Prayer Request, IMB
URGENT PRAYER UPDATEINTERNATIONAL MISSION BOARD
JULY 19, 2006
NORTHERN AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST.
Amid the shouts of fear and fury as rockets rain down on Israel and Lebanon, a deeper cry is rising to God from Christian believers in the Middle East: “Lord, bring peace!” Not just political or military peace, which may or may not ever come, but the peace only God can bring through Jesus Christ. One believer in the region asks, “Pray that God’s light will shine through followers of Jesus during these days and nights of trouble in the Middle East. Ask that believers in Jesus will find rest and hope in the promises of God’s Word. Pray that they will have His perspective and guidance to know how to minister in Jesus’ name to the many hurting people around them.” God knew that this was coming. God is standing in the midst of this. We need to pray that war will not stop the things God is doing. Currently, all Southern Baptist workers in the region are accounted for and safe. Meanwhile, Lebanese Chri stians are delivering food and New Testaments to shelters housing civilians fleeing the fighting in southern Lebanon. They are asking for prayer for their safety and the continuation of this ministry to terrified refugees. Hatred, fear and violence are potent forces, particularly in the Middle East, but they cannot defeat the power of prayer. Middle Eastern believers are claiming that power--and they hope Christians around the world will join them in this dark hour. [excerpted from Erich Bridges’ Baptist Press article, “As rockets fall, prayers for ‘true peace’ rise from Christians in the Middle East”]
---International Mission Board3806 Monument AvenueRichmond, VA 23230
Thank you so much for being on call and instantly responsive to this need and all urgent prayer requests.
Send any questions to: imb@imb.org.
JULY 19, 2006
NORTHERN AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST.
Amid the shouts of fear and fury as rockets rain down on Israel and Lebanon, a deeper cry is rising to God from Christian believers in the Middle East: “Lord, bring peace!” Not just political or military peace, which may or may not ever come, but the peace only God can bring through Jesus Christ. One believer in the region asks, “Pray that God’s light will shine through followers of Jesus during these days and nights of trouble in the Middle East. Ask that believers in Jesus will find rest and hope in the promises of God’s Word. Pray that they will have His perspective and guidance to know how to minister in Jesus’ name to the many hurting people around them.” God knew that this was coming. God is standing in the midst of this. We need to pray that war will not stop the things God is doing. Currently, all Southern Baptist workers in the region are accounted for and safe. Meanwhile, Lebanese Chri stians are delivering food and New Testaments to shelters housing civilians fleeing the fighting in southern Lebanon. They are asking for prayer for their safety and the continuation of this ministry to terrified refugees. Hatred, fear and violence are potent forces, particularly in the Middle East, but they cannot defeat the power of prayer. Middle Eastern believers are claiming that power--and they hope Christians around the world will join them in this dark hour. [excerpted from Erich Bridges’ Baptist Press article, “As rockets fall, prayers for ‘true peace’ rise from Christians in the Middle East”]
---International Mission Board3806 Monument AvenueRichmond, VA 23230
Thank you so much for being on call and instantly responsive to this need and all urgent prayer requests.
Send any questions to: imb@imb.org.
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