Thank you for joining us this week as we at the Baptist World Alliance pray for our worldwide Baptist family and for God's work around the globe. If you pray along with us weekly, you will pray for every country in the world each year!

Do you have a personal prayer request today? Your global Baptist family stands ready to intercede for you as well. Click the button below to share a prayer need.
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 2020. 
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.
  • 845 Churches
  • 72,000 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 25th anniversary of the peace treaty 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 rain forests 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. They were an instrumental part of the 22nd Baptist World Congress in July. Watch the "Together in Justice" plenary service the choir opens with their performance of "Come, Now is the Time to Worship."
Prayer:
Join us in prayer for economic stability and job opportunities for the many who are unemployed or underemployed.
Worship Gathering

Sometimes the news doesn't have the whole story, so we need to go beyond the headlines. Baptists around the world are facing challenges that are not fully reported in the news, but they desperately need our support. Please make plans to join us this Tuesday, October 19, at 8 pm EDT to worship, pray, and give at the "Beyond the Headlines" online global gathering. Learn how you can stand together with Baptist sisters and brothers in need at this critical time.
Webinar

In John’s Gospel, Jesus links the unity of the church to its mission: to make Christ known to the whole world (John 17:21). In this webinar, Baptist leaders from around the world will address the challenges and benefits of engaging with other Christian traditions. Hosted by the BWA Commission on Baptist Doctrine & Unity, you do not want to miss this webinar presentation and discussion as together we reflect on how to be Christ’s one body for the world at this critical time.
The Baptist World Alliance Executive Committee and General Council will convene virtually this week for strategic planning, prayer, and fellowship. Please join me in asking the Spirit to guide our time together and to give us wisdom on how to further our mission of networking the Baptist family to impact the world for Christ.

I also look forward to worshipping with our Baptist family worldwide on Tuesday, October 19, at 8 pm EDT for our virtual "Beyond the Headlines" gathering.
Seed of Life

Lord, in this world
you have sown the seeds of life
in the hearts of our daughters and sons,
seeds which are growing slowly and quietly,
seeds whose fruit is the strengthening of hope.
But weed seeds have also been sown.
Their fruit is sadness, sorrow and death.
They try to suffocate all efforts to build a different world.
We draw closer to you in prayer
so we can perceive these situations
which discourage and confuse, causing dejection.
Equip us to uncover and denounce evil
without hurting the lives of those sowing love and justice.
Fortify the weak stalks
so that hope and patience flower in us,
to follow you without ever halting our sowing.

(© Betty Hernández Carrillo, Mexico. English transl. Terry MacArthur © WCC.)