Prayer Wall 9/21/16

Though our feelings come and go, God’s love for us does not. ~ C.S. Lewis
Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens Your faithfulness to the sky. ~ Psalm 36:5
To write the love God above, would drain the ocean dry.           ~ Frederick M. Lehman
We Love because He first loved us.  ~ 1 John 4:9
God’s love is like an ocean. You can see its beginning, but not its end. ~ Rick Warren
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! His faithful love endures forever. ~ Psalm 118:1
 
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!

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.

GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS
Pray for our leaders 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 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.

News of the Persecuted

Boko Haram Launches Three Attacks in Nigeria Killing Eight Christians
Tuesday, September 20th, 2016 Boko Haram carried out at least three attacks in Northeast Nigeria, where they beheaded a village chief and his son, killed eight Christian villagers that were returning from church, and ambushed a convoy under military escort. 

Christ-centered movie censored in Malaysia
Tuesday, September 20th, 2016  In Malaysia, where the authorities have forbidden the transporting of Bibles into the country in the past, it is no surprise that they would censor anything Christ-related. Ben Hur, a book adapted into a movie by American film's producers,

Religious Massacre by Seleka Rebels in Central African Republic
Monday, September 19th, 2016 Muslim Seleka rebels killed at least 26 Christian villagers in Ndomete, Central African Republic, this past weekend. These rebels have been responsible for the several attacks against Christian villages and the murder of many supporters of former president Francois Bozize, during and after Michel Djotodia’s presidency.
 
Group Warns Of Plan 'To Wipe Out Nigerian Christians' Amid New Church Attacks
July 20, 2016 ABUJA, NIGERIA  The chief of an umbrella group representing different Nigerian denominations has urged the government to stop an alleged Islamists plan to "wipe out Christians" in Nigeria, where a church was attacked by angry Muslims shortly after a Christian preacher was hacked to death…

Christian converts face flogging for taking 'illegal' Holy Communion wine
20 September, 2016 10:50 Three Christian converts in Iran are now facing flogging as punishment for taking "illegal" Holy Communion wine. On May 13, Iranian police took three Christians along with Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani and his wife for taking "illegal" Holy Communion wine.

Christian camp leaders detained, accused of ‘indoctrinating minors’
Monday, September 12, 2016  Two organizers of a Christian summer camp were detained in China’s northwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, for 10 and 15 days, respectively, on Aug. 4 on the charge of indoctrinating minors with superstitious beliefs.