Burundi
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Pray for the
children and people of Burundi who’ve been affected by torrential rains and
landslides in their country last month. Pray for the 12,000 people who have
been displaced by flooding in the northern part of Burundi, outside of the
capital city. http://tinyurl.com/my4csjm
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Please pray for the
loved ones of the 77 people—37 of whom were children—killed in floods or
landslides there. Pray God’s comforting presence will bring them peace.
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Keep in prayer
those whose homes were destroyed in this disaster. Pray they will find adequate
housing and be able to rebuild soon. An estimated 1,000 houses were destroyed
in this disaster.
China
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Please pray for 10-month-old
Reese who was born with a severe gastrointestinal defect and abandoned at 6
months of age. Give thanks to God he was transferred into the care of New Day
Foster Home last December. And thanks be to God for the success of Reese’s
recent liver transplant surgery. Please pray he will be able get off the
ventilator and leave ICU soon. Pray the lung infection Reese has will clear up and
that he will experience complete healing.
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Pray for
1-year-old Robert who was born with a neurological disorder and abandoned at 3
months of age. Thanks be to God that Robert was recently placed in the care of
New Day Foster Home. Please pray Robert’s lungs will clear up soon so he may
have the hydrocephalus surgery he needs. Robert has been waiting in the
hospital for this surgery, but pneumonia is preventing that from happening. http://tinyurl.com/mxav2nk
United States, Malaysia
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Give thanks to
God for answering prayers concerning 10-year-old Jehu and his parents. Jehu,
who has been living in Malaysia with his aunt, will soon be reunited with his mother
and father in the United States. His parents, members of a Burmese ethnic hill
tribe, received refugee status in the United States before their son did and
haven’t seen him in person since he was 3 years old.
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Please pray for
Jehu’s safe travels and his adjustment to living in the U.S. Pray God will
smooth the path for this reunion and comfort Jehu as he makes these major
changes in his young life. Pray for his parents, Naomi and Pa, who are very
excited to see Jehu, but are also feeling anxiety about their reunion.
United States
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Give God thanks
for the recent arrest of 22 men, including three employees of Disney World, who
sought children online for sex. Thanks be to God for the work of Florida law
enforcement officers who coordinated the sting operation and arrested these
potential predators. http://tinyurl.com/mjltbdp
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Pray for all law
enforcement personnel working to stop the sexual exploitation of children. Pray
God will protect their hearts and minds from the horrific acts they must
witness in this difficult work.
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Please pray for
those who prey on young children. Pray for God’s healing touch to be upon those
who would use vulnerable children to gratify their carnal desires.
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And most of all,
please keep in prayer children who are preyed upon by those who would abuse
them. Pray God will bring healing to those who are traumatized and hurting.
Pray God will protect those who are vulnerable to this abuse.
Faces of Children
- Please keep Faces of Children prayer partner Donna Preston and her family in prayer as they mourn the recent death of Donna’s mother-in-law. Give thanks to God for the life of this beloved family member and pray God will bring comfort to her loved ones in their season of loss.
- Thanks be to God for the new prayer partners who joined with Faces of Children following recent presentations at the University of the Ozarks and at First Presbyterian Church in Clarksville, Arkansas.
- Give thanks to God for the opportunity to share the ministry of Faces of Children with the women of Northwoods Presbyterian Church and The Woodlands Presbyterian Church at their spring retreat in Navasota, Texas last weekend. Thanks be to God for the new intercessors who joined with Faces of Children following this retreat.
