Friday, August 31, 2012

Pray for Burma


Last night we received an email asking for urgent prayer for the Karen in Burma.  Please pray...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
 
Greeting you in the name of Christ from the border. On behalf of our Karen Leaders, may I now call upon you to bind your heart with us to pray.
 
In brief, now, our Karen National Union (KNU) and the Burmese Government have set the New Dates for Third Round Negotiations Meeting on 3rd - 4th September 2012. And this time they will focus on the guarantee of safety for civilian and the building of trust progressively at every level of negotiations. Specifically, the relocation of Burma Army troops away from Karen State, and a proposed Code of Conduct.
 
The KNU General Secretary, Naw Zipporah Sein, will again lead the group. She strongly believes in God and trust God that, 'if  God is with me and the group, He will provide what we need, for we are representing the Karen civilians'.
 
My dear Brothers and Sisters, she is the first lady among our Karen People that held this post and in the midst of hardship, difficulties and strong pressure she led the KNU for 4 years with strong and faithful heart to God and His people.
 
Prayer requests:
 
  • Protection in travelling for the Karen delegation. 
  • Pray that God’s spirit will remain in their hearts, their thoughts and their talks so that the hearts that are hard like stone will become softer and God's power will be with them.
  • For Naw Zipporah as she leads the group - God will give her power, strength, knowledge and wisdom so that whatever she does will be filled with God's power, grace and favour.
   
‘For how can I endure to see the evil that will come to my people? Or how can I endure to see the destruction of my Countrymen?’ Esther 8:6
 
May God Bless you all in His Holy Service!
 
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Your sister in Christ
29th August 2012

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