Saturday, August 05, 2006
DAY #5 - SWAZILAND
A tiny kingdom of about one million residents, this beautiful land is also facing its own battle with the AIDS pandemic. Nearly half the population is HIV-positive. And as you can figure, the children are the hardest-hit by the effects of AIDS. There are children who work as prostitutes in order to buy food for their younger siblings. Living on the street, doing whatever they must do to survive. Children’s Cup has its Africa headquarters here, and has established eleven CarePoints throughout the country - centers where the children can come and experience the love of God, be given medical attention, a meal, and learn about Jesus Christ. Pray for these children. Pray that God will heal their bodies. Pray that God will continue to give us favor with officials so that we may expand our capacity to help the children. And pray that the resources will be there for us to be able to walk through those opportunities.
Today we have invited Mark Ammons from the staff of Healing Place Church to lead us in prayer.
- Matthew 21:22 "If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."
Father God may Your blessings be poured out over the 'Cup team. We thank You for the calling You have placed on their lives. May Your will be done each day as they reach out to the lost and hurting of Africa.
We lift up the African people:
Heal their hurts.
Heal their hearts.
We ask for their salvation.
Father, we ask that You heal the hurting, comfort the lonely, save the lost and open doors of opportunity to continue Your work.
We ask all of this in Your mighty name.
