Baptists One in Prayer | September 26, 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!

Bolivia

2 BWA Member Bodies

Baptist Convention of Bolivia

68 Churches
20,761 Members

Bolivian Baptist Union

267 Churches
50,580 Members

Pictured is the Baptist Convention of Bolivia's 70th anniversary celebration in 2017.

Praise:

Join us in thanking God for the ministry of the Bolivian Brazilian Baptist School.

Prayer:

Join us in prayer for a strengthened economy and resources to meet the needs of homeless street children.

Brazil

3 BWA Member Bodies

Brazilian Baptist Convention

9,070 Churches
1,797,597 Members

Convention of Independent Baptist Churches (CIBI)

610 Churches
35,736 Members

National Baptist Convention

2,730 Churches
403,318 Members

We give thanks for the Jesus Transforms Volunteer Team who recently served during the World Cup, sharing the Gospel in creative ways.

Praise:

We give thanks for global Baptist leaders in Brazil, including BWA Vice President Fernando Brandão. We are grateful for the many ministry leaders who helped support the transition of the 22nd Baptist World Congress to a virtual event in 2021.

Prayer:

Pray for Baptist leaders in Brazil as they continue to seek ways to advance God's mission amidst the long-term impact of the pandemic.

Chile

2 BWA Member Bodies

National Baptist Convention of Chile

50 Churches
2,300 Members

Union of Evangelical Baptist Churches of Chile

539 Churches
25,749 Members

Pictured is General Secretary Emeritus Neville Callam in 2011 with leaders of BWA's two member bodies in Chile.

Praise:

We give thanks for Baptist leadership who continue to play an important role alongside others in pressing for important constitutional changes that strengthen human rights and justice across the country.

Prayer:

Join us in prayer for continued economic and political stability and for open doors to share the Gospel.

Peru

1 BWA Member Body

Baptist Evangelical Convention of Peru

166 Churches
14,000 Members

Pictured is Union of Baptists in Latin America (UBLA) Executive Director Parrish Jácome Hernández with Latin American leaders at an UBLA Congress in Peru.

Praise:

Join us in thanking God for the growing number of churches and believers in Peru and for the religious freedom they are afforded.

Prayer:

Join us in prayer for a new generation of pastors to rise up and respond to God's call. Pray for Baptist churches to gain relevance and influence within society and for God to give wisdom for discipleship strategies that will impact communities and the nation.

We live in a digital age, so how should the Church respond? In the next webinar in the BWA Mission Series, we will explore why churches should pursue the development of a digital evangelism strategy.

Together we will look at three practical frameworks for digital evangelism. It's not too late to join us this Tuesday, September 27, at 8 am EDT! Pray with us for a fruitful time of training.

It was a great joy to pray, worship, and fellowship together at the European Baptist Federation 2022 Council in Riga, Latvia, last week. We are grateful for the longstanding partnership with EBF, one of our six regional fellowships, and for the ways they are impacting lives across Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East. Join me in giving thanks for EBF and also for the opportunity to connect with other Christian leaders (pictured) in Latvia for prayer and fellowship.

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A Prayer to the God of Life

God of Life,

prepare our hands for a touch,

a new and different touch.

Prepare our hands for a touch,

a touch of encounter,

a touch of awakening,

a touch of hope,

a touch of feeling.

Many are the worn-out gestures.

Many are the movements frozen in time.

Many are the useless excuses just to repeat attitudes.

Give us daring

to create new titles of community,

new kinds of affection,

breaking away from old ways of relating,

encouraging true, meaningful ways to move into closeness.

(Ernesto Barros Cardoso, Brazil. Gifts of Many Cultures: Worship Resources for the Global Community, Maren C. Tirabassi and Kathy Wonson Eddy, United Church Press, Cleveland OH, USA, 1995, p.4.)

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