Pray for the Nations
As a church family, we’ll seek to spend more time with the Lord during this third sabbath week of our ministry year. Please join us in calling out to the Lord on behalf of the nations this week. Here are 11 ideas to help us unite in prayer around God’s heart for people around the world.
As a church family, we’ll seek to spend more time with the Lord during this third sabbath week of our ministry year. Please join us in calling out to the Lord on behalf of the nations this week. Here are 11 ideas to help us unite in prayer around God’s heart for people around the world.
Pray for those facing poverty today. One billion people live on less than a dollar a day. Ask the Lord to provide for them — to lift them into healthier and more sustainable circumstances.
Invite the Lord to be close to the patients and medical providers at CURE International hospitals. CURE is one of Woodmen’s global partners. Across seven African nations and in the Philippines, CURE is sharing God’s love and providing life-changing surgeries for children with treatable disabilities.
Call out to the Lord for peace and healing in Gaza and Israel and across the Middle East. Ask Him to stop the bloodshed and to stir the hearts of people to see one another as neighbors created in His image. Pray for His mercy and justice to reign.
M4 Europe is Woodmen’s global partner in Europe. They’re serving and equipping local church planting teams to lead healthy, growing churches that glorify God and impact culture. Ask the Lord for open hearts to receive the good news as M4-planted churches live out God’s love in 16 countries including Ukraine, Latvia, Switzerland and the Czech Republic.
Around the globe, more than 100 million people are displaced from their homes. Wars, natural disasters, persecution and other tragic events have uprooted them from the safety and comforts we often take for granted. Ask our Father to meet their needs and to safely restore them to a good place they can call home.
Empart is equipping local leaders, empowering women, nurturing children and restoring health in the region of South Asia that’s home to the world’s largest concentration of people who have yet to hear the gospel. Pray for the safety of local pastors and leaders, and for lives to be changed through the work of this Woodmen global partner.
Ask the Lord to be near to persecuted Christ followers around the globe. More than 360 million Christians are facing high levels of persecution for their faith today. Call out to the Father on their behalf. Ask Him to protect them and give them courage and wisdom.
Pray for the vital work of our trusted global partner, ELIC. ELIC educators are teaching English with integrity and purpose, sharing hope in countries where it’s desperately needed across Asia, North Africa and the Middle East.
Pray for those impacted by war in Ukraine and in other violent conflicts around the world. Intercede on behalf of those whose lives are threatened and those who are injured and grieving. Call out to God to raise up leaders with the courage and wisdom to seek peace, end oppression and see the dignity of every human being.
ORPHANetwork, Woodmen’s global partner in Central America, is collaborating with over 300 local churches to wipe out hunger, elevate education and introduce children to the love of Jesus. Pray for these kids and for the churches and ORPHANetwork teams serving to transform their lives.
Pray for the Woodmen students and adults who will join our mission teams sharing hope around the world in the coming months. Ask the Holy Spirit to guide their steps and their words as they serve to His glory.
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