Indonesia
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Please keep in
prayer the 200,000 children and people affected by a volcanic eruption last
month on Indonesia’s island of Java. Pray for the 76,000 people of five cities
in the province of East Java who had to be evacuated because of Mount Kelud’s
eruption on February 14. http://tinyurl.com/ky8rkze
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Pray for those
whose homes, schools, and businesses were covered in thick ash that caused many
roofs to collapse. Pray for those whose farms and crops were covered in ash,
threatening many families’ livelihoods.
United States
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Please keep
4-year-old Jordan McDowell close in prayer as she recovers from two difficult surgeries.
Pray God will bring healing to her little body as it recovers from having one
of her kidneys (with a fist-sized tumor wrapped around it) removed. Pray for
healing from the second surgery to remove another tumor from her lungs.
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Pray Jordan will
experience God’s peace and comfort during this challenging time.
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Pray for her
parents, Jerin and Kristen, as they help their frightened daughter through this
difficult season.
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Pray for Kristen,
who is pregnant and due this week. Pray for a safe delivery and a healthy baby.
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Give God thanks
for the community of support surrounding this family during a very tough time.
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Give thanks to
God for the rescue of three siblings who had been beaten and tied to their beds,
sometimes for weeks at a time. Thanks be to God one of the children sent her
teacher an email telling about the abuse and asking for help and that this
teacher responded quickly. Praise God these children are now safe in a loving
and supportive foster home situation. http://tinyurl.com/mmnnhzf
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Pray God will
bring healing to the 9- and 11-year-old girls who were repeatedly raped,
allegedly by their stepfather. Pray for healing for their 8-year-old brother
who was allegedly abused by their stepfather. Pray for these siblings’
emotional, physical, and psychological healing.
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Pray for the
alleged abusers…the stepfather, mother, and grandmother…who have been charged
with child endangerment. Pray they will receive the proper punishment for their
alleged crimes against these children.
Prayer requests from Northwoods/The Woodlands
Presbyterian churches’ women’s retreat
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Please pray for
poor students who attend Spring Independent School District schools in the
Houston, Texas area.
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Pray for
Christine* who must be the adult because her mother is not and neglects her.
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Please pray Yemi
Garcia in El Salvador may know God’s love and be safe. May she come to know God’s
purpose for her life and embrace that wholeheartedly.
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Pray for Sarah*
whose parents lie and wonder why she has problems being truthful.
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Please pray for a
Houston, Texas family that struggles with poverty, cleanliness, personal safety
issues, proper nutrition, encouragement of their children, and overall
wellbeing. Pray for the parents who both have mild intellectual disabilities.
Pray for their oldest daughter Laura* who is autistic, and for their son Brad*
who has been deeply affected by his environment. Pray for the new baby in the
family.
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Pray for children
at risk of emotional and verbal abuse because their parents are extremely stressed
by their current economic situation. Pray God will fill these parents with a
peace that surpasses all understanding and one that will allow them the ability
to provide the love and support their children desperately need.
Faces of Children
- Pray for Faces of Children prayer partner Linda as she recovers from a severe concussion after falling and hitting the back of her head on an icy sidewalk. Please pray for her full recovery from this head injury as she is feeling stress at not being able to work for a while.
- Pray for Faces of Children intercessor Karen as she recovers from oral surgery. Please pray the infection will clear up and not recur.
- Please keep in prayer Faces of Children prayer partner Carrie and her husband Jacob as they prepare to travel to China where they will get to take their adopted daughter Alea home to the United States. Give thanks for the ways in which God has answered so many prayers about this process and smoothed the path for Carrie and Jacob. Pray for their daughter Cora as she anticipates the arrival of her new little sister.
*Name changed for confidentiality and/or protection.
