Baptists One in Prayer | October 21, 2019

We are grateful for your prayers!

Thank you for joining us this week as we at the Baptist World Alliance pray for our worldwide Baptist family and for God's work around the globe. If you pray along with us weekly, you will be able to pray for every part of the world each year!

Antigua and Barbuda

1 Member Body

Antigua Baptist Association

4 Churches
250 Members

Pictured is UNESCO World Heritage Site Nelson's Dockyard, home to many of Antigua's sailing and yachting events.

Praise:

Please join us in thanking God for the natural beauty of creation and the growing economy spurred on by tourism.

Prayer:

Please join us in praying for strength for the churches as they share Christ's love with their communities.

The Bahamas

1 Member Body

The Bahamas National Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention

400 Churches
78,000 Members

Pictured is BWA President Paul Msiza, Caribbean Baptist Fellowship (CBF) President William Thompson, BWA Director of Global Events and Fellowship Carolina Mangieri, and BWA General Secretary Elijah Brown expressing appreciation to The Bahamas National Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention leaders for their service as hosts of the BWA Annual Gathering this past July.

Praise:

Join us in thanking God for the strength and resilience of the Bahamian people as they respond to the many needs of those impacted by Hurricane Dorian.

Prayer:

Join us in continued prayer for provision and strength for the recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Dorian. Click to view a special prayer for The Bahamas from CBF President William Thompson.

Barbados

1 Member Body

Barbados Baptist Convention

4 Churches
250 Members

Pictured is Harrison's Cave, a massive stream cave system that is more than two kilometers long.

Praise:

Join us in thanking God for the beauty of creation in this nation.

Prayer:

Join us in praying for revival among the churches and for opportunities to connect with and engage the next generation.

Cuba

4 Member Bodies

Baptist Convention of Eastern Cuba

435 Churches
30,200 Members

Baptist Convention of Western Cuba

347 Churches
23,089 Members

Fellowship of Baptist Churches in Cuba

42 Churches
2,511 Members

Free Will Baptist Convention of Cuba

43 Churches
2,650 Members

Pictured is a group of Baptist Cuban leaders with BWA President-Elect Tomás Mackey at the 2019 BWA Annual Gathering.

Praise:

Join us in thanking God for the faithful Gospel witness of Baptists throughout Cuba.

Prayer:

Join us in praying for opportunities to minister in innovative ways in the face of opposition and restrictions.

Dominican Republic

1 Member Body

Dominican Baptist Convention

5 Churches
350 Members

Pictured is Pico Duarte, the Caribbean's highest peak.

Praise:

Join us in thanking God for the work of the Dominican people on behalf of thousands of undocumented immigrants and refugees.

Prayer:

Join us in praying for opportunities to share the Gospel in remote areas that have been largely unreached.

Grenada

1 Member Body

Grenada Baptist Association

5 Churches
510 Members

Pictured is Carenage Harbour in St. George's, the capital city.

Praise:

Join us in thanking God for the democracy that exists in Grenada and the freedom of religion afforded to its citizens.

Prayer:

Join us in praying for job opportunities and educational resources for the many struggling with poverty.

Guyana

1 Member Body

Baptist Convention of Guyana

27 Churches
2,106 Members

Pictured is Stabroek Market, a source of local produce, in Georgetown.

Praise:

Once a primarily Atheist nation, Christianity has grown substantially over the last twenty years. Join us in thanking God for the spread of the Gospel throughout Guyana.

Prayer:

Join us in praying for unity among the churches as they continue to serve their communities.

Haiti

4 Member Bodies

Association of Conservative Baptist Churches of Haiti

360 Churches
22,400 Members

Connection of Haitian Baptist Churches for Integral Mission

150 Churches
45,000 Members

Evangelical Baptist Mission of South Haiti

488 Churches
60,000 Members

Haiti Baptist Convention

112 Churches
50,000 Members

Pictured is General Secretary Emeritus Neville Callam during a ministry visit to Haiti in 2013.

Praise:

Join us in thanking God for the leadership of Jules Casseus, current BWA Vice President, and Joel Dorsinville, current CBF Vice President and BWA Vice President-Elect for 2020-2025.

Prayer:

Join us in praying for continued recovery and infrastructure-building after earthquakes have destroyed homes and taken the lives of more than 200,000 people during this decade.

Jamaica

1 Member Body

Jamaica Baptist Union

338 Churches
40,200 Members

Pictured is Burchel Taylor, who has served in full-time pastoral ministry in Jamaica for more than fifty-four years, speaking after being awarded the 2019 Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award at the 2019 BWA Annual Gathering .

View a video from Burchel Taylor about the importance of compassion.

Praise:

Join us in thanking God for the many faithful leaders in Jamaica, including Jamaica Baptist Union General Secretary Karl Johnson who will serve as First Vice President of the BWA from 2020-2025.

Prayer:

Join us in praying for the efforts of those seeking to end human trafficking in the area.

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

1 Member Body

St. Vincent Baptist Convention

6 Churches
1,500 Members

Pictured is Sylvester King, President of the St. Vincent Baptist Convention, during a time of prayer for their convention at the 2018 BWA Annual Gathering in Zürich, Switzerland.

Praise:

Join us in thanking God for the opportunity to welcome the St. Vincent Baptist Convention into the BWA in 2018.

Prayer:

Join us in praying for Sylvester King and the other ministry leaders who are seeking to share the Gospel throughout the nation.

Trinidad and Tobago

1 Member Body

Baptist Union of Trinidad and Tobago

23 Churches
3,876 Members

Pictured is the National Academy for Performing Arts in Port of Spain.

Praise:

Join us in thanking God for the commitment to education and the 99% literacy rate. We also thank God for the leadership of BWA Vice President Anslem Warrick.

Prayer:

Trinidad and Tobago has one of the highest incidences of HIV/AIDS in the world. Please continue to pray for quality healthcare options to serve those living with this disease.

Turks and Caicos

1 Member Body

Turks and Caicos Islands Baptist Union Inc.

13 Churches
645 Members

Jeff Carter, BWA Director of Horizons, was part of the Caribbean Baptist Youth Festival earlier this year in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Praise:

Join us in thanking God for the launch of Horizons in this region. During his visit in July, Jeff Carter was able to facilitate Horizons training for children and youth ministry leaders within the region and issue 22 BWA Horizons Certificates to trained mentors who will initiate the Horizons program in their respective countries.

Prayer:

Join us in praying for the Horizons mentors as they continue to implement the program and invest in the next generation.

We also pray this week for God's work among the people of Aruba, Curaçao, Dominica, Puerto Rico, Sint Maarten, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, and Suriname.

The Caribbean Baptist Fellowship (CBF) will be holding its executive meetings and Baptist Gathering this week in St. Kitts. CBF Executive Secretary/Treasurer Everton Jackson shared the following prayer requests.

1. Pray that we may discern the mind of God in making decisions at the executive meeting.

2. Pray for the unity of the Baptists in St. Kitts that might result in the resurgence of the Baptist Association.

3. Pray for peace and reconciliation in the Caribbean countries facing violence and political unrest.

4. Pray for the Nominations Committee as they seek to nominate leaders for the CBF for the next five years (2020-2025).

5. Pray for the finances of the CBF so that we might be able to attend to the ministries and programs of the CBF.

6. Pray for restoration in The Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.

Pray for General Secretary Elijah Brown, Baptist World Congress Committee Chairperson Jerry Carlisle, and other members of the Congress Committee as they meet in Falls Church, Virginia, USA, this week for prayer and planning for the Baptist World Congress in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 22-26, 2020. Find out more about the Congress at BWA2020.org .