Burma, Bangladesh
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Please continue
to keep the Rohingya people close in prayer as they experience greater violence
in Burma’s Rakhine (formerly Arakan) State. Pray for the estimated one million
Rohingya living there…most of whom are stateless and subject to forced labor,
land confiscations, travel restrictions, and limited access to jobs, education,
and healthcare. http://tinyurl.com/kpudvnu http://tinyurl.com/n8nrm4y http://tinyurl.com/labfnk8
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Pray for Rohingya
children and families whose village was recently attacked and burned down by
the Burma army and Buddhist Rakhine extremists. Pray God will comfort the loved
ones of those killed in this recent violence. Pray for the safety and freedom
of the estimated 700 women and children who were taken away to an unknown “prison,”
including the 2-year-old daughter of Aisha.
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Give God thanks
nine families, including Aisha’s, were able to escape to Bangladesh following
the attack by soldiers and extremists. Pray God will comfort Aisha and his
family as they grieve over this precious daughter who was left behind in the
chaos of trying to escape Burmese security forces.
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Pray for Rohingya
families living in unregistered refugee camps in Bangladesh. Pray God will
provide for their deepest physical, emotional, and spiritual needs during this
very difficult time.
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Give thanks to
God for the work of the staff and volunteers with Partners Relief and
Development and other humanitarian aid organizations as they bring hope, help,
and love to those in need in Burma and Bangladesh.
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Please pray for
peace between Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya ethnic groups in this
region. Animosity between the groups goes back many years when the Rohingya
first came to Burma from Bangladesh. Pray for reconciliation and understanding
between these two ethnic people groups.
United States
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Please pray for
God’s healing touch to be upon 2-year-old Bo Birdwell who has been diagnosed
with a very serious case of bladder cancer. Pray for complete healing for this
precious little boy. Pray for Bo’s parents as they navigate the medical system
and the decisions regarding his care. Pray God will bring comfort and peace to
them all during this difficult season.
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Pray God will
heal 8-month-old Owen who was diagnosed with leukemia then suffered a stroke
following treatment that left him paralyzed on his right side. Pray for his
parents, Allison and Jacob, as they care for their baby boy and also make
decisions regarding his treatment.
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Keep 1-year-old
Carsyn close in prayer as he receives treatment for a mass in his brain. Pray
doctors will be able to properly diagnose Carsyn and provide treatment options
for his parents. Pray for Carsyn’s parents as they seek the best treatment for
their little boy.
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Give thanks and
praise to God for the healing 11-year-old Jordan has experienced more than six
months after his double lung transplant. Thanks be to God that Jordan’s body
isn’t rejecting the new lungs. And praise God that Jordan is able to resume
much of the activities, like ice hockey, he enjoyed before his old lungs became
so damaged by cystic fibrosis. Please pray the issues he is having with his
stomach (complications from cystic fibrosis and a previous surgery) will
resolve. http://tinyurl.com/mqbjd6j
Faces of Children
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Please pray for
Polly Houston, the mother of Faces of Children prayer partner Bridget Hyde.
Pray God will lift the pain from Polly and bring her comfort and peace. Give
thanks to God for the hospice care Polly is receiving now. Pray for Bridget,
her siblings, and family as they navigate this end-of-life journey with their
beloved mother and grandmother.
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Give thanks to
God for the opportunity to share the ministry of Faces of Children with the
students and staff at the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas
this week. Pray hearts and ears will be open to God’s message about prayer for
children.
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And thanks be to
God for the opportunity to share Faces of Children with the congregation at
First Presbyterian Church in Clarksville, Arkansas this week. Please be in
prayer for the members and guests of this church as they learn about Faces of
Children and praying for suffering and at-risk children.
