“It is no more news that the Christmas in Nigeria was a black Christmas. On the 25th of December, 2011, as families dressed up to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, many never knew they were dressed up to die. Families lost loved ones to a war declared by Boko Haram which the Nigerian government has been treating with kid gloves. Like Job, what we feared most has come to us. Could this be a wake up call for the church in Nigeria?
Please join me in praying for Nigeria, that the wisdom of God will prevail. Pray that the Church will be driven back to her knees. We can stop Boko Haram with prayers – Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” (Mat. 19:26).
Many have called the church bombing as a declaration of religious war…Our leaders (political and ecclesiastical) need to do something because the worst is coming to happen soon. I am not a prophet of doom, but the worst will happen unless the government becomes proactive.
Please pray for families who lost their loved ones, that the Lord will encourage them and help them bear this loss. It is a colossal loss; it is unbearable without the grace of God.
Pray for our church leaders – that God will bless them with wisdom and sanctified lips.
It is only the Christians that can save Nigeria from this situation by praying. There is no political or religious remediation for this monstrous happening. Prayer and fasting is the solution. Our ecclesiastical leaders should call the Christendom in Nigeria to a day of mourning (prayer and fasting).
Pray for Christians in Northern Nigeria not to despair. Make a declaration: CHRISTIANITY SHALL NOT BECOME EXTINCT IN NORTHERN NIGERIA. IN JESUS’ NAME.
Thank you for praying for Nigeria.
Pastor Amakor
Open Heaven Intercessors
http://www.injesus.com/message-archives/prayer/openheavenintercessors/prayer-directivesnigeria-mourning
Update:
http://www.injesus.com/message-archives/prayer/openheavenintercessors/country-intercession-nigeria-breaking-news
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A South African sister in Christ has asked prayer about the following issues:
1. “There are plans to start a 24-hour pornographic channel in our country. We must stop this in Jesus’ name.
2. The British Prime Minister David Cameron has started what they call a “Gay Rights Crusade” in Africa. He decided to link financial aid to gay rights by insisting that African governments who do not embrace homosexual rights should either be denied financial aid or should be given drastically reduced aid until they embrace homosexual rights.
3. The Mr. Gay World competition is planned in Johannesburg this year over the Easter holidays. The intention is to remove focus on the resurrected Christ to the homosexual competition.
4. The ANC is planning to hand over South Africa to their ancestors during their centenary celebrations from 8 January 2012 in Bloemfontein. I believe intercessors must bring these urgent matters before the Lord in prayer as they will bring a curse on our country. We desperately need a mighty visitation from God and not spirits of the dead ancestors.”
Please pray for South Africa about these serious concerns.
Let the “New Wave” of His Glory Fill the Earth!
We acknowledge that God is at work in powerful ways all over the world. As a result we anticipate the following:
1. The World Prayer Assembly 2012 will be a “new wave” to strategically connect and empower the global prayer and mission movements. 5000-6000 Christian leaders from up to 220 nations will join with the Lord and each other through united prayer, leading to Spirit-inspired action to transform our world.
2. The World Prayer Assembly is being arranged and co-hosted by leaders of the Indonesian and Korean prayer movements, two of the most powerful prayer forces in the world, with the support of international prayer networks such as the International Prayer Council and the Global Day of Prayer.
3. The ultimate goal of the World Prayer Assembly is two-fold: to see the knowledge of the glory of the Lord filling the earth as the waters cover the sea (Habakkuk 2:14) and to experience the fulfilment of Jesus’ prayer that His followers become one so the world will know He is its Creator and Saviour (John 17:21).
4. The WPA 2012 will learn from and build upon what the Body of Christ has experienced through the worldwide explosion of prayer efforts since the last International Prayer Assembly in Korea in 1984, by linking together prayer, mission and marketplace ministries from all church traditions, denominations and social spheres. In the spirit of Acts 13, together we will seek to hear from the Lord of the Church regarding His plans to engage and direct the global prayer movement. The goal is to see every nation, city and rural area throughout the world become filled with ongoing intercession and Spirit-inspired action until His Kingdom’s values are fully manifested.
5. Prayer networks and ministries worldwide will meet with those who are prayerfully working for transformation in all spheres of society such as government, education, business/marketplace, arts and media. Ministry leaders will learn from one another and plan new strategies. They will coordinate their efforts to advance world evangelization and the reaching of the unreached. They will work to ignite spiritual revival of the Church, as well as to champion social justice and humanitarian efforts - so that His glory will fill the earth.
6. The WPA 2012 will also encourage and serve to launch the next generation to become cutting-edge leaders for Christ’s global prayer and mission movement, as children and youth take their positions as equal partners in leading this event.
7. In fulfilment of Jesus prayer in John 17, the WPA will unite a large proportion of Christ’s Body to cry out to God for breakthrough in the urgent issues of our time. On the evening of May 17, during the WPA, 100,000 believers of all denominations, including 20,000 trained child intercessors and 20,000 youth, will gather together in the national stadium of Jakarta for a massive prayer meeting. This prayer event will be linked live to 200 cities of Indonesia where there will be similar gatherings estimated at 2 million or more. Combining with the Global Day of Prayer broadcast through satellite TV, tens of millions will take part from around the world, uniting their prayers to shape the history of our world!
Let the “new wave” of His glory fill the earth!
ONE MILLION Christians will be praying on April 14, 2012 for TWO BILLION children under age 15. These boys and girls represent the largest unreached people group in the world. Two-thirds live outside of Christ. Their eternity hangs in the balance.
Global 4/14 Day is April 14, 2012. This is an international day of pray and fasting for children ages 4 - 14. All kids in this demographic are known as the "4/14 Window." Why? Because during this decade or "window," most children develop their moral and spiritual foundations.
They are more open and receptive to the gospel of Jesus Christ. 8 out of 10 people, who make a decision for Christ, do so between the ages of 4 to 14. A new website, www.Global414Day.com is now online and available in multiple languages. This is your invitation to join the movement and pray for children on Global 4/14 Day.
A coalition of Christ followers and Christian leaders from around the world, have partnered together to tell you about this event. Will you join us? Mark your 2012 calendar.
PRAY!
Steve Karges
Coordinator
Global 4/14 Day
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“Reflecting over 2011, it is truly amazing what the Lord has done in response to your prayers for the USA-Mexico border. One focused prayer throughout 2011 was for the Lord to reveal what is hidden. It comes as no surprise that is exactly what happened! From uncovering drug tunnels, to drug busts, to drug kingpins arrested, stories abounded every week of God's faithfulness in fulfilling His plan for our two nations.”
2011 HIGHLIGHTS:
• 129,118 people were apprehended while trafficking drugs across the border. FIVE million pounds of drugs were confiscated in the USA, along with weapons, plus 126 MILLION dollars in "undeclared" currency[ii].
• More than 15 tunnels used for drug trafficking have been uncovered, some labeled as "most sophisticated in Arizona history'. More than 40 tunnels have been dismantled since 2008**[iii].
• US drug rings in Arizona, California and Texas broken up.
• The Sinaloa and Los Zetas cartels took major hits in 2011; many of the smaller cartels dissolved.
• Two groups of American Christian leaders had the privilege of meeting with President Felipe Calderon and members of his cabinet twice this year to receive briefings and to strengthen relationships between the USA and Mexico. This has provided greater insight into in how to pray for the issues of sex trafficking and drug and arms smuggling, which greatly affect the safety, well-being, and future of both nations.
Therefore I will praise you, LORD, among the nations; I will sing the praises of your name (Psalm 18:48 NIV).
PRAY:
• We have been praying every week for the capture of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, notorious leader of the Sinaloa cartel. Last Sunday Raul Fernandez - "El Lucky," head of security for the Sinaloa cartel, was captured! Pray that this arrest will lead to information that will aid in the uncovering of Guzman's whereabouts and that law enforcement will be successful in capturing Guzman.
• This week Mexican federal police arrested one of the United States' most-wanted drug traffickers, Luis Rodriguez Olivera, known by the nickname "Blondie." Pray for more information to come into the hands of law enforcement in Mexico and the U.S. to guide them in the capture of other cartel leaders.
BridgeBuilders International Leadership Network, Phoenix, AZ
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Fundación Camino a Casa (Way to Back Home Foundation) is a center for women and young ladies (most of the time they are very, very young...almost girls) who are rescued from human traffickers. We help them with medical, spiritual and academic support so they will be ready to get jobs and become successful. In this way, we give them back the life and opportunities somebody else stole from them. Please watch this video about Fundación Camino a Casa.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnRa_A-XT_c&feature=related
If you would like to help with the restoration of these young women or to support the political campaign of Rosi Orozco who leads Mexico’s fight against human trafficking, please contact Laura Blanchet. My email information is: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and cell phone # (Houston, 1.832.785.7159)
It's time for the capture of Mexico's leading drug lord, who leads the most powerful drug trafficking organization in the world. Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera (born April 4, 1957) nicknamed "El Chapo" ("Shorty") has built the Sinaloa Federation Cartel, a crime organization named after the Mexican Pacific coast state of Sinaloa. He became Mexico's leading drug kingpin in 2003 after the arrest of his rival Osiel Cárdenas of the Gulf Cartel. Guzmán has been ranked by Forbes magazine as one of the most powerful people in the world every year since 2009; Forbes also listed him as the one of the world's richest men in 2010 and 2011. After the death of Osama Bin Laden on May 2, 2011, Guzmán became the FBI and Interpol's "most wanted person." In addition, Forbes considers Guzmán the "biggest drug lord of all time", and the DEA strongly believes he has surpassed the influence and reaches of Pablo Escobar and now considers him "the godfather of the drug world."
The Sinaloa Federation Cartel produces and smuggles multiple tons of marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin through Mexico to the United States and has distribution cells in over 200 cities in the U.S.
Guzmán is becoming bolder with his "in-your-face" relations to the United States. Recently, his wife, who is an American citizen, gave birth to his twin girls in San Diego, certifying that his children are American citizens. Just last week federal prosecutors announced their discovery that Guzmán proposed attacks on high profile US facilities in Mexico as a way of hitting back at U.S. and Mexican law enforcement for their success in the reduction of drug smuggling. The Sinaloa Cartel's drug bosses discussed buying heavy weapons to carry out terror attacks on U.S. diplomatic or commercial targets in Mexico City to "send the gringos a message," according to federal prosecutors. Guzmán was quoted as saying, "Let it be a government building, it doesn't matter whose; an embassy or a consulate, a media outlet or television station. It would be good to do it in [Mexico City]. We'll get something good out of it, and [someone else] will take the heat."
It's time his illegal operation is stopped! Join us as we stand in fervent prayer for the capture of Joaquín "Chapo" Guzmán and the end of the Sinaloa Federation.
PRAY:
For the capture of Chapo Guzmán and that he will be brought to justice, now!
For Guzmán to make a tactical error that will lead to his capture.
For the dismantling of the Sinaloa Federation Cartel.
For law enforcement to have keen awareness, willing informants, and a solid strategy in place to ensure an inescapable capture of Guzmán.
For safety of all law enforcement and civilians that are involved on both sides of the border in his capture.
The Pray! Network Community has begun the new year by reaching the 3300 members milestone!
Pray! Network wants to thank you for participating with an increasing number of replies, comments, postings, and even praying for expressed needs and requests…
And, for inviting your friends and ministry partners to become part of the Pray! Community.
Pray! Network knows there are yet thousands of other passionate-about-prayer persons who would greatly benefit by becoming a part of our community (and we from them!)
Pray for Pray!...that we will have a continued increase in members sharing their insights, questions, and resource suggestions…that we will have continued favor from the Lord to equip more and more Christians to deepen their relationship with God through prayer.
For more information and to be a part of this prayer network, please visit www.praynetork.org.