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!
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 BWA Member Body
Baptist Church in Bosnia/Herzegovina
  • 6 Churches
  • 220 Members

The town of Mostar with its cobblestoned streets, historic stone buildings, and Stari Most Bridge spanning the picturesque Neretva River is one of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s most recognizable locations.
Praise:
Join us in thanking God for those pursuing peace and reconciliation between ethnic and religious groups.

Prayer:
Join us in praying for religion to be a means of healing rather than of further separation and exploitation.
Croatia
1 BWA Member Body
Baptist Union of Croatia
  • 48 Churches
  • 1,800 Members

Pictured is Zeljko Mraz, General Secretary of the Baptist Union of Croatia, providing temporary housing in the aftermath of the earthquakes that devastated the area in 2020.
Praise:
Join us in thanking God for new believers as result of church outreach and a new generation of young adults involved in leadership training.

Prayer:
Join us in prayer for the ministry of the Ministers' Brotherhood and their commitment to support ministers in crisis situations and promote further education for ministers. We pray also for the Union as they support those fleeing violence in Ukraine.

Serbia
2 BWA Member Bodies
Union of Baptist Churches in Serbia (Serbia North)
  • 41 Churches
  • 910 Members

Union of Christian Baptist Churches in Serbia (Serbia South)
  • 16 Churches
  • 343 Members

Pictured is a group of Serbian women leading a portion of the BWA Living Water Conference in 2009.
Praise:
Join us in thanking God for the faithful witness of Christians in this region during times of persecution.
Prayer:
Join us in prayer for healing from centuries-long ethnic and religious hatred and for open doors to share the Gospel.

Slovenia
1 BWA Member Body
Union of Baptist Churches in Slovenia
  • 7 Churches
  • 160 Members

Lake Bled is the only natural island in Slovenia. Just under an acre in size, it now houses several buildings, including a 17th-century church.
Praise:
Join us in thanking God for the Baptists in this region who kept their faith alive during years of repression.
Prayer:
Join us in praying for for the work and witness of the Baptists in Slovenia and for growth among churches in the area.

We also join in prayer this week for the people of
Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, and North Macedonia.
Pray for South Sudan
Violence continues to escalate in the Upper Nile region of South Sudan, causing a ripple effect of challenges. Rev. Saphano Riak Chol, General Secretary of Faith Evangelical Baptist Church-South Sudan, shared about the needs of communities displaced by this conflict and requested prayer for the following:

  • Pray for cessation of war and creation of a climate of peace
  • Pray for the government to be vanguards of peace
  • Pray for adherence to the peace treaty established in 2015
  • Pray for economic independence
  • Pray for unity among the churches and boldness to fulfill the prophetic ministry of the church
  • Pray for transformation in the power of the Gospel and the Holy Spirit
  • Pray for love and a willingness to forgive
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

During the EBF Prayer Gathering on Wednesday, Igor Bandura (Vice President of the All-Ukrainian Union of Associations of Evangelical Christians-Baptists) shared the following requests:

  • 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
  • Success of peace talks in Turkey
  • Strength and power for Ukrainian churches to continue to serve their communities
  • Assurance of hope for the future
Annual Gathering
July 10-15, 2022

Gathering for the first time in two years, join with a global family of Baptist leaders through worship, prayer, learning, relationship building, and shared ministry. Sign up today and join us in prayer for the Spirit's anointing over this strategic gathering.
I have been encouraged by my time in Eastern Europe and was grateful for a warm welcome from Baptists in Moldova last week. It was a privilege to share in Sunday morning and Sunday evening services in the two largest cities in the country and at two churches hosting Ukrainian refugees.

As we wrapped up our time in Moldova, we visited the President of Parliament and the office of the mayor of Chișinău to discuss care for Ukrainian refugees and ongoing commitments to religious freedom. I also had an opportunity to share at the chapel of the Baptist Universitatea Divitia Gratiae. Will you join me in continuing to pray for the ministry of the Baptist Union in Moldova?

Do you have a personal prayer request? Your global Baptist family stands ready to intercede for you. Click the button below to share a prayer need with us.
Litany of Unity

Let us ask God for the gift of unity:

God, our Father, who has created all things,
we are your children.
It is your will that we live together in peace
and stand by one another as sisters and brothers.
Your will be done.

Jesus Christ, Son of God,
you have prayed for the unity of all who are baptized in your name,
who believe in you and confess your name.
It is your will, that the Church, your body, be one.
Your will be done.

Holy Spirit of God,
you have filled the Apostles with the fire of courage
to proclaim the Good News.
It is your will that we proclaim with one voice the great deeds of God
and the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Your will be done.

(Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 1986, Slovenia)