3 Prayers for Your New Year
The LORD’s unfailing love and mercy still continue, Fresh as the morning, as sure as the sunrise. Lamentations 3:22–23 GNT After the hectic holiday season, it can be difficult to face the reality of a new year. The Christmas lights are coming down. The spirit of goodwill and generosity is harder to find. The days are short and the nights…
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Pray for Racial Reconciliation
In the book of Acts, Peter spoke about a quality of God’s character he came to understand: impartiality. “I now realize that it is true that God treats everyone on the same basis. Those who fear him and do what is right are acceptable to him, no matter what race they belong to.” Acts 10:34-35 It is this kind of…
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Pray for Hurting Women in the Philippines
We need your prayers—because over the course of the next two years, we’re asking God to move mightily in the lives of hurting women across the Philippines. According to the Philippine Commission on Women, the number of violent incidents occurring against Filipino women has been increasing each year at a staggering rate. In 1997, there were 3,687 cases reported. By…
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Pray for At-risk Romanians Suffering the Effects of Corruption
In 1989, Romania’s communist party was overthrown in a bloody revolution. Over the course of just four days of violent protests, more than 1,000 people were killed and 3,000 were wounded. In the aftermath of this upheaval, Romanians have suffered the effects of deep-seated political corruption. Such political instability has left Romania’s at-risk populations in a place of desperation. Romania…
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Pray God Breaks Cycle of Domestic Abuse in Peru
Physical abuse wears at more than just the body. Victims often begin to believe that they have done something to deserve the pain—that they aren’t worthy of a better, abuse-free life. This is the story of many women and children in Peru who are conditioned by society and their reality to believe that there’s nothing more to their lives than…
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Pray as a Bible Translation in Malawi Nears Finish Line
You open your Bible to 1 Peter 3:15. You read to yourself, “But have asking for Christ in your hearts.” Asking in your hearts? You’re confused. You know you’re missing something. One pastor in Malawi had this exact experience. He kept reading the word kupemba in the Chichewa Scriptures and translating it as asking. It didn’t make sense. And he…
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Pray as 10,000 Catholics Increase Their Bible Reading
Here’s some good news: A study commissioned by American Bible Society shows that more than 80% of practicing Catholics hear or read the Bible once per week. In the Bible, they are encountering the God of mercy, healing, and mission. And more and more Catholics are reading and studying Scriptures outside of Mass. There are 70 million Catholics in the…
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