Prayer Hub
Continue to Pray for the Liberation of North Korea
A Korean advocate for the people of North Korea writes: "We do request the prayers of the International Prayer Council for the liberation and healing of North Korea's prison camp population, for the innumerable homeless and starving North Korean orphans and children, and for all of the people of North Korea."
- Pray for the reform or overthrow of the evil, totalitarian regime of Kim Jong Un. Constant propaganda tries to give him, his departed father and grandfather as having god-like status.
- Pray that the North Korean people will come to know the truth and be able to rise up against this brutal dictatorship.
- Pray for the estimated three-quarters of the population who don't get enough to eat, especially the children. There are many street orphans that no one cares for that also need help.
- For the liberation of the 200,000 estimated prison camp inmates, many of them who are Christians or just suspected for being disloyal to the government. They are normally worked to death or used for medical and other experiments just like the Nazis did.
- Thousands upon thousands of Christians have been martyred by this communist regime since it took over decades ago. Most of them have died without the outside world knowing or caring. They are heroes of the faith. Please pray for the persecuted church in North Korea that it will be protected, strengthened and grow massively in spite of great hardship.
Peace in South Sudan
To all the Saints around the world. It is with mixed feelings I am writing to you all, the joy of the birth of the newest country of the South of Sudan, and with sadness of what is happening right now in this new country.
I feel very strongly that God is calling us, leaders of the faith to take practical steps to bring the true peace of the prince of peace to the situation in the south of Sudan.
1. First we will start with 3 days of prayer and fasting.
2. Secondly a peace conference.
Our prayer theme: 2 Chronicles 7:14: "if my people, who are called by my 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".
1. Repentance.
Pray that all the Sudanese will come to acknowledge that they have sinned against God.
2. Forgiveness.
Pray that every family that has lost someone will find grace from above to forgive.
3. Reconciliation
Pray that a true reconciliation with God and one another takes place during these times of prayer and fasting.
4. Unity
Pray for a true spirit of unity, that the wall of tribes will come down and a true unity based in Christ Church will take place across the nation of the south of Sudan.
5. Rebuilding a broken nation
Pray that every Sudanese in the south will receive from the Lord a spirit of ownership to build the nation in every aspect of life.
Rev. Jeremiah Dawood (Armeia)
East Ham Baptist Church This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Iraq Prayer Initiative and Other Concerns
A special prayer initiative with an international team is being planned for the last week of May in Baghdad. Please pray for the organizers, the arrangements, participants and the team as preparations are made for His guidance and protection.
Our Iraqi brothers and sisters in Christ need our prayer support for the following as well:
- For the election of the Iraqi parliament by the end of this month.
- Reconciliation between the central & the Kurdish governments.
- Standing against spirit of Islam, bloodshed, Satan worshipping.
- Spiritual hunger to know the Lord among the Iraqi people.
- Support & protection for the believers from a Muslim background. One brother, a young man, was killed in Mosul by his relatives two weeks ago, 12 bullets!
- Reconciliation between believers and collaboration in prayer networking.
- For the Catholic & Orthodox bishops, to be open to the Lord's work through other Christian organizations.
Turkey Still an Unreached Nation that Needs Breakthrough
A Christian worker in Istanbul shares recent news and prayer topics.
Last week we had another great day of outreach in a busy section of Istanbul. Dozens, maybe hundreds received tracts, and dozens heard the gospel clearly presented by our team of over 15 believers. One man became angry after my sketch board presentation, saying I should leave and not do "missionary" work (a bad word to many) there...
This day, unlike most, we saw a larger percentage of opposition and spiritual blindness, which saddens us.
David
1. Let us continue to pray for Turkey for the binding of spiritual forces as well as the weakening of cultural and historical prejudices that blind people to the glory of Christ.
2. Pray that the brothers and sisters in Christ will be bold in sharing His truth with the Turks and that there will be many opportunities to do so. May many have dreams and visions of the Lord that open their hearts to know more and become His followers!
3. Pray that the united prayer movement in the nation would blossom fully and cover the whole nation in ongoing united and authoritative prayer for His reconcilation of all the peoples of the land and transformation.
