Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, West Africa
The largest Ebola outbreak
ever has killed over 3,000 people in six West African countries. More than
1,800 of those deaths have occurred in Liberia. An estimated 6,000 people have
been infected by the virus which has no known vaccine or cure. The World Health
Organization (WHO) warns that more than 20,000 people could be infected by the
epidemic as it continues its rapid spread. Support has been coming in from
around the world in hopes of halting the advance of this epidemic. The United
States is planning to build and supply 17 Ebola treatment centers across Liberia
as well as train local medics. Britain is also building centers in Sierra
Leone. However, the onset of the rainy season has complicated the delivery of supplies
and the building of treatment centers in the region. The weather has also
hindered efforts to isolate and treat those infected with the virus. http://tinyurl.com/knmfyds
http://tinyurl.com/pdll47v
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Please pray for
children, young people, and adults who have contracted the Ebola virus. Pray
they have access to treatment and don’t spread the virus to others.
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Pray God will
bring healing and hope to those who don’t have access to medical care.
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Continue to keep
in prayer the loved ones of those who’ve died in this epidemic. Pray for
children who have been orphaned by this disease.
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Thanks be to God
so many countries are sending medical teams, support personnel, supplies, and funding
to help the children and people of West Africa during this frightening time. Pray
God will be with those going to regions where the virus is widespread. Pray for
all healthcare and medical personnel working to halt this epidemic.
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Pray road conditions
will improve so trained medical personnel and much-needed supplies can reach
those most in need. Pray those who are infected can be isolated and receive
treatment for this disease.
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Please pray this
epidemic will be stopped soon.
Thailand
Air* was kidnapped when she
was only 7 years old by a couple who enslaved and brutalized her until she
managed to escape. This daughter of migrant workers from the Karen ethnic hill
tribe in Burma was beaten daily, had boiling water thrown on her, and, as
punishment for an attempted escape, had part of her ear lobe cut off. Air was held
for five years at the couple’s home in central Thailand and forced to clean
house. After her escape, Air was placed in a shelter where she is able to
attend classes and her medical needs are met. She is also able to be in contact
with her mother and three sisters. Her abusers were given bail and have since
disappeared. http://tinyurl.com/nrucnta
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Give thanks to
God that Air managed to escape a life of slavery and is safe now. Pray for Air’s
physical and emotional healing from the trauma of this abuse and the separation
from her family. Please pray she will experience restoration and wholeness.
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Pray for the
couple who abducted Air…that they will be apprehended and face the consequences
of their abuse. Pray God will be at work in their hearts.
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Give God thanks
for the teacher who recognized Air and helped her escape.
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Pray for the
people who knew about Air’s enslavement and abuse and did nothing to help her.
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Please keep close
in prayer all children who are forced into slavery. Pray for their safety and
freedom.
Ukraine, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova,
Belarus, European Union
More than one million Ukrainians
have been displaced by the conflict in Ukraine: an estimated 260,000 within
Ukraine; 814,000 in Russia; and tens of thousands of others in Estonia, Latvia,
Lithuania, Moldova, Belarus, and the European Union. Most of those displaced by
earlier fighting within Ukraine have returned to areas retaken by Kiev’s army.
However, recent fighting in eastern Ukraine between government troops and
pro-Russian rebels threatens to end a three-week old ceasefire agreement. U.N.
officials believe this crisis has the potential to destabilize the entire
region unless it’s stopped soon. http://tinyurl.com/oqpw6sd
http://tinyurl.com/qx8dvok http://tinyurl.com/ohwu9dt
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Please continue
to keep close in prayer the children of Ukraine who have been affected by this
conflict. Pray for those who’ve been displaced from their homes and communities
by the fighting.
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Pray for children
who have lost a loved one in the fighting between government troops and rebels.
Continue to pray for those who witnessed the violence and are experiencing
trauma because of it.
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Please pray the
ceasefire agreement between the Ukraine government and pro-Russian rebels will
hold. Pray for peace and reconciliation in this region.
*Name changed for confidentiality and/or protection.
