Prayer Wall 8/20/25

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
HEAVENLY FATHER, You are the source of all life and love. Thank You for Your love and grace that never fails us. Help us to see You for who You are and worship You for all 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. Help us to see You more clearly, to know You more deeply, and to live a life that reflects Your glory. 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

Believers From a Muslim Background Offer Hope to Suffering Sudan
8/19/2025 – Sudan (Mission Network News) Torture and disease are among the latest woes plaguing Sudan, yet the Lord is at work. Additionally, famine-like conditions are deteriorating in refugee camps. Around 25 million people – nearly half of Sudan’s population – are facing severe hunger, while 3.5 million women and children suffer from malnutrition. Click here for more information:
https://www.mnnonline.org/news/believers-from-a-muslim-background-offer-hope-to-suffering-sudan/

Fulani Militants Kill 3 in Daytime Attack on Plateau Village
8/18/2025 – Nigeria (International Christian Concern) s a group of Christians left a morning devotion time and returned to their homes in the village of Gwon in Plateau state, Nigeria, armed militants opened fire on them. The gunmen,
believed to be Islamic Fulani extremists, killed three men…Click here for more information:
https://www.persecution.org/2025/08/18/fulani-militants-kill-3-in-daytime-attack-on-plateau-village/

Serving the Hidden Church in Somalia
8/16/2025 – Somalia (International Christian Concern) ICC field directors met with members of Somalia’s underground church, who confirmed the existence of more than 1,500 hidden believers, many of whom are converts from Islam. Conversion is viewed as an act of betrayal by both militant groups and local communities, forcing believers to abandon their homes, families, and identities. Click here:
https://www.persecution.org/2025/08/16/serving-the-hidden-church-in-somalia-2/

Indian State Boasts Toughest New Anti-Conversion Law
8/14/2025 – India (Mission Network News) The Indian state, Maharashtra, plans to roll out what could be the strictest anti-conversion law in the country this December. The legislation is still being drafted, but officials say it will go beyond the
laws already on the books in ten other states. Click here for more information:
https://www.mnnonline.org/news/indian-state-boasts-toughest-new-anti-conversion-law/

Worship Service Stopped, 3 Arrested in Northeast Vietnam
8/14/2025 – Vietnam (International Christian Concern As a priest quietly led a Catholic mass in the home of one of the 20 worshippers in the evening of Aug. 11 in Binh Khang, located in the Dai Tu district in northeast Vietnam, village authorities
cut the home’s electricity to stop the service. Then they detained three church members. Click here for more information: https://www.persecution.org/2025/08/14/worship-service-stopped-3-arrested-in-northeast-vietnam/

SPECIAL PRAYERS

• Upcoming fundraiser Restoring Hope Through Prayer and Action on Tuesday, September 16, 2025
• Pray Wosene feel God’s HEALING TOUCH upon her body, mind, spirit, and soul. To feel God’s presence and find COMFORT in His unwavering love during this challenging time.
• Pray for PROTECTION for those arrested and in prison.
• 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)