Somali Prayer Guide: - Prayer for the Nations.

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Refugees Matthew 25: 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took me in, I was naked and you clothed me. When civil war broke out in Somalia around 1991, Somalis began fleeing their homeland causing much displacement and suffering. Many Somalis are still suffering the after-effects of these experiences and those who were able, fled to countries such as Kenya, Ethiopia and Yemen, and many died on the high seas during flight. Today many Somalis are living in the United States, Canada and Europe. A description of a Refugee Camp in Kenya: Since the beginning of Somalia’s civil war, thousands of refugees have poured into neighboring Kenya. The road to the compound where the refugee camp’s aid workers live is lined with rolls of barbed wire. It is a mini-fortress in the middle of a flat, scrubby, featureless landscape. The area is awash with guns, which have flowed easily over the porous frontier since Somalia’s civil war began in 1991. Because of the dangers in the area, some of the ladies are afraid to go into the bush to collect firewood due to the rapes that have taken place there. The Somalis like to relate funny stories about themselves. Here is a story of a Somali who moved to the United States: Mahmoud had never seen a laundromat before. He knew he must first put his clothes into the washing machine, so he did that. His next step was to add quarters into the coin slot, so he did that too. Then he stepped back and waited, but nothing happened. Someone finally pointed out that he should press the little button with the instruction “Start”. Mahmoud looked confused. “Why?” he asked, “they told me it was an automatic washing machine.” Somalis who have fled to Yemen are still fighting for greater assistance for their kinsmen who are most vulnerable. They are fighting for adequate healthcare, better protection, assistance in urban areas and resettlement for all of them. Some protestors also demand that their national identity cards, which allow them to work and send their children to school, be Hebrew 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. Somalis are now scattered all over the world. Let’s ask our heavenly Father to open our eyes that we can seek out the Somalis in our areas. - - - renewed. Somalis entering Yemen are automatically granted refugee status by the government. At the end of October, there were some 79,000 refugees registered with the UNHCR in Yemen, and more than 68,000 of whom were from Somalia. Most Somalis in Yemen live in urban areas, with roughly 7,500 staying at the Kharaz refugee camp in the Lahj governorate located in the south of the country. Pray that Somalis living abroad will find people who will share the Good News with them and be an example in word and deed Pray that Somali believers living abroad will have a burden for the lost among their own people and will return and be a witness to their brothers and sisters Pray that the light of God will flood into the refugee camps in Kenya, Yemen and other countries 13
Djibouti Isaiah 44:3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants. Djibouti is Africa’s smallest state. It is a hot dry desert land, the hottest inhabited country in the world. Unemployment is as much as 85% due to lack of water, industry and other natural resources. There is freedom of religion in the constitution and culturally over 99% of locals are Moslem with a heavy overtone of secularism. For about 140 years there has been, and still is, a colonial presence despite achieving their ‘independence’ for almost 30 years. There is a fair amount of stability in the region, and development of the port and the presence of international aid organisations (as well as many hundreds of western troops) has made some people prosperous and lessened poverty in the region. There is an obvious material greed, which has (sadly) developed in an open dependence on wanting more than is necessary and a ’give me’ mentality, which seem to prevail among the people. There are Aid organizations, which are involved in bringing relief and hope to the different areas. Djibouti’s population is 45% Somalis. Over a long period of time, people from all over the world laboured spiritually and physically in this country. Despite many obstacles, the workers never give up and God has answered many prayers. People are maturing in the Word and many people are studying The Truth regularly and have made commitments to follow Christ. In the town of Djibouti, there is a legally recognised French Protestant Church, which is visited by believers from the expatriate community. - - - Isaiah 58:11 The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. The Sun of Righteousness remains the only real ‘Hope’ for the people of this region. Ps 37:6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun Pray for: maturity, growth and unity for the ones who follow the Son of Righteousness Pray that the Christians in Djibouti would walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and in such a way that others will be attracted to Christ Pray for unity, a new spring rain and fresh anointing for the workers in this dry and weary land 14
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