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Missions Focus This Week - 18 April 2010 |
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Hot spots to PRAY for: HONDURAS POPULATION: 8 Million CAPITAL: Tegucigalpa 850,000 RELIGION: Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant 3% OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Spanish PRAY FOR: - Praise the Lord for the growth of Evangelical, in numbers and in influence.
- Praise the Lord for growing missions vision. Pray for the indigenous mission agencies. Growth is hindered by lack of trust and cooperation.
- Missions play an important partnering role in leadership development, specialized ministries and community projects that focus on suffering and poverty. Pray for these!
- Pray for the indigenous peoples in the eastern rainforests – they have been voiceless, legally marginalized and disadvantaged, underclass.
- Pray for the government, trying to establish democracy. This is hampered by crime, violence and a corrupt judicial system. Pray that God-fearing, moral leaders be raised up.
- The Roman Catholic church - nominalism, pagan practices and immorality is widespread.
- Among the Evangelicals fragmentation, jealousy, isolationism are huge hindrances. Pray for cooperation and fellowship.
- Pray for leadership training – that students will gain good Bible knowledge.
- Radio – National radio gives time to several evangelical churches and there are 41 evangelical radio stations.
- Street children – +10 000 without homes - abused, exploited for sex, suffering severe malnutrition. Pray for the agencies seeking to meet their physical & spiritual needs.
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