Prayer List: 60 Iraqi People Killed in Residential Bombing

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Can you name the seven nations bombed by the United States military during Obama’s presidency?

Answer: Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen.

Source: Polifact

The bombings in Iraq continue. According to RT, “Over 60 civilians have been killed and at least 200 injured during three days of US-led coalition airstrikes on residential areas in Mosul …”

Prayer List

* Pray for the Holy Spirit to comfort the families and friends of the deceased.
* Pray for healing for the injured.
* Pray for peace in Iraq.
* Pray for Islamic State soldiers, other Islamic terrorist groups, and rebel groups to stop fighting and become peacemakers.
* Pray for the Gospel to saturate Iraq.
* Pray for persecuted Christians to boldly share their faith.

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Prayer List: Appeal Delayed for Pakistani Christian on Death Row

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Christianity Daily reports, “Pakistani Supreme Court has delayed the hearing of Christian woman Asia Bibi’s blasphemy case, after a member of the bench recused himself from the case.”

According to the BBC, “Asia Bibi was the first woman to be sentenced to death under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws and her case is one of the most controversial … Her husband and four daughters live in hiding and say they have received many death threats.”

Prayer List

* Pray for the Holy Spirit to strengthen and comfort Asia Bibi and her family.
* Pray for justice to prevail in her appeal.
* Pray for the Holy Spirit to convict Muslims of sin that wish to do her and her family harm.
* Pray for Christians to live boldly for Christ that are persecuted for their faith.

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* Prayer List: Children of Divorce Reject Christianity
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Prayer List: Thousands More Homeless After Hurricane Matthew Strikes Haiti

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Hurricane Matthew adds thousands more to Haiti’s homeless problem.

According to Reuters, “Hurricane Matthew’s trail of destruction in Haiti stunned those emerging from the aftermath on Friday, with the number of dead soaring to 842, tens of thousands homeless and outbreaks of cholera already claiming more lives.”

The Weather Channel reports that”3,214 homes were destroyed along the southern peninsula.” USA Today reports, “Some 55,000 Haitians left homeless by that earthquake were still living in shelters when Hurricane Matthew struck.”

The hurricane is expected to strike the Florida coast on Friday morning. According to ABC News, “About 8 million Florida residents scrambled to make last-minute preparations today as the storm strengthened from a Category 3 to a Category 4 hurricane …”

Prayer List

* Pray for anyone still trapped in flood waters, mud and destroyed houses to be rescued.
* Pray for the Holy Spirit to comfort the families and friends of people that were killed in the storm.
* Pray for the spiritual, emotional and financial health of people whose homes, apartments and businesses were flooded.
* Pray for the safety of first responders and disaster relief volunteers.
* Pray for Christian disaster relief volunteers and chaplains to have opportunities to befriend and share the Gospel with flooding victims.
* Pray for economic growth and job opportunities in Haiti.
* Pray for Haiti’s politicians, religious leaders and business leaders to have discernment.
* Pray for Floridians to be prepared for when the hurricane arrives.

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Prayer List: Children of Divorce Reject Christianity

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The Washington Post reports on a new Public Religion Research Institute study:

“People whose parents divorced when they were children are significantly more likely to grow up not to be religious as adults, the study found. Thirty-five percent of the children of divorced parents told pollsters they are now nonreligious, compared with 23 percent of people whose parents were married when they were children.”

Prayer List

* Pray for husbands and wives to reconcile by forgiving each other, repenting of sins, putting God first in their marriages and by rekindling the love they initially had for each other.
* Pray for Christians married to nonchristians to be a faithful witnesses to their spouse.
* Pray for the children of divorce to not lose faith by their parents getting divorced.
* Pray for Christian teens and adults to not be unequally yoked in dating relationships.

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Bombings Kill Aid Workers and Syrian Soldiers
1.7 Million Brazilians Lose Jobs
35,000 Murders in Chicago Since 1965