January 1-6, 2024 | Praying for Refugees

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!

Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons

We begin this year lifting up those who find themselves far from their homes.

In the past decade, the global refugee crisis has more than doubled in scope. In 2022, the United Nations announced that we surpassed the 100 million mark for total displacement, meaning that over 1.2% of the global population have been forced to leave their homes. By the end of 2022, the number of forcibly displaced persons had increased to 108 million.

Throughout the ongoing war in Ukraine, millions of Ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes. Pascal and Maria Lahoud were just one family of the many impacted. Watch their story and learn how Baptists have have stood together to make a difference.

Praise:

We give thanks for Baptists worldwide who are responding to the needs of refugees through prayer, support, and compassionate care. We give thanks for the faithfulness of those who serve from their own experiences like Kawthoolei Karen Baptist Churches (KKBC). KKBC is BWA's member body along the Thai/Myanmar border. Born out of the oppression and persecution of ethnic minorities in Myanmar in the early 1980s, KKBC formed in 1983 and is comprised of Internally Displaced Persons living on the border.

Prayer:

Join us in prayer for our sisters and brothers who are living with the daily challenges of life as refugees and internally displaced persons.

Join us in prayer that our Baptist communities around the world will be places of refuge. May we open our arms in welcome and utilize our hands to work as instruments of care and comfort for those in need.

Praying for Japan

We join in prayer for the many impacted by a series of powerful earthquakes in western Japan that have left more than 50 people dead and damaged thousands of buildings. Officials fear that more quakes could lie ahead. We pray for the Lord's peace and protection and for those leading recovery efforts. We also lift up our four member partners in Japan (Japan Baptist Conference, Japan Baptist Convention, Japan Baptist Union, and Okinawa Baptist Convention) as they seek to respond to the needs of their community at this critical time.

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A Prayer for Peace

Send your peace, O Lord, which is perfect and everlasting,

that our souls may radiate peace.

Send your peace, O Lord,

that we may think, act, and speak harmoniously.

Send your peace, O Lord,

that we may be contented and thankful for your bountiful gifts.

Send your peace, O Lord,

that amidst our worldly strife we may enjoy your bliss.

Send your peace, O Lord,

that we may endure all, tolerate all in the thought of your grace and mercy.

Send your peace, O Lord,

that our lives may become a divine vision,

and in your light all darkness may vanish.

Send your peace, O Lord, our Father,

that we your children on earth may all unite in one family.

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