Faces of Children: Prayer Requests

Faces of Children is an ecumenical prayer ministry under the auspices of First Presbyterian Church of Midland, Texas. Our mission is to initiate ministries of prayer for children in churches, communities, and neighborhoods. In doing so, we seek to provide an opportunity for people of God to join together, learn about children and their needs throughout the world, and celebrate Christ's love (especially as it relates to children).

Prayer Concerns for the week of 01/21/09

Burma (Free Burma Rangers)
• Pray for all ethnic hill tribe families and children who have been chased out of their villages and into jungle hiding places by the Burma Army. A Karen grandfather shared with the Free Burma Ranger (FBR) relief team helping them that he has fled from Burma Army attacks more than one hundred times in his 62 years.
• Pray for the wellbeing and safety of the more than 30,000 people who have been displaced in the Karen State of Burma since 2006. Finding food is a huge challenge for these people as the Burma Army usually destroys crops and food storage facilities when they wipe out ethnic hill tribe villages.
• Please pray for the FBR relief teams, made up of different ethnic groups in Burma, as they literally risk their lives to provide help for the internally displaced people of Burma. Give thanks to God for their selflessness and courage.

China
• Please continue to pray for the children and people of China’s mountainous Sichuan province who were affected by the May 2008 earthquake.
• Pray for the estimated 530,000 people living in prefabricated housing in resettlement sites, surrounded by the rubble of their former homes. Forecasters predict that winter temperatures in this region will be colder than normal with more rain, snow and frost than usual.
• Pray that God will provide the resources needed to keep children and families in these resettlement areas warm and healthy throughout the winter season.
A report from alertnet.org

Costa Rica
• Pray for the children of Costa Rica who have been affected by the January 8 earthquake.
• Pray for those who have lost family members and homes because of the 6.1-magnitude quake and rain-induced mudslides.
A report from alertnet.org
A report from the Chicago Tribune