When we don’t know what to pray, the Spirit intercedes for us (Romans 8:26–27). But we also have God’s Word to help guide us in prayer. Using Scripture as a guide, join us in prayer for our Christian brothers and sisters in India, who are increasingly targeted by Hindu nationalists.
Join us in asking God to provide shelter, food, education, opportunities to fellowship, places to worship and a daily wage (Philippians 4:19)
- heal the divisions between friends, neighbors and brothers that still fester from the 2008 riots in Kandhamal (James 3:16–17)
- provide for widows and orphans, and help them know Jesus’ comforting presence; meet them in their loneliness through His Spirit (2 Corinthians 1:3–4)
- strengthen the faith of those who have given up or wandered away; provide Bibles, good teaching and sound leaders for those who are searching (Hebrews 13:9)
- restore family relationships weakened by distance and time (Romans 15:13)
- create a longing in the hearts of many in the region to know the transformative power of God’s Son, Jesus Christ (Romans 8:19)
- rekindle the desire for worship and prayer in the lives of Christians there (Psalm 107)
- remind our brothers and sisters of their value in His eyes, despite what society tells them (Hebrews 12:2)
- turn what the enemy intends for evil into good for God’s glory (Genesis 50:20)