Prayer Wall 6/5/24

 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

Help Church Planters Bring the Gospel Where it’s Never Been Before
6/05/2024 – Pakistan (Mission Network News) Nestled between northern India, Iran, and Afghanistan, Pakistan hosts varied landscapes, hundreds of different people groups, and dozens of languages. There are 240 million people; 98 percent of them are Muslim, and just one percent are Christian, Dennett says. 99% of Pakistan’s people groups are unreached, it’s not easy for believers to share their faith. Click here: https://www.mnnonline.org/news/help-church-planters-bring-the-gospel-where-its-never-been-before/

Islamic Fulani Militants Kill Pastor, Wife, 3 Other Church Members
6/04/2024 – Nigeria (International Christian Concern) Within a week of meetings between the Christian Irigwe and Muslim Fulani leaders seeking peaceful relations, armed radical Islamic gunmen attacked a Christian community, killing five people. The attack occurred Sunday evening, June 2, in Kimapka, Kwall district, Irigwe chiefdom of Bassa Local government area in Plateau State. Click here for more information: https://www.persecution.org/2024/06/04/islamic-fulani-militants-kill-pastor-wife-3-other-church-members/

Despair Spreads in Sudan, Yet Hope Remains
6/03/2024 – Sudan (Mission Network News) Sudan is a disaster, but is anyone listening? The latest headlines are desperate. Mothers and young children face death by starvation as the lean season approaches. Both sides of the ongoing civil war target hospitals and displacement camps as they fight to control the last capital in Darfur. Refugees fleeing to neighboring countries arrive with tales of unimaginable horror. Click here for more information: https://www.mnnonline.org/news/despair-spreads-in-sudan-yet-hope-remains/

History of Christianity, Persecution in Japan Displayed in Paris Art Exhibition
5/30/2024 – Japan (International Christian Concern) The difficult, troubled, yet faithful history of Christianity in Japan is currently on display in a Paris art exhibition titled “From Samurai to Manga, the Christian Epic in Japan.” The exhibit at the Paris Foreign Missions headquarters runs until July 13. The current state of Christianity in Japan, with about 1% to 1.5% of the country. Click here for more information: https://www.persecution.org/2024/05/31/history-of-christianity-persecution-in-japan-displayed-in-paris-art-exhibition/

Believers Bring Spiritual and Physical Light to “Degraded” Community
5/29/2024 — East Africa (Mission Network News) Experts predict East Africa will be the world’s fastest-growing economic region over the next two decades. Nonetheless, pockets of abject poverty remain. Pray that hearts will open to the Gospel. Pray that many will come to know the Lord. Click here for more information: https://www.mnnonline.org/news/believers-bring-spiritual-and-physical-light-to-degraded-community/

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)
• It 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)