Southern Sudan

Matthew 12:18-21 Young’s Literal Translation
Lo, My servant, whom I did choose, My beloved, in whom My soul did delight, I will put My Spirit upon him . . . a bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench, till he may put forth judgment to victory, and in his name shall nations hope.’

Dear Father,
We thank You for Your servant Jesus, full of Spirit, full of love. You delighted in Him. We delight in Him too. We hope in His name for Southern Sudan. Amen.

A menu of Sudan prayers can be found here.

Southern Sudan

More details on the murder of Archdeacon Joseph Mabior Garang at the altar during a service of Morning Prayer. Witnesses report that Mabior was shot twice in the legs and that his attackers may have also used a military knife called a “sonki.” After the first shots, 30 men and women from the church and town, including tribal chiefs, soldiers, a university student and other youth leaders, and several of the town’s oral historians, covered Mabior with their own bodies. All 30 gave their lives in their effort to protect him. Mabior died two hours later.

John 15:13
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Father,
Your Son gave us the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever we bind on earth is bound in heaven and whatever we loose on earth is loosed in heaven. We claim this free access to God’s kingdom and declare that there are no more barriers between heaven and earth at the altar where the Venerable Joseph Garang and his 30 companions were martyred.
Open a portal into the heavens where the angels can ascend and descend, where anointings can flow from the realms of glory, and where the people of God can enter into a heavenly visitation. May the spilled blood of Garang and his 30 companions be the bedrock for a heavenly highway to Wernoyl and the worship of Your children be the paving stones.
Sudan has known conflict for two millenia. We see through a glass darkly and know only in part. If there are portals over this land that allow access of the demonic, we decree them bound. We speak in unity with our brothers and sisters in Sudan and claim the promise of Your blessing. Amen.
Matthew 16:19, Psalm 133

The gates of Jerusalem

President Obama and the leaders of Britain and France accused Iran Friday of building a secret underground plant to manufacture nuclear fuel, saying it has hidden the covert operation from international weapons inspectors for years.

O Father,
We speak truth at the gates of Jerusalem. May the judgments at the valley gate, the gates of the fountain, the sheep gate, the fish gate, the old gate, the dung gate, the water gate, the horse gate, the east gate, the gate of Miphkad, the gate of Ephraim, and the prison gate make for peace. We pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Amen.
Psalm 122:6, Zechariah 8:16, Nehemiah 2, 3, 8, 12

Update on Sudan

Reuters article on the Wernoyl attack, where 38 people were killed, including Archdeacon Joseph Mabior Garang while saying Morning Prayer at the altar.
Global Zenit News account of prayer pilgrimage crying out for deliverance from the Lord’s Resistance Army. The LRA has continued apace with their grisly deeds:

A week after that attack, six people were ambushed in a forest and nailed to pieces of wood fastened to the ground. Those who discovered the bodies several days later likened it to a grotesque crucifixion scene.

O Lord, so much innocent blood is being shed! The words of our prayers are inadequate, but hearken to our brothers’ blood crying out to You from the ground, like a voice calling for revenge. Surely the prayers of their blood reach the throne room of heaven.
We join our voices, Lord. We join our voices to the prayers of the saints around the globe. We join our voices to the blood of the martyrs crying out from the soil of Sudan. We join our voices to the heart of Jesus, sitting at Your right hand in glory. We join our voices. Amen.
Genesis 4:10

Sudan

The people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned. Matthew 4:16

Dear Father,
The light of Your Son has surely shined on the land of Cush. We thank You for the faithful witness of the Christians in Sudan. They bring You offerings of worship and praise. They offer You their lives. They will bring gifts to Mount Zion, the place of the Name of the LORD Almighty. They will submit to You. Make Your face to shine upon them today, we pray. Amen.
Zephaniah 3:10, Isaiah 18, Psalm 68:31

Nigerian primate election

Most. Rev. Nicholas D. Okoh, Archbishop of Bendel, Nigeria, and chairman of GAFCON’s Theological Resource Team has been elected. He is taking over from the Most Rev Peter Akinola the incumbent Primate who vacates his office on March 25, 2010.

Dear Lord, bless Your servant Nicholas and his family. Amen.

Sudan

Genesis 1:3 (New International Version)
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

Dear Heavenly Father,
Your word brought forth light. It created something out of nothing. Grant to the leaders of the Epsicopal Church of Sudan an apostolic anointing to bring forth illumination and to create Your kingdom in Sudan as it is in heaven. Amen.

Primate election

Tomorrow, Tuesday September 15th, the Anglican Church of Nigeria will hold elections to nominate a candidate to the position of the Archbishop of All Nigeria. The enthronement of Archbishop Akinola’s successor as Primate will not occur for months to come, but the House of Bishops will convene to decide tomorrow. As one of the leading provinces in the Anglican Communion,
this election is immensely important. Please join our Nigerian brothers and sisters in prayer tonight and tomorrow as they pray for the House of Bishops during these elections.

Some specific prayer points include travel to and from the meeting, protection of families and dioceses left behind, unity, clarity, and ears to hear the Lord. As the Lord calls the next Archbishop, pray that the Lord will equip and guide him. One of the Nigerian bishops emphasized that there is much work to be done ahead, but they are not willing to give up. May we join with them in his prayer that Nigeria will continue to “shine forth, stand up for truth, pursue righteousness and justice.”

Hat tip: StandFirm

Harare, Zimbabwe

Dr Chad Nicholas Gandiya, having been duly elected in June 2009, was consecrated and ordained Bishop of Harare on the 26th July 2009. An application to Zimbabwean courts has been launched by Nolbert Kunonga, excommunicated bishop of Harare, claiming he is still bishop of that diocese and has access to its property and funds.
After reading this account, God prompted me to look up a satellite image of Zimbabwe. The satellite image shows a diagonal line through the heart of the nation, much like a laceration. I know nothing about interpreting satellite images, but the laceration doesn’t correlate with any of the geographic features on the map above.
Jeremiah lamented that the heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked. The prayer below is based on Jeremiah’s prayer following.

O LORD,
You alone are the hope of Zimbabwe. All who forsake you will be put to shame. Those who turn away from you will be written in the dust because they have forsaken the LORD, the spring of living water.
Heal this nation, O LORD, and it will be healed; save it and it will be saved. You are the one we praise.
They keep saying, “Where is the word of the LORD ? Let it now be fulfilled!”
Your servant Chad has not run away from being your shepherd in Harare; you know he has not desired the day of despair. What passes his lips is open before you.
Do not be a terror to your people! Be their refuge in the day of disaster. Let their persecutors–the prince of the powers of the air and the children of disobedience–be put to shame. Keep the Anglican Church from shame.
Let the principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness of this world, and spiritual wickedness in high places be terrified, but keep Your children from terror. Bring on this wickedness the day of disaster and destroy it with double destruction.
We speak Christ into the atmosphere over Zimbabwe. We declare Zimbabwe’s heart to be in Christ. We decree that Zimbabwe’s heart is a new creation. Old things are passing away, and all things are becoming new. Christ! Christ! Christ! Amen.
Jeremiah 17:13-18, Ephesians 2:2, 6:12, 2 Corinthians 5:17

If any of our readers are moved to pray, please post it in the comments below. Much discernment is needed to break the affliction over this nation.

Sudan

–US Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration is traveling in Sudan . The African Union’s High Panel on Darfur is set to release a report on Darfur on Tuesday. Some Darfur activists have been critical of Gration’s approach.

O Lord, open the doors that need to be opened and close the doors that need to be closed to bring about the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Amen.

Sudan

Revelation 5:4-7 (New International Version)
I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. He came and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne.

Lion of the tribe of Judah, You have triumphed! Root of David, You are victorious! Send the seven horns and seven eyes, the seven spirits of God, out into all the earth. Send them to Sudan. Amen.

Peru

Our readers may recall that some time back we prayed for Rt. Rev. William Godfrey of Peru during a serious illness. We praise God for his recovery. His blogspot tells of his ministry. There is a great problem of malnutrition and cold in the high plains.

Jehovah-jireh, we know it is Your desire to give all of Your children the blessings of this life. Yet, so many suffer from lack.
Every day we pray, “Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is heaven.” The currency of heaven is love. We pray for the establishment of Your kingdom on the Peruvian high plains and an exchange rate based on Your providence.
Raise up Christians in Peru who are zealous for You. Anoint them with a spirit of prophecy, trusting in Your revelations rather than in the wisdom of the world. Just as Elisha increased the widow’s oil to save her children from slavery, we pray for supernatural increase of Your provision to save these children.
Thank You for Your love, dear Lord. Amen.
2 Kings 4:1-7

Sudan

Psalm 123:1-2 (New International Version)

I lift up my eyes to you,
to you whose throne is in heaven.
As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the LORD our God,
till he shows us his mercy.

Sovereign Lord,
We look to You, our Master. We cannot stop the the powers of this dark world and the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms operating in Sudan, but You can. We look to You for Your mercy. Amen.

Sudan

Psalm 66:7 (New International Version)
He rules forever by his power, his eyes watch the nations—let not the rebellious rise up against him.

Sovereign Lord,
You are mighty and powerful. You keep Your eyes on the nations. Keep Your eyes on the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan and bless the peacemakers. Do not let the rebellious rise up against Your people. Amen.

Sudan

Psalm 34:15 (New International Version)
The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry.

O Lord,
We claim the promise of Your Holy Scripture. Attend to the cries of Your children in Sudan! Amen.