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| Prayer requests on the website are updated every Monday-Friday at 9:30 a.m., EST December 10, 2013 "But as it is written: 'Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.'" (1 Corinthians 2:9, NKJV) WORLD LEADER - “Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence” (1 Timothy 2:1-2). Please pray today for Secretary of State Pietro Parolin of Holy See (Vatican City, within commune of Rome, Italy). EAST ASIAN PEOPLES DIASPORA, EASTERN EUROPE - A retired Southern Baptist minister and his wife have spent the last 10 years pastoring and strengthening the Chinese churches of Central and Eastern Europe, and they are now at the Chinese church in Athens, Greece. They need your prayer support for strength, wisdom and love as they help this new church become rooted in love and good teaching. Also lift up the Chinese in Greece, as the two Chinese churches (one in Athens, one in Thessaloniki) hold Christmas outreach events. Pray that the believers will have confidence in sharing the reason for the hope they have in Christ, and ask that by their actions of love, they will draw many to seek Jesus. TUAREG OF THE SAHARA DESERT (TWAR-eg) - The Tuareg (pronounced TWAR-eg) of the Sahara Desert historically have been nomads who roamed the desert on camelback, herding animals and running caravans--or raiding those who did. Sleeping in leather tents and with the ability to move all they owned at the gust of a desert wind, they treasured their freedom as the “Lords of the Sahara.” Droughts, famines, wars, and the division of “their” territory by European powers inhibited their ability to move about as freely as they once did. While many still live as nomads, many more now live in the small towns that dot the Sahara or in small communities around some of the bigger Saharan cities. They are still proud of, and typically fiercely loyal to, their complex culture, but have had to adjust the type of work they do. Some still do their traditional silver or leatherwork and shepherding, but many herders have resorted to doing whatever work they can find to feed their families, both in the Sahara and beyond. Despite the increased restrictions on their travel, they still cherish their freedom. They also hold fast to Islam. In addition to the remote places they live, their primarily oral culture, combined with a lack of Scripture in each of their dialects, makes reaching this intriguing people group even more complicated. Please pray for the salvation of the Tuareg of the Sahara Desert. For additional prayer requests, click here: Today’s Prayer (If you have difficulty with this link, please go to www.imb.org and click on the “Pray” tab, and then click on the “Today’s Prayer” link in the left-hand column.) |
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