercation in which her mother became physically abusive.
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Pray for Teresa’s
emotional and mental healing—her mother frequently spent time drinking with men
in her apartment, exposing Teresa to at-risk and toxic situations.
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Pray Teresa will
persevere through this last semester of high school and not let the actions of
her mother prevent her from pursuing a college education. Teresa was accepted
into a university where she plans to study forensic science.
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Please pray for the
safety and emotional health of Rebecca* and her 11-year-old son, Isaiah* who
are in a very difficult situation. Isaiah’s father was recently released from
prison (after serving a 10 year sentence) and has been living with them, but things
aren’t going well. Pray Isaiah’s father will seek help adjusting to life on the
outside.
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Pray for Isaiah
who has moved in with his grandparents. Pray the contact with his father won’t cause
any more problems for Isaiah who struggles with issues that may be related to
his mother’s drug use during pregnancy. Pray those issues will be addressed and
that he will receive the proper treatment for them.
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Please continue
to pray for Louise* and Brad* and the three siblings they fostered, then
adopted: 11-year-old Patrick*, 9-year-old Megan*, and 7-year-old Christopher*. Pray
for physical, emotional, and mental healing of these three children who were exposed
to methamphetamines while in the custody of their birth mother. Pray for the
resources this family needs to deal with the aftereffects of such abusive
treatment.
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Pray Patrick will
receive the educational support he needs to deal with several difficult
diagnoses. He has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), attachment
disorder, and a sensory problem.
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Give thanks to
God that Megan is doing pretty well. Several summers ago, she was molested by
one of Brad’s nephews during a visit. Continue to pray for complete healing for
this little girl.
*Name changed for confidentiality and/or protection.
