A House of Prayer for All Nations

Good evening, everyone!  I'm sorry it's been so long since my last post.  Originally, I was going to share information and prayer points for various nations from the awesome book Operation World.  The more I considered this, however, the more I felt that perhaps I shouldn't share too much of this books wonderful wealth of information and, instead, encourage you to purchase the book and work through it on your own.  I'll still share tidbits of information and a shortened list of prayer points for various countries, but I strongly encourage you to check out the book for more thorough and detailed information.  (You might even be able to find it at your local library!)

My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations. - Isaiah 56:7b

Here are some countries that I've kept on my prayer list the last several weeks:

Afganistan:  Pray for freedom from religious oppression, safety for the Christians there, and the workers that God is raising up to minister there.

Albania:  Pray against indifference.  That God would bring revival.

Algeria: As another Muslim country, pray for freedom and again for God to raise up workers who will passionately share the love of Christ.

The American Samoa:  Pray for awakening.

Andorra:  A little country tucked between France and Spain, this nation is very wealthy.  Pray against the spirit of materialism and for God to bring a true spirituality to the people there.

In addition to the countries I've been reading about in Operation World, I've also been praying for several nations that have been expressing difficult situations recently.

Sudan and South Sudan:  South Sudan declared independence this past Saturday, July 9.  Please pray for peace between these two nations.  Pray also for South Sudan as they set up their government, currency, etc.

Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya:  The horn of Africa has been hit with a devastating drought.  Many people, especially in Somalia, have been effected and are trying to find aid.  Many of these individuals have traveled into Ethiopia and into refugee camps in Kenya.  Pray for those who are forced to leave their homes in order to survive.  Pray for Kenya as they are working towards accepting more and more refugees.  Pray that their newest refugee camp will be completed and opened for the use of these people in desperate need.  Give God praise as well!  For the first time Somalia is allowing international aid in their country.  Pray that this would be an opportunity to bring more religious freedom and an open door to share the Gospel more freely with the people there.

Egypt:  Pray for continued peace.  I have a friend serving there with a missions team. Please keep him and that mission group in your prayers as well.

Nigeria:  The Boko Haram, an Islamic militant group in Nigeria, has launched several attacks in the past couple months causing many casualties.  Many citizens have had to flee their homes in Northern Nigeria to find safety elsewhere.  Pray for peace.

This is only a brief list of countries, but every nation on this planet needs our prayers.  Please join me in praying for God to raise up workers in these nations, pray for freedom of religion that would allow Christians worldwide to publicly praise God's name, and pray for those around the world who are suffering and in dire need of a Savior.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few." - Matthew 9:37