• We pray for all those involved in the manufacture of arms. We pray that they would adhere to the standards set out by legal governing authorities of their lands and the international community, represented by the UN and other ethical and legal regulators of this industry. • Where there is greed and ethical indifference […]
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“He makes wars cease to the end of the earth. He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariot of fire.” Psalm 46:9 (see also my post re claiming this promise in “Some Principles of Prayer and Intercession”) 1) THE PROBLEM: (Note: Some of this data may presently have slightly
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Looking into the present situation of the most oppressed people group (you guessed it); worldwide refugees (or in your own case any issue(s) that seem overwhelming) those issues can quickly become all-consuming, as I experienced this morning. There are usually two responses to this sense of utter helplessness; we try to self-medicate through the various
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Sydney (Australia), 3 July 2014 (Although sent as an e-mail on the above date, this prayer can be used on an ongoing basis.) Dear praying friends, I hope you are keeping warm but enjoying the beautiful winter weather during the day! This week we will pray for the various refugee organisations worldwide, along the
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• We lift up the country of Colombia and some of its traumatised and terrorised population and cry out for your mercy and Lordship over this place. For too long lawlessness and corruption, terror, greed and violence have been able to have the upper hand in Colombia. • We pray especially for the rural countryside
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“The origin of the armed conflict in Colombia goes back to 1920 at agrarian disputes over the Sumapaz and Tequendama regions. Peasants at the time fought over ownership of coffee lands which caused the liberals and conservative parties to take sides in the conflict, worsening it. The Colombian conflict began approximately in 1964 or 1966
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Orphans Worldwide Some Statistics UNICEF and global partners define an orphan as a child who has lost one or both parents… only 13 million have lost both parents. Evidence clearly shows that the vast majority of orphans are living with a surviving parent, grandparent, or other family member. 95 per cent of all orphans are over the age
Worldwide Refugee Prayer Needs ORPHANS Prayer Points *We pray that you raise up mother- and father figures for orphans world-wide who, in Your Name and under Your guidance, would commit themselves long-term, to take responsibility for the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs of these children. *We pray for safe and lasting homes for orphans,
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Abba Father, as your children called to be peace makers (Matt. 5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God”), we speak peace into these divisive issues of identity and nationhood; between Palestinians and Israelis. Help us not partake in inflammatory and divisive arguments surrounding the above issues. We pray for
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As can be expected, this people group and its rights and claims are one of the most politically charged issues in today’s refugee situation. Finding unbiased and reliable information (especially for Christians), as I expected, has been a challenging issue indeed! So here is some background information on the issue. Again, the goal is to
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Some Background Information to the present crisis in Iraq: “The prime minister (of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki- insert mine) and his ruling party have behaved like thugs, excluding the Sunnis from power, using the army, police forces and militias to terrorize their opponents. The insurgency the Maliki government faces today was utterly predictable because, in fact,
IRAQ We bring the present situation in Iraq before you, Lord Jesus. We ask that the murderous advance of ISIS be stopped, in Jesus’ name. We recognise that there is a pack mentality at work vying for power, whether under the guise of ISIS, Sunnis or Shiite factions, fuelled by outside stakeholders fanning the flames.
Refugees in Australia And in Australian Care We pray on behalf of all persons seeking asylum from the Australian Government, whether on Bridging Visas out in the community, in indefinite detention in Australia or in any of the offshore detention centres. We pray for mercy and compassion being shown to them by those they encounter.
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“As a signatory to the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, Australia has sworn a commitment to offer protection to people who have fled from their home country due to a real threat to their lives and/or basic freedoms. When Australia ratified the convention it became part of Australian law. By
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We stand on behalf of our brethren in various parts of Sudan, especially in the Nubian Mountain area. We cry out for your mercy and your supernatural covering for them as they experience the most cruel and wicked attempts to wipe them from the face of the earth. Together with their Christian relatives in Australia,
“Residents from the Nuba Mountain Region of Sudan now living in Australia are very concerned about family members back in South Kordofan, Sudan. Numerous attempts to eradicate these people by other groups is presenting a huge humanitarian issue for the people of this region. They are extremely concerned about the genocide and deprivation being imposed
Worldwide Refugee Prayer Needs Present Refugee Situation in Italy Heavenly Father, we stand in the gap for the desperate refugee situation in Italy, where the government, NGO’s, churches and other aid organisations feel completely overwhelmed at the massive demand on their completely inadequate resources. Many refugees are therefore wandering the streets homeless, destitute and in
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Present Refugee Situation in Italy (2014) Refugee population by country or territory of asylum published by the World Bank 1994-98 1999-2003 2004-08 2009-13 Italy 54,965 56,397 58,060 64,779 Throughout the whole of 2013, a total of 2,925 vessels of various shapes and sizes landed on Italian shores. The number of refugees
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World-wide Refugee Prayer Needs Nigerian Refugees 22 May 2014 We lift up Nigerian refugees who have experienced the terror reign of Boko Haram (BH) and also become victims of the war between BH and government troops, in their mutual attempt to wipe each other out. Nigerian refugees are traumatised by the violence witnessed. Often
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Background to present Nigerian Situation “After lurching from one military coup to another, Nigeria now has an elected leadership. But the government faces the growing challenge of preventing Africa’s most populous country [166.6 million (UN, 2012)] from breaking apart along ethnic and religious lines. Nigeria…a former British colony, is Africa’s leading-… and one of the
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