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Posting prayers and Praises from me, IJM [other organizations] and from you, fellow bloggers. Alacrity Prayer List How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.” Isaiah 52:7  Prayer: * to continue to spread His Gospel to the nations, the people around us. *to have courage when sharing the Gospel, and to not be afraid of what others think. How beautiful are the feet of those who bring the GOOD news! IJM Prayer List "But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream." — Amos 5:24 Africa Join the IJM Kenya team in praising God that six victims who had been illegally detained in prison were acquitted in May and June. Praise God for granting them freedom through the work of our team, and pray for their continued restoration of hope. Please pray for several rulings in upcoming illegal detention cases. Pray that the magistrates in Nairobi would clearly see truth and act according to the law. Latin America Praise God for upholding justice in the case of Haana* and Ariana* in Guatemala. The judges presiding over this case convicted the aggressor, the girls’ father, to 124 years in prison—the highest sentence achieved by IJM Guatemala thus far. Thank God that a Guatemalan man who had sexually abused his nine-year-old sister-in-law was rightfully convicted and sentenced to five years in prison. Pray for continued healing and reconciliation in the family. South Asia Please pray for wisdom and favor for the IJM legal team preparing an appeal case after a 7-year trial; last month, a judge acquitted two perpetrators who have held forced labor slaves in their brick kiln. Pray that the trial would move forward swiftly and the slave owners would be held accountable for their crimes per the law. Please ask God to provide strong leaders to fill several open leadership positions in one of our offices combatting the trafficking of children for commercial sexual exploitation. Please lift up one of our crucial partners, an aftercare home where many of IJM’s clients live. Pray that open staff positions would be filled by individuals who will provide excellent care to the women and girls who are former victims of sex trafficking. Southeast Asia Please continue to pray for the IJM Cambodia team assisting local authorities in a landmark case developing against a corrupt network that has perpetuated commercial sexual exploitation in the city. Pray that the authorities will act quickly and justly to enforce anti-corruption laws. IJM HQ & Global Partners IJM has partner offices in Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK Please pray for Gary Haugen as he speaks at the JAMA New Awakening Conference in Philadelphia, PA on Saturday, July 9. Praise God for a new Field Office Director in one of our South Asia field offices. Pray for God’s provision  for him and his family as they prepare to move to a new country later this summer. Praise God for the ways he is expanding IJM’s message of justice in Germany. We thank him for IJM Germany’s newest board member and ask that God would continue to call dedicated men and women to join this group of individuals committed to grow a vision for justice in Germany. Please continue to pray that experienced sales or fundraising professionals with a passion to seek justice around the world would learn of IJM and join us as theDirector of Development, East Coast, or Director of Development, Pacific Northwest/Midwest. Please do Not hesitate to send in any prayer requests or Praises you have! We are more than happy to pray for you or rejoice with you!  Many Blessings, Charity for

P&P

Posting prayers and Praises from me, IJM [other organizations] and from you, fellow bloggers.

Alacrity Prayer List

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 "For I know the plans I have for you", declares the Lord, "Plans to prosper and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Jeremiah 29:11

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Prayer:

*to continue to trust God. Alacrity has been going through some rough spots and needs continuous prayer to trust God in these situations. 

IJM Prayer List

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"They will know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke and rescue them from those who enslaved them."

— Ezekiel 34:12

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Africa

• Praise God that one of our clients in Zambia has just graduated from University and will begin teaching pre-school at a local private school. We are so grateful to see her begin this sustainable career and pray for God’s continued blessing.
• Pray for our relationship with the Lands Registry in Uganda, where we work to secure the documentation that protects clients in their homes. The relationship between our offices has been recently improving and some of the back-logged cases have started to move. Please pray that we can continue a positive relationship with the Lands Registry that will help cases move more efficiently through the system.

Latin America

• Pray that legal hearings would proceed according to schedule in the cases that IJM Bolivia is prosecuting. Many trials have recently been suspended or postponed because key trial participants have not shown up at the court. Pray that all required parties would be present and justice would be delivered swiftly to our clients.
• Pray for a client of Paz y Esperanza, IJM’s casework alliance partner in Peru. Pray for protection and peace for this client who fears retaliation for reporting the abuse. Testifying against an abuser requires a great deal of courage from our clients many of whom must stand up to people with far more power than they have.

South Asia

• Pray for wisdom and favor as IJM social workers explore possible partnerships with training institutes in South Asia. Pray that these partnerships would give former victims of sex trafficking a skill-set and sustainable jobs to support themselves and their families.
• Pray for revisions currently underway to the Bonded Labor Handbook a tool used by government officials in South Asia to guide them in rescuing forced labor slaves and delivering justice according to the law. Pray that the government officials would prioritize updating this important guide.

Southeast Asia

• Praise God that, this week, a well-established bar where minors and trafficked women were being sold for sex has been permanently closed by government authorities in Manila. IJM and the National Bureau of Investigations (the Philippine equivalent of the FBI) conducted a rescue operation at the bar six weeks ago, rescuing 14 girls who are now in an aftercare home. Pray that owners of other bars exploiting minors would fear similar just consequences for trafficking crimes.
• Pray that God would bring talented, Christian professionals to join our team in the Philippines. Pray especially for a godly leader to serve as the National Advocacy Director and build support for anti-trafficking strategies with government officials and other influential people throughout the Philippines.

IJM HQ & Global Partners

IJM has partner offices in Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK

• Pray for Jim Martin, IJM Vice President of Church Mobilization, as he speaks at Life Community Church in Quincy, MA, on Sunday morning as well as at a Community Awareness event in the evening.
• Pray that God will provide committed and talented volunteers to support the efforts of IJM Germany, as the small team there seeks to raise awareness and support for IJM’s work throughout the nation.
• Pray that IJM UK’s newsletter would touch the hearts of those who read it this week. Pray that our tools to share the message of justice in the UK would produce much fruit.

Please do Not hesitate to send in any prayer requests or Praises you have! We are more than happy to pray for you or rejoice with you! 

Many Blessings,

Charity for

P&P

Posting prayers and Praises from me, IJM [other organizations] and from you, fellow bloggers.

Alacrity Prayer List

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‎"There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. ."
-1 Corinthians 10:13

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Prayer:

*to stand firm in God, our solid rock, through all trials and temptations. 

IJM Prayer List, June 16, 2011

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"Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed--and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors--and they have no comforter."

— Ecclesiastes 4:1

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Africa

• Praise God that we have been able to hire a qualified new field investigator in our Kenya field office. Please pray for wisdom and favor for our investigative team in Kenya as they work with local police to build evidence for cases of illegal detention, child sexual abuse and police abuse.
• Pray for good relationships between our investigators in Rwanda and the local police and government officials. Pray for strong partnership as we seek to work together to protect children from sexual violence.

Latin America

• Please pray for the investigation of a homicide case that ASJ, IJM’s casework alliance partner in Honduras, is handling. Please pray specifically that all necessary evidence would be collected and that the witness would be willing to testify against the alleged perpetrators of the crime.
• Praise God for his faithfulness to the Guatemala investigative team last week. Finding the roads closed on a trip, the team decided to make a detour through a rural district where they found a fugitive from a 2009 “cold case.” They worked with local police, who placed the suspect under arrest. He will now face trial on charges of sexual abuse. Please pray for God’s continued favor for the team that he would direct their paths in wisdom.

South Asia

• Pray for sex trafficking survivors who live at the Mahima Aftercare Home in South Asia, who have begun studying at a new school this month. Pray that the girls will adjust to and thrive in this new environment.
• Continue to pray for about 150 forced laborers who are still waiting to receive rehabilitation checks from the government. These funds can make a huge difference for former forced laborers as they rebuild their lives in freedom. Pray that the checks would be distributed by the government soon.
• Pray that the former forced laborers who have completed IJM’s leadership training will emerge to be leaders in their communities.

Southeast Asia

• Pray for wisdom and safety for the IJM Cambodia team as they partner with local police to combat sex trafficking.
• Please pray that God will bless the efforts of our aftercare partners throughout Southeast Asia, who provide good, loving homes for survivors of sex trafficking.

IJM HQ & Global Partners

IJM has partner offices in Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK

• Please pray for Larry Martin, IJM Senior Vice President of Education, as he speaks at Bay Marin Community Church in San Rafael, CA.
• IJM Canada Executive Director Jamie McIntosh is travelling in Africa this week with a small group, including IJM Canada board members and other key stakeholders. Please pray for safe travels, that the team would be an encouragement to the field offices they visit, and that all participants on the trip would gain a clear understanding of IJM’s work in Africa.

Please do Not hesitate to send in any prayer requests or Praises you have! We are more than happy to pray for you or rejoice with you! 

Many Blessings,

Charity for

Schedule *NEW*

Well bloggers, because of a full load we've been trying to do, we are switching our schedule around.

UPDATES:
* Every Monday will stay P&P'S

P&P: Mondays

Mondays are postings of Prayers and Praises. Prayer requests and praises, from me and other fellow bloggers. 

* and the rest of the postings will be "news" on select days [not decided yet]

-news meaning: Current events, and all manner of current news and issues. 

We are starting out at one posting a week, more to go from there. 

Schedule

1. For news, current Events, concerts etc… There will be no specific day for that. As it comes up, I will post about it. Under this topic includes: IJM [and other organizations] events, Political news, as well as news on charity’s…and other.

2.  P&P: Mondays

Mondays are postings of Prayers and Praises. Prayer requests and praises, from me and other fellow bloggers.

3. Weekly posting: 

We will post once a week to start out, all categories listed below belong under "Weekly postings"

categories 

*Thoughts on past notes and information I have collected over the years.Worldviews, relationships, True authority and much more.

* Fun, wacky, random facts, tips, information and all that jazz. [Have anything you want to have us post, e-mail us!]

* Reviews and interviews; Reviews: Movies, books, music…and other. Every Thursday when I post something new, I will also let you all know what the next weeks “topic” is. Reviews will be on current media as well as older works. Interviews will be with  speakers, artists, writers and more.

* Issues teens face around the world. Brought to you specially by Megan.
*Quote of the day: Inspirational quotes by authors, singers and speakers such as Alistair Begg, Bill Jack, John Piper, C.J Mahaney and more...
*Think about that: Small posts with one to two thought provoking questions. Helping to equip your mind for what the world has to throw your way. 

For requests, comments, suggestions etc:

 feel free to e-mail me @ alacritymagazine.director@gmail.com