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 03/06/14
Burundi
• Pray for the children and people of Burundi who’ve been affected by torrential rains and landslides in their country last month. Pray for the 12,000 people who have been displaced by flooding in the northern part of Burundi, outside of the capital city.
• Please pray for the loved ones of the 77 people—37 of whom were children—killed in floods or landslides there. Pray God’s comforting presence will bring them peace.
• Keep in prayer those whose homes were destroyed in this disaster. Pray they will find adequate housing and be able to rebuild soon. An estimated 1,000 houses were destroyed in this disaster.
China
• Please pray for 10-month-old Reese who was born with a severe gastrointestinal defect and abandoned at 6 months of age. Give thanks to God he was transferred into the care of New Day Foster Home last December. And thanks be to God for the success of Reese’s recent liver transplant surgery. Please pray he will be able get off the ventilator and leave ICU soon. Pray the lung infection Reese has will clear up and that he will experience complete healing.
• Pray for 1-year-old Robert who was born with a neurological disorder and abandoned at 3 months of age. Thanks be to God that Robert was recently placed in the care of New Day Foster Home. Please pray Robert’s lungs will clear up soon so he may have the hydrocephalus surgery he needs. Robert has been waiting in the hospital for this surgery, but pneumonia is preventing that from happening.
Malaysia/United States
• Give thanks to God for answering prayers concerning 10-year-old Jehu and his parents. Jehu, who has been living in Malaysia with his aunt, will soon be reunited with his mother and father in the United States. His parents, members of a Burmese ethnic hill tribe, received refugee status in the United States before their son did and haven’t seen him in person since he was 3 years old.
• Please pray for Jehu’s safe travels and his adjustment to living in the U.S. Pray God will smooth the path for this reunion and comfort Jehu as he makes these major changes in his young life. Pray for his parents, Naomi and Pa, who are very excited to see Jehu, but are also feeling anxiety about their reunion.
United States
• Give God thanks for the recent arrest of 22 men, including three employees of Disney World, who sought children online for sex. Thanks be to God for the work of Florida law enforcement officers who coordinated the sting operation and arrested these potential predators.
• Pray for all law enforcement personnel working to stop the sexual exploitation of children. Pray God will protect their hearts and minds from the horrific acts they must witness in this difficult work.
• Please pray for those who prey on young children. Pray for God’s healing touch to be upon those who would use vulnerable children to gratify their carnal desires.
• And most of all, please keep in prayer children who are preyed upon by those who would abuse them. Pray God will bring healing to those who are traumatized and hurting. Pray God will protect those who are vulnerable to this abuse
Faces of Children
• Please keep Faces of Children prayer partner Donna Preston and her family in prayer as they mourn the recent death of Donna’s mother-in-law. Give thanks to God for the life of this beloved family member and pray God will bring comfort to her loved ones in their season of loss.
• Thanks be to God for the new prayer partners who joined with Faces of Children following recent presentations at the University of the Ozarks and at First Presbyterian Church in Clarksville, Arkansas.
• Give thanks to God for the opportunity to share the ministry of Faces of Children with the women of Northwoods Presbyterian Church and The Woodlands Presbyterian Church at their spring retreat in Navasota, Texas last weekend. Thanks be to God for the new intercessors who joined with Faces of Children following this retreat.
• 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.
If you have prayer requests about children, those who care for them, those who have authority over them, or those who harm them (the really hard prayers to say sometimes), please send them to Chris Laufer, FOC Coordinator, at claufer@facesofchildren.net
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