Prayer Wall 4/17/24

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

LET US BE WATCHMEN ON THE WALL

WATCHING GOD
LORD GOD Almighty, help us to watch You. To keep our eyes fixed upon You and to worship You for all that You are! Help us to see You for who You are and worship You in all of You are!
• PSALM 59:9 You are my strength, I watch for You; You, GOD, are my fortress.
• MICAH 7:7 But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
• HABAKKUK 2:1 I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint.

WORLD WATCHING
BLESSED SAVIOR, LORD JESUS, help us to watch YOU work in the nations, our nation, and our local area, and thank You for ALL that You are doing around us. Help us to pay attention to what GOD is doing around us this week!
• HABAKKUK 5:5 Look at the nations and watch—and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.
• MATTHEW 24:42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
• 1 PETER 4:7 The end of all things is near. Therefore, be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.

WATCHING WITH GOD
ABBA, FATHER, GOD, help us to watch and pray WITH YOU and see the news and world events through Your eyes. Thank YOU for Your invitation to join You in watchful praying. Teach us to see matters through Your perspective and pray as Your Spirit gives direction!
• GENESIS 28:15 I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.
• EZEKIEL 22:30 I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one.
• PROVERBS 15:3 The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.
• PSALM 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.

CURRENT WORLD EVENTS AND BREAKING NEWS

Australian Preacher, 4 Church Members Stabbed During Livestreamed Bible Study
4/8/2024 – Australia (International Christian Concern) Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel of Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Sydney, Australia, was stabbed during a church Bible study as it was streamed live on social media the evening of Monday, April 15. Four other church members were also stabbed during the livestream. The alleged attacker, a 15-year-old boy, is in police custody. Click here for more information: https://www.persecution.org/2024/04/15/australian-preacher-4-church-members-stabbed-during-livestreamed-bible-study/

Refugees Find Hope in Christ as Sudan War Marks First Anniversary
4/15/2024 – Sudan (Mission Network News) One year ago today, a civil war began between Sudan’s military junta and rebel forces. See our full coverage here. More than eight million Sudanese have been uprooted in the country since then, and at least two million have crossed into neighboring countries. Unknown tens of thousands have died in the conflict, with countless genocide victims buried in mass graves. Click here for more: https://www.mnnonline.org/news/refugees-find-hope-in-christ-as-sudan-war-marks-first-anniversary/

Nigerian Advocacy Group Calls for Terrorist Designation for Fulani Militants
4/11/2024 – Nigeria (International Christian Concern) For more than a decade, the people of Bokkos local government area, located in Nigeria’s Plateau state, have suffered from ongoing violent attacks and bloodshed at the hands of militant Islamic Fulani. These attacks have claimed hundreds of lives, displaced thousands of people, and destroyed numerous homes, businesses, farms, and church buildings. Click here: https://www.persecution.org/2024/04/11/nigerian-advocacy-group-calls-for-terrorist- designation-for-fulani-militants/

Al-Shabab Kills Christians During Multiple Attacks in Kenya
4/10/2024 — Kenya (International Christian Concern) Al-Shabab is known to have crossed into Kenya and made people recite the Shahada to determine if they are Muslim. Those who do not recite it are considered Christians and are often beaten or killed. Click here: https://www.persecution.org/2024/04/10/al-shabab-kills-christians-during- multiple-attacks-in-kenya/

Five Years of Drought Taking Their Toll on East Africa
4/9/2024 – Horn of Africa (Mission Network News) Years of drought have brought a deepening food security crisis to the Horn of Africa. Millions of people across Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia have experienced repeated crop failures and loss of
livestock. They aren’t alone in the world: nations such as Zimbabwe and Morocco and other parts of the world also face the increasing pressure of drought. Click here: https://www.mnnonline.org/news/five-years- of-drought-taking-their-toll-on-east-africa/

PRAYERS FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH

• Pray for their PROTECTION for those arrested and in prison.
• Pray for COMFORT for those who have lost their loved ones and are suffering alone.
• Pray for renewed FAITH for those who have been displaced and have lost their church buildings, homes, or businesses.
• Pray for COURAGE, PERSEVERANCE, and MERCY for those who are persecuted.
• Pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters who are under attack. That they would know the hope God gives (Ephesians 1:18) and that the Holy Spirit will strengthen them (Ephesians 3:16)

t is the attitude of a heart sincerely seeking Him to which God responds with a blessing (Isaiah 58, Jeremiah 14:12, and 1 Corinthians 8:8)