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 peace in Ethiopia, in Tigray (northernmost regional state within Ethiopia) and in Eritrea (neighboring country to the north). (“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” -Philippians 4:7)
- Pray the works of the devil be stopped by the grace of God. (“But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you, and protect you from the evil one.” -2 Thessalonians 3:3)
- Pray for the Lord to provide grace and wisdom to the evangelical leaders so that they may use every opportunity to share the gospel. (“If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” -James 1:5)
- Pray for the Orthodox priests in Ethiopia to come to know Jesus. (“Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'”-John 14:6)
- Pray for the women to receive skillful training so they may begin to work. (“Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.” -Proverbs 9:9)
- Pray for God’s will to manifest concerning travel to Ethiopia. (“This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” -Matthew 6:9-10)
WORSHIP THROUGH SONG
Let us sing remembering that despite the difficult circumstances in Ethiopia, the rescued women are standing in God’s love. A perfect love that casts out all fear. Click the link to listen to “Stand in Your love”.
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”