A week from Sunday, March 14th is the Global Day of Prayer for Burma and we wanted to invite you all to participate and remember Burma and its people in a special way.  This day of prayer is initiated by a group called Christians Concerned for Burma and we want to support their effort.  The problems in Burma have proven beyond the wisdom of people and governments around the world but nothing is greater than God.  May our united prayers bring positive change.  For more information and to download their booklet for the occasion, go to www.prayforburma.org. 

To give a quick guide to some of the issues here in the US, in Thailand and in Burma, we have made this list below.  We hope you will join us and Christians around the world in prayer.

In Christ,

Duane & Marcia Binkley

Global Day of Prayer for Burma

Prayer Points

1.  Refugee camps

  • That donations for food supplies and shelter will be sufficient.
  • That the Lord will lead each family to the right decision about whether they should opt for resettlement or not.
  • That those remaining in the camps may be allowed more freedom of movement.
  • That children and youth will have a future.

2.  Inside Burma

  • That the government will allow more freedom.
  • That the soldiers will recognize the ethnic people as friends and family and not the enemy.
  • For safety and survival for the hundreds of thousands living in hiding trying to keep out of site of the soldiers.
  • That the elections to be held in Burma will bring real change and improvement to the country.

3.  Chin in Malaysia and India

  • That the Burma government will stop persecuting the Chin driving them to leave their homes.
  • That they won’t be subjected to violence, jail or trafficking in Malaysia and India.
  • That they can find enough work and food to survive.

4.  Karen and Chin being resettled in the US

  • That new jobs can be found and old jobs retained.
  • For cultural and language adjustment.
  • That kids in school can be free from violence.
  • That drinking and domestic troubles can be reduced.
  • That young people will stay in school and that high school grads can find ways to attend college.
  • For training of the leadership in the Karen churches and for the Karen Baptist Churches in USA as it gets established.

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