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The Lord has really done “far more abundantly” for
the nation of Nepal as believers there and around the world have prayed. In
an historic move, the national parliament has declared the country as a
secular state. It is no longer a Hindu kingdom, opening the way for true
religious freedom to come. A colleague from Nepal has asked continued
prayer in this time of transition: “Peace talks between the Maoists and the
seven party alliance are to begin shortly. Many feel that the SPA will
splinter causing instability and uncertainty - leaving a vacuum that the
Maoists will seek to fill. All who continue to be concerned for Nepal are
encouraged to pray for peace and stability.”
Let’s also continue to pray for other countries where repression continues.
We need God’s breakthrough in these places too:
Just next door to Nepal in Bhutan, two Christian workers continue to
languish in prison. In a worse situation, more than 1700 believers remain
imprisoned in Eritrea, several suffering severe abuse as the authorities try
to make them renounce their evangelical manner of worship. Pray for His
comfort and strength; for their deliverance from torture and imprisonment;
as well as for the removal of oppressive officials or their change of heart
so Christian believers will have the freedom to worship God according to
their convictions.
The crisis in Karen State in Myanmar (Burma) continues to escalate with many
thousands of people displaced by the fighting between the government forces
and the Karen people. Serious atrocities have been committed by the
government soldiers, including many civilians shot at close range or
mutilated. Pray for the overthrow of the violence and killing and an end to
the conflict between the government and ethnic minorities such as the Karen.
Pray for several key brothers and sisters that are seeking to mobilize their
nations in united prayer for Christ’s transformation: for Mikhail, Ioan,
Katya and her sister colleagues trying to bring together God’s people across
the vastness of Russia in various prayer events so this nation can be healed
and changed; for David who is attempting to create a strong united prayer
movement in Angola, a nation wanting to recover from many years of awful
civil war; for Dimitra and the “Vision for Greece” prayer network as they
seek to counteract the reinstitution of worship to the ancient Greek gods
and goddesses and see revival come to this needy nation.
Finally, I received the encouraging word today that 186 nations are now
signed up to participate for the Global Day of Prayer, on Pentecost Sunday,
June 4. If you and your church, organization or city want to participate,
you can get all the materials you need from the website:
www.globaldayofprayer.com. An excellent 10 day prayer guide can be
downloaded as well which you can copy without charge and distribute freely.
Blessings, greetings and thanks,
John Robb
International Prayer Council |
