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| Prayer requests on the website are updated every Monday-Friday at 9:30 a.m., EST April 17, 2014 A NOTE FROM THE PRAYER OFFICE: IMB will be closed on Friday, April 18, due to the observance of Good Friday, so “Today’s Prayer” will not be available on that day. Thank you. “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19:26) WORLD LEADERS - 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 Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland (central Europe, east of Germany). EUROPEAN PEOPLES - Easter celebrations vary in the countries of the Western Med Cluster. In Italy there are family meals and church processions, along with an exploding wooden cart full of fireworks in Florence and a game involving a four-kilo wheel of cheese in Panicale. Malta is famous for its elaborate processions of statues, and some Maltese even dress in white hoods and chains and walk barefoot in penance for their sins. Spain and Portugal also have richly ornamented statues and processions in the streets, and even those who do not normally attend church may participate in a Mass. Colored almond Easter eggs and the blessing of flocks of sheep are practices in southern Portugal, and people in Belgium enjoy Easter Monday as a public holiday too. In rural areas of the Netherlands, they celebrate with Easter bonfires. These countries have one common element during this holiday season: Most of the people will encounter some type of representation of the Passion of the Christ, whether through attending a service or seeing a statue paraded through the streets. Pray that these Europeans will stop and take a new look at Jesus, and see Him not just as an historical figure, but as the Way to abundant and eternal life. Ask that national believers will share with unusual boldness and make the most of every opportunity. NIAMEY, NIGER (NEE-ah-may) - There is one Christian radio and television station in Niamey. Praise God for the willingness of the authorities to grant the license! There is new programming on the radio station in several ethnic languages, as well as a new tower that has a farther reach. The Gospel message is now able to reach areas of Niger that are closed to expatriates and traditional methods of spreading the Gospel. Ask God to use this radio and television station to draw many people into a relationship with Himself. Pray that their ears will be open to the messages and that their hearts will be lightened and softened toward the Gospel. 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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