Invitation to Prayer from Faces of Children

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).

Hello Friends,

I’m looking forward to seeing you tomorrow (Wednesday, September 30) for our time of prayer in the gym conference room at 11:30, followed by lunch together.

What follows is the email I sent to our intercessors across the country this week. I thought that in addition to using this as a prayer guide for tomorrow, we could also use the cross covered in faces of children as a way to let the Holy Spirit lead our time of prayer tomorrow.

If you’ve been in Lynn Hall or at the Bridge the last couple of weeks, perhaps you’ve seen the cross. It’s covered in photos of children around the world, each in a situation for which they need prayer. It’s covered in the many things that break the Father’s heart for His children. But to me it also represents the fact that we can lay these burdens at the foot of the cross, trusting that His redemptive plan is always at work and His love and mercy and healing and hope will triumph.

I look forward to spending time in prayer and fellowship with you tomorrow.

Thank you for your continued passion for vulnerable children around the world. There are a lot of hurting and broken and dark places in this world, and I think as a church, we most look like Jesus when we show up in those places, lifting them up in prayer and extending our hands in love.

Blessings,

Carrie

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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 info@facesofchildren.net