Praise God, 44 children and teachers abducted from schools in Christian communities in southwest Nigeria were rescued July 10 after 56 days of captivity. The intelligence-led rescue comes as Nigeria expands security cooperation with the United States. (Truth Nigeria, July 14) Lord, we praise You for this answer to prayer, and we ask You forContinue reading “44 Abducted Children and Teachers Freed in Nigeria”
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Floods, Fires and a Schoolbus
UGANDA: At least 23 children and one adult from the King David Junior School in Kampala died in a bus crash, after an excursion to see Sipi Falls on Thursday. NORWAY: A fire on the edge of Drammen Friday destroyed 100 homes; more than 400 people were evacuated. ALGERIA: A fire in an orphanage inContinue reading “Floods, Fires and a Schoolbus”
One Nation Under God
Today, July 4, our nation’s 250th anniversary of independence, marks six years since we opened the Prayer Wall to pray for our nation and the world in the midst of these trying times. Thank you to all of you from the more than 140 countries who have joined us here. Would you take a momentContinue reading “One Nation Under God”
Pray Our Children Will Love Jesus
Lord, please fill our homes with Your presence and Your love. Set us free from the sins and wrong thought processes that make it difficult for our children to see You as You truly are. Empower us with Your love, embolden us with Your grace, and teach us to forgive. Give us wisdom in everyContinue reading “Pray Our Children Will Love Jesus”
Prayer for Sons and Parents
Father God, please lay Your hand on our sons, guiding them constantly into Your purposes. Pursue them with Your love. Bring to them disciplers, mentors, teachers and friends who will challenge them to walk as one with You and model what that looks like. Guard their eyes, ears, heart, mind and body from evil, andContinue reading “Prayer for Sons and Parents”
A Prayer for Our Children
Join us now through May 7 for the National Day of Prayer Today, we are praying for the future of our nation and the world: our children. Lord, we ask You, please, for our children. Guard their hearts. Watch over them as they play. Keep their minds and eyes and hearts and bodies pure. BeContinue reading “A Prayer for Our Children”
Praying for the Next Generation
Today’s prayers come from the heart of Sarah Janisse Brown, a homeschool mother and entrepreneur running for US Congress: “We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, His power, and the wonders He has done.” Psalm 78:4 “Don’t let anyone look down onContinue reading “Praying for the Next Generation”
Do You Measure Up?
Our kids tend to lean on God the same way they lean on us. So, if we’re telling them all the ways they don’t measure up, they’re likely to see God as displeased with them, as well. Maybe that’s something you also experienced that is still a struggle for you today. It’s easy to imagineContinue reading “Do You Measure Up?”
Miracle: Sophia Turns 13, Home from the Hospital
Praise God! He has answered our prayers here at PrayerWall.pw with a miracle for Sophia Forchas, who is celebrating her 13th birthday today with family and friends, after she was shot in the head during the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 27. See the video here: Letter from Sophia’sContinue reading “Miracle: Sophia Turns 13, Home from the Hospital”
Hundreds Buried Beneath Crumbled Buildings in Indonesia, Ethiopia
INDONESIA: About 300 rescuers continue their search for students, mostly boys aged 12-18, buried beneath the rubble of a Muslim boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java, which was under construction for expansion and collapsed on them during afternoon prayers Monday. Female students praying in another section of the building were able to escape. A 6.5Continue reading “Hundreds Buried Beneath Crumbled Buildings in Indonesia, Ethiopia”
“A Miracle”: Annunciation Gunshot Victim Shows Signs of Recovery
We have been praying here at PrayerWall.pw for 12-year-old Sophia Forchas, who was shot in the head during the mass shooting at her school last month. After weeks in a coma, she now shows signs of steady progress toward recovery. Letter from Sophia’s parents: “On behalf of our entire family, we want to extend ourContinue reading ““A Miracle”: Annunciation Gunshot Victim Shows Signs of Recovery”
See You at the Pole
Christian students in the US and in many places across the world are gathering today at their school’s flagpole for a Global Student Day of Prayer to pray for their schools, friends, teachers, government, and nation. Let’s join them in prayer that today will be the turning point for this generation to turn to Christ andContinue reading “See You at the Pole”
Ukraine: “Bring Kids Back”
More than 19,546 Ukrainian children have been abducted since Russia’s invasion 3.5 years ago, with only 1,605 returned, 101 of those last month. “The Russians said that my mother did not need me,” one child said in a quote on Ukraine’s state-run “Bring Kids Back” page. Dasha Kherson, 13, added, “They said we would beContinue reading “Ukraine: “Bring Kids Back””
Update on Children Injured in Minnesota School Shooting
Sophia Forchas, 12, who was shot in the head during the attack on Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on August 27 has been in a coma. She is still in critical condition but showing some signs of improvement after surgeons removed half of her skull to give her brain the room needed to swell fromContinue reading “Update on Children Injured in Minnesota School Shooting”
Minnesota School Shooting
Two children, ages 8 and 10, died and 14 others were wounded at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, when a 23-year-old former student armed with a rifle, shotgun and pistol fired shots through the church windows at children gathered for Mass on August 27. (See September 8 update.) Annunciation Catholic School teaches several hundredContinue reading “Minnesota School Shooting”
Prayer for Sons and Parents
Father God, please lay Your hand on our sons, guiding them constantly into Your purposes. Pursue them with Your love. Bring to them disciplers, mentors, teachers and friends who will challenge them to walk as one with You and model what that looks like. Guard their eyes, ears, heart, mind and body from evil, andContinue reading “Prayer for Sons and Parents”
One Nation Under God
July 4 will mark five years since we opened the Prayer Wall to pray for our nation and for the world in the midst of these trying times. Thank you to all of you from the nearly 120 countries who have joined us here. Would you take a moment to share in the comments whatContinue reading “One Nation Under God”
Church Mass-Shooting Blocked, Missing Children Rescued, Traffickers Arrested
Wearing a tactical vest and carrying both a long gun and handgun, 31-year-old Brian Browning fired his weapon as he approached CrossPointe Community Church last Sunday in the Detroit suburb of Wayne, Michigan. Staff members intervened, thwarting the would-be mass-shooting of those gathered for worship, and a security guard’s gunfire killed him. One of theContinue reading “Church Mass-Shooting Blocked, Missing Children Rescued, Traffickers Arrested”
East Coast Floods and Minnesota Fires
Flash floods ravaged the East Coast from Pennsylvania to North Carolina on Tuesday. Then yesterday, floodwaters in Albemarle County, Virginia, swept away 12-year-old Jordan Sims; and in Allegany County, Maryland, 150 elementary school children and 50 teachers were rescued from raging waters that breached the second floor. Meanwhile, wildfires in northern Minnesota have burned moreContinue reading “East Coast Floods and Minnesota Fires”
115 Children Rescued, 205 Predators Arrested, and a Record-Breaking Drug Bust
Praise God for the rescue of 115 children and the arrest of 205 child sexual abuse offenders during “Operation Restore Justice.” Also this week, federal authorities announced the seizure of record-breaking amounts of fentanyl and the dismantling of one of the largest and most dangerous drug trafficking organizations, including 16 arrests. Lord, we thank YouContinue reading “115 Children Rescued, 205 Predators Arrested, and a Record-Breaking Drug Bust”
A Prayer for Our Children
Join us now through May 1 for the National Day of Prayer Today, we are praying for the future of our nation and the world: our children. Lord, we ask You, please, for our children. Guard their hearts. Watch over them as they play. Keep their minds and eyes and hearts and bodies pure. BeContinue reading “A Prayer for Our Children”
Prayers for Parents
The years we have with our children under our roof are limited. Let’s pray God will guide Christian parents to raise up young men and women who love the Lord with all their hearts and who stand strong in Truth against the sway of the world and its lies. Pray Christian parents will Powerful BibleContinue reading “Prayers for Parents”
Pray Our Children Will Love Jesus
Lord, please fill our homes with Your presence and Your love. Set us free from the sins and wrong thought processes that make it difficult for our children to see You as You truly are. Empower us with Your love, embolden us with Your grace, and teach us to forgive. Give us wisdom in everyContinue reading “Pray Our Children Will Love Jesus”
Three Dead at Christian School in Wisconsin
A teacher and two teenaged students died Monday at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, when one of the teens, 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow, opened fire during a study hall and then killed herself. Six other students were injured, two in critical condition. Lord, please comfort those who mourn and heal the wounded, especially thoseContinue reading “Three Dead at Christian School in Wisconsin”
Do You Measure Up?
Our kids tend to lean on God the same way they lean on us. So, if we’re telling them all the ways they don’t measure up, they’re likely to see God as displeased with them, as well. Maybe that’s something you also experienced that is still a struggle for you today. It’s easy to imagineContinue reading “Do You Measure Up?”
Prayer for Sons and Parents
Father God, please lay Your hand on our sons, guiding them constantly into Your purposes. Pursue them with Your love. Bring to them disciplers, mentors, teachers and friends who will challenge them to walk as one with You and model what that looks like. Guard their eyes, ears, heart, mind and body from evil, andContinue reading “Prayer for Sons and Parents”
Faith and Freedom for Youth
Lord, please set our children free from fear and demonic oppression. Whenever the enemy gives them a nightmare, invade that dream in visible, powerful ways and rescue them. Whenever they begin to lean on something or someone other than You, call them back. Remind them of the love, peace and joy only found in You,Continue reading “Faith and Freedom for Youth”
See You at the Pole
Christian students in the US and in many places across the world are gathering today at their school’s flagpole for a Global Student Day of Prayer to pray for their schools, friends, teachers, government, and nation. Let’s join them. Lord, we ask You for our schools today, that You will block every enemy plan and bringContinue reading “See You at the Pole”
Children Killed, Violent Protests in UK
Three girls, Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 9, Bebe King, 6, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, died and eight other children were injured, five of them critically, in a knife attack at a dance school in Southport last week. Two adults also sustained injuries while protecting the children. Father God, please heal those who are wounded, andContinue reading “Children Killed, Violent Protests in UK”
Israeli Children Killed in Rocket Attack
Hours after an Israeli airstrike killed three Islamic Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon, a rocket hit a soccer field in Majdal Shams in Israel’s Golan Heights Saturday, killing 12 children and wounding 20 others. Since the Hamas-Israel war began October 7, Hezbollah has exchanged nearly daily fire with Israel along the Lebanese border. But inContinue reading “Israeli Children Killed in Rocket Attack”
A Prayer for Our Children
Join us now through May 2 for the National Day of Prayer Today, we are praying for the future of our nation and the world: our children. Lord, we ask You, please, for our children. Guard their hearts. Watch over them as they play. Keep their minds and eyes and hearts and bodies pure. Don’tContinue reading “A Prayer for Our Children”
Pray Our Children Will Love Jesus
Lord, please fill our homes with Your presence and Your love. Set us free from the sins and wrong thought processes that make it difficult for our children to see You as You truly are. Empower us with Your love, embolden us with Your grace, and teach us to forgive. Give us wisdom in everyContinue reading “Pray Our Children Will Love Jesus”
Faith and Freedom for Youth
Lord, please set our children free from fear and demonic oppression. Whenever the enemy gives them a nightmare, invade that dream in visible, powerful ways and rescue them. Whenever they begin to lean on something or someone other than You, call them back. Remind them of the love, peace and joy only found in You,Continue reading “Faith and Freedom for Youth”
Do You Measure Up?
Our kids tend to lean on God the same way they lean on us. So, if we’re telling them all the ways they don’t measure up, they’re likely to see God as displeased with them, as well. Maybe that’s something you also experienced that is still a struggle for you today. It’s easy to imagineContinue reading “Do You Measure Up?”
80th School Shooting of 2023
Three people were shot dead and one was wounded Wednesday at the University of Nevada Las Vegas by a man who applied for a professorship there but was denied. This marks the 80th school shooting so far this year, including 51 K-12 schools and 29 university or college campuses. Lord, we ask You, please, toContinue reading “80th School Shooting of 2023”
Shielding Our Children
In these days of intense pressure from peers, social media, movies, teachers, and even some professed Christians seeking to influence our children to be other than who God created them to be, we must be all the more diligent in prayer and in training them up to be Christ’s. Lord, we pray for our children.Continue reading “Shielding Our Children”
See You At the Pole: Global Student Day of Prayer
Christian students in the US and in many places across the world are gathering today at their school’s flagpole to pray for their schools, friends, teachers, government, and nation. Let’s join them. Lord, we ask You for our schools today, that You will block every enemy plan and bring forth Your agendas. Protect our young peopleContinue reading “See You At the Pole: Global Student Day of Prayer”
More Than 200 Sex Trafficking Victims Rescued
Praise God for the rescue of more than 200 sex trafficking victims last month in a two-week, nationwide sweep called Operation Cross Country 2023. The FBI worked together with state and local agencies to identify or arrest 68 suspected human traffickers and 126 child sexual exploitation and human trafficking offenders. They located 59 minors whoContinue reading “More Than 200 Sex Trafficking Victims Rescued”
Pray for the Innocent
An estimated 1.7 billion children worldwide experience abuse (about 3 million within the USA). In most cases, that abuse happens by the hand of a parent or other family member, but an estimated 8 million children go missing every year, anywhere between 400,000 to 800,000 of those within the USA. In addition, many children growContinue reading “Pray for the Innocent”
Children Suffering Amidst Fighting in Sudan
Since war broke out on April 15, more than 850 people have died in Sudan, including nearly 200 children. An estimated 1.6 million people have fled their homes; others remain trapped without any way to get food, water and other supplies. At least 60 children have died from fever and lack of food in oneContinue reading “Children Suffering Amidst Fighting in Sudan”
Ukrainian Refugees Now
About a year ago, we published this prayer below for Ukrainians fleeing their home country as the invasion began. Today, I felt the Lord asking us to re-visit that post, as we continue to pray for this country torn apart by war. There are now more than 8 million Ukrainian refugees spread throughout Europe andContinue reading “Ukrainian Refugees Now”
Prayer for Sons and Parents
Father God, please lay Your hand on our sons, guiding them constantly into Your purposes. Pursue them with Your love. Bring to them disciplers, mentors, teachers and friends who will challenge them to walk as one with You and model what that looks like. Guard their eyes, ears, heart, mind and body from evil, andContinue reading “Prayer for Sons and Parents”
Explosion in Afghanistan
An estimated 19 are dead and at least 24 injured, after a blast ripped through the Al Jihad madrasa (religious school) in Aybak, northern Afghanistan, Wednesday. Among the victims were children and other innocents. Ruled by an oppressive regime, the 99.8% Muslim country is home to 68 people groups still unreached with the gospel, andContinue reading “Explosion in Afghanistan”
Continued Prayers for Iran
Since protests began against Iran’s oppressive regime in September, reports have surfaced of 18,000 people arrested and more than 450 killed, including 63 children. Last week, the niece of Iran’s supreme leader was arrested for speaking out against his regime. Iran is 98% Muslim, with 84 people groups still unreached with the Gospel. and ranksContinue reading “Continued Prayers for Iran”
God, Save the Children
Outbreaks of cholera are coursing through Haiti and Lebanon, while Uganda fights ebola. Meanwhile, in The Gambia, 70 children died from cough syrup, and 100 children in Indonesia. Now, famine has pressed into East Africa, particularly in Somalia, where 30% of their children are suffering malnutrition. (In the 2011 Somalia famine, more than half ofContinue reading “God, Save the Children”
70 Trafficked Children Rescued!
West Texas and other law enforcement officers rescued 70 missing children ages 10-17 from sex trafficking last month through a three-week joint task force mission called “Operation Lost Souls.” Father God, we praise You for these rescued children and for those on the joint task force who worked together to make it happen. Please healContinue reading “70 Trafficked Children Rescued!”
Continued Prayer for Uvalde
A retired pastor, great grandfather of one of the fallen children in the Uvalde tragedy, told those gathered at a prayer vigil Thursday night he does not want to have hate in his heart for the murderer. In the aftermath of last Tuesday’s mass shooting at an elementary school in the small Texan community, speciallyContinue reading “Continued Prayer for Uvalde”
21 Killed in Mass Shooting
After Tuesday’s mass shooting of 19 children and two adults in an Uvalde, Texas, elementary school 54 miles from the Mexico border, let’s pray…. Lord, we ask You, please, for Your arms around the families grieving right now. Come so close to them that they hear Your voice comforting them and feel Your strong handsContinue reading “21 Killed in Mass Shooting”
Day 28 of 30: Children, Youth
Pray God will raise up a chosen generation of Muslim-background Christian youth who will lead out in their nations and communities to draw them to Christ.
Prayers for Parents
The years we have with our children under our roof are limited. Let’s pray God will guide Christian parents to raise up young men and women who love the Lord with all their hearts and who stand strong in Truth against the sway of the world and its lies. Pray Christian parents will Truly knowContinue reading “Prayers for Parents”
Save the Children
More than 3 million refugees have fled Ukraine now, at least 1.5 million of them children. Amidst the mayhem, about 5000 Ukrainian children are unaccounted for. Orphans or others sent across borders unaccompanied by a parent are especially vulnerable to human traffickers and sex offenders. Let’s pray. Lord, we ask You, please, to be aContinue reading “Save the Children”
Ukrainian Refugees
Lord, we ask for Your protection and provision for the now more than two million refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. Assign Your angel armies to comfort those who mourn, to help them stay warm and well-fed, to open the way for safe passage out of the country, and to open up borders, homes, churches,Continue reading “Ukrainian Refugees”
Faith and Freedom for Youth
Lord, please set our children free from fear and demonic oppression. Whenever the enemy gives them a nightmare, invade that dream in visible, powerful ways and rescue them. Whenever they begin to lean on something or someone other than You, call them back. Remind them of the love, peace and joy only found in You,Continue reading “Faith and Freedom for Youth”
Praying for a Hopeful Future for Our Children
Let’s pray Jeremiah 29:11-14 over our country today, asking God to bring us back from all the ways we’ve been captive to the enemy, so our children (and we) will have a hope and a future of abundant life. John 10:10. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans toContinue reading “Praying for a Hopeful Future for Our Children”
Pray for the Innocent
Lord, we ask You for protection over the children of this nation and around the world. Especially during this time of quarantine (some regions and countries have stricter restrictions than others), when families are locked inside, and tempers are high. Give each child a safe place to go. Be a Shield around them. As aContinue reading “Pray for the Innocent”
Pray for Our Children
Lord, we ask You, please, for our children. Guard their hearts. Watch over them as they play. Keep their minds and eyes and hearts and bodies pure. Don’t let any hurt or harm come to them. Give them a hunger for You, Lord, that drives them to read the Bible; and each time they do,Continue reading “Pray for Our Children”
