Baptists One in Prayer | April 17, 2022

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!

Ukraine

1 BWA Member Body

All-Ukrainian Union of Associations of Evangelical Christians-Baptists

2,192 Churches
105,189 Members

In the midst of unimaginable challenges, Ukrainian Baptist churches have been working together to serve their communities.

Pictured is Bethany Baptist Church in Mariupol, known in peacetime for its active social and evangelical ministry. It now bears the scars of bombardment. Though charred, the cross remains. And so does the resolve of Ukrainian Baptists who remain faithful in service to God and their fellow Ukrainians even while war rages.

To stay informed about this crisis and how the global Baptist family is standing together, visit BaptistWorld.org/prayforpeace.

Praises:

Please join us in thanking God for:

45,000+ beds being provided every night for refugees and those displaced by war
650,000+ people directly helped
10,000 Ukrainian Bibles ordered
Hundreds of spiritual conversations about Christ
600 churches in Ukraine serving as humanitarian centers with additional refugee centers established in Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia.

Prayers:

Please join us in praying for:

Just peace in Ukraine
Protection of refugees from human traffickers
Safety for city occupants experiencing constant bombardment and for families separated by the war
Freedom to continue church worship and aid efforts in occupied cities
Strength and power for Ukrainian churches to continue to serve their communities
Assurance of hope for the future

Download a Daily Prayer Guide for Ukraine

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

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A Special Easter Message

This Easter, on behalf of the Baptist World Alliance – a family in 128 countries and territories proclaiming that all authority in heaven and earth is in Jesus – let us serve in the hope and courage of eternity.

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A Prayer for Enlightenment

Christ our God,

sun of righteousness,

by your divine touch

you gave light to the eyes of the blind man

who had been deprived of light since birth.

Enlighten also the eyes of our souls,

and make us sons and daughters of light

so that we cry out to you in faith:

great and beyond words is your compassion towards us!

Loving Lord, glory to you!

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