Prayer Alert 3/2/16

Arise & Shine; Please pray for the following!

1. 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
2. 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.
3. 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 se rving in these positions.
4. 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.
5. 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. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever!


KILLING OF CHRISTIANS IN NIGERIA HAS INCREASED BY 62%
Published March 01, 2016
The 2016 World Watch List shows a staggering 62% increase in violent killings of Christians in northern Nigeria as churches in Nigeria unite to highlight this problem for the first time. A report to be released in Abuja by Open Doors and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), ‘Crushed but not defeated, the impact of persistent violence on the church in northern Nigeria’, makes a detailed study of
the violence that has occurred.

BREAKING THE BARRIER IN KENYA
February 29, 2016 - Kenya (MNN)
Nearly 70% of people in Kenya are Christians, according to African Studies Center. And in Nairobi, there’s the highest concentration of evangelicals in the world. Yet, even in this country, there are more than 4,000,000 people unreached by the Gospel.

YAZIDI GIRL SETS HERSELF ON FIRE TO STOP ISIS JIHADISTS FROM RAPING HER, DOCTOR SAYS
February 29, 2016
A Yazidi girl held captive by the Islamic State terrorist organization set herself on fire, severely burning 80 percent of her body, in a desperate attempt to stop jihadists from raping her, a German doctor has said. Doctor Jan Ilhan Kizilhan heads a project that has helped bring over 1,100 women and girls victimized by the militant group

CHINA SENTENCES PASTOR TO 14 YEARS IN PRISON FOR RESISTING CROSS REMOVAL
Published Feb 28, 2016 As China's authorities continue to crack down on Christian churches in the Zhejiang province, a court has sentenced a Protestant pastor to 14 years in prison and his wife to 12 years in prison, according to Chinese media.

BOKO HARAM ATROCITIES HAVE LEFT CHILDREN SUICIDAL, OVER 6,500 MALNOURISHED, REPORTS SAY
February 25, 2016
The various atrocities being carried out by Islamic terror group Boko Haram, an ISIS affiliate, on the civilians in Nigeria, have left children suffering mental issues and thinking about suicide, reports warn.
As many as 6,500 children have also been left malnourished due to the conflict.

PROVIDING TANGIBLE HOPE TO ETHIOPIAN FAMILIES IN CRISIS
February 25, 2016 - International (FH/MNN)
In Ethiopia, an estimated more than 10 million are suffering from extreme drought brought on by El Nino weather patterns that are predicted to last for months to come.


Special Prayer Request
Let us pursue intimacy with God. May we seek His powerful presence.

Pray with confidence and boldness that God will perform great miracles for the impossible.

Amen.