Prayer Wall 11/23/16

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Give thanks in everything ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:18

“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves & pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin & heal their land.” ~ 2 Chronicles 7:14 
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.

AMERICA
Pray for the leaders of our nation 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 (or affiliate) 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.

Breaking news & latest headlines for the week:

Terror group al-Shabaab attack Hulugho in Garissa
November 23, 2016 – Kenya (Tuko) - Militant group Al-Shabaab has reportedly attacked Hulugho town, Garissa county and taken several people hostage. According to reports, the militants are said to have launched a second attack on the town on Tuesday, November 22. On Monday, November 21, the group had carried out a minor attack on the town, which is near the Kenya-Somalia border.

Herdsmen victims: Seminarian Priest buried with father
Published November 22, 2016 — A Seminarian Priest, Lazarus Nwafor, who was reportedly murdered by fulani herdsmen during the attack in Enugu three months ago, has been buried alongside his father on the 18th of November, 2016. The late Priest’s father, on hearing the sad news about his son’s death in the hands of the herdsmen, had collapsed and died.

Lawyers Take Chinese Organ-Harvesting Claims to Australia
Published November 21, 2016 — Two Canadian lawyers came to Australia's Parliament House on Monday to urge lawmakers to pass a motion calling on China to immediately end the practice of what they say is organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience. David Kilgour, a former prosecutor and Canadian secretary of state for Asia-Pacific, and David Matas, a human rights lawyer, say they have evidence that China performs an estimated 60,000 to 100,000 transplants a year.

Under the shadow of IS: Iraqi Christians tell of crucifixions, torture, sex slavery
November 21, 2016 – Islamic State (IS) jihadists hung Karlus, a 29-year-old cook, from the ceiling of the jail he was held in, by a rope attached to his left foot. As blood poured from his foot, they beat and kicked him, rubbing salt into his wounds. He was sexually abused in prison by three women wearing niqabs. He was told he would be shot dead; but for reasons he still does not understand, on the day his execution was due to take place, 26 September 2014, he was released.

ISIS Mass Grave Found Containing 300 Bodies Massacred by Jihadists
Published November 18, 2016 – Iraqi forces have found a mass grave containing the bodies of at least 300 former police officers massacred by the Islamic State terror group near Mosul, its last remaining stronghold in Iraq. Several witnesses told Human Rights Watch, a group that has been tracking the atrocities committed by IS and other radical groups in the region, that the mass executions took place at the end of October, with the corpses dumped near a mass grave on the outskirts of the village of Hammam al-Alil.

Special Prayer Request!!
• Pray for Wosene and for her to have a speedy recovery!
• Ask the Lord to bring revival to the Church (Hebrews 12:2).
• Pray for the persecuted believers all across the world.