GPN 02-11-2011 Prayer Request

GPN 02-11-2011


Quote on revival….. “But the revival that we need calls for a deeper and more entire upheaval of the Church.” (Andrew Murray). Many blessings to you I all your church meetings. Roberto Wijnhof

It is heart breaking when we hear the report of someone who committed suicide. There are no answers to the many questions and the heartache of losing a person who had a life ahead of them sometimes seems unbearable. Please pray for families in your community who have lost a loved one in this way. Ask God to comfort them and grant them peace in their hearts and minds. Also pray for those who are struggling with suicidal thoughts; that God’s Spirit will minister to them and show them a way out of the trap of darkness.

Hi, my brothers and sisters asking special prayer for GODS strength and provision to make it through the winter that just wont quit but even more important just because I am homeless does not change the fact that I am in just as much a spiritual battle as anyone else maybe even more so it is not like the enemy is going to say you know what he is going through a rough time right now let me give him a break yeah right. GOD richly bless you. Brother Danny

Please pray that the number of permanent paying clients will increase by one every new day continually from now on. Please pray that both businesses will produce $600 more weekly to cover weekly expenses. John M.

Sudan has faced years of civil war. Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed in north/south violence. But that has all come to an end as South Sudan has overwhelmingly voted to secede from Northern Sudan.

The referendum was part of a 2005 peace accord that ended the north/south civil war. The comprehensive peace accord which was brokered by the U.S. will also remove Sudan from their terrorist list and could renew diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Sudan Unit Leader with Africa Inland Mission, Phil Byler, speaking from Sudan, says, "99 percent of the people voted to separate. Over 80 percent of the registered voters voted. And North Sudan government says they will accept the results."

Byler adds, "That is just an incredible answer to prayer. Many people compare it to the coming down of the Berlin Wall."

While the vote affirms the secession, it hasn't actually happened yet. "There's going to be an interim period between now and the 9th of July, this year, 2011. During this period, they have not officially separated; they're just planning to separate July the 9th," Byler says.

However, the news isn't all good news. The bad news is that the Muslim north could become more fundamentalist. Byler says, "They will establish Sharia law in a much stronger way in the north. And I expect the Christians will be quite marginalized and probably suffer significant persecution."

Is it a concern of his? Byler says, "Well, yes and no. The church often grows through persecution rather than go under with it. Who knows how the Lord will use it."

In the meantime Byler is asking Christians to pray for a dependent church in South Sudan. "We as a mission believe that now is the time for them to take the ownership and move forward with their own programs and let us help strengthen and support those."

Byler is also asking Christians to pray that the representative government will include all of the South Sudanese tribes. If not, Byler says, "There's been one large tribe that has been predominately in power. If that is maintained, there will be long-standing tribal divisions, and that could throw us into a civil war."

South Africa is called upon to participate in a nationwide prayer initiative called One Day. The focus is to pray for revival: to pray for South Africa that is in need of healing, for people in need of salvation, for hope for the poor and the needy and for the church that need the power of the Holy Spirit. Congregations, schools, prayer groups, Bible study groups, etc. is encouraged to take one day during 2011 to pray for 24 hours (or at least as many hours as possible on that day). Christians in the market place can have prayer meetings at their places of work. Where possible, they can take more than just one One Day event, depending on their circumstances. They encourage individuals, every church member, to take one hour (even half an hour) on that specific day to pray with their specific group or congregation for the nation. Pray that many groups will commit to this initiative and earnestly seek God for true revival in the hearts of South Africans. Pray that those who seek God will come before Him in righteousness and seek Him with pure hearts and hands (Ps.24:3-6; Jas.5:16).

I am requesting prayers after going through a large number of good interviews where I am told that I am an excellent candidate and a top choice, only to find that I get rejected for some reason. It seems that several of these companies are finding something now that prevents me from getting hired. So pray that the Lord will open the doors to a good job with benefits, which I currently don't have. And also pray that the Lord will reveal any bad thing from the past that any of my former employees or HR people may be giving to the potential employers (which is legally defined as 'retribution' against a former employee).

I am a Jewish believer in Jesus, but apparently that was not good enough for my former co-workers, who still slandered me to my manager and gave a bad report about me to him. He did not check things

out, but took their words as truth. I also did not get any proper training on the complex machines or materials. But my co-workers mocked me as I struggled to get up to speed. I would ask my co-workers for help, and they would give me almost nothing to go on, but enough to mess up. At the end of six months, the company let me go under a budget cut and said they were releasing me (in other words, firing). I suspect

that their actions have become barriers to me getting a job now. People here in Kansas believe that the company in Hesston is totally pure in their actions, since they are associated with the Mennonite church. My

dad's families were Mennonites from that same area, and I know how these Mennonites have beaten up on many other innocent people, especially women, and are also very anti-Semitic and only believe that anyone with Jewish ancestry (like me) must be eternally punished by the churches. Miss. C.

“Please continue to pray for the peace and stability for Egypt at this crucial time in the nation’s history. We’re encouraged to have seen signs of hope for unity with Christians and Muslims together calling for all Egyptian citizens to be treated equally, but now more than ever before, we need to pray for Egypt and stand in solidarity with Egyptian Christians in particular.

Protesters took to the streets on January 29, 2011 for the fifth day in a row, calling for the president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak to resign. Police reportedly opened fire on the demonstrators, killing at least one. "...Something does seem to be happening at a regional level," writes journalist Marc Lynch, "exposing the crumbling foundations of Arab authoritarianism and empowering young populations who suddenly believe that change is possible." The Lord is doing a new and powerful work in North Africa and the Middle East. Intercessors have been praying for this region for decades and God is clearly answering their prayers - unseating principalities, tearing down strongholds and setting the captives free. What is the Lord's plan for these nations? As one leader noted, "We need supernatural wisdom on how to handle this open door that God has given us. What we see happening is a reflection of what is happening in the heavenlies - all-out spiritual war for the souls of men and women." Pray for the Lord of hosts to arise in North Africa and the Middle East. Pray for Jesus Christ to be exalted throughout the Arab world - far above all principalities and powers. (Eph.1:19-21). Pray for the eyes of every Muslim in this region to be enlightened so they can know the hope to which the Lord is calling them in Christ Jesus. (Eph.1:18). Pray for Christian missionaries and labourers in these nations. Petition the Lord to protect them and give them discernment in what to do and how to most effectively minister to the people.