We pray for those who willingly wear the uniform of America’s Armed Forces, serving both abroad and domestically. We request Your abundant protection and provision for those in overt or covert service.
The Lord is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows those who trust in Him. Nahum 1:7
“Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity. Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness in their faith… They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest. They fight to liberate. They fight to let justice arise, and tolerance and goodwill among all Thy people. They yearn but for the end of battle, for their return to the haven of home. Some will never return. Embrace these, Father, and receive them, Thy heroic servants, into Thy kingdom. And for us at home — fathers, mothers, children, wives, sisters, and brothers of brave men overseas, whose thoughts and prayers are ever with them — help us, Almighty God, to rededicate ourselves in renewed faith in Thee… O Lord, give us faith. Give us faith in Thee; faith in our sons; faith in each other; faith in our united crusade… With Thy blessing, we shall prevail over the unholy forces of our enemy. Help us to conquer the apostles of greed and racial arrogances. Lead us to the saving of our country, and with our sister nations into a world unity that will spell a sure peace – a peace invulnerable to the schemings of unworthy men. And a peace that will let all of men live in freedom, reaping the just rewards of their honest toil. Thy will be done, Almighty God. Amen.” ~ President Franklin D. Roosevelt – June 6, 1944 – Radio Address on D-Day
Operation World : Pray for Sudan Catastrophe is not too strong a word to describe Sudan’s current status. Massive protests in 2018 eventually led to the arrest of the President and the end of his rule, 30 years after he seized power in a military coup. A transitional military-civilian government was formed in 2019, but this brief hope for progress was undone by subsequent military coups. Now, civil war rages between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces which was formed from government-supported paramilitaries. The millions of Sudanese who want neither of these forces to rule them have been subjected to atrocities by both sides. Over 10 million Sudanese are displaced, and famine – especially in Darfur – reaches out to claim more lives. Pray that the legacy of oppressive, militaristic rule in Sudan might be ended in Jesus’ name. Pray for a government that will oversee a flourishing of the country – most importantly through the rapid spread of the gospel.
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. I Peter 2:24 (ESV)
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