For the millions of children grappling with the loneliness and insecurities stemming from dysfunctional or broken homes, absent fathers, and/or mothers, we pray, Jesus, that they may find solace and guidance in Your presence, the One who will never abandon or forsake them.
Jesus said, “Let the children come to Me. Don’t stop them!…. And He placed His hands on their heads and blessed them. Matthew 19:14-15
[T]he Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children under a free government ought to be instructed. No truth is more evident than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people. ~ Noah Webster October 25, 1836 “The Father of American Scholarship and Education”, Textbook Pioneer, Created the first American Dictionary
Operation World Pray for Turkey : The devastating earthquakes of February 2023 were Turkey’s worst in 1500 years. Around 50,000 people died. That the earthquakes occurred in winter increased the suffering of survivors. Literally millions of buildings were destroyed or damaged and hundreds of thousands of people left homeless. Much of the destruction occurred in remote areas; getting assistance to these communities is now all the more difficult. Many of the buildings failed to meet up to safety standards due to corruption that allowed builders to bribe officials and skirt around requirements. Rebuilding both the physical infrastructure and faith in corrupted political leadership will take years or even decades – the trauma of loss will stay with many for their whole lives. Pray that God might use this tragedy to bring breakthrough to areas long resistant to the good news. Pray that Christians might continue to pour into the area with aid, assistance, compassion, and mercy as they love and serve the people of this region – in genuine partnership with and service to the local body of Christ. Pray that such humble and generous Christian service and witness might be present for the long haul of restoration, and that many hearts would respond to these demonstrations of Christ’s love.
For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Matthew 10:20 (ESV)
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