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Prayer List: 425 Middle Schoolers Committed Suicide in One Year


The Record notes a dangerous trend: “The suicide rate among 10- to 14-year-olds doubled between 2007 and 2014, for the first time surpassing the death rate in that age group from car crashes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2014 alone, 425 middle schoolers nationwide took their own lives.”

Bullying is one of the biggest factors in childhood suicides. According to The Record, “Young students in prior generations left school each afternoon and avoided someone who bullied them until the next day or week. Now, social media allows for bullying 24/7 — and the bully doesn’t even have to be someone the child knows.”

Prayer List

* Pray for depressed and bullied middle schoolers and teenagers to obtain emotional support from their families, friends, neighbors, and churches.
* Pray for the Holy Spirit to comfort depressed students and convict the bullies of the harm they perpetrate.
* Pray for families grieving because a son, daughter, brother or sister committed suicide.
* Pray for parents, teachers and youth ministers to have discernment in how to respond to a suicidal student.

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Prayer List: Fighting Between Terrorists and Philippine Government Displaces 300,000 People


 

 

Violent conflicts involving terrorists and the Philippine military have created a humanitarian crisis.

According to Associated Press, “At least 258 militants, 65 soldiers and police and 26 civilians have been killed and more than 300,000 villagers have fled from Marawi and outlying towns.”

Mission Network News is reporting that Christian Aid Missions and churches in The Philippines are assisting the new homeless.

 

Prayer List

* Pray for the displaced to find housing and jobs.
* Pray for churches and ministries to effectively meet the physical and spiritual needs of the displaced.
* Pray for peace to return to the Philippines.
* Pray for the Holy Spirit to comfort the families and friends of people killed in the conflict.
* Pray for the wounds of the injured to heal quickly with minimal pain.
* Pray for the safety of police officers investigating terrorist attacks.
* Pray for the Holy Spirit to convict terrorists of the hatred in their hearts and to draw them to repentance and salvation through Jesus Christ.

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Prayer List: 22 Killed in Terrorst Attack Outside Ariana Grande Concert


The London Telegraph reports, “Police and the security services believe they know the identity of the suicide bomber who killed 22 people – including children – in an explosion that tore through fans leaving an Ariana Grande pop concert in Manchester. Last night’s attack also injured at least 59 people.

ISIS takes credit for the attack: “One of the soldiers of the Caliphate was able to place an explosive device within a gathering of the Crusaders in the city of Manchester.”

Prayer List

* Pray for the Holy Spirit to comfort the families and friends of the concert goers killed in Manchester, England.
* Pray for the wounds of the injured to heal quickly with minimal pain.
* Pray for ISIS terrorists to be captured and brought to justice.
* Pray for the safety of government authorities investigating these attacks.
* Pray for the Holy Spirit to convict terrorists of the hatred in their hearts and to draw them to repentance and salvation through Jesus Christ.

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Prayer List: Jury Trial for Carra Crouch vs TBN Begins May 1st


In 2012 Carra Crouch, the granddaughter of TBN founders Paul and Jan Crouch, sued the religious TV network for allegedly covering up her rape by failing to report it to the police. The Orange County Register broke the story and reported, “Carra Crouch was not permitted to talk to the police about the incident, and was not permitted to seek the counsel of any third parties or sex abuse counselors at the time, and has suffered severe emotional distress as a result, according to the suit.”

The case goes to trial on May 1st, 2017 and can be tracked through the Superior Court of Orange County website.

Case Number: 30-2012-00577733
Year Filed: 2012

Prayer List

* Pray for the jurors hearing hear this case to have discernment and to decide the case in an honest and fair manner.
* Pray for the Holy Spirit to convict Carra, John Casoria, the attorneys, and expert witnesses on both sides of any falsehoods they may have shared regarding this incident.
* Pray for reconciliation and repentance in the courtroom.
* Pray for emotional healing for victims of sexual assault.

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Prayer List: 49 Dead Following Terrorist Attacks on Two Coptic Churches


CNN reports, “At least 49 people were killed in bombings at two churches in Tanta and Alexandria, the latest sectarian attacks one of the country’s most imperiled religious minorities.” ISIS admits planning the Sunday attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt. The Egyptian government responded by adopting a three-month state of emergency.

Prayer List

* Pray for the families, friends and coworkers mourning the deaths of the Coptic believers.
* Pray for the Holy Spirit to comfort the afflicted in Egypt.
* Pray for the wounds of the injured to heal quickly with minimal pain.
* Pray for ISIS terrorists to be captured and brought to justice.
* Pray for the safety of government authorities investigating these attacks.
* Pray for the Holy Spirit to convict terrorists of the hatred in their hearts and to draw them to repentance and salvation through Jesus Christ.

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Prayer List: 13 Church Members Killed in Wreck


The members of First Baptist Church of New Braunfels, Texas are gathering today “to worship our Lord, glorify Him and love and comfort one another at our weekly Sunday morning worship service.” On March 29th thirteen members of its senior choir were killed in a wreck. The church has set up the Tragedy Relief Fund to help the families affected by this wreck.

Sources:

First Baptist Church of New Braunfels
Baptist Press

Prayer List

* Pray for the Holy Spirit to comfort the families and friends of the deceased.
* Pray for healing for the two survivors.
* Pray for the church to minister to its emotionally hurting members.
* Pray for God to do the miraculous and turn sadness into joy.

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Prayer List: Flooding and Landslides Damage 115,000 Homes in Peru


Lima, Peru

According to The Guardian, “Sixty-seven people have been killed and thousands more forced to evacuate by intense rains which damaged 115,000 homes and destroyed more than 100 bridges in Peru’s worst floods in recent memory.” Deutsche Welle reports that “a state of emergency declared in more than 800 cities” and  “99,475 Peruvians had lost everything since the beginning of the year.”

Prayer List

* Pray for the Holy Spirit to comfort the families and friends of the people killed in the Peruvian landslides and flooding.
* Pray for healing for the injured.
* Pray for housing and shelter for the homeless.
* Pray for Christians to meet the emotional, physical and spiritual needs of people affected by this disaster.
* Pray for job opportunities for people living in slums.

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Prayer List: Lethal Landslide Strikes Ethiopian Garbage Dump


50 people died when a landslide in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, struck a garbage dump. Reuters reports,”The landslide late on Saturday also destroyed 49 dwellings and left 28 people injured …”

The garbage dump was home for the victims who earned a living by scavenging through trash for items to recycle or resale.

Prayer List

* Pray for the Holy Spirit to comfort the families and friends of the people killed in the Ethiopian landslide.
* Pray for healing for the injured.
* Pray for Christians to meet the emotional, physical and spiritual needs of people affected by this disaster.
* Pray for job opportunities for people living in garbage dumps so they may escape extreme poverty.

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Prayer List: Sex Abuse Rampant in Nursing Homes


CNN reports, “The unthinkable is happening at facilities throughout the country: Vulnerable seniors are being raped and sexually abused by the very people paid to care for them.”

CNN investigated this tragedy and discovered that from 2013 through 2016 “the federal government has cited more than 1,000 nursing homes for mishandling or failing to prevent alleged cases of rape, sexual assault and sexual abuse at their facilities during this period.”

Prayer List

* Pray for emotional healing for victims of sexual assault in nursing homes and assisted living centers.
* Pray for justice for the victims.
* Pray for the sex offenders to repent of sin.

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Prayer List: Athletes at Baptist University Accused of 52 Rapes


In a lawsuit filed last week against Baylor University, a Baylor graduate alleges, “Based upon investigation, in the span of four years 2011 through 2014 Plaintiff is aware of at least 52 acts of rape, including five gang rapes, by not less than 31 different football players under [Coach] Brile.”

Source: Dallas Morning News

Prayer List

* Pray for emotional healing for victims of sexual assault at Baylor University.
* Pray for justice for the victims.
* Pray for the sex offenders to repent of sin.
* Pray that if anyone is falsely accused of a crime, that they will be exonerated.
* Pray for college students to glorify God by resisting sexual temptation and practicing self control regarding their sexuality.

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