Summer Global Prayer Initiative

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This message is for the churches and prayer teams of the Diocese of Fort Worth. JOINING OUR HEARTS PRAYING FOR GOD’S WORLD Please join the World Mission Committee in praying for our global partners and the persecuted church. Persecuted Church Conference September 27th - 28th The World Mission Committee is excited to announce that our diocese will be hosting a national conference on Christian persecution sponsored by the Anglican Persecuted Church Network of New Wineskins. There will be worship, prayer, networking, and speakers from persecuted nations telling their stories! Come and be equipped to serve our persecuted brothers and sisters. From Bishop Reed: “Something like one in seven Christians live under the threat of active persecution; nearly 300 million men, women, and children. It is essential that the rest of the Church find ways to connect to, pray for, and partner with the persecuted Church. Please consider attending the Anglican Persecuted Church Network Conference. I have no doubt all of our eyes will be opened.” The WMC hopes that each church will send a team to participate in this weekend of worship and prayer as we become equipped to support our suffering brothers and sisters in Christ!     Blessings, World Mission Committee Click photo for link GLOBAL PARTNERS   Malawi from Bishop Fanuel: There continues to be a growing interest to create a new diocese of Likoma. Please continue to pray for us as we conclude this matter. If it is the will of God, it shall come to pass but if not it will fail to come to its fulfillment. The work on the office complex is about to be finished. Join us in prayer for suitable tenants befitting this building. We pray that we should have a government department taking it all. We have a clergy wife conference in August. We pray that they will travel safely and that they will be renewed by the work of the Holy Spirit.     David Nyi Nyi Naing in Diocese of Mandalay: The bitter civil war continues in Myanmar.   Pray for protection and provision for Bishop David and all the clergy and their families. Pray for their limited resources, that all their physical needs will be met. Pray God's continued anointing upon each bishop and clergy in the province as they minister to the people. Pray for wisdom and endurance for Archbishop Stephen as he continues to lead the province and chair the Council of Churches in Myanmar during this time of increase violence. Pray for the growth of the Church and that the Gospel will continue to spread.  Pray God's protection for the thousands of innocent people living in these areas of ongoing conflict. May the love of Christ be known. FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH   Church in China: China is the modern world surveillance state, where through advanced facial recognition technology (and even gait recognition technology), the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) watches everyone!  Individuals can be locked out of their bank account, be blocked from travel, or even lose their Social Security payment. Pastors from house churches are often arrested and imprisoned for many years. Children under the age of 18 are not allowed to attend church, and they are trained in the public schools to hate God and love the CCP.   Pray with congregations whose church building have been closed — that they would be emboldened to meet in homes and increasingly grow in their faith. Pray against the trend of forced worship of Xi Jinping in the state churches.  Pray for supernatural intervention in the hearts of leaders. Pray that Xi Jinping and other Party officials will hear the voice of the Holy Spirit and put their trust in Jesus.  Pray that God would empower his church in China to reach the next generation. May God speak to their hearts even as the state attempts to stop or thwart their exposure to Jesus. May God raise up leaders from this persecuted generation.    Church in Pakistan: We stood in prayer together following the attack last August on the Jaranwala community, in which a mob of radical Muslims burned more than 200 homes and two dozen churches. We now have reports that there have been recent attacks on a Christian community in Sargodha. Islamic radicals are mercilessly beating the elderly on false blasphemy accusations. The existence of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws sends a message to Islamic radicals that this mob violence is justified. The laws are used as a weapon against Christians and allow this behavior to continue among Pakistan’s most vulnerable communities. Click Here For More Please pray that this Christian community will be strengthened through our prayers. (Jude 20- 22)  Pray that they will experience God’s comfort when their family members are killed, injured or imprisoned for their witness (2 Cor. 1:3-5). OFFERING THANKSGIVING  Funding for the House of Prayer in the Congo has been provided! We offer heartfelt thanks for the answer to our prayers for this funding. May this House of Prayer be a beacon of light in the darkness and may it bring amazing comfort and hope.  Camp Crucis Summer Camps are beginning June 9 – August 8! We offer thanksgiving for all the preparations completed for this summer’s camps. Praise God that 96 youth 12-19 years old have registered for the St Michael’s Conference to be held June 16-22! May the Lord continue bless the ministry of Camp Crucis as it continues to raise up the next generation of Christian leaders. OPPORTUNITIES FOR CORPORATE PRAYER Please consider joining this opportunity for prayer with others as we intercede for the nations.  All are welcome. Click anywhere on the photo below to email us for the zoom link. Copyright © *|CURRENT_YEAR|* *|LIST:COMPANY|*, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth World Mission Committee 2900 Alemeda Street Fort Worth, TX 76108 Want to change how you receive these emails?  To subscribe to this email click here or unsubscribe from this list.

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