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 keep the girls, boys, and women who have been viciously attacked in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) held close in prayer. During the last two months, at least 500 have been raped (many were gang raped) in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces.
A report from Reuters/alertnet.org
• Pray for the physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental healing of those who have been brutalized by rebel militias as well as by government troops. Pray for the victims of attacks by Rwandan Hutu and local Mai Mai militias in the mineral-rich eastern part of the DRC. Pray for those who have been violated and abused by rebels of the Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army in the northern part of the country.
A report from the New York Times
• Pray for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo and justice for those who have been so violently harmed.

United States/Afghanistan
• Pray for 4-month-old Madelyn and her parents and grandparents during this stressful time. Madelyn's father, a U.S. Marine, was injured in an attack on his outpost in Afghanistan. Give thanks to God that his injuries were not life threatening. Pray for his complete healing and safety.

United States
• Pray for 4-month-old Tessa and her family as they learn more about the Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection with which she was born. The Centers for Disease Control website states that Congenital CMV infection causes more long-term problems than Down syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, and neural tube defects. Please keep this baby, her parents, and family held close in prayer as they work with medical professionals to assess the extent of Tessa's brain damage caused by the CMV
infection.
A report from the Center for Disease Control
• Pray for 10-year-old Elizabeth, a special needs child who will have heart surgery later this month. Please pray for the physicians and hospital staff who will treat her. Pray for a successful procedure and for her full recovery from the surgery. Pray that Elizabeth will be able to communicate her wants, needs, and discomforts and that her parents and other caregivers will be able to discern those clearly and address them fully. Pray that God will fill Elizabeth and her parents and family with peace during this difficult time.
• Please keep the children and teenagers at Boston College Campus
School held close in prayer. Many of the students at this school for severely disabled students are unable to walk, eat, talk, or perform other basic functions.
A report from Boston College
• Pray for the teachers and staff at Boston College Campus School...that God will guide them in working with these students. Pray for the caregivers of these children and youth...that God will sustain and encourage them also.
• Pray for those with multiple disabilities and complex health problems. Pray that they will be cared for properly while at school and when they are at home. Pray that the students at this special education day school will make progress in their educational and therapeutic paths.
• Pray for 4-year-old Abram as he undergoes a heart procedure soon. Pray that the surgery goes well and that it corrects the heart defect he has. Pray for a complete healing and that Abram and his family will be filled with the peace of Christ that surpasses all understanding.
• Pray that God will heal 16-year-old Paul * after he was accidentally shot in the abdomen by a friend. Please pray that God will comfort Paul and his family during this stressful time of surgeries and hospitalization. Pray also for Thomas * the 16-year-old friend who shot Paul and who is now in a juvenile detention facility. Please pray that God will also bring peace into this troubled young man's life and that of his family.
• Please continue to pray for 3-year-old Andrea * who has multiple health problems. Andrea had been with her foster family since she was a baby but was court ordered to be placed with a distant relative. The great aunt who was going to adopt Andrea decided the foster parents would be better parents for her. Please keep these foster parents in prayer as they await a final court decision on whether they may adopt her. Pray that God will encourage them in this time of uncertainty and anxiety.
*Name changed for confidentiality and/or protection

Faces of Children
• 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.