Praying For South Africa and for the poor – 1 Apr 2009

Praying For South Africa and for the poor – 1 Apr 2009 1 Chronicles 16:10 Glory is His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.

Population: 49.1m (28.9% below 14 yrs, 65.8% from 15-64 yrs, 5.4% above 65 yrs) Literacy: 86.4% Main concerns: AIDS; resulting in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, and lower population growth rates. Prayer point: Father, we pray that You would bring healing to this nation. We thank you for the blessings that You have given to this nation. We pray that Your people would not give up believing the best for this nation. Father, we pray that AIDS will continue to lower as the years go on, due to strong Biblical principles being taught and passed down from generations to the next. Health Risk: Intermediate Major diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever, Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever, malaria HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate: 18.1% HIV/AIDS people living with: 5.7m HIV/AIDS deaths: 350,000 Prayer point: Father, we pray right now that You would bring healing upon this nation. We pray that Your sons and daughters would learn the importance of moral values, abstinence, protecting their virginity, and husband to one wife. Lord Jesus, we pray right now that a shaking will take place in the lives of Your people today. Economic outlook: Emerging market; abundant supply of natural resources; stock exchange that is the 17th largest in the world; GDP growth rate of 3.7%. GDP: US$506.1b Unemployment rate: 21.7% Prayer point: Father, we pray that You would continue to use this nation despite the current economic situation. We pray that You people would runaway from materialism. Father, we pray that through the Word of God, your children would not get carried away with materialism. We pray that the gift of humility would always rest on Your people. We pray that Your children would not misuse the abundant natural resources that You have given to them. We pray that they would use every blessing that You have given to this nation in ways that will bless You and glorify Your name. Other issues: Trafficking of person, illegal drugs, corruption Prayer point: Father we pray right now that You would remove all those that abuse, ill-treat women, and children. Father, we pray that You would shake this nation and its moral values right now. We pray that a spiritual revival will take place in this nation that will set free the bondages that restricts and holds back the Lord’s work. In Jesus name we pray, amen. Source: CIA, The World Factbook. © 2009 Lee Shaun Tzen

Father we pray right now that the Light of our Lord Jesus Christ would shine upon every nation, every broken heart, every hungry and starving child of Yours. Father, we pray that You would make our prayers a beacon of hope to those that are suffering and to those that are angry towards You. Father, we pray that we would be reminded today of how important it is to bless the poor, to bless the needy, to care for those that need help. Father, we pray that we would never turn our backs. We pray that we would never turn a deaf ear towards them. Help us Father. Help us to change our ways and lifestyle. Right now Father, we pray that our education system would change. We pray that You would give us an opportunity to set the world on fire for You, because we Your children are motivated by the work of our Lord and not by selfish gain. By Your grace and by Your mercy, we pray right now that change can take place. In Jesus name we pray, amen.