Prayer Concerns for the Week of February 24, 2014
Burma
· Please continue in prayer for the Kachin ethnic hill tribe people of Kachin State in Burma as they suffer persecution and increased violence by the Burma Army. Pray for those who recently fled their homes in Nam Gau and Nam San villages when Burma Army troops attacked with heavy mortar and machine gun fire. This was the second time their villages were attacked and the second time they had to flee. Pray for these vulnerable families who are now in an internally displaced peoples (IDP) camp. http://tinyurl.com/l5vkvt3
· Pray for the loved ones and friends of the three Nam Lim Pa villagers who were tortured and killed, allegedly by the Burma Army last November. One of the victims was a deaf mute and another was a mentally disabled young man. Please pray for the children, youth, and adults of this village who had to flee the attack and have been staying in an IDP camp for several months.
· Give thanks to God for the work of Free Burma Rangers who stand with the Kachin people under attack. Pray for the volunteers, staff, and leaders of this organization who go into conflict areas to provide humanitarian relief, medical and dental care, and spiritual encouragement. Pray for all organizations that provide assistance for marginalized ethnic groups like the Kachin.
· Please pray for peace and reconciliation in Burma’s conflict zones. Pray for freedom and justice for the ethnic hill tribe people of this beautiful country. Pray all its children may have the freedom to attend school in peace, have access to medical care, be recognized as citizens of Burma, and hope for a future filled with opportunity.
· Pray for a change of heart within Burma’s government and military leadership. Pray they will recognize the sovereignty of God and the sacredness of all human life. Pray God will heal Burma’s leaders of their lust for wealth and power.
Syria, Jordan, Lebanon
· Continue to lift in prayer the children of Syria who are affected by the country’s ongoing civil war. Pray for children displaced by the violence—46% of the 6.5 million people displaced in Syria are children.
· Pray for the loved ones of the more than 11,000 children who have died in this conflict—71% were killed indiscriminately by explosive weapons. http://tinyurl.com/mrhnnee
· Please pray for the more than 200,000 Syrian children under age 5 who are at risk of malnutrition.
· Pray for Syria’s children who aren’t able to attend school because of the violence—more than half are estimated to be out of school.
· Please keep in prayer the more than 3,700 Syrian refugee children in Jordan and Lebanon who are living alone or who are separated from their parents.
