Praying Through the Headlines This Week

BANGLADESH: Fire broke out in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhiya, burning more than 1,000 shelters last Saturday and leaving about 7,000 Rohingya people homeless. We ask You, Lord, to please provide for their needs, especially their need for You. Meet them in their dreams, bring Christians to them to shine Your love, and openContinue reading “Praying Through the Headlines This Week”

Pray for Awakening and Transformation

Awaken our nation to You, O God. Get up in our face. Invade our space. Demand our attention. Distract us with Your love. Lift the veil from our eyes and show us who You truly are. Knock down our idols. Set us free from our sin. Heal our minds and hearts. Transform us by YourContinue reading “Pray for Awakening and Transformation”

Prayer for Our President

Our President is currently making many decisions that affect millions of people. Let’s pray God will override any agendas against Heaven’s, and give him and those advising him wisdom in all things. Pray also for God’s choice for the 2024 elections. I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be madeContinue reading “Prayer for Our President”

Headline Prayers This Week

At least 27 have died and several are still missing in Acapulco, MEXICO, after Category 5 Hurricane Otis. Both tourists and locals are now dealing with flash floods, mudslides and lack of adequate food and aid. Smoke from marsh fires combined with dense fog to create a “superfog” on Monday, resulting in a series ofContinue reading “Headline Prayers This Week”

Maine Mass Shooting: At Least 18 Dead

At least 18 people died and 13 were injured Wednesday in two mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine — one at a restaurant and another at a bowling alley, where families had gathered to play games. This is the deadliest of at least 566 mass shootings in the US reported by the Gun Violence Archive inContinue reading “Maine Mass Shooting: At Least 18 Dead”

Our Mission Is His

Lord, so many have not yet tasted of the Living Waters of Your love. Use us as Your vessels to show them that You are the One they’ve been looking for. Open their hearts to hear the Truth and surrender to Your love. Whatever ways the father of lies has programmed them to reject You,Continue reading “Our Mission Is His”

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”

Floods Across the World

In Spain, a ten-year-old boy was rescued Monday after clinging to a tree all night to avoid floodwaters from Storm Dana, which claimed the lives of at least three people. The boy’s father is still missing. Continued rain after Typhoon Haikui has broken reservoirs and spread muddy floodwaters across parts of Fujian Province, China, causingContinue reading “Floods Across the World”

Headline Prayers for Awakening

A fire ripped through a “hijacked” building in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Wednesday, killing at least 74 and injuring more than 50. (Gangs or other groups often “hijack” abandoned buildings and then lease out spaces for migrants and South Africans who cannot afford other housing.) The wildfire in northeastern Greece continues to burn out ofContinue reading “Headline Prayers for Awakening”

Prayers for Those Suffering from Floods

At least 142 people died in floods and landslides in China in July, but August has brought yet more devastation. In Hebei, at least 29 people died during Typhoon Doksuri and others are still missing. At least 33 died in Beijing, where raging floodwaters carried people away. More than 12 have died in northeastern Jilin,Continue reading “Prayers for Those Suffering from Floods”