Baptists One in Prayer | October 16, 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!

Belize

1 BWA Member Body

Baptist Association of Belize

52 Churches
4,000 Members

Pictured is a moment of fellowship from the 2020 Baptist Pastors and Spouses' Summit.

Praise:

Please join us in thanking God for the beauty of this nation and the opportunity to minister to people from around the world who travel there.

Prayer:

Please join us in praying for training resources for pastors, the majority of whom are bivocational.

Guatemala

1 BWA Member Body

Convention of Baptist Churches in Guatemala

889 Churches
73,100 Members

The late BWA General Secretary Emeritus Denton Lotz is pictured with Baptist leaders at the Union of Baptists in Latin America (UBLA) Congress in Guatemala in 1998.

Praise:

Join us in thanking God for the peace treaty in 1996 that ended a 30+ year civil war and for the commitment to pursue peace in the years since.

Prayer:

Join us in praying for more than half the population that is living in poverty and the 40% of children under the age of five who are malnourished.

Honduras

1 BWA Member Body

National Convention of Baptist Churches in Honduras

532 Churches
23,660 Members

Pictured is a special recognition for pioneer pastors who have helped strengthen the ministry of Baptists in Honduras.

Praise:

Join us in thanking God for the natural resources in Honduras, which includes one of the last tropical rainforests on the continent.

Prayer:

Join us in praying for Baptist pastors who continue to serve faithfully in the midst of challenging economic conditions.

Mexico

1 BWA Member Body

National Baptist Convention of Mexico

1,800 Churches
90,000 Members

Pictured are members of the Comunidad Bautista Jireh Worship Choir.

Praise:

We give thanks for the leadership of Joel Sierra and the musical gifts of the Comunidad Bautista Jireh Worship Choir and their contributions to the 22^nd Baptist World Congress in July 2021.

Prayer:

Join us in prayer for economic stability and job opportunities for the many who are unemployed or underemployed.

Women from around the world gathered virtually on Saturday, October 15, for the first ever Day of Prayer Global Worship Service. We give thanks for a great kickoff to this strategic season of prayer leading up to the 2022 Baptist Women's World Day of Prayer on November 7.

WATCH THE REPLAY

We also join in prayer for Asia Baptist Women's Union as they gather this week for a special three-in-one event featuring a Young Leaders' Conference, President's Summit, and Continental Day of Prayer Celebration. May the Lord richly bless their time together!

Join me in prayer for the leaders of two of our six regional fellowships who are preparing for important gatherings this month: Caribbean Baptist Fellowship as they convene their 2022 Executive Meeting and Baptist Gathering from October 17-21 in Dominica and North American Baptist Fellowship as they finalize plans for their 2022 Annual Meeting on October 24-25 at the BWA office in Falls Church, Virginia, USA.

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