Baptists One in Prayer | November 20, 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!

Indonesia

3 BWA Member Bodies

Convention of Indonesian Baptist Churches

149 Churches
9,976 Members

The Fellowship of Baptist Churches of Papua

310 Churches
70,000 Members

Union of Indonesian Baptist Churches

648 Churches
45,450 Members

Pictured is BWA President (2015-2020) Paul Msiza during his visit to Indonesia in 2019.

Praise:

Please join us in thanking God for the strong partnership among Baptist ministries, resulting in the distribution of needed medical supplies to the Baptist Hospital and Clinic. This effort was the fruit of a partnership of the COVID-19 Task Force with Asia Pacific Baptist Aid, Transform Aid International, and Rebana Indonesia.

Prayer:

Let us lift up prayers for peace and opportunities to build strong relationships with surrounding countries in the region. May the love and support of Indonesian Baptists be felt beyond their borders.

Philippines

5 BWA Member Bodies

Baptist Conference of The Philippines, Inc.

430 Churches
35,000 Members

Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches, Inc.

1,079 Churches
600,000 Members

Convention of Visayas and Mindanao of Southern Baptist Churches

1,700 Churches
200,000 Members

General Baptist Churches of The Philippines, Inc.

275 Churches
18,000 Members

Luzon Convention of Southern Baptist Churches, Inc.

508 Churches
49,501 Members

We give thanks for the 1,200+ women who gathered to pray together for Baptist Women's World Day of Prayer this month.

This month Baptist World Alliance Women and Asia Baptist Women's Union helped respond to the needs of those impacted by Typhoon Paeng, providing care and support for more than 100 families.

Praise:

We give thanks for the faithful leaders across the country who are sharing Gospel witness and working to meet practical needs among their communities.

Prayer:

Join us in continued prayers for all of those working within the taxed healthcare system. Pray for ongoing improvement of medical resources. We also lift up those who were impacted by Typhoon Paeng and subsequent flooding.

We also join in prayer this week for the people of East Timor.

BWA team members Everton Jackson and Merritt Johnston were blessed to serve at the Texas Baptists Annual Meeting in Waco, Texas, USA last week.

Team members Julie Justus Williams and Carolina Mangieri were honored to network at the 199th Baptist General Association of Virginia Annual Meeting, to celebrate the legacy of retiring Executive Director and former BWA President John Upton, and to join in welcoming new Executive Director Wayne Faison – the first African American elected to serve in the role.

Join us in prayer for these two conventions and for Executive Director Faison as he begins his service in this important role.

General Secretary Elijah Brown is currently serving in India and had the opportunity to visit with Baptist churches throughout Calcutta last week.

He shared, "It has been truly encouraging to see the great work of faith across this area."

Please continue to pray for him as he provides pastoral encouragement and support to Baptists throughout the region.

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Prayer from The Philippines

Lord, make us realize that our Christianity is like a rice field: when it is

newly planted the paddies are prominent, but as the plants take root and grow taller, these divided paddies gradually vanish, and soon there appears only one vast continuous field. So give us roots that love, and help us grow in Christian fellowship and service, that your will be done in our lives, through our Saviour, your Son, Jesus Christ.

(From the Philippines. A Procession of Prayers: Meditations and Prayers from around the World, comp. John Carden, WCC and Cassell, London, UK, 1998, p. 174.)

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