PRAY FOR EGPYT : Ezekiel 29, 34, 39
Please pray for the safety of Christians in Egypt. Christians in Egypt have often, including over the course of the year to date, been targeted in violent attacks and murdered on account of their faith. Please pray for God’s healing and protection for those who have survived attacks and God's comfort and peace in the families and communities of those who have been slain. Please pray the Egyptian authorities will be moved to better protect Christian communities. Please pray the Church in Egypt will thrive and God's love will be known and felt across the land.
Across the Arab World, speaking openly about doubts and questions on religious issues is strongly discouraged. Sadly, there is a discernible trend of young people from Christian families declaring themselves to be atheists. They have real doubts about their faith but many parents are not equipped to engage with their children. To address this challenge, Arab Vision is producing a 13 part series: Help, my child claims to be an atheist to be broadcast on satellite channels across the Middle East. The programmes will help parents to be open about their faith with their children. Counsellors in our Follow Up Team will be available through social media as well as telephone, text, and email to respond to viewers’ questions. Pray that the series will meet the needs of families and their children.
At least seven people were killed and eleven injured in a terrorist attack on 2 November 2018, when attackers opened fire on a bus taking Christians to visit a monastery in Minya, Upper Egypt. The Coptic community has been the target of numerous attacks in recent years. Pray for God’s hand of protection and blessing over them.
From isolation to independence: Embrace’s partner BLESS, which is part of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church, is changing the lives of visually impaired women by nurturing their independence. Their programme offers training in daily living skills, technology, social skills and leadership, transforming the lives of women who have spent most of their lives in isolation. The project also involves sighted women as volunteer mentors to befriend the participants and promote their inclusion in the community. Please pray for Egyptian women broadening their horizons.
Embrace’s Christian partner the Coptic Evangelical Organisation for Social Services (CEOSS) runs health and development projects for poor Egyptian communities. They are tackling major health issues, including breast cancer. Teams from CEOSS take mobile clinics to remote, rural villages where healthcare services are sparse, if indeed present at all. They bring information and education as well as diagnostic services; the heathcare team can also refer people for treatment should it be necessary. The mobile clinic has a mammogram and each day they bring care and support to 30-40 women who otherwise would simply not get this kind of basic service we all take for granted. Please pray for all whom they serve.
Pray For AFRICAN Women For Jesus Headquarters to be there available and more Leaders to join the organization
Pray for the Sponsors and Donors to show up in surplus in Jesus Name.