Praying for Indonesia and The Philippines

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 in 2025.

Praises and prayer requests listed for each country are provided by local BWA member partners when possible. Statistics provided are reflective of latest data received.

Indonesia

3 BWA Member Partners

Convention of Indonesian Baptist Churches

149 Churches
9,976 Members

The Fellowship of Baptist Churches of Papua

310 Churches
70,000 Members

Union of Indonesian Baptist Churches

652 Churches
49,332 Members

Pictured is the Opening Ceremony of the Asia Baptist Women's Union (ABWU) General Assembly hosted in Jakarta.

Praise:

We give thanks for the incredible hospitality of Indonesian Baptists who hosted more than 900 women from across Asia, the Pacific, and the world for the 14th Asia Baptist Women's Union General Assembly.

Prayer:

We join together in praying for peace and for opportunities to build strong relationships with surrounding countries in the region. May the love and support of Indonesian Baptists be felt within and beyond their borders.

The Philippines

5 BWA Member Partners

Baptist Conference of The Philippines, Inc.

430 Churches
35,000 Members

Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches, Inc.

1,400 Churches Isac n me
70,000 Members

Convention of Visayas and Mindanao of Southern Baptist Churches

1,700 Churches
200,000 Members

General Baptist Churches of The Philippines, Inc.

275 Churches
18,000 Members

Luzon Convention of Southern Baptist Churches, Inc. (LCSBC)

552 Churches
52,000 Members

Women from LCSBC gathered to celebrate the Baptist Women's World Day of Prayer.

Praise:

We give thanks for the faithful leaders across the country who are sharing Gospel witness and working to meet practical needs among their communities.

Prayer:

Join us in continued prayers for all of those working within the taxed healthcare system. Pray for ongoing improvement of medical resources.

Please also join us in prayer for the people of East Timor.

All Africa Baptist Fellowship General Council

BWA General Secretary & CEO Elijah Brown was honored to participate in the 2025 All Africa Baptist Fellowship (AABF) General Council in Central African Republic (CAR). We give thanks for the leadership of AABF General Secretary Elias Apetogbo and for the many ways God is at work across Africa. As part of his trip, he was also able to meet with CAR President Faustin-Archange Touadéra who also serves as a Baptist deacon.

Baptist Women's World Day of Prayer

We give thanks for the thousands of women who united in prayer over the last week for the 75th Baptist Women's World Day of Prayer. We believe the world changes when women pray, and we are grateful for the impact of our global sisterhood praying faithfully and giving generously in support of ministry projects around the world. It's not too late to join in this prayer initiative. Click below to access Day of Prayer resources for your local gathering or personal intercession.

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Praying for the Caribbean

Our sisters and brothers across the Caribbean are facing immense hardship in the wake of Hurricane Melissa – a Category 5 storm with winds reaching 185 mph. The devastation in Jamaica and Cuba is widespread with homes, hospitals, churches, and schools severely damaged and vital infrastructure crippled by power outages and communication loss. The BWA calls our global family to unite in prayer and action, standing together in faith and compassion. As we trust in God’s sustaining care, we invite you to lift up our Caribbean family and respond with generosity.

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A Prayer from The Philippines

Blessed are you, God of the Universe.

Lord, make us realize that our Christianity is like a rice field: when it is newly planted the paddies are prominent, but as the plants take root and grow taller, these divided paddies gradually vanish, and soon there appears only one vast continuous field. So give us roots that love, and help us grow in Christian fellowship and service, that your will be done in our lives,

through our Saviour, your Son, Jesus Christ.

(From the Philippines. A Procession of Prayers: Meditations and Prayers from around the World, comp. John Carden, WCC and Cassell, London, UK, 1998, p. 174.)

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