Prayer for Ethiopia
WHY PRAY?
Prayer is of utmost importance. It provides us with an opportunity to communicate with God on behalf of the needs of our fellow Ethiopian sisters who have been rescued from the chains of prostitution. Through our prayers, He makes it possible for His divine blessings to abundantly rain down in dry and weary places.
EFFECTS OF PRAYER
God has graciously armed us with the spiritual weapon of united prayer in our arsenal. When we pray in unity using the Word of God as our foundation, we obtain His grace to help meet necessities in both tangible and intangible ways. As joint heirs with Christ, His power is entrusted to us, and apart from Him we can do nothing. Let us use that power to place petitions before His throne.
CHRIST’S LOVE
Our prayer ministry, fueled by Christ’s love and aligned with the Lord’s purpose, produces change, provides encouragement, and promotes healing- spiritual healing, physical healing, and trauma healing. May the Holy Spirit produce fruit, and may God’s will be done in the current prayer requests below.
PARTNER WITH US IN PRAYER
- Pray for the women’s schooling, and for new skills such as sewing to be learned in order for them to secure stable incomes for their families. (“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” -Jeremiah 29:11)
- Pray for the Lord to supply a volunteer to teach the women cake decorating skills as another possible job opportunity. (“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.” -2 Corinthians 9:8)
- Pray that the Lord will meet all financial needs. (“But my God shall supply all your needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” -Philippians 4:19)
- Pray for peace in Ethiopia, especially in Tigray and Eritrea. (“Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.” -2 Thessalonians 3:16)
- Pray for Godly wisdom to be given to all ministers and pastors, so their work will remain fruitful. (“But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.” -James 3:7)
- Pray for the women to become followers of Christ. (“Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” -Romans 10:9)
WORSHIP THROUGH SONG
Let us sing remembering that there is power in the mighty name of Jesus. Click the link to listen to “In Jesus Name”.
EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE
One way we can express gratitude together is to praise God “from whom all blessings flow” as so beautifully written in the Doxology, a short hymn:
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him all creatures here below;
Praise Him above ye heav’nly hosts;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Amen.
Click the link to hear the song. The “Doxology”