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

Do you have a personal prayer request today? Your global Baptist family stands ready to intercede for you as well. Click the button below to share a prayer need.
Argentina

2 BWA Member Bodies
Argentine Baptist Association
  • 66 Churches
  • 8,500 Members
Evangelical Baptist Convention of Argentina
  • 670 Churches
  • 85,000 Members

BWA President Tomás Mackey addresses the attendees of the 2019 BWA Annual Gathering in Nassau, The Bahamas.
Praise:
Join us in praising God for the leadership of BWA President Tomás Mackey from Argentina. We praise God for his wisdom and vision and ask for the Lord's protection upon him during his presidency.
Prayer:
Join us in prayer for human rights activists like Raúl Scialabba, the 2020 Congress Quinquennial Human Rights Award Recipient. Click here to learn more about his ministry impact.
Paraguay

1 BWA Member Body
Baptist Evangelical Convention of Paraguay
  • 290 Churches
  • 21,500 Members

Pictured is a Union of Baptists in Latin America (UBLA) Assembly held in Asunción, Paraguay, in 2012.
Praise:
Join us in thanking God for the government's promotion of religious freedom and for the beauty and diversity of this nation often referred to as "Corazón de America" or the "Heart of America."

Prayer:
Join us in prayer for continued efforts to prevent drug trafficking and for the development of economic opportunities for those living below the poverty line.
Uruguay

1 BWA Member Body
Baptist Evangelical Convention of Uruguay
  • 72 Churches
  • 3,300 Members

Pictured is the Lighthouse of Cabo Polonio which overlooks a sea lion preserve.
Praise:
Join us in thanking God for the strong leadership of the government, a constitutional republic ensuring liberty for the people.
Prayer:
Join us in prayer for efforts to share the Gospel with the estimated 17% of the population who identify as atheists or agnostics.
Pray for Myanmar

The troubling reports of human rights violations in Myanmar have escalated. On September 16, Baptist Pastor Thian Lian Sang was arrested by plainclothes military. He is still being held in an undetermined location. On September 19, Baptist Pastor Cung Biak Hum was shot and killed by the military in Myanmar while attempting to help a church member whose house was being burned by the military.

Would you join us in praying for these families and for the immediate release of Pastor Sang?

Click below to view our full statement calling for justice and cosigned by BWA Women, Asia Pacific Baptist Federation, and Asia Baptist Women's Union.
Please join us in prayer for General Secretary Elijah Brown as he continues his service this week in Hungary.

Join him also in prayer for the European Baptist Federation Council taking place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, this week. Pray for fruitful planning for all those gathered in-person and virtually at this strategic assembly.
A Prayer from the President

BWA President Tomás Mackey shares a prayer about the beautiful unity amidst diversity that exists within the global Baptist family.