[Singles] FW: Urgent Prayer Request

[Kathy Jones]

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From: Cecilia Uranga
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 8:50 AM
To: Jennifer Perez; Concha Acosta; Michele Ponce; Ernie Viramontes; Bobby Campos; Maria Wagner; Kathy Jones; Vanessa Robles; vickiedel36 at gmail.com; Lupita Barrio; Irene Gomez; tellez_7376 at msn.com; cecidurang at hotmail.com
Subject: FW: Urgent Prayer Request

Please read, we need all the prayers we can get!

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From: Ellis Easterly [mailto:eeasterly at q.com]
Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2014 4:27 PM
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Subject: Fwd: Urgent Prayer Request

IHM prayer group
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: John Larson <a1consultant at q.com>
Sent: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 21:39:59 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Urgent Prayer Request




This was forwarded to me. Not sure how to check it out, but I know ISIS is evil and trying to wipe out Christians.
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>   We recently received
> these two emails from
> missionary friends,  one
> yesterday and one this
> morning. I pass it on so that
> people can pray specifically
> for our brothers and
> sisters.
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> This is so sad.  A
> friend from Ohio just got a text
> message from her brother
> asking her to shower him and his
> parish in prayer. He is part
> of a mission team and ISIS has
> taken over the town they are
> in today. He said ISIS is
> systematically going house to
> house to all the Christians
> and asking the children to
> denounce Jesus. He said so far
> not one child has. And so far
> all have consequently been
> killed. But not the parents.
> The UN has withdrawn and the
> missionaries on their own.
> They are determined to stick it
> out for the sake of the
> families - even if it means their
> own deaths. He is very
> afraid, has no idea how to even begin
> ministering to these families
> who have seen their children
> martyred. Yet he says he
> knows God has called him for some
> reason to be his voice and
> hands at this place at this time.
> Even so, he is begging
> prayers for his courage to live out
> his vocation in such dire
> circumstances. And like the
> children accept martyrdom if
> he is called to do so. She
> asked me to ask everyone we
> know to please pray for them.
> These brave parents instilled
> such a fervent faith in their
> children that they chose
> martyrdom. Please surround them in
> their loss with your prayers
> for hope and perseverance. She
> was able to talk to her
> brother briefly by phone. She
> didn't say it but I
> believe she believes it will be
> their last conversation. Pray
> for her too. She said he just
> kept asking her to help him
> know what to do and do it. She
> told him to tell the families
> we ARE praying for them and
> they are not alone or
> forgotten -- no matter what. Her e
> mail broke my heart. Please
> keep all in your prayers.Thanks
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> This came this
> morning...
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> Just a few minutes ago I
> received the following text message
> on my phone from Sean Malone
> who leads Crisis Relief
> International (CRI). We then
> spoke briefly on the phone and
> I assured him that we would
> share this urgent prayer need
> with all of our
> contacts.
> "We lost the city of
> Queragosh (Qaraqosh). It
> fell to ISIS and they are
> beheading children systematically.
> This is the city we have been
> smuggling food too. ISIS has
> pushed back Peshmerga
> (Kurdish forces) and is within 10
> minutes of where our CRI team
> is working. Thousands more
> fled into the city of Erbil
> last night. The UN evacuated
> it's staff in Erbil. Our
> team is unmoved and will stay.
> Prayer cover
> needed!"
> Please pray sincerely for the
> deliverance of the
> people of Northern Iraq from
> the terrible advancement of
> ISIS and its extreme Islamic
> goals for mass conversion or
> death for Christians across
> this region.
> May I plead with you not to
> ignore this email. Do
> not forward it before you
> have prayed through it. Then send
> it to as many people as
> possible.  Send it to friends
> and Christians you may know.
> Send it to your prayer group.
> Send it to your pastor and
> phone him/her to pray on Sunday
> during the service - making a
> special time of prayer for
> this. We need to stand in the
> gap for our fellow
> Christians.
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> "And what does the Lord
> require of you?
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> To act justly and to love
> mercifully and to walk humbly with
> your God."  
> -Micah 6:8
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>  Thank you
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> Cheri Timm
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> Administrative
> Secretary
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> Alexandria Covenant
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