Since Cyclone Remal blew through eastern India and Bangladesh on Sunday, at least 23 people have died and millions are without power. At least 13 died in Bangladesh and 13 million lost electricity. The storm also hit India’s West Bengal, damaging homes and causing power outages. Then on Tuesday, a stone quarry collapsed in India’s northeastern Mizoram State, killing at least 10.
Tuesday also marked potentially the highest temperature ever recorded in India: 126.1F (52.3C) in Delhi. Nearly 40 cities recorded temperatures over 113F (45C).
Bangladesh has 289 people groups that have been cut off from the gospel message, most of them Muslim; and India has 2,135, the majority of them Hindu. Both South Asian countries are listed among the world’s most dangerous for Christians because of intense persecution.
Lord, please have mercy on the millions in need of help right now. Rescue those who are lost or trapped. Comfort those who grieve. Provide for those in need. And do it in such a way that they know You are the One who did that. Bring Christians to the rescue with food, drinking water, shelter, clothing and other provisions, and use them to spread Your love, truth and peace. Speak through them to share Your message of salvation, and provide for the lost to hear Your truth in their heart language.
Father God, tear down every wall that keeps Hindus and Muslims from believing in Your Son. Break the chains that bind them to false gods and demonic forces. Pierce through the prejudice, rage, violence and all manner of evil with Your love and truth, and set them free to worship You alone as God. Visit them in their dreams. Show Yourself to them in visions. Place in their grasp Your Word in a language they can easily understand. Give them a deep, deep hunger for more in this life, for the love, joy and peace only Christ can give, and set them on a quest to seek You with all their heart and find You. Awaken Bangladesh and India to You, O Lord. Break down the barriers of government and religion, and open up a corridor for Your Gospel to spread into every village, home and heart in both countries, setting the people free from sin and death forever.
Protect every Christian in the camps for displaced families. Don’t let any harm, violence or abuse come to them or anyone in their family. Bless them abundantly so they can bless others, and shine through them Your love and grace, planting new churches all among the camps as they draw the lost to You. Turn this terrible tragedy into an opportunity for thousands to hear the Good News who have never heard before. May the camps resound with singing unto You, Almighty God. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
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