"Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." 

Thessalonians 5:16–18 NIV.

 

Please pray for everyone affected by the recent floods and mudslides on the border between Nepal and Tibet.   At least 157 were killed in Nepal and 3 in Tibet but hundreds of people are still missing including, according to the police, 579 tourists.  This includes 33 from this country.

 

Please continue to pray about the continuing epidemic of people being stabbed.  In Brent in London a 15-year-old has been arrested for suspicion of murder after a recent incident.

 

Please pray for the poorest people in our country as fuel prices are due to rise.  Although the government has said it is going to take some action to partly counteract this problem, when you struggle to afford to feed and heat yourself this will prove to be a real problem for some people.

 

Please pray for the deteriorating relationship between the USA and Canada that have the longest land border in the world.  President Trump is saying that he is going to impose 50% import duty on some of Canada's exports to America.  Canada has said that it will respond with similar action.  This comes after earlier in Trump's presidency he said that he wanted Canada to become a USA state.

 

Please pray about the increasing tension between Jews and Palestinians in the West Bank area that is ruled by Israel.  Recently there have been several attacks by Jews on the property and villages where the Palestinians live.

 

Please pray about the rising tension between China and Taiwan, a large island off the coast of China.  When China became communist the old government of China moved to Taiwan.  China still claims that Taiwan belongs to them.

 

Please continue to pray for the wars that are going on.  Especially pray about the war between Russia and Ukraine which possibly is now affecting other European countries.  Recently a drone was found at an airport in Germany near some Ukrainian planes – fortunately, it did not go off.  Also there may have been another drone that scraped one of these planes.  This could be a serious escalation of what is going on in Ukraine.  Also pray for the Persian Gulf where it appears that there is no sign of an end to the bombing and shooting.

 

Please pray for the Church in the Turks and Caicos Islands.  These islands are on the Atlantic side of the Caribbean.  This is supposed to be a mainly Christian country.  The official figure given by Operation World is 90.4% of the population claim to be Christian.  But Christian values in society are challenged by offshore finance with its frequent money laundering, by tourism with its increasing licentiousness and by illegal drug trafficking.  Pray that churches might address these through holy living and genuine faith.

 

Please pray for our preachers who are preaching during the next 2 Sundays.

Pray for the preparation as well as the service.

6th September – John Boardman taking the evening Circuit service with us at Scartho.

13th September – Susan Chambers taking a Covenant service at North Thoresby,

Chris Norman at Newstone and David Greet at The Haven