Baptists One in Prayer | February 09, 2021

Thank you for joining us this week as we at the Baptist World Alliance pray for our global Baptist family and for God's work around the world. If you pray along with us weekly, you will pray for every country in the world each year!

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Italy

1 BWA Member Body

Christian Evangelical Baptist Union of Italy

120 Churches
4,300 Members

Cristina Arcidiacono (pictured far right) of Italy served on a panel at the 2019 Baptist International Conference on Theological Education.

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Praise:

Join us in giving thanks for the long history of ministry partnership with the Christian Evangelical Baptist Union of Italy, a member of the 1905 BWA Founders' Circle.

Prayer:

Join us in prayer for the witness of Italian Baptists as they minister in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the ongoing ministry with refugees.

Portugal

1 BWA Member Body

Portuguese Baptist Convention

74 Churches
4,850 Members

Pictured is General Secretary Emeritus Neville Callam on a visit to Seminário Teológico Baptista.

Praise:

Join us in giving thanks for the freedom Portuguese Christians have to live out their faith and share it with others.

Prayer:

Join us in prayer for those searching for employment during this challenging time.

Spain

1 BWA Member Body

Baptist Evangelical Union of Spain

182 Churches
11,438 Members

General Secretary Emeritus Neville Callam addresses conference attendees in 2010.

Praise:

Join us in giving thanks for the constitutional changes that ended religious discrimination and opened the door for greater Gospel witness.

Prayer:

Join us in prayer for the leaders of the Baptist Evangelical Union of Spain as they prepare for their annual meeting later this year. Plans include a special celebration of 150 years of Baptist presence in Spain.

We also join in prayer this week for Andorra, Malta, San Marino, and Vatican City.

On February 1, 2021, members of the Myanmar military seized control and declared a year-long state of emergency. The country's elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and members of her party are now under house arrest. As a result, all ethnic and religious minorities as well as actors of conscience and conviction are in grave danger.

We have heard from on-the-ground leaders of social media blackouts as well as blackouts of major news channels. Healthcare workers have been told any protest would result in their immediate arrest.

"Our people have lived under military dictatorship for more than 60 years, and the thought of our children and grandchildren having to go through this life cycle again is a dreadful thought," shared a Baptist leader. "We have no guns but a God that protects us. Even though we walk through the darkest valley, we will fear no evil."

Click below to find out how you can stand together with the people of Myanmar at this crucial time.

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We acknowledge the solidarity shared by the millions of Baptists and non-Baptists alike in the face of the suffering caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic. We also recognize our responsibility to participate in the solution to this crisis. Would you join me and Baptists from around the world in signing a petition calling for equitable global access to vaccinations?