USA: Condoleezza Rice - Prayers for Peace & Unity
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice issued a powerful prayer asking God to bring peace and healing to the USA amid nationwide pain, anger and uncertainty following the violence in Minnesota, Baton Rouge, Dallas and in cities and countries around the world. She asked for protection for law enforcers and branches of the military and asked God to forgive the US for its ‘dark past’ of slavery and prejudice. Rice, a member of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, led the congregation in prayer during a special service held to commemorate those recently slain. ‘Oh, dear Father, we come to you with heavy hearts. We come to you with confused minds, we come to you with sinking spirits. But we come to you knowing that we can always count on you. We are so grateful to have a friend in you to whom we can bring all of our concerns, all of our trials and tribulations. And we do that now.’ For the full prayer click the ‘More’ link.
Pray for UPRISING 2016 - Seoul, South Korea
Thousands of Christians from around the world will be gathering at United Prayer Rising in Seoul, South Korea this coming week - between 26th and 29th July. The UPRISING planning team believes that God is setting-up a globally-connected, digital, radical generation whose passion is to seek His face, for such a time as this. They only need to be gathered, challenged, and released to their destiny. UPRISING will not be just another event; it will be a historic, strategic convergence of youth and children from across the world that will be used of the Lord to catalyse an ever-building wave, releasing His glory in the nations. God has always called and used young people to do exploits for Him in both Scripture and history. The delegates, many of whom will be from the younger generations, and many in leadership already, will be meeting for three days of teaching, prayer and praise, with significant time for reflection and hearing from God. Friday 29th, there will be an estimated 12,000 people taking part in a day of worship, prayer and fasting, at the Nuri Peace Park, which is located close to the de-militarised zone.
Israel: Hamas opens summer terror-training camps
While most children attending summer camps learn healthy extracurricular activities, last Saturday 30,000 youth in Gaza began attending terror-training camps organised by Hamas’ military wing, (Ezzedeen Al Qassam Brigades). Hamas has been running these camps since 2007. The experience aims to promote Hamas’ ideology and encourage them to participate in actual military operations. The Islamic Jihad offers a similar experience. This year’s camps are called ‘Talae Al Tahrir’ (Vanguards of Liberation). Photos released from the first day of camp by Hamas showed youth undergoing military training. ‘We prepare the Palestinian generations so that they will be fully prepared for defending Palestinian soil and the Palestinian people,’ a Hamas’ statement read. These annual summer events include weapons and explosives training, instruction in the techniques behind kidnappings and terror attacks and terror indoctrination. The ultimate objective of these camps is training, indoctrination and for the youth to act as an auxiliary force in any future confrontation with Israel.
Turkey: Pray Today
Pray for Christian Believers worldwide to realise the awesome power we have in prayer. Pray that Turkey will not become an Islamic nation. Pray that the draft and final constitution will guarantee that Turkey will continue to be a secular government (2 Cor.10:3-6 ). Pray for fair-minded judges to be reinstated, for our God loves justice (Lev.19:15 & Amos 5:24). Pray for fair and just inquiries and trials for those arrested in the recent attempted coup (Deut.19:15). Pray for Christian Believers in Turkey to be bold in their witness to others as they explain the hope they have in Jesus Christ (1 Pt.3: 15-16); and for Turkish Christians to follow the admonition in 2 Ch.7:14 and thus mobilise a massive amount of prayer. May they cry out day and night for God's intervention for their nation.
