Thank you for joining us this week as we pray for our global Baptist family and for God's work around the world. If you unite in prayer with us weekly, you will pray for every country in the world this year!
Armenia
1 BWA Member Body
Union of Evangelical Christian Baptist Churches of Armenia
  • 155 Churches
  • 5,500 Members

Pictured is Asatur Nahapetyan, General Secretary of the UECBCA, presenting a gift to General Secretary Emeritus Neville Callam in 2014.
Praise:
Join us in thanking God for the faithful ministries in Armenia and leaders like Asatur Nahapetyan, General Secretary of the UECBCA.
Prayer:
Join us in prayer for the Armenian leaders as they seek peace in their country and throughout the region.


Azerbaijan
1 BWA Member Body
Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists of Azerbaijan
  • 22 Churches
  • 3,000 Members

Pictured is a baptism celebration during a visit from General Secretary Emeritus Denton Lotz in 2000.
Praise:
Join us in thanking God for leaders who are seeking peace and for believers that are serving their neighbors.
Prayer:
Join us in prayer for peace talks to be fruitful for all countries involved and for the region to be stabilized.

Belarus
1 BWA Member Body
Union of Evangelical Christian Baptist of Belarus
  • 287 Churches
  • 12,083 Members

Pictured is General Secretary Emeritus Neville Callam with Baptist leaders from Belarus during a visit to the BWA Office in January 2009.
Belarus president and wife
Praise:
Join us in thanking God for church planters and faith leaders who are finding ways to meet and disciple believers and grow their fellowship even when faced with restrictions.
Prayer:
Join us in prayer for the leaders of Belarus to pursue just peace at this crucial time and for strength for those providing care for Ukrainian refugees.
Georgia
1 BWA Member Body
Evangelical Baptist Church of Georgia
  • 38 Churches
  • 810 Members

Pictured is the beautiful city of Tbilisi taken during a BWA visit.
Praise:
Join us in thanking God for the people of Georgia who continue to minister faithfully even amidst economic challenges.
Prayer:
Join us in praying for open doors to share the Gospel of peace, particularly among those in remote regions are who largely unreached.

Moldova
1 BWA Member Body
Union of Christian Evangelical Baptist Churches of Moldova
  • 482 Churches
  • 19,578 Members

During a visit last month to Universitatea Divitia Gratiae in Chisinau, Moldova, General Secretary Elijah Brown brought a word of encouragement to students. The university is hosting a number of Ukrainian refugees in the student dorms.
Praise:
Join us in thanking God for the quick action of the Union. On the second day of the Ukrainian invasion, the Union approved a plan to care for refugees and immediately sent Baptist pastors to the border. For the first 10 days, 70% of all Ukrainian refugees to Moldova were first welcomed and helped by a Baptist church.

Prayer:
Join us in praying for the ongoing work of frontline leaders, pastors, and volunteers who are serving faithfully in the midst of ongoing crisis in Eastern Europe. Pray also for all of the refugees settling here to find peace, safety, and community.

Russian Federation
2 BWA Member Bodies
Euro-Asiatic Federation of Unions of Evangelical Christians-Baptists
  • 231 Churches
  • 16,530 Members

Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists
  • 1,674 Churches
  • 68,166 Members

Peter Mitskevich, President of the Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists and BWA General Council Member, leads a baptism service.
Praise:
Join us in thanking God for believers in Russia who are being faithful in their service and love to their communities during this complicated time.
Prayer:
Join us in prayer for Baptists in the region as they seek to follow in the way of Jesus and pursue just peace.
Annual Gathering
July 10-15, 2022
Join us July 10-15 for this strategic gathering hosted by Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Baptist leaders from around the world will meet for this powerful time of prayer, fellowship, learning, and planning together. Registration is open for in-person and virtual attendance!
We are excited to launch the BWA School of Evangelism initiative this week in the Caribbean region! Offered in collaboration with Caribbean Baptist Fellowship (CBF), this virtual event will be a powerful opportunity for pastors, evangelists, evangelism directors and church members desiring greater evangelistic reach and impact. Please join us in praying for the Lord to encourage and equip all who will participate. If you are interested in participating when the event is offered in your region, please complete the linked form.
As one Baptist family rooted in Jesus Christ as Lord, we bear witness to the biblical truth that ‘if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it.’ Our brothers and sisters in Eastern Europe are suffering and need our prayers. Click the image above to share a prayer from you and your community. These will be gathered and shared with Baptists in the region as an expression of solidarity and source of encouragement. Thank you in advance for sharing a prayer and spreading the word: BaptistWorld.org/shareaprayer
Reporting from my recent visit to Chelm, Poland, I am honored to share just a few stories of ministry impact in Ukraine and across Eastern Europe.

Your support is making a difference at this critical time, and we are grateful for the opportunity to partner with you in prayer.

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A Prayer of Confession

You are not the accuser, but the liberator, 
not the destroyer, but the rescuer, 
not the executioner, but the saviour, 
not the scatterer, but the gatherer, 
not the traitor, but the deliverer. 
You do not pull down, but lift up. 
You do not knock down, but stand upright. 
You do not curse, but bless. 
You do not take revenge, but give grace. 
You do not torment, but comfort. 
You do not erase, but write. 
You do not shake, but steady. 
You do not trample, but console. 
You do not invent the causes of death, 
but seek the means to preserve life. 
You do not forget to help. 
You do not abandon the good. 
You do not withhold compassion. 
You do not bring the sentence of death, 
but the legacy of life. 
You are not opposed for your generosity. 
You are not blasphemed for your grace. 
You are not cursed for your bounty. 
You are not insulted for your free gifts. 
You are not mocked for your patience. 
You are not blamed for your pardon. 
You are not accused for your goodness. 
You are not dishonoured for your sweetness. 
You are not despised for your meekness. 
For these, we send not complaints, 
but gratitude that cannot be silenced. 
Take away my sins, Almighty. 
Remove the curse from me, blessed. 
Pardon my debts, merciful. 
Erase my transgressions, compassionate. 
Extend your hand of deliverance 
and I will instantly be made perfect. 
What is easier than this for you Lord, 
and what is more important to you? 
Thus, providential Lord, revive me, 
made in your image and brought to life by your breath, 
in order to renew the breath of your pure 
enlightening grace, 
protecting my sinful soul.

(© 2001 The Armenian Prayer Book of St. Gregory of Narek, English transl. Thomas J. Samuelian)