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!
Denmark
1 BWA Member Body
Baptist Union of Denmark
  • 54 Churches
  • 4,937 Members

Pictured is BWA Executive Committee Member Lone Møller-Hansen conducting an interview with BWAid Director Marsha Scipio this week.
Praise:
We give thanks for the Myanmar Baptist refugee churches in Denmark who are standing together in prayer for and support of the many people impacted by the political coup in Myanmar.

We also give thanks for faithful Baptist leaders in Denmark, including BWA Human Resources Committee Chair Lone Møller-Hansen.

Prayer:
Last year the BWA and European Baptist Federation (EBF) assisted with advocacy efforts in Denmark to stand against legislation that would have forced all sermons not given in Danish to be translated and submitted to the government. We continue to pray for these religious freedom efforts to stand and for God to bless the faithful ministry of Baptist churches in their communities.
Finland
2 BWA Member Bodies
Finland Swedish Baptist Union
  • 14 Churches
  • 1,050 Members
Finnish Baptist Union
  • 17 Churches
  • 900 Members

Pictured is a Finnish choir leading worship during a General Secretary visit in 2006.
Praise:
Join us in thanking God for the spectacular beauty of creation in this region.

Prayer:
Join us in prayer for church and ministry leaders seeking to minister in innovative ways in their communities.
Norway
1 BWA Member Body
Baptist Union of Norway
  • 105 Churches
  • 6,707 Members

Pictured is Jan Sæthre with BWA President Paul Msiza (2015-2020) at the 2020 March Executive Meeting in Falls Church, VA, USA.
Praise:
Join us in thanking God for the faithful leadership of Baptists within Norway, including that of BWA Executive Committee Member and former BWA First Vice President (2015-2020) Jan Sæthre.
Prayer:
We give thanks for the EBF and BWA Sent Mission Conference scheduled to take place in Norway in July 2023. Join us in prayer for the Lord's blessings upon this missional event.
Sweden
1 BWA Member Body
Uniting Church in Sweden
  • 650 Churches
  • 61,000 Members

Pictured is Christer Daelander (second from left), recipient of the 2018 Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award.
Praise:
Join us in thanking God for Sweden's longstanding commitment to peace and for their efforts to support peacemaking worldwide.
Prayer:
Join us in prayer for church and ministry leaders as they stand for a Biblical worldview in the midst of a secular culture. 
We also join in prayer this week for the people of Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Iceland.
We continue to partner with Ukrainian Baptist churches and Baptist unions in neighboring countries who are making an incredible impact – providing food, shelter, and spiritual support for thousands of internally displaced persons and refugees. Even in the midst of unimaginable challenges, they are sharing the love of Christ with those in need.

As the conflict continues, your prayers are needed more than ever. During the EBF Prayer Gathering on Wednesday, Igor Bandura – a Vice President from the All-Ukrainian Union of Associations of Evangelical Christians-Baptists – shared the following requests:

  • Pray for those trapped in churches in occupied cities – that even while surrounded by enemies, God would surround them with Christian love and care
  • Pray that churches will be able to minister to all and that leaders will know the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Spirit
  • Pray for those those fleeing – for safe passage, welcoming arms, and hot food
  • Pray that peace will reign in Ukraine
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Holistic Mission Webinar

As the world continues to face challenges, it is critical for us to continue learning, growing, and serving together. This month the BWA Commission on Mission will be offering the third of its 3-part webinar series with a special and timely emphasis on "Suffering."
We experienced a full and wonderful week at the Baptist World Alliance as we hosted our annual March Executive meetings, which included commissioning prayers for Merritt Johnston as the new BWA Women Executive Director, Alan Donaldson as BWA Regional Secretary for the European Baptist Federation, and Elias Apetogbo as BWA Regional Secretary for the All Africa Baptist Fellowship. We concluded the week with an excellent two-day training for area pastors focused on "Leading for Justice" led by 21Wilberforce. All of this was offered while continuing to mobilize our global response to the ongoing crisis in Eastern Europe.

Please join me in praying for these leaders serving in new roles, for continued justice efforts around the world, and for wisdom and provision as we respond to the needs of sisters and brothers in Eastern Europe.
Commissioning Prayers
Justice Conference
March Executive

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Sending Forth

Go! 
Go in haste!
Never stop walking out of the church room,
out from peace and tranquility, into the noise and discomfort,
out, to laughter and tears.
Carry with you the living bread,
as a treasure in your hands and your heart .
Share it over and over again.
It will always be enough, as long as you continue to break it.
Come!
Never stop coming back to this place!
Never arrive empty-handed.
Bring with you the cry that is pressing just behind your lips.
Let it be heard in this room. 
Bring with you the hunger that is never stilled,
the fight that is not yet won.
Bring someone who has always been at your side without you knowing it.
Here is the meeting place - in the light of God's face.

(Hans Olav Moerk, Norway; English translation Kari Veiteberg,
from the worship at the Church City Mission in Oslo)