Call to Prayer for Haiti | May 2023

May 1 - Call to Prayer for Haiti


- Pray for God to rescue the people of Haiti
- Ask God to do what looks impossible
- Ephesians 3:20-21 (ESV) Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

May 2 - Families
- Pray for families to stay together and be unified
- Pray for protection and provision
- Proverbs 22:6 (ESV) Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

May 3 - Students
Proverbs 9:10 (ESV) The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.

May 5 - Children
Luke 18:16 (ESV) But Jesus called them to Him, saying, “Let the children come to Me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
May 6 - Those who are hungry
Philippians 4:19 (ESV) And my God will supply every need of yours according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
May 7 - Jobs and businesses
1 Thessalonians 4:10b-12 (ESV) But we urge you, brothers, to do this more and more, and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one.
May 8 - Safety
Psalm 91:1-16 (ESV)

May 9 - God to change the hearts of gang leaders and those causing trouble
 - Pray for them to encounter Jesus
- Pray for their hearts to be transformed — for a transformation like Saul > Paul
- Acts 9:1-19 (ESV)

May 10 - Farmers
 - Pray for their crops to flourish and for the ability to provide for their families and communities
- Pray for favor and protection from the weather and elements
- Pray for a bountiful harvest
- Galatians 6:9 (ESV) And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.

May 11 - Pastors
 - Pray for pastors to have a refreshed desire for God’s Word and encouragement from Him
- Pray for churches to experience the movement of God
- Acts 20:28 (ESV) Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which He obtained with His own blood.

May 12 - Unity and Peace
 - Pray for believers to be united over things that matter—seeking to serve the lost and share the gospel
- Pray for seeds of division to be uprooted
- Pray for unity to flourish and provide a protective covering
- 1 Corinthians 1:10 (ESV) I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.

May 13 - Men: fathers, sons, and friends
 - Pray for fathers to be an extension of God’s grace to their families
- Pray for men to display strength, courage, and boldness in a Godly manner
- Psalm 103:13 (ESV) As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear Him.

May 14 - Mother’s Day - Moms/Daughters - moms, daughters, and friends
 - Pray for mothers’ needs to be met as they continually seek to meet the needs of their children and family
- Pray for women to be treated with the value and dignity they have been given by God
- Proverbs 31:25-30 (ESV) Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: “Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all.”

May 15 - Those who are sick
 - Pray for healing here on earth while awaiting eternal healing in heaven
- Pray for wisdom for medical providers
- 1 Peter 2:24 (ESV) He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By His wounds you have been healed.

May 16 - Those who feel hopeless
 - Pray for God to work through His Church to bring hope to the hopeless
- Pray for light to permeate in dark places and declare hope and victory
- Psalm 34:8 (ESV) Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

May 17 - Godly leaders
 - Pray for boldness to proclaim truth
- Pray for them to have a desire to serve and steward their responsibility to be a voice for the voiceless.
- 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 (ESV) For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that One has died for all, therefore all have died; and He died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for Him who for their sake died and was raised.

May 18 - FLAG DAY – Transformation across Haiti “Fait la Force”
 - Pray for God to rescue the people of Haiti
- Pray for the gospel to advance and for many to come to know Christ because of the work He does in Haiti
- The flag of Haiti features a blue upper band and a red lower band. The color red represents the bloodshed and the losses suffered by the Haitian people during the Revolution, while the color blue represents hope and unity. L'union Fait la Force, “In unity, we discover strength,” is the motto on the flag.
- Colossians 3:14 (ESV) And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.

Our alarms are set for every day at 3:20pm . Why 3:20?

Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:20 (ESV)
Thank you for praying for the people of Haiti. May God move mightily!

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