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 09/02/10

Kenya
• Please pray that God will continue to provide the resources needed to complete the construction of Naomi’s Village in Maai Mahiu, Kenya. Pray for those involved in the building of this facility that will eventually house 110 orphaned or abandoned children under the age of 10. Please pray for the children who will live at Naomi’s Village. Pray for those who will care for and teach them.
• Thanks be to God for the foresight of the founders in making Naomi’s Village a predominately self-sustaining children’s home with a vegetable garden, fruit trees, chicken coop, milking station, 30,000 liter water tank, and playground. Give God thanks for the creative ways the building designers are utilizing all available water to sustain the property’s crops and trees in this semi-arid climate.
• Pray for the children and families living in the internally displaced person’s (IDP) camp across the highway from Naomi’s Village. Thank God for Naomi’s Village staff and volunteers as they reach out to and help the IDPs in this community with employment, Bibles, church services in the camp, reading glasses, and a chicken coop.
• Pray for the two million Kenyan children under the age of 15 who are orphans. One child is orphaned every two minutes in Kenya — 700 children a day.
Website for Mendonsa Family Mission/Naomi's Village

Sweden
• Pray for Helena and Robb who are expecting their first child. Pray that God will comfort and sustain them during the next difficult weeks — Helena has been hospitalized until the baby is born. Pray for a safe delivery and the health of this baby.

United States
• Please keep Ginger’s sons held close in prayer as they grieve the loss of their mother. Ginger died August 20 after fighting breast cancer. Pray that God will comfort 17-year-old Tyler (who is trying to plan his mother’s funeral), 12-year-old Trevor, and 7-year-old TJ during this sad time. Pray the boys will be placed in the best possible situation for them at this time in their lives. Pray for a community of support to surround these hurting children.
• Pray for the foster family that has been caring for the boys. The foster mother had to leave when her father died and placed the boys in a respite foster program.
• Give God thanks that Ginger’s husband has been sober, employed, and that he was able to visit her these last few weeks of her life.
• Give God praise for answering prayers about 14-year-old Madison who had run away with a 17-year-old boy. Madison was found safely after running away with this boy who was allegedly involved in gang and drug violence. Pray for peace and healing in her life. Pray for vulnerable young people who are coerced into dangerous lifestyles by gang members.
"Bring Madison Home" website
• Please continue to pray for 11-year-old Dallas, his older brother Andrew, and their mother as they face more challenges. Pray that Dallas’ mother, a recovering alcoholic who enters relationships with unreliable men, will be able to sort out arrangements for Dallas’ back-to-school routine and her work schedule. She recently retrieved her boyfriend after he was released from jail and brought him back to live with them. Pray that this mother will make wise choices for herself and her sons and not neglect them now that the boyfriend is back in the picture.
• Keep 19-year-old Andrew held close in prayer as he begins serving a two-year sentence in the state penitentiary for stabbing a man. Andrew is developmentally delayed, was abused in foster care, suffers from Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), and is bi-polar. Pray that he might be able to serve his time in the Alternative Justice program in which the mentally ill and developmentally disabled are sentenced to group homes where they can receive treatment during their incarceration.
• Give God thanks for 10-year-old Emily’s recovery from her latest surgery to correct an extreme form of scoliosis and from the infections she contracted in the hospital.
• Please pray for the young girls being prostituted in the neighborhoods of south central Los Angeles. Pray that God will raise up people and organizations to assist these young women… to be channels of Jesus Christ’s healing love and grace. Pray for the children headed to school every morning who witness these young girls working the streets. Pray that God will protect the vulnerable ones and keep them safe from pimps, gangs, and predators.

Faces of Children
• Give thanks to God for the new intercessors that have recently joined with Faces of Children prayer ministry.
• Please continue to pray that more churches and individuals will join with the ministry of Faces of Children in spreading awareness about children in crisis and inviting more people to pray for children at risk.