February 20, 2024 | Praying for Italy, Portugal, and Spain

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!

Italy

1 BWA Member Partner

Christian Evangelical Baptist Union of Italy

116 Churches
4,100 Members

Cristina Arcidiacono (pictured far right) of Italy served on a panel at the most recent Baptist International Conference on Theological Education.

Praise:

Join us in giving thanks for the continued growth and development of the Christian Evangelical Baptist Union of Italy and for the many lives that have been touched by the Gospel through this ministry.

Prayer:

Join us in prayer for opportunities to minister to those facing poverty in Italy. Pray also for religious freedom and freedom of conscience in Italy which currently lacks a framework law regulating such freedom for all religious and non-religious denominations.

Portugal

1 BWA Member Partner

Portuguese Baptist Convention

72 Churches
4,800 Members

Pictured is General Secretary Emeritus Neville Callam on a visit to Seminário Teológico Baptista.

Praise:

Join us in giving thanks for the freedom Portuguese Christians have to live out their faith and share it with others.

Prayer:

Join us in prayer for opportunities to reach younger generations and equip them for ministry within the Church and their communities.

Spain

1 BWA Member Partner

Baptist Evangelical Union of Spain (UEBE)

101 Churches
11,284 Members

Pictured is President Tomás Mackey speaking at the 100th anniversary celebration of UEBE in August 2022.

Praise:

We praise the Lord for the faithfulness of the Baptist Evangelical Union of Spain and celebrate more than a century of missional impact in Spain and around the world.

Prayer:

Join us in prayer for the Union's "15 for 30" project, which is focused on reaching the 15 Spanish provinces that have not yet been reached.

Join us also in prayer for the people of Andorra, Malta, San Marino, and Vatican City.

Collegiate Day of Prayer

The Collegiate Day of Prayer began in 1823 as the Concert of Prayer for Colleges and Universities, and today it continues to challenge believers to stand together and pray as a united and multi-generational expression of the church. This year Baylor University is hosting the Collegiate Day of Prayer broadcast on February 29 and would love to have the global Baptist family join them via watch parties on campuses, homes, and churches as people feel led.

Find Out More

Please join us in prayer for the upcoming "BWA Community Worship Service – A Celebration of Global Impact" in Arlington, Virginia, USA, on Sunday, March 3, from 6:00-7:30 pm Eastern Time (use the time zone converter to check the time in your area). This gathering, held in partnership with Memorial Baptist Church, will include BWA friends, local church and community members, and visiting BWA Executive Committee members from around the world. We are excited to have three former BWA Presidents and current President Tomás Mackey in attendance to share reflections from their global ministry experience. If you live outside the Washington DC area but would like to participate, please join in worship with us via the Memorial Baptist Church livestream.

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A Humble Prayer

Here am I before you, O my God.

Here am I, rich in misery and poverty,

and a cowardice without name.

Here am I before you, who are nothing but love and mercy.

Before you, but by your grace alone,

I am here, all of me,

with all my spirit,

all my heart,

all my will.

(Frère Bruno)

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