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Orphan Prayer

I found out a little late to get anything organized, but there is a national prayer vigil from May 20 - 27, 2012 for children in the United States foster care system.  You can find out all about it and a lot of interesting information about the pressing needs of kids in foster care and worldwide orphans here: www.cryoftheorphan.org  Check it out!

Instead of organizing a location, I thought I would just use this opportunity to urge any and all readers of my blog to specifically pray along with me during this time.  Pray for these children.  A population that once was simply a familiar concept to me has come alive in my own life in the last few years.  Alive, breathing, hurting. Children who are so afraid of love they beg you to hate.  Children who cannot correctly identify what safety or healthy feels like.  Children who are alone and can only think about the family they had to leave.  Children who are broken and breaking everyday.  Children whose childhood is literally stripped from their hands.  Children who have become hardened and push anyone away that tries to come close.  Children who need a fighting chance.  Who need a miracle.  Who need someone to listen long enough for them to get to their story.  Who need someone to be around long enough so they can trust.  Who need ultimately to understand the all-encompassing and healing love of Christ in their life.  Will you pray for these children over the next few weeks (technically beginning on May 20)?  And when you do, will you let go of any fear of God possibly moving in your heart to be a part of the solution and pray openly and freely?

An awesome prayer guide is available at: http://www.cryoftheorphan.org/User/Document/Fosterprayerguide.pdf  

Let Us Pray.

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