Genesis Mission is participating in a prayer program, initiated worldwide by Operation World, and we will post weekly one country that we will pray for, inviting you to be part of it.
The week of January 10 – 17, 2016, we will pray for Afghanistan, a country that needs a lot of prayer support. Challenges for prayer for this country are:
- A new generation of Afghans with a different attitude. Sixty percent of Afghans are under the age of 20 and have known nothing but war; they long for opportunities in education and employment and some freedom of choice. Up to 4.5 million Afghans have returned after fleeing the country when it was under Taliban control. Many of them bring financial resources, international connections and an entrepreneurial spirit to help establish new businesses.
- National security. Establishing well-trained, disciplined, Afghan-national military and police forces is vital. These institutions must build a reserve of trust with the people, but are themselves prone to corruption and infiltration by Taliban sympathizers.
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Physical infrastructure was devastated by nearly 30 years of war. The reconstruction of roads, medical facilities, schools and other public service buildings is crucial for the nation’s future.
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Christian involvement in aid and development. Since 1966, a number of Christian relief and development agencies have ministered to the blind, maimed, sick, deprived, illiterate and needy, in the name and Spirit of the Lord Jesus. Many Christians – most of them in humanitarian capacities – work to serve the people of Afghanistan.
Below we will present a video with images from Afghanistan and a prayer for this country. This video is created by Prayercast.
Thank you for you support!
Monica Badulescu