Prayer Wall 5/31/17

 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom… PSALM 111:10

Wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, and without hypocrisy… JAMES 3:17

Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom…PROVERBS 11:2

Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything…2 TIMOTHY 2:7

If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people, If my people who are called by 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.  II Chronicles 7:13-14

 Arise & shine; please pray for the following! 

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:
African mission leader searches for positives despite deadly surge of jihadist violence
Published May 30, 2017 – Attacks attributed to radical Islamic groups are happening on a weekly, or even daily, basis in Africa, posing security concerns across a vast swathe of the continent. The phenomenon has dramatically affected Church activities in various regions. 

Eritrean government arrests 100 Christians in massive crackdown against unregistered churches Published May 30, 2017 – The Eritrean government has arrested nearly 100 Christians this month as part of the massive crackdown against unregistered churches. According to World Watch Monitor, the arrests took place in the days leading up to Eritrea's Independence Day on May 24.

3 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE DEADLY EGYPT ATTACK
Published May 27, 2017 – Gunmen opened fire yesterday on vehicles carrying Coptic Christians in Egypt. At least 26 were killed in the deadly attack and 23 were wounded. The dead included children, older adults and laborers.

Church leader among dead in Central African Republic
Published May 26, 2017 – A church leader was among those killed in the recent outbreak of violence in the Central African Republic, it has emerged. Baptist pastor Ange-Apoléon Ngakolada, 36, leaves behind a wife and eight children. The President of the Association of Evangelical Baptist Churches in CAR, Singa Gbadia, told World Watch Monitor that Mr. Ngakolada had been targeted because local Muslims were unhappy about a church he’d recently had built.

Hardline Hindus torch down church and pastor's home in southern India 
Published May 24, 2017 – A group of hardline Hindus in southern India torched down a church building and a Christian pastor's home this month because they were upset that some of their members converted to Christianity.

Special Prayer Request!!
• Watch & Pray International Ministries, in conjunction with the Fellowship Community Church of Midland, TX, is organizing a Prayer Vigil on Friday, June 9th, 2017 from 6:30 pm -12pm. Please join us as we pray for all the Churches in the Permian Basin, the Country, and the World.
• We trust that your Holy Spirit will watch over and encourage those who work to support oppressed believers on the ground, risking their own lives to do so.
• Please look after our brothers and sisters around the world who are being persecuted for their faith, especially those who are active in sharing the gospel.
• Let Your peace reign on those regions where your children are not permitted the freedom to live out their faith in safety.