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“With God all things are possible.” – Matthew 19:26
/pre(ә)r/ (Noun) A solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God. Prayer changes things You “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful” – Colossians 4:2 “God does nothing except in answer to prayer” – John Wesley “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer” – Romans 12:12 Arise & shine; please pray for the following! COMMUNITIES OF THE PERMIAN BASIN Let us PRAY for peace, comfort, wisdom and patience for the families and businesses that have been affected by the economic downturn due to low oil prices. “They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.” ~ Psalm 112:7 AWAKENING Give thanks for all the Lord is AWAKENING IN YOU!! There is power in His blood and the name of Jesus Christ. May others experience the goodness of this truth and have an encounter with the Living God in this season! Pray for our local and global churches; for our pastors to stand firmly on the Word of God. GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS Pray for our leaders to stand firm on God’s Word. Give thanks we have leaders that are in the Palm of His Hand! Isaiah 41:13 May they call upon Him for wisdom. May they give Him thanks for the peace and order that He brings. Give thanks for God fearing men and women serving in these positions. PERSECUTED BELIEVERS We lift up our brothers & sisters & those yet to come that they may know He is present in their midst and hears their prayers. Let us pray that even in the midst of dire circumstances and even in the midst of severe threats and actions of death they will have the grace to STAND NO MATTER WHAT and not forsake Jesus Yeshua Isa – Son of the Living God. Lift up where ISIS is controlling in places like Nigeria, Middle East and Algeria, etc. ISRAEL Lift up Israel and individuals within the country (Jews & Arabs alike). Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May those who love you prosper, Psalm 122:6, Pray that Israelis will move forward with the leader that the Lord appoints. May there be peace. Special Prayer Request!! • Pray for divine protection over our nation during the electoral process. Pray for a leader who will ultimately allow us to “lead peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness” (1 Tim. 2:2). Scripture says “For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisors” (Prov. 11:14). Remember the fallen soldiers on Memorial Day. • Let us be ever mindful of our brothers and sisters around the world who are discriminated against, slandered, unjustly accused, arrested, imprisoned, beaten, exiled or killed. They need us to stand with them in prayer as they suffer in your name. God of all comfort, for those who are tortured both in body and mind, give them the grace to endure their suffering. (Romans 15:5-6, 2 Thessalonians 1:4-5, 11-12). • Let’s pray for great awakening!... Not just here, but the entire world. Memorial Day crosses honoring fallen soldiers removed from public property after complaint Published May 24, 2016 — A Memorial Day display featuring crosses to honor fallen soldiers was removed from public property in Georgia after someone questioned whether the soldiers were all Christian. CENTRAL ASIA CHRISTIAN FACES PRESSURE FOR HIS FAITH Published May 24, 2016 — Within a village in Central Asia, Brother Abdul…is under pressure from local villagers, who constantly pressure him to renounce his Christian faith. A group of young Muslims recently intruded his home and tried threatening him in renouncing his faith. A Ray Of Hope In A Nigerian Forest Published May 24, 2016 — Human rights groups are celebrating news that one of the Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram more than two years ago has been rescued. In 2014, Boko Haram gunmen stormed a government school in northern Nigeria and abducted 276 mostly Christian teenage school girls. China sees sevenfold increase in persecution against Christians Published May 24, 2016 — Persecution against Christians in China has increased sevenfold since 2008, according to the latest report by China Aid. The Texas-based charity paints a damning picture of religious freedom in China as it describes the state's attempt to take control of the nation's churches. Ugandan Baptist pastor dies from poisoning Published May 24, 2016 — On May 15, Pastor Micah Byamukama of the Kasecha Baptist Church in Kasecha Village, Kibuku District died…A Muslim villager is suspected…the Morning Star News reports. ISIS kills Christian girl by burning her alive; 12-year-old's final words were to 'forgive them' May 21, 2016 – A Christian girl who was burned alive by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants told her mother as she lay dying in her arms to forgive the attackers. Human rights advocate Jacqueline Isaac narrated how ISIS fighters came to a Christian family's home in Mosul, Iraq and demanded a religious tax called "Jaziya" from them.
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“With God all things are possible.” – Matthew 19:26
FAITH… “is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see” Hebrews 11:1 “For we walk by faith, not by sight” – 1 Corinthians 5:7 “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t seek the whole staircase” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Arise & shine; please pray for the following! COMMUNITIES OF THE PERMIAN BASIN Let us PRAY for peace, comfort, wisdom and patience for the families and businesses that have been affected by the economic downturn due to low oil prices. “They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.” ~ Psalm 112:7 AWAKENING Give thanks for all the Lord is AWAKENING IN YOU!! There is power in His blood and the name of Jesus Christ. May others experience the goodness of this truth and have an encounter with the Living God in this season! Pray for our local and global churches; for our pastors to stand firmly on the Word of God. GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS Pray for our leaders to stand firm on God’s Word. Give thanks we have leaders that are in the Palm of His Hand! Isaiah 41:13 May they call upon Him for wisdom. May they give Him thanks for the peace and order that He brings. Give thanks for God fearing men and women serving in these positions. PERSECUTED BELIEVERS We lift up our brothers & sisters & those yet to come that they may know He is present in their midst and hears their prayers. Let us pray that even in the midst of dire circumstances and even in the midst of severe threats and actions of death they will have the grace to STAND NO MATTER WHAT and not forsake Jesus Yeshua Isa – Son of the Living God. Lift up where ISIS is controlling in places like Nigeria, Middle East and Algeria, etc. ISRAEL Lift up Israel and individuals within the country (Jews & Arabs alike). Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May those who love you prosper, Psalm 122:6, Pray that Israelis will move forward with the leader that the Lord appoints. May there be peace. Special Prayer Request!! Pray for the mothers of Wosene and Getaneh. We need to pray not only for our nation, but we need to pray for our leaders, for all those who govern us, that they will turn to God with humble hearts and follow Him. Let’s pray for great awakening! TWO MEN ARREST FOR TRANSPORTING BIBLES Published May 17, 2016 — Please pray for our Hian and Phung in Laos. While transporting Bibles last Saturday, they were apprehended by Vietnamese authorities. The police confiscated their motorcycles, which were provided by Open Doors, and sent them to jail in Southern Laos. Man chokes 8-year-girl uncounscious inside women’s restroom in Chicago restaurant Published May 17, 2016 — A 33-year-old man is now facing charges of aggravated kidnapping and battery of a child after he is accused of choking an eight-year-old girl until she passed out at a restaurant restroom in Chicago. Christian pastor aiding North Koreans killed in 'retaliation,' source says Published May 17, 2016 — SEOUL, May 17 (UPI) -- A band of "gangsters" killed a Christian pastor who assisted North Korean defectors in China, according to a source in North Korea. The incident was an act of "retaliation" for the defection of 13 North Korean restaurant workers in China, the source told South Korean news service Daily NK. 50 more Christians, including women and children, slaughtered by Islamic terrorists in the Congo May 16, 2016 – More Christians are being targeted and slaughtered by an Islamic terror group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a predominantly Christian nation in Africa. This May alone, about 50 Christians have been mercilessly killed by Islamic jihadists, CBN News reports. Bangladesh: "A Living Testimony" Published May 13, 2016 — Brother Sean oversees VOM's work in South Asia. As he prepared for a recent trip to Bangladesh, word came that a pastor there had just been martyred for his Christian witness. Listen as Sean discusses his thoughts as he went to meet members of that pastor's family and the challenges they and other families of martyrs still face each day. Christians smuggle Bibles for persecuted believers in North Africa Published May 12, 2016 — Christian volunteers for a United Kingdom-based persecution charity have successfully smuggled Bibles and training materials for pastors and persecuted believers in North Africa. “Thus says the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it, the Lord is His name, ‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’” ~ Jeremiah 33:2-3
Prayer works… ”He teaches the humble His way” Psalm 25:9 “I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” – Psalm 16:8 “Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God” – Hebrews 12:2 “We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties.” – Oswald Chambers Arise & shine; please pray for the following! COMMUNITIES OF THE PERMIAN BASIN Let us PRAY for peace, comfort, wisdom and patience for the families and businesses that have been affected by the economic downturn due to low oil prices. “They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.” ~ Psalm 112:7 AWAKENING Give thanks for all the Lord is AWAKENING IN YOU!! There is power in His blood and the name of Jesus Christ. May others experience the goodness of this truth and have an encounter with the Living God in this season! Pray for our local and global churches; for our pastors to stand firmly on the Word of God. GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS Pray for our leaders to stand firm on God’s Word. Give thanks we have leaders that are in the Palm of His Hand! Isaiah 41:13 May they call upon Him for wisdom. May they give Him thanks for the peace and order that He brings. Give thanks for God fearing men and women serving in these positions. PERSECUTED BELIEVERS We lift up our brothers & sisters & those yet to come that they may know He is present in their midst and hears their prayers. Let us pray that even in the midst of dire circumstances and even in the midst of severe threats and actions of death they will have the grace to STAND NO MATTER WHAT and not forsake Jesus Yeshua Isa – Son of the Living God. Lift up where ISIS is controlling in places like Nigeria, Middle East and Algeria, etc. ISRAEL Lift up Israel and individuals within the country (Jews & Arabs alike). Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May those who love you prosper, Psalm 122:6, Pray that Israelis will move forward with the leader that the Lord appoints. May there be peace. Special Prayer Request!! Pray for the mothers of Wosene and Getaneh. We need to pray not only for our nation, but we need to pray for our leaders, for all those who govern us, that they will turn to God with humble hearts and follow Him. Let’s pray for great awakening! Ethiopians die in floods and landslides after heavy rain Published May 11, 2016 — At least 50 people in Ethiopia have died in floods and landslides caused by heavy rain, a state-affiliated broadcaster has reported. The rainfall follows one of the worst droughts in more than 50 years, made worse by the El Nino phenomenon. Christians Killed in DR Congo Islamic Violence May 10, 2016 – Democratic Republic of the Congo (MNN) – In a report by World Watch Monitor, dozens of Christians were brutally killed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo by attackers using axes and machetes, all part of the Islamic violence evident in the area. PASTOR IN NEED OF PRAYER AS HE RECOVERS FROM VIOLENT ATTACK Published May 09, 2016 — An evangelist involved in cross-cultural ministry in Eastern Uganda is in need of prayer as he recovers from a violent attack in which he sustained serious head injuries…he was ambushed by a group of about 10 Muslims as he left an inter-parish fellowship and headed to what he thought was a business meeting. 111 United Methodist Church clergy come out as gay ahead of general conference May 09, 2016 – More than 100 United Methodist Church (UMC) clergy have come out as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and inter-sex ahead of the Church's General Conference this week. The UMC currently does not allow …gay people to be ordained. 500 Hindu Radicals Attack Christians With Stones in Church Raid May 06, 2016 – A Protestant church in Jabat, in Madhya Pradesh India, was attacked by a mob of 500 Hindu extremists who threw stones at Christians and damaged the church's entrance over an allegedly torn nationalist flag. AsiaNews reported on Thursday that the radicals were apparently incensed when they discovered that saffron-colored flags, the symbol color of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, placed outside the church had been torn. Georgia Detains Christian Evangelist After Preaching To Muslims, Activists Say Published May 06, 2016 — (BosNewsLife)-- Christian activists have urged prayers for a frail Christian evangelist from Azerbaijan who has been spending a year behind bars in neighboring Georgia on what his supporters say are "trumped up charges" of drugs possession. If convicted the man could face 14 years imprisonment, Christians said…Yet, news of Shimon's arrest has underscored concerns that devoted Christians apparently also face difficulties in Georgia, like Azerbaijan a former Soviet republic. P R A Y that we will corporately & individually, return to the God of our Fathers in reverence for His Precious and Holy Name.
“Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet.” Isaiah 58:1 “Thus says the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it, the Lord is His name, ‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’” ~ Jeremiah 33:2-3 “We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties.” – Oswald Chambers Arise & shine; please pray for the following! COMMUNITIES OF THE PERMIAN BASIN Let us PRAY for peace, comfort, wisdom and patience for the families and businesses that have been affected by the economic downturn due to low oil prices. “They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.” ~ Psalm 112:7 AWAKENING Give thanks for all the Lord is AWAKENING IN YOU!! There is power in His blood and the name of Jesus Christ. May others experience the goodness of this truth and have an encounter with the Living God in this season! Pray for our local and global churches; for our pastors to stand firmly on the Word of God. GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS Pray for our leaders to stand firm on God’s Word. Give thanks we have leaders that are in the Palm of His Hand! Isaiah 41:13 May they call upon Him for wisdom. May they give Him thanks for the peace and order that He brings. Give thanks for God fearing men and women serving in these positions. PERSECUTED BELIEVERS We lift up our brothers & sisters & those yet to come that they may know He is present in their midst and hears their prayers. Let us pray that even in the midst of dire circumstances and even in the midst of severe threats and actions of death they will have the grace to STAND NO MATTER WHAT and not forsake Jesus Yeshua Isa – Son of the Living God. Lift up where ISIS is controlling in places like Nigeria, Middle East and Algeria, etc. ISRAEL Lift up Israel and individuals within the country (Jews & Arabs alike). Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May those who love you prosper, Psalm 122:6, Pray that Israelis will move forward with the leader that the Lord appoints. May there be peace. Special Prayer Request!! Pray for the mothers of Wosene and Getaneh. Let us also pray for safe travel for Getaneh and others as they travel to Washington D.C. for National Day of Prayer. Let’s pray for great awakening; and that the Lord will shake up our country! ISIS Sends Parents Body Parts of Daughters, Video Showing Their Brutal Rape and Torture Published May 03, 2016 — Horrific stories of… genocide being carried out by the Islamic State… against Christians and other religious minorities were shared at a conference in New York last week, with one account revealing that a couple was sent the body parts of their dead daughters with a video of them being raped and tortured. KOREAN CHINESE PASTOR MARTYRED BY NORTH KOREAN SPIES May 03, 2016 – OPEN DOORS: North Korean secret agents have martyred a Korean Chinese pastor who lived in Chiangbai, a town on the Chinese side of the Sino-Korean border. Han Choong Yeol was active in helping North Korean refugees by giving them food, medicine, clothing and other goods…Han was 49 and leaves behind a wife, a son and a daughter. Christian missionary sentenced to 10 years hard labor in North Korea Published May 02, 2016 — A Christian missionary has been sentenced to 10 years in one of North Korea's punitive hard labor camps for alleged "unpardonable espionage". Kim Dong Chul, aged 62, who was born in South Korea and is a naturalized US citizen was accused of stealing information, including military secrets, and passing it on to South Korea. American Missionaries Found Brutally Murdered in Jamaica Published May 02, 2016 — At about noon on Saturday, shocked residents of the Boscobel, St. Mary community on the Caribbean island of Jamaica stumbled upon the bound and lifeless body of missionary Randy Hentzel, 48. On Sunday, at about 4 p.m., they found the body of Hentzel's colleague, missionary Harold Nichols, 53. BAPTIST STANDARD GUEST EDITORIAL: It Is Wrong To Neglect The Persecuted April 29, 2016 – It is inexcusable for one to use religious faith as a justification for ignoring the cries of the oppressed. It was William Wilberforce’s faith that awakened him to the inhumanity of slavery. Transformational leaders such as Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela were driven by the base awareness that all people are created in the image of God. ISIS Horror: 9-Y-O 'Raped by So Many Men She Died,' April 22, 2016 – A 16-year-old Yazidi girl has revealed in her testimony that Islamic State fighters raped every last girl older than age 8 in her community, including one 9-year-old girl who was raped by so many men she died from her injuries. |
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