Prayer
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Lilian Yang Prays for Thailand, Golden Triangle Region
Print This ItemOur Heavenly Father,
Praise be your name, for you have shown the wonder of your love upon the land of the Golden Triangle. You have provided the needs of the people on this Land. Your grace has sustained the growth of lives and you have healed wounded hearts.
Lord, I pray for the people living in this region. I pray for that your peace will be in people’s hearts, as they are living in deep fear and anxiety due to the pandemic and economic crisis in the present day. I pray for people will find hope in you and turn to your way and that they will know that you are the only God that we should trust.
Lord, I would like to remember the small and weak in the community in my prayer – the children living in the Golden Triangle. They are now back at school, starting an unusual school year. People are trying to prevent the spread of the pandemic in the campus. But Lord, we can only find real peace and safety in you. I pray that your protection will be around the weak in the community.
Lord, I would like to pray for our partner Bethel Theological Institute. The physical classes have been resumed but the institute is facing the challenges of this pandemic situation. I pray that every student will become well-equipped to grow physically and spiritually. I pray for the teachers to have wisdom and strength from you so that they can guide the students to walk the path you called them to.
Lord, I would like to uphold the local churches unto your hand, that they may able to testify your greatness on this land. I pray that they will be able to show the hope they have in you when facing the difficult circumstances; to be steadfast in their faith when living in danger and fear. I pray that you will grant them faith over the storm to soar like the eagle.
Lord, you are our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. May your kindness and mercy come to your people!
I pray in the precious name of Jesus Christ, amen!
Lilian Yang
The Botros Family Pray for Lebanon
Our Heavenly Father,
We thank you for your goodness, mercy, care and love for us as a family during this difficult time. Our Lord, we are grateful for the opportunity to be able to serve your church in the Middle East, while in Lebanon.
Almess praying for Lebanon: Lord, I have personally experienced your Sovereignty over all events and I know you are in control. You Almighty God, who I can call Father, have delivered me when I lived through many wares and passed through many hard circumstances. I have learned that “though the fig tree does not bud, and there are no grapes in the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Saviour. The sovereign Lord is my strength, He makes my feet like the feet of a deer, He enables me to go in high places”. So, we ask you, our Father, to breathe new life and bring new light to the country of Lebanon.
Nathaniel praying for the kids: Lord, I ask you to help the children in need of help and for them to get medical care if they need it. And for the parents who need money to feed their kids. I ask you to help the kids who can’t afford to wash their hands and to protect them from the Coronavirus. Father, help those who cannot stay entertained at home. Give them joy and help them to be creative.
Timothy praying for graduates: God we pray for those students who will be returning to their home country during this difficult time. We ask you to protect those students from any disappointment, protect them physically and emotionally, and help them to put their trust in you and to believe that they can overcome those difficult times and be more fruitful in their life and ministry. Lord, we ask you to send your Holy Spirit to minister to those students, and to guide them as they seek direction for the next phase of their lives.
Emad praying for the seminary: Lord, as our seminary is moving into a new phase to serve the church in the Middle East, we ask for your guidance and wisdom as the leadership of our seminary make decisions. Help us, oh Lord, to bring glory to you through our ministry as a seminary to your church in our region. We pray for reconciliation in this part of the world. It is your desire to see people and communities reconciled with you and with each other. We ask you God to restore and heal our broken, corrupted, and unsettled communities.
We pray all of this in Jesus’ name. Amen.
The Botroses.
Praying for the Work in Africa
Gracious God, we offer you praise for …
… the assurance of your presence
… the companionship of your spirit
… the vision of your kingdom
… the goodness of your intent
… and the assignments you have given to each of us to bring shalom to our world.
We confess that …
… our attempts on your behalf are woefully inadequate
… our attitudes towards others have tended to serve our own insecurities
… our aspirations are tainted with self-interest
… and our actions are measured by the degree of inconvenience to ourselves.
We therefore claim …
… the forgiveness you offer to bring together the unreconciled. For our brothers and sisters in the Congo with whom Rev. Gato is working, we celebrate their commitment to reunification.
We claim the promise that you will feed those who are hungry both through your miraculous ways and through us, your servants. For our brothers and sisters in Rwanda, Kenya, the DR Congo, and South Sudan, we celebrate the resources of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank and the generosity of the Canadian Baptist constituency.
We claim the goodness of your people. For the leadership of our church partners in Africa, those you have called and gifted, we celebrate their selfless service in times of crisis. For the leadership of the Africa Christian Church & Schools, we particularly honour their collaborative initiatives with the Kenyan Inter-Faith Council.
And we claim the hope of the resurrection. For each one who has lost loved ones during these past months both in Canada and abroad, we rest in the knowledge that we are a people who move from life to life with the assurance of wholeness restored.
In the name of Christ, the One who authored and fulfilled Easter’s glory, we pray,
Amen.
Carla Nelson
