April 16, 2024 | Praying for Belarus, Croatia, and Slovenia

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

Belarus

1 BWA Member Partner

Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists of Belarus

270 Churches
11,694 Members

Pictured is a Belarusian Baptist choir.

Praise:

Join us in thanking God for church planters and faith leaders who are finding ways to meet and disciple believers and grow their fellowship even when faced with restrictions and challenges.

Prayer:

Join us in prayer for the leaders of Belarus as they continue to provide care for Ukrainians impacted by the war.

Croatia

1 BWA Member Partner

Baptist Union of Croatia

49 Churches
1,764 Members

Pictured is Zeljko Mraz, General Secretary of the Baptist Union of Croatia, providing temporary housing in the aftermath of 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.

Slovenia

1 BWA Member Partner

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.

Thank you for your prayers for BWA General Secretary Elijah Brown and Asia Pacific Baptist Federation General Secretary Vee Tetseo as they have served alongside sisters and brothers in India this month. Click below to listen to a brief interview with Rev. Samaresh Nayak, General Secretary of National Council of Baptist Churches in India (NCBCI) as he shares how the global family can pray specifically for India.

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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)

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